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- DirectorLucio FulciStarsCatriona MacCollDavid WarbeckCinzia MonrealeA young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.The don corleone of Italian horror, lucio fulci designed movies that were cheap, disturbing and gorey as hell, the Beyond is unquestionably his most extravagent movie, blending gothic imagery with gore set pieces as nasty as anything that had been put on celluloid to that date. Highlight, Spiders eating a man's face off in extreme close-up.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Argento's finest hour doesn't suit everybody's taste but there is no denying that it's probably the closest anyone had come to putting a visual nightmare on screen so beautifully and disturbingly. Only David Lynch has come close since and even he can't top Goblins extremely creepy and intense score. Highlight, the Music of course.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsTisa FarrowIan McCullochRichard JohnsonStrangers searching for a young woman's missing father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately seeks the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead.That man Fulci again, this time he locates most of the zombie mayhem to a carribean island and takes the undead mythos back to it's haitian roots. Slow paced and quite dull for the first half an hour but once the dead rise in a show stopping, neck ripping graveyard sequence mid-way through it's a no holds barred exquisite exercise in guts
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.Deodato's reviled cannibal shocker is still just as nasty as it always was but retains it's power and has garnered a reputation as something of a ground breaker thanks to it's film without a film sequence that was name dropped as an influence for 'The Blair Witch project' weather or not thats true or not, Deodato conjured up some neat tricks to make the viewer believe what they were seeing could be real indeed. Pure exploitation and nothing more, take out the animal violence which is not needed
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele LaviaA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.Argento's breakthrough movie is still his best Giallo, peeling away the flab from his previous decent efforts in the genre, here from the opening credits sequence we get the glimpse of the italian maestro's deeply disturbing imagination. Attention to detail is everything and each scene provides a new clue as David Hemmings tries to unravel the murder mystery. providing Dario with the tag 'the new Hitchcock' Profondo Rosso served as a stepping stone to his now legendary status as the grand master of Italian horror. Highlight, The skeleton reveal.
- DirectorAndrea BianchiStarsKarin WellGianluigi ChirizziSimone MattioliAn archaeology professor discovers an ancient crypt which contains living dead corpses. The zombies go on a rampage and attack a group of people which the professor had invited to celebrate his discovery.Ok so this doesn't win any points for cinematic brilliance or anything technically superior but this incredibly frantic and silly zombie movie has everything thats good about Italian Gore movies of the seventies
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsCatriona MacCollPaolo MalcoAnia PieroniA New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.Another Fulci Zombie classic, this time locating all the action to an old dark house with something nasty in the cellar. Another film that sluggishly starts but builds up to a great last half hour where Fulci lets loose his make-up department and all hell breaks loose. Again not going to win any awards for cinematic bravery but it does what it says on the tin, god bless Fulci, Highlight, The frantic Last 15 minutes.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsLeigh McCloskeyIrene MiracleEleonora GiorgiAn American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.Argento's second part of his three mothers trilogy is long and not as satisfying as Suspiria but still retains moments of brilliance aswell as some intense violence. almost like a collection of short stories as each new character is despatched every 20 minutes or so in extremely inventive ways. Argento took his symphony of terror idea and in some ways made it more nightmare-like (if that was possible) Highlight, The underwater scene
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsAnthony FranciosaGiuliano GemmaJohn SaxonAn American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.Probably Argento's most celebrated Giallo alongside Deep Red. Tenebrae has the master throwing in the kitchen sink as far as plot devices
- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.Mario Bava's trilogy of terror was regarded by the director as his most satisfying movie and watching it you can see why. All the hallmarks of the great man's set design upbringing and technical nuance are there in spades whilst the performances are top notch especially the great Boris Karloff as a vampire slayer who may or may not be a fang himself. But for blood curdling horror check out the 3rd tale as a nurse is haunted by the nature of her guilt after stealing a ring from a corpse. Insanely gifted, Bava really was a true visionary of his day. Highlight, The sound effects on story 3, crazy scary.
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsUrbano BarberiniNatasha HoveyKarl ZinnyA group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.Lamberto Bava
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsChristopher GeorgeCatriona MacCollCarlo De MejoA reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from their graves.Lucio Fulci's 2nd Zombie movie is probably the least lauded of his gothic gore quartet but is still unforgettable for many reasons. Not content with the gore quota from ZFE this time round we get drills into skulls, intestine spewing, eyeball violence amongst other pleasant goings-on. Actually a rather slow paced and action free piece with a large nod to HP Lovecraft in the storyline and place names but although the zeds don't make much of a appearence until the final third, fulci keeps the atmosphere nice and nasty and there is always Catriona Maccoll on hand to liven up the rather talkey exposition. Still essential. Highlight, Giovanni Lombardo Radice gets a drill to the bonce in extreme close-up as if we demanded it.
- DirectorUmberto LenziStarsHugo StiglitzLaura TrotterMaria Rosaria OmaggioAn airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
- DirectorBruno MatteiClaudio FragassoStarsMargie NewtonFranco GarofaloSelan KarayAfter an experiment gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea. A female reporter and her cameraman, and a team of four commandos sent to investigate try to survive the onslaught.
- DirectorLucio FulciClaudio FragassoBruno MatteiStarsDeran SarafianBeatrice RingOttaviano Dell'AcquaWhen a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is cremated by the US military, a virus is unintentionally released into the atmosphere over a small island.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFlorinda BolkanStanley BakerJean SorelThe potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJack HedleyAlmanta SuskaHoward RossA burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsTisa FarrowSaverio ValloneSerena GrandiA group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.
- DirectorJorge GrauStarsCristina GalbóRay LovelockArthur KennedyA cop chases two hippies suspected of a series of Manson family-like murders; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a hunger for human flesh by ultrasonic radiation being used for pest control.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMichael BrandonMimsy FarmerJean-Pierre MarielleA musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsCristina MarsillachIan CharlesonUrbano BarberiniA young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJames FranciscusKarl MaldenCatherine SpaakTwo journalists try to solve a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company's secret experiments, becoming targets of the killer themselves.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJennifer ConnellyDonald PleasenceDaria NicolodiA young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsTony MusanteSuzy KendallEnrico Maria SalernoAn American expatriate in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder - and is now hunting him and his girlfriend.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMax von SydowStefano DionisiChiara CaselliA retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer who's resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year period.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsChristopher RydellAsia ArgentoPiper LaurieA young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.
- DirectorLamberto BavaStarsDavid Edwin KnightNancy BrilliCoralina Cataldi-TassoniA group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiA vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsFlorinda BolkanBarbara BouchetTomas MilianWhen a southern Italian town is rocked by a string of child murders, the police and two urban outcasts search for the culprit amid scapegoating within the superstitious community.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsSuzy KendallTina AumontLuc MerendaA string of appalling lust murders shocks the University of Perugia as a sadistic serial killer strangles to death beautiful college girls with a red and black scarf.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsCameron MitchellEva BartokThomas ReinerA masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in Rome.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsClaudine AugerLuigi PistilliClaudio CamasoThe murder of a wealthy countess triggers a chain reaction of brutal killings in the surrounding bay area, as several unscrupulous characters try to seize her large estate.
- DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsChristopher GeorgeLynda Day GeorgeFrank BrañaThe co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.
- DirectorJoe D'AmatoStarsGeorge EastmanAnnie BelleCharles BorromelA priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsYvette YzonGaetano RussoAlvin AnsonA group of treasure hunters survive a shipwreck only to find themselves stuck on a deserted island that's been overrun with ferocious flesh-eating zombies.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsYvette YzonAlvin AnsonPaul HolmesA group of rough'n'tumble marines led by Captain Jurgens are sent by the powerful company Tyler Inc. to investigate reports of a zombie outbreak on a remote pacific island where a series of secret scientific experiments are being conducted. Dr. Sharon Dimao, who's the traumatized lone survivor of a previous zombie rampage, accompanies the team on their desperate rescue mission.
- DirectorLuigi CozziStarsIan McCullochLouise MarleauMarino MaséA former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.
- DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsMaggie CheungJean-Pierre LéaudNathalie RichardA Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.