Kill Bill References Guide/horror

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Contents 1 ITALIAN GORE & GIALLO CINEMA 1.1 City Of The Living Dead (1980) 1.2 Deep Red (1975) 1.3 The Psychic (1977) 1.4 Zombi 2 (1979) 1.5 La Novia ensangrentada (1972) 2 AMERICAN HORROR 2.1 Dead And Buried (1981)

ITALIAN GORE & GIALLO CINEMA

City Of The Living Dead (1980)

• Directed by: Lucio Fulci

• The blood tears (Left: GoGo Yubari)

• A woman is buried alive, like The Bride in Kill Bill: Volume 2.

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Deep Red (1975)

• Directed by: Dario Argento

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The Psychic (1977)

• aka The Psychic

• Directed by: Lucio Fulci

• "Seven Notes In Black" theme is used in Kill Bill.

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Zombi 2 (1979)

• Directed by: Lucio Fulci

• There's a Lucio Fulci Zombi 2 reference shot when Budd points the mace to the Bride's eye.

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La Novia ensangrentada (1972)

• aka The Blood Spattered Bride

• Directed by Vicente Aranda.

• The title for Chapter 10 is a direct reference to this 1972 Spanish horror/revenge film about a newly wedded couple that is haunted and tortured by the ghost of a dead woman.

AMERICAN HORROR

Dead And Buried (1981)

• Director: Gary Sherman

• Elle Driver tries to kill The Bride disguised as nurse. Pretty similar.

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