I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Many will be somewhat familiar with this film without even knowing it. n Kill Bill: Vol. 1, the score heard as The Bride is about to attack and kill Buck is taken from 'Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes'.No, there are no zombies, and this is a mystery, not a gory thriller, even though the fall of a woman from a hill is gruesome.It is a methodical film with repeated visions and clues to lead the way to the murderer of a woman found during a vision. Unfortunately, the finding of the murderer was a shock in more ways than one.Great performance by Jennifer O'Neill.

Although director Lucio Fulci had excelled in the early '70s with such marvelous gialli as "Lizard in a Woman's Skin" and "Don't Torture a Duckling," his 1977 offering, "The Psychic," is not really a giallo at all. Indeed, to my surprise, it turned out to be more of an old-fashioned murder mystery, with decided overtones of the supernatural. In it, beautiful Jennifer O'Neill plays Virginia, a decorator (American, I take it) who is newly wed to a hunky Italian businessman. Gifted with transient powers of ESP (she had, as a child, seen her mother's free-fall suicide off the White Cliffs of Dover from hundreds of miles away), she is now being bothered by troubling visions again. But what do the mental images of a broken mirror, an old woman's bloody face, an ornate red room, a limping man, an excavated wall, and a blue ashtray have to do with her? With a cleverly executed plot, Fulci & Co. bring all their great talents together to create one fairly suspenseful stew...especially as Virginia slowly begins to realize that her visions may not necessarily be of events already transpired. "The Psychic" hardly qualifies as a giallo in that the body count is extremely low, the gore is mostly absent (that drippy face excepted!), and the murderous set pieces are kept at a minimum. Still, the film holds the viewer's attention, and even boasts several riveting sequences, such as the pursuit of Virginia by a sinister man (the always dependable Gabriele Ferzetti) through an abandoned palazzo (somewhat reminiscent of Florinda Bolkan's pursuit through an empty cathedral in "Lizard"), and the film's Poe-influenced, claustrophobic finale. The film's plot does hold together well, although a repeat viewing may be necessary to really appreciate all its complexities. While the gorehound fans of Fulci's later period may feel a bit disappointed by the film's restraint, those seeking a stylish, well-acted and genuinely eerie entertainment could certainly do a lot worse. The wet-blanket editors of the "Maltin Movie Guide" rate this movie a "Bomb," and even my beloved "Psychotronic Encyclopedia" calls it "dull," but I think they're being way too harsh here. See for yourself....

Enthralling and well made giallo tinged thriller. Superb central performance and great score and if it lacks a little blood, it certainly contains enough menace. We are constantly trying to work out both 'who dunnit' and when or even if, but the quirky music starts up again and amidst the crashes and recurring dream/vision/memory we are sent reeling once more. Fine opening, which is pretty bone crunching, stunning ending and in between plenty to keeps one's attention. My son who heard the 'seven black notes' of the title as he was passing through, whilst I watched, advises me that they were used by Tarantino in Kill Bill, as a tribute, presumably and quite right too.

Wasn't sure what to expect from this Fulci film, because I've read a lot of differing opinions. So I was surprised just how good this movie is, with an outstanding "Black Cat" like premise. Jennifer O'Neill is a great leading lady who sees visions as she travels through a very dark tunnel in her car of a murder scene. These visions haunt her and she is bound and determined to find out their meaning. Are they visions of the past, or premonitions, that is the main plot, and with a pretty neat twisty ending. This movie ranks up there with the best of Fulci, imo, and I need to watch it again, because I had trouble with a couple of plots points. One of the better Giallo I've seen for a while.