Unusual cover concept. Kind of giallo-esque.

Whisper #16, 1988

Madhouse is a very good film with a title that has effectively nothing to do with the plot, but that’s okay. It is – in short – Amicus making a very serious effort to do their take on giallo films, and they do fairly well. (more…)

Film Review: Blood and Black Lace (1964)

A while back I reviewed one of Mario Bava’s earlier anthology films – Black Sabbath. This week I’m reviewing one of his more classic Giallo films – indeed his most influential giallo film: Blood and Black Lace. (more…)

Film Review: Death Valley (1982)

What’s worse than a horror film that’s bad? A horror film that’s bad because it’s boring and annoying. This is the issue with Death Valley, a slasher film with an interesting concept, that fails in the execution in multiple respects. (more…)