Casey Chong with ten essential Italian horror films of the 1980s… If the 1970s marked the golden era of Italian horror, offering us genre-defining classics from The Bird with the Crystal Plumage to Deep Red, and of course, Suspiria, then the 80s era was best described as the culmination of the country’s distinctive flair for […]
From Banned to Beloved: Video Nasties That Deserve Critical Re-evaluation
Adam Page delves into the world of the video nasty to see which of the controversial shockers deserve critical re-evaluation… I get it, I really do. Back when Mary Whitehouse and her gang of pearl-clutching warriors put together their list of 72 movies they deemed too dangerous for the British public in 1984, they were […]
The Best UK Video Nasties Of All Time
EJ Moreno on the best UK video nasties… In a moment of conservative panic over films, groups like National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association, along with the press and religious figures, all came together to end the filthy cinema. The UK Video Nasties list is the holy grail of shocking, offensive, and must-see horror films from […]
The Films of 1982: One of the Finest Years in Cinema History
Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… 1982 was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that 1982 might well be one of the finest years in cinema history. There’s an array of blockbuster hits, cult films, iconic films and initially maligned genre films now […]
Daria Nicolodi: Remembering a Horror Icon
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic career of the late Daria Nicolodi… 2020 hasn’t been very forgiving, and it was sad to hear the news of Daria Nicolodi’s passing. To a corner of horror fandom, particularly those versed in golden era Giallo horror from Dario Argento (to whom she was a long term partner, […]
Garish Colour, Prog Rock, Masked Killers and a Glass Fetish: Dario Argento’s Glory Years
With his new giallo Dark Glasses coming to Shudder in October, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the defining films of Dario Argento… Looking back over his peak years, whilst Dario Argento may not have been the first pioneer of Giallo horror, he followed in the footsteps of the great Mario Bava and popularised Italian horror […]
Tenebrae (1982) – October Horrors 2022
Tenebrae, 1982. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Veronica Lario, John Steiner and Giuliano Gemma. SYNOPSIS: An American author visiting Rome, finds himself embroiled in the hunt for a serial killer who seems to be drawing inspiration from his latest novel. Happy Halloween Everyone!!! It’s October 31st (or November 1st […]
Dario Argento’s Tenebrae coming to 4K Ultra HD with 40th anniversary restoration
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of Dario Argento’s 1982 giallo Tenebrae and Arrow Video is marking the occasion with a special limited edition 4K Ultra HD release which includes a brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films, alongside a plethora of extras old and new and including a fully restored version of the alternate ‘Unsane’ […]
