Italian Horror
The Beyond Blu Ray Delivers the Goods
[soliloquy id=”21865″] After far too long of a wait, Lucio Fulci’s masterpiece The Beyond is finally in print again for home viewing. After having previously been out of print ...
Cannibal Holocaust and More Coming Back to VHS!
Grindhouse Releasing and Cult Movie Mania are brining several notorious classics back to VHS as part of a limited edition collection. The titles being rereleased to VHS will include Cannibal...
City of the Living Dead: Fulci’s Strangest or Most Effective Movie?
Lucio Fulci did not make movies with traditional plot or character arcs. He wasn’t interested in these things. His films relied heavily on atmosphere. They showcased gory effects that woul...
Editorial – How the Giallo Helped Shape the Face of the Modern Slasher
[soliloquy id=”11940″] I spent the entire weekend binging on some of my favorite Italian horror films and today felt inspired to put together a piece exploring the influence of the giallo ...
Why Argento’s Inferno is an Underrated and Intelligent Sequel
Dario Argento’s pseudo-sequel to Suspiria is a gem but it is often overlooked or outright dismissed when the conversation turns to the director’s classic works. Inferno ...
‘Stagefright’ is Coming to Blu-ray
[soliloquy id=”4143″] Stagefright had recently gone out of print on DVD and online resellers were beginning to command a high asking price for a new copy. The good news for anyone loo...
Suspiria is Dario Argento’s Finest Hour
Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) arrives in Germany where she is attending an all female dance academy. Once there, she discovers that something about the school is amiss. Things are not as they seem. Th...
Stagefright Retrospective – Stalk and Slash at the Theater
[soliloquy id=”4143″] In Stagefright, a theatre troupe is rehearsing tirelessly to prepare for the opening of their play. When one of the performers injures her ankle, she drives to a...
Ten Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Suspiria
Horror fans are unlike any other breed of cinephile. We go to great lengths to unearth little known facts about our favorite feature films. Because of that, it’s a challenge to find trivia that...