Dario Argento's Suspiria has stayed relevant in horror history for its captivating and eerie soundtrack. This is what made the music so effective. Dario Argento is considered one of the most well-respected Italian directors. He is known for his cult classics Inferno, Deep Red, and 1977's Suspiria.

By making Susie into Mater Suspiriorum, Guadagnino makes her the body politic. Susie rips open her chest and exposes her black, immortal heart. Her body, in all its lithe femininity, becomes the academy, the coven, the very perpetuation of witchcraft itself.