Despite coming saddled with a title that I’ve never been accurately able to pronounce, Anthropophagous (also known among other things as The Grim Reaper), comes
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Django Strikes Again (1987) – Review
Surely there isn’t another franchise that exists that carries as much unnecessary baggage as Django, the 1966 gothic spaghetti western that spawned over thirty (count
Black Sunday (1960) – Review
While Mario Bava doesn’t seem to get as much credit for creating a certain kind of visual style (I didn’t see him get name-dropped in
The New Barbarians (1983) – Review
Ever wonder what Mad Max would be like if it was a little weirder and a hell of a lot more offensive? Well don’t you
The New York Ripper (1982) – Review
Even though I’m probably going to catch hell (or even a knife in the privates) for this, I have to admit I never really cared
The Psychic (1977) – Review
Anyone familiar with the more outrageous moments of Lucio Fulci’s output will no doubt be aware that once the maniacal sod entered the gorier era
Son Of Django (1967) – Review
Also known as Return Of Django and the far more apt, Vengence Is A Colt 45, Son Of Django is one of the more blatant
Manhattan Baby (1982) – Review
For those not in the know, Lucio Fulci is one of the greatest paradoxes of Italian horror cinema. His movies were often stunningly shot with
Django, Prepare A Coffin (1968) – Review
In the world of the vast, sprawling, and mostly unofficial, Django-verse, digging up a worthy successor to Sergio Corbucci’s gothic original is often as tough
StageFright (1987) – Review
While loaded with a plethora of alternate titles that range from the trippy (Aquarius), to the bizarre (Bloody Bird), StageFright remains a flamboyant and stylish
Torso (1973) – Review
Say what you will about the Giallo genre, they certainly don’t hold back when naming a movie. Renamed to a shorter and more succinct “Torso”
The Sect (1991) – Review
Also known in the US under the more prosaic title of The Devil’s Daughter, The Sect saw flashy director Michele Soavi continue to work under
The Church (1989) – Review
In an alternate timeline, Dario Argento – the Italian master of horror – and Michele Soavi – the man responsible for the magnificently flamboyant 80s
Planet Of The Vampires (1965) – Review
With movies such as Blood And Black Lace and A Bay Of Blood, visually extravagant director Mario Bava is rightfully credited for helping sow the
The House By The Cemetery (1981) – Review
Lucio Fulci could hardly be described as the most lucid filmmaker of Italian horror, but even by his defiantly illogical standards, The House By The
Blood And Black Lace (1964) – Review
While Dario Argento is rightfully credited as the uncontested ruler of the slash-tastic murder mystery genre known as Giallo, one of the vital creators of
The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) – Review
After setting Italian Giallo cinema ablaze with his stunningly stylish debut, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Dario Argento had something of an impossible task
A Bay Of Blood (1971) – Review
When people throw around well deserving names like Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci when describing the pinnacles of Italian horror, another name that isn’t hurled
Django (1966) – Review
For the majority of casual western fans, the alpha and the omega of the Spaghetti Western is usually considered to be Sergio Leone’s legendary contributions
Killer Crocodile 2 (1990) – Review
Looking back over my previous review of Fabrizio De Angelis’ original Killer Crocodile, I was stunned to see I’d given it a whopping three stars
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