Emilio Miraglia was not a prolific filmmaker, having directed just six titles despite working on a number of films as an assistant or second unit director. La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, ...

Last year, Eibon Press created waves throughout the horror community with their Zombie series, based on the iconic tale of terror of the same name from Italian horror icon, Lucio Fulci. With their innovative releases capturing the essence of yesteryear’s horror – while providing ...

Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond (L’aldilà, 1981) is a masterpiece. It was not always recognized as such and even now there are certainly those who argue the point, but it is. It’s a gory, Grand Guignol guided tour through Hell. A ...

In a scene from Mario Bava’s seminal 1964 film Blood and Black Lace (Sei donne per l’assassino) we witness a fashion model, Nicole (Ariana Gorini), as she is pursued through a cluttered antique store and then sadistically murdered with a ...

The zombie film is not only a staple of the horror genre but arguably one of the most diverse sub-genres within it. Relatively cheap to produce, easy to market and with few rules to adhere to it is no surprise ...

Even though it’s just shy of twenty years ago, I can remember — with alarming clarity — the day I saw my first Fulci film: Paura nella città dei morti viventi, (City of the Living Dead, 1980) in the summer ...

By the tail end of the 1970’s, the Americanization of Italian cinema had existed for quite some time.  During the 1960’s, spaghetti westerns populated most the commercial landscape, with filmmakers such as Sergio Leone spearheading the genre to profitable acclaim. ...

For fans of European horror, the year 1971 was a prime vintage. The Italian giallo boom was at its peak, while a slew of films that married high (art) and low (exploitation) values reached its most prolific and hedonistic. A ...

The 13th of March marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Italian film maker Lucio Fulci. While Fulci dipped his toes into many genres (including Westerns and Musicals) throughout the years it is his horror films that he is ...

By and large, Lucio Fulci is one of horror cinema’s most notable and beloved directors. However, that love is often applied loosely to his catalog. Sure, everyone knows his gory, zombie films, but these are only a small fraction of the ...