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![]() | Blood and Black LaceMovie Review Considered one of the pillars of Italian horror cinema, Blood and Black Lace is a visual masterpiece that marked the birth of the giallo all’italiana subgenre. Directed by maestro Mario Bava, the film is an explosion of style, saturated colors and sharp shadows that transform a story of serial murders into a work of visual art. The plot is typically whodunit, but Bava stands out for his innovative use of light and composition of the shot, making each scene a macabre and fascinating tableau. On a narrative level, the plot is perhaps less surprising for the modern viewer, but its visual impact and the tense and... Read More |
![]() | The Abominable Dr. PhibesMovie Review The Abominable Dr. Phibes, directed by Robert Fuest, is a jewel of British horror cinema that combines gothic, grotesque and black humor in a fascinating and macabre mix. Played by a charismatic Vincent Price, the film tells the story of the eccentric and brilliant Dr. Anton Phibes' revenge against the doctors he believes are responsible for his wife's death. The plot develops as a series of murders inspired by the plagues of Egypt, an idea as ingenious as it is disturbing, which gives life to visually surprising sequences. The baroque aesthetic, with rich sets and saturated colors, creates a dreamlike and surreal... Read More |
![]() | Deep redMovie Review Dario Argento, with Deep Red, creates one of the cornerstones of the Italian giallo, a film that mixes thriller and horror with a visual and narrative mastery that is still unmatched today. It was March 7, 1975 when it arrived for the first time in Italian cinemas, the film consolidated the director's success and laid the foundations for his unmistakable style, made of saturated colors, bold shots and a tension that grows until the final explosion. |
![]() | SchockMovie Review The latest cinematic chapter of the Italian master Mario Bava, Shock, presents itself as a farewell to his directorial career, emerging from a decade marked by a rebirth of Italian cinema imbued with anger, ambiguity and a fascination for the macabre. The film, a cross between giallo, thriller and horror, is a testimony to that essential contribution of Bava, which had already inspired entire generations of directors. In this work, however, one senses the loss of that personal imprint: the meticulousness in the photography, a distinctive sign that had made the director famous, as well as that bitter irony capable of... Read More |
![]() | WithinMovie Review There is little to say about this film, a banal story (how many horror films begin with a family moving?) and also copied, it recalls for example "Crawlspace" by David Schmoeller from 1986 with Klaus Kinski, it offers some small surprises but not even very original. |
![]() | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Movie Review Based on the novel by Henry Farrell released in 1960, the film is considered the progenitor of the psycho-biddy subgenre where the protagonists are mentally unstable elderly women, ready to terrorize the unfortunate ones on duty. Playing the disturbing sisters in this psychological thriller, a small jewel of genre cinema, are an unforgettable Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, great Hollywood stars now in their twilight years. Despite being free of bloody or macabre scenes, the film is a hallucinatory journey through sadism, madness and family resentments... Claustrophobic, having shot in black and white makes the face of the great... Read More |
![]() | CandymanMovie Review Sequel to "Candyman" from 1992, based on the story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker which was in turn inspired by a popular belief. |
![]() | Miluna - The Dolls Mother -Interview Miluna Vig is an Italian author known for the novel "The Mother of Dolls", a work that blends elements of horror, thriller, and the paranormal. The book was published in 2023 and received a positive rating on Goodreads. In addition to "The Mother of Dolls", she has published a dark-confessional poetry collection titled "Vampires, Dreams, and Bad Things", also available on Amazon Books. She is also a dollmaker and visual artist, and she lives and works in La Spezia. |
![]() | The top 5 Horror Podcasts You can't missHorror News 1. "Lore" - A podcast that explores the dark and often forgotten stories of our past, delving into the true history behind folklore, myths, and legends. (https://twitter.com/lorepodcast) 2. "The NoSleep Podcast" - An audio version of the popular Reddit thread of the same name, featuring chilling tales from amateur writers and voice actors. (https://twitter.com/NoSleepPodcast) 3. "My Favorite Murder" - A true crime podcast with a horror twist, as Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark delve into some of the most infamous murder cases in history. (https://twitter.com/MyFavMurder) 4. "Welcome to Night Vale" - A... Read More |
![]() | Top ten horror book recommendation ~ January 2019Horror News THREE DAYS IN ASHFORD by TY Tracey I can strongly affirm that I started the year with one of the greatest discoveries I have done as a reader. "Three Days in Ashford" —the town that Satan calls home is a perfect conglomerate of solid disturbing elements combined to mould your mind in the shape of terror. Discover the truth of Hell and Heaven, punishment and denied redemption. How the "gods" delight themselves tearing apart our spirit. The inevitable doom our souls suffer when we precipitate towards the "hunger" of the most abominable "lovely" creatures the Universe provides our eternity with... mybook.to/... Read More |