When you think of prolific Italian horror directors the names Argento, Bava and Fulci are likely to spring to mind but an often forgotten driving force of the genre is Bruno Mattei.
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Castle Freak
On 24th March 2020, writer, producer and director Stuart Gordon passed away aged 72. Often forgotten in amongst his filmography is “Castle Freak”, a movie with way more depth than the title, and the films initial conception, would have you believe.
Anthropophagous
This week’s film is a cautionary tale about holidaying whilst pregnant…
Night Train Murders
This weeks film comes courtesy of writer / director Aldo Lado, who also brought us celebrated giallo films “Who Saw Her Die” and “Short Night Of Glass Dolls” as well as writing Maurizio Lucidi’s “The Designated Victim”.
A Blade In The Dark
“A Blade In The Dark” was released in 1983 and the second film to be directed by Lamberto Bava (following his macabre debut, erm… “Macabre”.)
Beyond The Darkness
“Beyond The Darkness” is seen as a highlight of Joe D’Amato’s filmography, along with “Anthropophagus” and “Absurd” and it’s easy to see why.
Alien 2: On Earth
Picture this: you are an Italian cinema goer in 1980 and you sit down to watch the sequel to Ridley Scott’s seminal sci fi horror film, “Alien”.
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