If you were an inquisitive, nocturnal kid in the 1970s, you might have been a fan of Italian horror movies called “giallo.”

They were a stylish gumbo of horror and thriller with a smattering of bare bums and boobs. And they were hyper-violent, predating the slasher genre by several decades.

But a real-life Italian serial killer, dubbed the Monster of Florence by the media in that country, seemed to have taken his cues from the genre – or maybe it was the other way around.

The fiend, who is believed to have killed 16 people, has never been caught and is now the subject of a new four-part Netflix series.

The Monster of Florence made his debut on the night of Aug. 21, 1968.

In a small town west of the city, mason Antonio Lo Bianco, 29, and promiscuous housewife Barbara Locci, 32, wer

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