Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria is a 2014 Italian horror anthology helmed by three directors: Mickael Abbate, Domiziano Cristopharo and Tiziano Martella. The three horror tales are titled ‘Diabolique,’ ‘A Snake with a...
View ArticleCity of the Living Dead
‘The dead shall rise and walk the Earth’ City of the Living Dead – Italian: Paura nella città dei morti viventi [translation: Fear in the City of the Living Dead], released in the US as The Gates of...
View ArticleTaeter City
‘Warning! How much horror can you stand??’ Taeter City – also known as Taeter City: City of Cannibals – is a 2012 Italian action/sci-fi/horror movie written and directed by Giulio De Santi (Adam...
View ArticleWitchcraft ’70 aka The Satanists
Witchcraft ’70 is a 1969 Italian mondo shockumentary originally titled Angeli Bianchi… Angeli Neri (“White Angel, Black Angel”). It was directed by Luigi Scattini (Sexy magico; Sweden: Heaven and...
View ArticleTerror in the Crypt aka Crypt of Horror
Terror in the Crypt – also known as Crypt of Horror – is a 1964 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque [credited as Thomas Miller] (An Angel for Satan), from a screenplay by...
View ArticleCambiare Bar & Grill, Tokyo – Location
Cambiare is a bar situated in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo, Japan, the interior and sign-design of which is based on visuals from Dario Argento’s classic 1977 horror film, Suspiria. Buried in the hustle...
View ArticleSex and Horror: The Art of Emanuele Taglietti – book
Sex and Horror: The Art of Emanuele Taglietti is a 2015 book by Mark Alfrey published by Korero Press about the Italian comic book cover artist known for his outrageous artwork. In the course of his...
View ArticleCaltiki – The Immortal Monster
‘Terror amok! Hungry for the flesh of the world!’ Caltiki – The Immortal Monster – original title: Caltiki – il mostro immortale – is a 1959 Italian science fiction horror film directed by Riccardo...
View ArticleRobert le Diable – opera
Robert le Diable (translation: “Robert the Devil”) is an 1831 opera in five acts composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer from a libretto written by Eugène Scribe and Germain Delavigne. Robert le Diable is...
View ArticleThe Bloodstained Shadow
Solamente nero – released internationally as The Bloodstained Shadow, Bloodstained Shadow and Only Blackness – is a 1978 Italian giallo horror thriller film directed by Antonio Bido, starring Lino...
View ArticleStelvio Cipriani – composer
Stelvio Cipriani – born 20th August 1937, in Rome – is an Italian composer, mostly of movie soundtracks, many of which were for genre films, including, horror, gialli thrillers and crime films....
View ArticleBeyond the Darkness aka Blue Holocaust
Buio Omega – aka Beyond the Darkness, Buried Alive and Blue Holocaust – is a 1979 Italian horror/exploitation film directed by Joe D’Amato [Aristide Massacessi] from a screenplay by Ottavio Fabbri...
View ArticleMassacre in Dinosaur Valley
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley – aka Stranded in Dinosaur Valley, Nudo e Selvaggio (original title: “Naked and Savage”), Amazonas and Cannibal Ferox II – is a 1985 Italian adventure horror film directed...
View ArticleI Sanguinari – Italian comic book
I Sanguinari (“The Blood”) is an Italian fumetti ‘adults-only’ comic book first published in 1972 by Milan-based Edifumetto, the company that also issued Orror; Sukia; Ulula and Wallestein, il mostro....
View ArticleWatch Me When I Kill aka The Cat’s Victims
‘When I go beserk…you’re better off dead’ Watch Me When I Kill (Italian: Il gatto dagli occhi di giada, also known as The Cat’s Victims and The Cat with the Jade Eyes) is a 1977 Italian giallo film...
View ArticleDo You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock? – original title: Ti piace Hitchcock? – is a 2005 Italian television giallo thriller film directed by Dario Argento. It stars Elio Germano, Chiara Conti, Elisabetta Rocchetti,...
View ArticleAnger of the Dead
Anger of the Dead – aka Apocalisse Zero – is a 2015 Italian-Canadian post-apocalyptic horror movie produced by Uwe Boll (House of the Dead; Alone in the Dark; BloodRayne: The Third Reich) and Luca...
View ArticlePacemaker Pictures Inc. – film distributor
Pacemaker Pictures Inc. was an American distribution company that specialised in releasing imported European horror movies with lurid advertising campaigns, often many years later than their initial...
View ArticleLucio Fulci Poker Cards
Lucio Fulci Poker Cards are the latest offering from UK-based company Gods and Monsters, which had previously issued two, now sold-out, sets of video nasties trump cards. It is the first project in...
View ArticleWhat Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
What Have You Done to Solange? – original title: Cosa avete fatto a Solange? – is a 1972 Italian-West German giallo-krimi thriller film directed by Massimo Dallamano (Dorian Gray; What Have They Done...
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