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
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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
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
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
Zombi 5: Killing Birds (AKA. Zombie Flesh Eaters 4) (1988) – Review
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 (1988) – Review
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 (1989) – Review
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 (1981) – Review
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 (1988) – Review
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 (1981) – Review
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 (1987) – Review
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) (1987) – Review
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
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