Monthly Archives: October 2015

THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA

It’s time for another Giallo! For some reason, I’ve really been digging on these. A little more subtle than slashers, a little more gory than thrillers. This go-round, I watched Paolo Cavara’s The Black Belly of the Tarantula. Someone somewhere … Continue reading

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GIALLO IN THE YELLOW GIALLO

So, I realized I was falling a bit behind in my #31DaysOfHorror. Over a couple of days I just went all-out Giallo-style. Giallo movies, if you’re unfamiliar, are basically a combination of slasher movies and murder mysteries. They were pretty … Continue reading

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THE ONE THAT BIT THE COW

#31DaysOfHorror continues! A couple nights ago, I watched Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu: The Vampyre. I’d never seen it before, and honestly, I’m sort of woefully ignorant when it comes to Herzog in general– this is only the third movie of his … Continue reading

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OHEY, IT’S MY KUNG FU PROFESSOR

Here’s another oddball #31DaysOfHorror entry– oddball in that you can’t replicate it at home. Closing night of the recent MondoCon convention featured a live re-score of “Pieces,” which is a pretty atrocious early 1980s slasher movie. The live re-score was … Continue reading

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SILVER SADDLE SHINING IN THE SUN

So, this is a bit of a departure, but I’m gonna go ahead and count this as a “horror movie,” so here you go. Last Friday night, I went and saw the Italian composer Fabio Frizzi perform a selection of … Continue reading

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IT’S STILL DAGMAR’S HOUSE

The second in this year’s #31DaysOfHorror is a tight little haunted house flick called “We Are Still Here.” Clocks in at less than 90 minutes, chock full of spooky stuff, beautiful ambiance, and gore, and without any of those pesky … Continue reading

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LIFE OOZES IN FROM ALL SIDES

Well, it’s that time again– October. So it’s time to attempt another 31 Days of Horror. 31 days! 31 horror movies! One viewer! ONE SURVIVOR! Here are my basic rules this year: I’d like to maintain a ratio of at … Continue reading

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