Suspiria (1977)

So I haven't watched many horror movies in my life, but this does make me want to watch more. My favourite character was definitely THE SCHOOL. Look at the caps! It's so colourful and creepy, with long hallways and enigmatic rooms. I loved it. The other best part of the film was the music! That's where a lot of the suspense came from, and it was used in unexpected ways at times. There wasn't a lot of gore in the film, but what was there was also pretty interesting and creative, ha. Good stuff.

The Conformist (1970)

Lots of images of huge buildings dwarfing human figures, which ties into the whole fascism thing. It was very nice to look at overall, and I wish I knew more of the historical context.

Martin (1977)

It's very interesting that the first thing I thought to write here was "poor Martin." And that's what's ridiculously effective about this movie--you're on Martin's side, despite the fact that the first scene involves, you know, killing a girl and drinking her blood. But his depiction as a "real life" vampire is contrasted with his crazy religious old man cousin muttering about Nosferatu and threatening to kill him without salvation so it's clear who the protagonist is meant to be. Even if he kills people. SO GOOD.
Also, the setting of the town, which is a real town in Pennsylvania, is so gorgeously grimy and rundown. I wish I took more screencaps of it while I was watching. Everything is old--and so is everyone--and there's so much talk of the old ways and old fears, it fits perfectly.