The average 80s Italian zombie movie usually arrived on other shores armed with the odd alternate title, but even by these standards, Hell Of The
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Nightmare City (1980) – Review
Nowadays, zombies (or should I say, zombies archetypes) come in all shapes and sizes. Fast ones, slow ones, smart ones, ones that can be romantic
Hercules In The Haunted World (1961) – Review
What, you didn’t think hiring an auteur to leap aboard a franchise movie and craft a new, distinctive adventure for a recognizable character was a
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) – Review
I’ve always admired the differences that exist between those two closely linked subgenres known as the Giallo and the Slasher film. Of course, the latter
Dellamorte Dellamore (aka. Cemetery Man) (1994) – Review
For a good couple of decades, Italy was a powerhouse of the horror genre, pumping out both staggering innovation and derivative trash in equal measure.
The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave (1971) – Review
Giallo is a weird genre, isn’t it? Like, it’s not enough to be part slasher, part whodunit, but it has to heap layers of psychosexual
A Cat In The Brain (1990) – Review
A quick glance over the blood flecked resume of Italian gore meister Lucio Fulci shows that, for the most part, the eye popping director has
Have A Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay (1970) – Review
The last time we laid eyes on the notoriously tricksy, gadget laden Sartana, he was going through some sort of identity crisis. Not only had
Escape From The Bronx (1983) – Review
You have to hand it to Italian maestro of mayhem, Enzo G. Castellari. Why even give the slightest of shits about such things as an
Sartana’s Here… Trade Your Pistol For A Coffin (1970) – Review
During his second movie, the extravagantly titled I Am Sartana, Your Angel Of Death, the titular gunslinger enigmatically announced that “Anyone could be Sartana”; but
Return Of Sabata (1971) – Review
As the Western began to enter the decade of its eventual and ultimate decline, there was still plenty of time for the returning scoundrels of
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982) – Review
Sometimes it’s nice to watch a focused, restrained motion picture that’s actually about something that makes you a better and smarter person for having watched
The Mercenary (1968) – Review
There are those who view the dusty, sardonic works of Sergio Leone and feel that they’ve seen all they need to see when it comes
Black Sabbath (1963) – Review
Just how exactly does a film that isn’t a household name get to be so ridiculously influential? Think I’m overacting? OK, stick with me here:
Django The Bastard (1969) – Review
Guess what, cowpokes? It’s time to delve back into the weird, wonderful and wildly out of control world of the unofficial Django spin off that
If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death (1968) – Review
It seems that the Wild West was quite the crowed place when you consider how many drifting, nomadic, charismatic gunslingers seemed to roamed the land,
Baron Blood (1972) – Review
When it comes to delivering the atmospheric goods to a horror film, Mario Bava stands as a true pioneer. Whether he was beating the likes
Alien 2: On Earth (1980) – Review
When you craft a film as memorable as Ridley Scott’s Alien, it’s a given that others will attempt to ride on your biomechanical coat tails
Contamination (1980) – Review
I know this is a subject that this site has already broached many times before and will no doubt do so many more times in
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
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