Lucio Fulci was best known for films in a subgenre of what basic genre?
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (] ; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He is perhaps best known for his gore films, including "Zombi 2" (1979) and "The Beyond" (1981), although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western and comedy. Fulci is known as the "Godfather of Gore", a title also given to Herschell Gordon Lewis.
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Italian: Una lucertola con la pelle di donna) is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film was released in France as "Carole", and was later re-released in the USA as "Schizoid". Set in London, the film follows Carol Hammond (Florinda Bolkan), the daughter of a respected politician, who experiences a series of vivid, psychedelic nightmares consisting of depraved sex orgies and LSD use. In the dream she commits a graphic murder and awakes to a real life criminal investigation into the murder of her neighbour.