Deodato’s final cannibal opus, Cannibal Holocaust (1980), is the most famous Italian cannibal movie and the one that even exploitation

In 1979, a hard-working Italian industry regular named Lucio Fulci finally achieved an international breakthrough with Zombi 2 – released

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While I am the type to argue the artistic legitimacy of Lucio Fulci's horror legacy, I’m not so blinded by nostalgia for the golden age of

I don’t really subscribe to the idea of guilty pleasures. Assuming one’s taste in movies, music, books, and other artistic pleasures don’t

Arguably, House by the Cemetery was Fulci’s last great movie, but it didn’t quite mark the end of his prime era. In 1982, he unleashed his

Once upon a time, I spent five weeks in a sterile hospital room that I wasn’t allowed to leave. I was stuffed to the gills with medication

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse (Japanese: Kairo), released several months before 9/11 in 2001, was a particular high point in the post-Ring...

***This is going to be a mid-monthly tradition now, I guess. At least until social distancing standards are completely abandoned. Maybe...

***This is going to be a mid-monthly tradition now, I guess. At least until social distancing standards are completely abandoned. Maybe...