Brivido Giallo
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Brivido Giallo is an Italian horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

 cable series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...

 that featured four full length movies directed by Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava is an Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films.Bava was born in Rome, Italy, the son of cinematographer/director Mario Bava, and grandson of cameraman Eugenio Bava...

. The films included in airing order are Graveyard Disturbance
Graveyard Disturbance
Graveyard Disturbance is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

, Until Death
The Changeling 2
The Changeling 2 is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

, The Ogre
The Ogre (1988 film)
The Ogre is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

, and Dinner with a Vampire
Dinner with a Vampire
Dinner with a Vampire is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

.

Production

In the late 80s Italian film productions began to flounder so director Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava is an Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films.Bava was born in Rome, Italy, the son of cinematographer/director Mario Bava, and grandson of cameraman Eugenio Bava...

 decided to make a jump to television. He struck a deal with executive producers Gianfranco Transunto and Gianlorenzo Battaglia to make a cable television series that would consist of four full length films. The plan was to have each film have a different tone: Graveyard Disturbance
Graveyard Disturbance
Graveyard Disturbance is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

and Dinner with a Vampire
Dinner with a Vampire
Dinner with a Vampire is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

having a comical approach and Until Death
The Changeling 2
The Changeling 2 is a 1987 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

and The Ogre
The Ogre (1988 film)
The Ogre is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

having a more serious approach. All four films would be co-written by legendary Italian writer Dardano Sacchetti
Dardano Sacchetti
Dardano Sacchetti, born in Rome, Italy in 1944, is an Italian screenwriter best-known for his work in the horror genre.At an early age, he became hooked on films from watching the American science fiction classic Them!...

 with music composed by Simon Boswell
Simon Boswell
Simon Boswell is a BAFTA nominated British film score composer, conductor, producer and musician, with more than 90 credits to his name. He is known for combining mainly electronic elements with orchestral.-Biography:...

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Home video release

The series have never been released together but each film has been released around the world separately, sometimes released under different titles.

In the United States The Ogre
The Ogre (1988 film)
The Ogre is a 1988 Italian horror made-for-TV movie directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti...

was the first film in the series to be released on DVD in 2003 through Media-Blasters subsidiary Shriek Show (which retitled the film Demons III: The Ogre on the DVD artwork). MYA Communication would later release the other three films on DVD in 2009.
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