Written and directed by publicist Ted Geoghegan, We Are Still Here (2015) has been described as many things: a ghost story, a New England folk tale, and an homage to body horror – due to its bloody climax and casting of horror ...

Over 120 years ago early cinema pioneer Georges Méliès made Le Manoir du diable (1896), an ambitious film considered now by many to be the first example of cinematic horror because of its Gothic themes, even if the genre of ...

Caltiki – il mostro immortale (Caltiki – The Immortal Monster, 1959) is known among cult circles for its dual directorial influence; though officially recognized as a film by Riccardo Freda, cinematographer Mario Bava filled Freda’s sizeable shoes when he left ...

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 ...

Catching writer/director Brian De Palma’s controversial slasher shocker Dressed to Kill on opening weekend in late July 1980 – with several subsequent viewings during its initial run – was an important milestone in my younger moviegoing days. It was certainly a ...

There are few movies I find appealing about a bored character milling about their home, alone, cooking, cleaning, watching television… Who wants to watch someone watching television? Yet, Marco Ferreri’s Dillinger è morto/Dillinger is Dead (1969) is a film that ...

Written and directed by Italian cinematographer turned filmmaker, the late Massimo Dallamano, Cosa avete fatto a Solange?/What Have You done to Solange? (1972) is an Italian/West German production.  While it is credited as being based on the novel The Clue of ...

M.B.S. Cinematografica International released Il boia scarlatto/Bloody Pit of Horror or The Crimson Executioner in Italy on 28 November 1965.  Grossing 65 million lire during its domestic theatrical run, it was subsequently purchased by Pacemaker Pictures in the US, where ...

When first browsing through Bruce G. Hallenbeck’s new chronicle of American-International Pictures, Rock ‘n’ Roll Monsters: The American-International Story (Hemlock Books), it’s obvious you don’t have to be a cineaste to enjoy this read. A majority of Baby Boomers and ...

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 of the commercial landscape, with filmmakers such as Sergio Leone spearheading the genre to profitable ...