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
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Killer Crocodile 2
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
Zombi 5: Killing Birds (AKA. Zombie Flesh Eaters 4)
We’ve covered the lawless world of 80’s Italian genre cinema quite a few times before, be it their blatant disinterest in copyright laws to their
Robowar
I think I’m in need of some sort of intervention or something, because I can’t seem to stop searching out and exposing myself to the
Shocking Dark
We’ve stumbled across the works of Bruno Mattei – aka. Vincent Dawn – a couple of times on this site before (arguably too much) but
The Beyond
To a layman of 80’s Italian horror, it would painfully easy to cast a disparaging eye over the frenzied output of Lucio Fulci and dismiss
Strike Commando 2
We’ve encountered Bruno Mattei on this page before, but for those unfamiliar with possibly Italian cinema’s most blatant rip off artist, here’s a quick run
Burial Ground
By the time that 1981 rolled around, the Italian zombie movie was already succumbing to advanced rot despite only hitting its heyday a couple of
Strike Commando
Many, many years ago, back in the age of the reassuring clunkiness of the VCR, I owned an ex-rental copy of Michele Soavi’s poetically camp,
Opera (aka. Terror At The Opera)
If there’s anything that Giallo pioneer and black murder-glove enthusiast, Dario Argento is famous for is overwhelmingly vicious violence and stunningly beautiful visuals, so could
Tenebrae
Maestro or misogynist? Those are the two labels that have continously clung to Italian horror master Dario Argento ever since he first started plying his
Inferno
Not to be confused with the Dan Brown adaptation that saw Tom Hanks scurrying around Europe with amnesia, Inferno is Dario Argento’s batshit follow up
Suspiria
From the beginning of his career in 1970 with the stunning and stylish The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, to 1975’s seminal Profondo Rosso (Deep
The Inglorious Bastards
Not to be confused with Quentin Tarantino’s masterful slice of wartime lunacy (although he did steal and misspell the title as a tribute to this
A Classic Horror Story
Original concepts in the horror genre are few and far between these days and the only way filmmakers can seemingly plough into new territory is
City Of The Living Dead
I’ve often found it a little frustrating that the old school maestros of Italian horror such as Argento, Bava and Soavi are hailed for their
Deep Red
Known in its native Italy by the equally impressive sounding Profondo Rosso, Dario Argento’s Deep Red is arguably the pinnacle of the sub-genre known collectively
Rats: Night Of Terror
When he wasn’t ripping of Romero (Zombie Creeping Flesh), Rambo (Strike Commando) and Cameron (Shocking Dark), Italian schlock artist Bruno Mattei is probably also famous
Zombi 4: After Death (Aka. Zombie Flesh Eaters 3)
Described by it’s own director as the last gasp for Italian zombie gore film, 1989’s After Death doesn’t even warrant that much. Gifted more aliases
Zombi 3 (aka. Zombie Flesh Eaters 2)
Upon reviewing Lucio Fulci’s video nasty classic Zombie Flesh Eaters, I feel like I’ve inadvertently written myself into a corner involving titles. You see, thanks
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