Mondo Macabro - Jess Franco
By lngway2go | June 30, 2010
It feels like nothing truly exciting has left the Mondo Macabro warehouse in a good long while, but that is all about to change. During the latter part of last year Mondo Macabro made a special announcement on it’s blog stating that they had secured a set of films from the legendary purveyor of sleaze, Jess Franco. These Franco releases could well be the highlight of the DVD year.
Lorna, The Exorcist (1974)
Directed by Jess Franco
Release Date: 31st August 2010
Starring: Pamela Stanford, Guy Delorme, Lina Romay, Howard Vernon, Jess Franco
The first of Mondo Macabro’s Jess Franco titles was originally due for release today, but has been pushed back due to what MM claim to be circumstances beyond their control. Lorna won’t see a release now until the end of August - which feels a long time away! The release will feature a new HD transfer from the original negative, a documentary, English/French audio options and gallery.
Lorna is a powerful witch who helps a man win handsomely while gambling at a casino. This win put puts him on the path to the rich life. When he returns to the same casino 20 years later with his daughter, guess who is there. Lorna. And she wants to be paid back - the price being his daughter, Linda!
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac (1973)
Directed by Jess Franco
Release Date: TBC
Starring: Howard Vernon, Doris Thomas, Anne Libert
The new sleeve design for was unveiled earlier this month, but there aren’t too many details yet on its release date, or extras included in the film.
After arriving in the big city, Linda - a naive country girl - is sexually assaulted on a ferris wheel and quickly spirals into a depression of drugs and sex. She eventually plots her revenge by framing her rapist with murder by committing suicide. The story is slowly revealed using flashbacks and Linda’s diary entries. Look out for a real Franco classic hitting DVD.
Another title that has been announced by Mondo Macabro is The Perverse Countess, although no other information has been made available as to its release at this time. The release of these films, from an era where Franco was at a creative high, look set to put Mondo Macabro back on the map where significant releases are concerned. Let’s hope there’s no end in sight…
Topics: Exploitation, Jess Franco | No Comments »
More Shameless Releases
By lngway2go | June 25, 2010
At the moment it seems to be the UK where some of the more exciting DVD releases are hitting the shelves. Shameless Films are continuing to litter those shelves with lurid and violent films, and their latest three releases are set to heat up the streets this summer with a trilogy of sin.
SATAN’S BABY DOLL (1982)
Directed by Alan W. Cools
Release Date: OUT NOW!
Severin Films released Satan’s Baby Dolls in the US a few years ago. This year saw the first release of this film on DVD in the UK. It seems that the Shameless version is actually longer than that released by Severin, so definitely worth picking up. Included in this new version is an extended scene of nun masturbation, and extended scenes of lesbian.
Extras include a collector’s poster of the original artwork for the film, Mariangela Giordano biography, alternate scenes, theatrical trailers, Shameless trailers, and optional English subtitles. A release well worth investing in!
LOVE GODDESS OF THE CANNIBALS (1978)
Directed by Joe D’Amato
Release Date: 28th June 2010
Shameless have managed to pass Joe D’amato’s cannibalistic jungle rump uncut. This sleaze fest is intact and includes the cock fighting scene which is something that normally falls fowl of the BBFC - it wasn’t staged by the filmmakers which is why it managed to make it past the censors. The Shameless release will also restore some short footage removed from other releases.
In the way of extra’s the disc includes alternate title sequences,; theatrical trailers, Shameless trailers
, reversible sleeve featuring original artwork, unique collector’s poster of the original artwork for the film, English and Italian audio options with optional English subtitles.
BEAST IN SPACE (1980)
Directed by Al Bradley
Release Date: 26th July 2010
The Shameless release of this classic sci-fi sleaze fest is another ‘Rebuilt’ version comprising of the XXX version of the film, with the hardcore segments removed to included the strongest softcore version currently available. In the UK ’softcore’ version is the beastly erect penis, and a slightly longer scene of the rape of Sirpa Lane. The version submitted to the BBFC was passed uncut.
Severin previously released The Beast In Space in the USA in two versions: A XXX version with the hardcore scenes intact, and a softcore version for those with slightly less prurient sensibilities.
No word on extras yet.
Topics: DVD News, Erotic, Exploitation, Science Fiction | No Comments »
Horrible (1981)
By lngway2go | June 23, 2010
(aka Absurd, Anthropophagus 2, Rosso Sangue)
Director: Aristide Massaccesi
Starring: George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel
Aristide Massaccesi, or Joe D’Amato as he is more widely known, died in 1999 leaving behind a legacy in horror and exploitation cinema that has to be seen to be believed. D’Amato’s work was often not very well executed - it is a real stretch of the imagination to call any of his films masterpieces - most would probably label his work inept. But there was definitely a passion for the cinema he created, or a desire for the next pay check, either way, for those that enjoy European horror and exploitation he was something of a dream filmmaker. His output was filled with the kinds of scenes that would give the uninitiated nightmares, and the rest of us wet dreams.
Aristide began his career as a cinematographer, working on a handful of spaghetti westerns before trying his hand at direction. He continued as a cinematographer through out his career, working on Massimo Dallamano’s awesome What Have They Done to Solange? (1972) and performed the duty through the majority of his own work. As far as most of us are concerned his directorial career truly began with 1973’s giallo, Death Smiled at Murder, although he was directing films a year earlier. It should also be noted that he played a significant role in the development of Italy’s last best hope for horror, Michele Soavi (although even that seems to have fizzled out), producing Michele’s directorial debut Stagefright (1987). Although Aristide bestowed his talents on several different genre’s, the two he seemed too return his hand to the most were horror and erotica (or straight up pornography), blurring the boundaries between the two genres to varying degrees. Unfortunately, there was not enough straight up horror in his extensive catalog of directorial efforts, but what films we were graced with are not easy to forget. Read the rest of this entry »
Topics: Italian Horror, Slasher Films | No Comments »
Video Nasties: The Legacy - Part 1
By lngway2go | March 29, 2010
In the early 80’s the self appointed moral guardians in the UK where highly offended by what was showing up on the video shelves in those early days of the censor free video market. Lurid video sleeves for titles like S.S. Experiment weren’t going down too well with the church attending minority in England. An uproar quickly ensued which was fueled by a national newspaper, the Daily Mail; a common advocate for the destruction of a free society in England. It was a minority, but a very vocal minority, and unfortunately they ruled the airwaves. From the heat of this fire a list of approximately fifty titles was forged, and this list changed the face of the video market in England.
As with all methods of censorship, the creation of the list, which was later to be referred to as the Video Nasties list, was just a simple method of avoidance. Those in high positions that can affect real meaningful social change and address the real issues facing society prefer to avoid those difficult and often politically unpopular issues and find solace in laying blame on an easy target. In this case, the lurid titles and sleeves of a number of horror titles really got people worked up - I say sleeves and titles, because many of the titles that came under scrutiny weren’t even viewed by those that were objecting. Much like a modern day witch hunt, they seemingly used the same kind of methods to deem a film a video nasty as those methods use to condemn a woman to the fate of a witch back in the 16th century. Blind, irrational hatred is never far from the surface it seems.
The Video Nasties list gave way to the Video Recordings Act, and it suddenly became illegal to own or sell any of these titles. All video recordings now had to be classified. Police spent tax payers money running around raiding the stores who were selling or renting the titles, but it didn’t stop there. The homes of private individuals who were suspected of actually owning these Video Nasties were raided. To put some perspective on the issue, this all happened as real criminals were allowed to walk the streets while the police put their efforts into rounding up films that were just harmless entertainment. Most other countries in the world saw these kinds of films as harmless entertainment, and those other countries were not crumbling under the weight of video’s on the shelves. It begs the question of just what really was behind the video nasty fiasco. Some have claimed the mainstream studios weren’t all that crazy about the sales these small independent labels received from their exploitative titles, but that’s a conspiracy theory unto itself.
All this happened in the early 1980’s when the video market was beginning it’s boom. The Video Recordings Act was put in place in 1984, and it is still in effect today - although it recently had to be adjusted after the European Commission deemed the original bill unenforceable. The censoring body which plays moral guardian in the UK is the BBFC, and it is their job to ascertain what the video and cinema viewing public are capable of handling without turning into homicidal maniacs. But time has been unkind to the BBFC. Their stance on the Video Nasties and other titles (such as The Exorcist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre which received outright bans from the video market for decades) has had to change. They have been forced by current mainstream horror cinema to stay somewhat current with modern, more extreme trends. The new breed of horror cinema has made most of the Nasties seem like Saturday morning cartoons, with a much more realistic portrayal of horror and violence than most of the alleged Nasties put together. Still, there are a few titles on the Nasties list that pack their mighty punch, but for us it is the altogether different style of film making that gives the Nasties their charm, and power. They just don’t make them like they used to.
In an effort to look at the bright side of these dark days. Censorship always creates a certain kind of demand from those looking for the forbidden, those of us not content with what the mainstream tries to force down our throats. And this is just what happened. Normally, a list such as the Video Nasty list isn’t par of the course, and we’d have to compile a list of our own. The moral guardians were in one sense kind to us, they gave us a list of specific titles that really offended them. Oh, the irony of it! What else could you ask for? We should have been sending them flowers!
As the video’s disappeared from the shelves, becoming unobtainable by the masses, the titles quickly entered cult status. When a title gains that cult status, it basically lives forever, and it is obvious the moral guardians weren’t aware of the beast they were breeding. Many of the titles on the Video Nasty list are films that should have disappeared into obscurity, and in all likelihood would have been forgotten had it not been for a little help from our friends at the BBFC. Titles like Night of the Bloody Apes (1969), Beast in Heat (1977), and Island of Death (1975) shouldn’t have survived like they did. Although, unfortunately others films like Dead and Buried (1981), and Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (1974) didn’t receive the wider attention they should have.
I might be giving too much weight to the significance of the Video Nasties list, but the list really is the perfect snap shot of an under appreciated genre. A list only someone on the outside could compile. The genre is never going to be perfect, for every Texas Chainsaw Massacre there is an Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. This is exactly what the Video Nasties list is, a mixed bag of delights. It should be embraced, and it quickly becomes the starting point for those looking to stumble into the excesses of the genre. The list spans the golden era of horror and exploitation cinema, from Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast (1963) through to Xtro (1983). Three decades of decadence.
The video nasty list doesn’t present us with everything the genre has to offer, but it’ll quickly lead you down a multitude of different avenues, opening the door to Zombies, Cannibals, Nuns, Nazi’s, Slashers, Stalkers, Perverts and more… While we might all be familiar with the majority of the titles on the list, there might still be some leftovers to discover. Over a series of posts in the coming weeks I’ll be briefly going over the titles in the Nasties list, and we can journey through the list together, wading our way through the blood, brains, and bodies (in various states of dress) as we discover our own personal Nasty.
The Video Nasties List Part 1
Anthropophagous Beast (1980)
(aka Anthropophagus; The Man Eater, The Grim Reaper; Maneater - Der Menschfresser; The Savage Island)
Joe D’Amato’s slasher movie madness is perhaps one of the highlights of the Nasties list, not because it is a good film, but because of a couple really unique scenes that have to be seen to be believed. The first of which is when cannibalistic madman George Eastman rips the fetus out of a pregnant woman and chows down. George doesn’t care where it comes from, and if you need any further proof, later in the film he eats his own intestines! Now that’s what I call hardcore cannibalism! I don’t think there are many films that include such memorable set pieces, it just unfortunate that those scene really are the highlight in an otherwise pretty boring movie, but at least there’s something to look forward too. The film also stars Tisa Farrow, sister of Rosemary’s Baby Mia Farrow. Horror fans will recognize Tisa from her previous appearance in Lucio Fulci’s far more entertaining Zombie Flesh Eaters.
Last House on the Left (1972)
(aka Krug and Company, Sex Crime of the Century)
Wes Craven’s directorial debut is probably his most powerful film to date, and was the beginnings of a different kind of film making. On a young girls first day as that of a woman, her sixteen birthday, she heads to see an Alice Cooper style band in the big city with a street wise friend. Things don’t go quite as planned when they try and score some weed for the occasion. They are captured after being lured into the dragon’s den by the young dealer they approach. They end up being tortured at the hand of the criminals. Last House is a very powerful film, we are as tortured as the girls on the screen as they are forced to kiss each other or piss their pants for the amusement of the gang of thugs. Things don’t end nicely though, especially for the thugs when the young girls parents find out what has happened. Last House is a film of legend, and it lives up to it’s legend. This is a pure example of a film that they just don’t make anymore… gritty, grim, gruesome, and powerfully shocking. Last House recently suffered the remake syndrome, but the original cannot be surpassed so why waste your time?
Blood Bath (1971)
(aka A Bay of Blood, Antefatto - Ecologia del delitto, Bloodbath, Carnage, Chain Reaction, The Last House on the Left, Part II, Twitch of the Death Nerve)
Blood Bath, or A Bay of Blood or Twitch of the Death Nerve - however you want to refer to it - is part giallo and part - what will later be termed as - the slasher film. The late great Mario Bava’s masterpiece was one of his final films, and way ahead of it’s time. So no, Halloween (1978) is not that revolutionary after all, and Friday The 13th lifts most of it’s murder set pieces from Blood Bath. So throw those turkey’s away and get yourself a copy of this far superior film! The film revolves around the inheritance of a bay and its surrounding area. After the murder of the Countess which is made to look like suicide, her family are all out for themselves and the inheritance she leaves behind. Things don’t quite go to plan for the family, but especially not for a group of kids out for a good time that get caught in the middle of the proceedings - one gets a knife to neck, another to the face and two lovers are speared to their bed in an eternal embrace. While most slasher films get boring very fast, Blood Bath manages to hold the viewers interest with its giallo-esque greed and murder theme. This is a very dark and nihilistic film which leaves very few of the cast remaining… but then everyone has what’s coming to them in one gore drizzled way after another!
SS Experiment Camp (1976)
(aka SS Experiment Love Camp, Lager SS Adis Kastrat Kommandantur; Horreur Nazis)
Another one of those highly offensive but highly entertaining German concentration camp films, where the poor inmates are poked and prodded in the name of science and German perfection. This one is a particularly fine example, although male viewers might cringe at the testicular transplant scene, even if the things are the size of eggs. The greatest moment comes when one of the German soldiers used in the sexual experiments yells “what have you been doing with my balls?” at a camps commandant, who was the lucky receiver of the poor officers bollocks. This film isn’t nearly as shocking as people like to make out, and is also better made than you might think. It is still complete and utter schlock, and I for one would have it no other way. If paired with the superior Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975) this is all that you really need from the Nazi Camp sub-genre, but if like myself, you have a certain weakness for strong female characters and insanely pointless experiments there are dozens of these films out there to keep you shamefully engaged.
Killer Nun (1978)
(aka Suor Omicidi, Deadly Habits)
Anita Ekberg stars in this odd mix of nunsploitation and the giallo genre. Strangely enough this odd blend works extremely well. Once all the bland elements of a nunsploitation movie have been removed we are left with the more risque elements which is what we watch them for anyways, and then add to that all the excessive murders of a good giallo… It really does sounds like a nice combination, doesn’t it? Killer Nun is meant to be based on a true story - yeah we’ve heard that before so I’m not sure who they think they are kidding - and tells the tale of a slightly demented Sister Gertrude (Ekberg). She believes that she is on death’s door, so much so she becomes addicted to morphine, and in her fragile state, heroin. In her perilous journey into drug addiction she stoops at just about anything in an effort to get her next fix - this includes sneaking out for some kinky sex, and sadistically murdering anyone that gets in her way. Sister Gertrude is quite simply off her rocker, and we can only sit back and enjoy every minute of it. Also starring Joe Dallesandro (Flesh for Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula).
Topics: American Horror, Cannibal Films, Exploitation, Nunsploitation, SSploitation, Slasher Films, Video Nasty, Zombie Films | No Comments »
Don’t Go In The Woods (1981)
By lngway2go | October 4, 2009
(aka Don’t Go In The Woods… Alone!, The Forest 2)
Director: James Bryan
Starring: Nick McClelland, James P. Hayden, Mary Gail Artz, Tom Drury
James Bryan’s Don’t Go In The Woods was caught up in the video nasty fiasco in the UK and it’s such a disjointed, ineffective affair that it’s really hard to see what the stink was all about. It’s even harder to understand just why Code Red decided that it needed the deluxe treatment it has received, but I guess we should never complain about bad low budget horror films being given a second chance, especially on a grand scale.
Don’t Go In The Woods tell the story of four unsuspecting campers who take a hike in the woods, little do they know that there is a maniac that lives there, and he ain’t happy. Now, I could stop here, and I probably should because there really isn’t much more to the story than this. Really. And it’s not long before we have to witness one unsatisfying massacre after another before this boring movie comes to a close.
Topics: American Horror, Slasher Films, Video Nasty | 1 Comment »
Burial Ground - The Nights Of Terror (1980)
By lngway2go | July 6, 2009
Director: Andrea Bianchi
Starring: Mariangela Giordano, Karen Well, Peter Bark
Burial Ground is a film that lives in infamy among horror fans, not for the skill of direction or the strength of the story, not even for an excess of gore scenes - if that was the case it would be a sorry state, for Burial Ground is lacking to varying degrees in all departments. What Burial Ground is best known for turns out to be one of the few highlights of the film, a scene in which a child rips his mothers breast clean off with his young teeth, in an incestuous zombie feast. It’s not unusual for a horror film to have it’s moment of glory and recognition from one lone moment of triumph that last but a few seconds. There are many such examples. Another being the legendary video nasty Anthropophagus Beast, a film with two such highlights; the killer performing an abortion and consumption of a late term pregnancy, and the consumption of one’s own intestines. Classic stuff in both cases.
One could say that it’s a shame for a whole movie to be considered, and raised to cult status on such flimsy merits, but that’s what keeps things interesting; it can take so little to make something memorable, but there is a journey to get there, no matter how painful, and when the peak of the gory crescendo is reached we experience a moment of joy that allows us to forget the boredom or the ineptness of the other 85 minutes. Perhaps this is shameful justification for bad horror films, but there is usually some kind of silver lining even if it is like a needle in a haystack at times.
Topics: Italian Horror, Zombie Films | 1 Comment »
New and Upcoming DVD Releases
By lngway2go | July 3, 2009
The UK’s Arrow Videos recently released some interesting titles under their new imprint, Masters of Giallo. The three initial titles include Dario Argento’s Sleepless, Lamberto Bava’s Macabre, and Lucio Fulci’s House By The Cemetery. Although the titles aren’t anything too exciting, having been released elsewhere previously, but they are definitely worth picking if only for their awesome sleeve artwork, which bring back memories of the early 80’s video sleeve. The three titles were released on July 29th, and it appears this is going to be another UK label to keep watching.
Staying on the other side of the pond, Shameless Films have released a brand new director’s cut of Baba Yaga (Corrado Farina, 1973). This is a brand new edit which includes footage that was previously removed to finally bring to us the director’s original vision of the film. The great new disc was released back in April, so a little late on this one, but well worth picking up. Also in the works is Luigi Bazzoni’s Footprints (1975). This rare giallo will be released August 29th, and looks set to be yet another must have DVD.
There is a very small label based in Greece, Onar Films, who are pushing some odd product. They are releasing obscure films from Turkey who are not known for their cinematic output. Still don’t be put off, they have some very intriguing titles in their catalog, a couple of Giallo’s no less… Kadin Dusmani (Woman Despiser) is an very early giallo (1967) directed by Ilhan Engin, and is very heavy on the gothic side. The release is a seriously limited edition. Only 500 copies have been pressed, each hand numbered, so be sure to pick up you copy while you still can. The other release is a double bill, aptly named: Turkish Horror Double Bill. It features Oluler Konusmaz Ki (The Dead Don’t Talk), another gothic horror from the early 70’s, and, Aska Susayanlar Seks Ve Cinayet (Thirsty For Love Sex And Murder), a sleazy giallo from 1972. Unfortunately it sounds like the quality on these discs might not what we hope to see on dvd, but the rarity of these films should be more than enough to kill any complaints. Mine are currently in the mail, and I know I can’t wait to see these obscurities.
There are some interesting releases in the US, unfortunately several are just re-releases with out anything new on the discs. Redemption are currently going through there back catalog and ensuring it’s back in print. Black Torment
Mya Communications are continuing to release some great titles this summer. Joe D’Amato sequel/prequel to Anthropophagus Beast, Horrible (aka Absurd, Anthropophagus 2)
Blue Underground are re-releasing Sergio Martino’s classic slice of giallo, Torso
Synapse have released Violence and Flesh
Lucio Fulci’s Door Into Silence
Criterion are about to release a worthy deluxe release of Roman Polanski’s classic Repulsion, a journey through a young woman’s mind as she quickly spirals out of control when left by her vacationing sister. Released on Blu-Ray
Topics: DVD News, Dario Argento, Edwige Fenech, Erotic, Exploitation, Giallo, Lucio Fulci | No Comments »
Eye on Horror: Tales of Voodoo
By lngway2go | June 18, 2009
There are a lot of DVD releases lately cashing in on the popularity of the Grindhouse tag line. This collection is another of those. Originally released on DVD in the form of several volumes of Tales of Voodoo, this series of 10 films released by Videoasia has been collected into a box set for a fraction of the price. Obviously this is the time to pick this box set up, if ever there was a reason to in the first place. And, since no one else it likely to touch this with a barge pole, at least someone should take a closer look…
Escape from Hell Hole (1983)
Directed by Maman Firmansyah
This Indonesian woman in prison melodrama is fairly tame when compared to some of the other films in this sordid genre from the likes of Jess Franco and Bruno Mattei. If you are eager for a display of female flesh, this is not the film for you. It really doesn’t get even mildly interesting until the latter part of the film. Hell Hole tells the story of a small town girl being tricked into going to the big city by a friend. There she ends up being entrapped in a house of sin where the woman are treated like caged animals. In this place a girls virginity is her prize, and if they don’t give that prize up to the head honcho then it’s the end for them. But the women are given clothes and beach towels, so it’s hard to see what they are really upset about - they even find time to get down for some disco dancing. Yeah, it really is pretty lame stuff, but there’s some tongue ripping, knife throwing, cat fighting, and positive speech giving to be witnessed so that might just help get you through it.
Topics: Cannibal Films, Exploitation, Witchcraft Films | No Comments »
Oasis of Fear (1971)
By lngway2go | April 9, 2009
(aka Dirty Pictures)
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Starring: Ornella Muti, Ray Lovelock, Irene Papas
Umberto Lenzi is mostly widely known for starting one of the most vial and controversial genre’s of them all, the cannibal epic. The genre started with Lenzi’s rather tame Man From Deep River (1972), although it wasn’t until Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust (1980) that things really started to heat up in a seriously controversial way. Even though Deodato perhaps pushed the genre over the edge shortly before Lenzi, Umberto wasn’t far behind, and managed to cement his place in the celluloid hall of fame with a film banned the world over, Cannibal Ferox (1981). Still, before all the cannibal madness Lenzi had been making a name for himself by directing some very intriguing thrillers. Oasis of Fear is a rare example of one of these early thrillers. British label Shameless has manage to get this rare film into the hands of fans, securing some footage that hasn’t been seen before, according to Shameless.
Topics: Erotic, Giallo, Italian Horror, Umberto Lenzi | No Comments »
Door Into Darkness (1973)
By lngway2go | April 7, 2009
Director: Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Roberto Pariante, Mario Foglietti
Starring: Aldo Reggiani, Laura Belli, Mimmo Palmara, Enzo Cerusico, Paola Tedesco, Pierluigi Apra, Marilu Tolo, Riccardo Salvino, Glauco Onorato, Marcella Elsberger, Mario Foglinetti, Erika Blanc.
This long awaited release of Dario Argento’s Door Into Darkness was originally planned for it’s US DVD premiere by No Shame last year, but after the labels sudden demise the release was left in limbo. Luckily, Mya Communication stepped in, a label formed out of the ashes of No Shame, and one that is quickly establishing itself as a forced to be reckoned with where it’s catalog of Euro horror is concerned.
Door Into Darkness is a collection of short films produced for RAI TV in Italy in the early 70’s. These tales of murder and mayhem are a mixed bag, but supposedly pushed the boundaries of violence on TV at the time, which might not be saying much when viewed by today’s standards. Unfortunately the original materials are no longer around, so this release is from pulled from the RAI TV masters. Although the quality isn’t as nice as we might hope for, it’s not horrible even though the quality oh each episode varies slightly. Door Into Darkness in an interesting collection of thrillers and seems very much in line with other TV productions of the time, including an introduction for each tale by Argento himself; reminiscent of the American TV shows like Alfred Hitchcock Presents or the Night Gallery. There were four episodes produced for this series, each episode was directed by a different director and ran approximately one hour, a few might say that some of the episodes over stay their welcome, but for the most part this is an enjoyable collection of tales.
Topics: Dario Argento, Giallo, Italian Horror | No Comments »