An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: An Angel for Satan (1966) and the End of the Golden Age
“Don’t you know? I adore violence.” — Barbara Steele as Harriet / Belinda in An Angel...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: The Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
“I wish the two of you to play the leading parts in my eternal theatre […] You will be...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: The Long Hair of Death (1964)
*Contains spoilers* “You went to the extreme of murder, all for the sake of possessing me....
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: Castle of Blood (1964)
*Contains spoilers* “Of all the melancholy themes, the one universally recognised by mankind as...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: The Ghost (1963)
With Mario Bava’s Black Sunday (1960) opening the bloody floodgates of Italian export...
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‘Maybe You Know Him…’: A Look Back at Jess Franco’s Count Dracula (1970)
By 1969, Bram Stoker’s most celebrated creation had appeared in countless films, some...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963)
“Our ancestors had imaginations that were positively – diabolic!” The Punisher “That’s...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: Black Sabbath (1963)
“Come closer, please. I have something to tell you. Ladies and gentlemen, I am Boris Karloff....
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: Slaughter of the Vampires (1962)
I come from the past. I exist in the present and in the future. I am here to offer you a life of...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: Black Sunday (1960)
Although a great film, Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava’s attempt to reignite the horror genre...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: The Horrible Dr Hichcock
As the midnight chimes of Big Ben resound around Victorian London, a top-hatted figure steals into...
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An Englishman’s Guide to Italian Gothic: I vampiri (1957)
“Cinema is the mightiest weapon” was the statement of intent behind Mussolini’s inauguration...
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