10. The name Babadook was inspired by the Serbian word for boogeyman, babaroga 9. The classic Italian Horror film Black Sabbath directed by Mario Bava can be seen on the …
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By the mid 70’s, the giallo film had spread all around the world. The Italian genre of thriller (vicious sexualized violence, beautifully staged acts of brutality, narrative logic sacrificed for …
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10. A 1979 post-production ad for Variety magazine stated some of the cast as including Daria Nicolodi, Susan Tyrrell and Jason Miller. None of these actors are in the film. …
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Most horror fans know the unholy trinity of Italian horror: Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci. These three masters created bodies of work that revolutionized the horror film. And …
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10. In the original ending of the story Linda Hamilton’s character Vicki was killed by the children. She joined “the blue man” on a cross and had her eyes cut …
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One of the oldest and most constant tropes in horror has been the mad doctor. Reflecting our collective fears of science, the body, and knowledge, the mad doctor corrupts his/her …
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10. The climactic scene, in which Tippi Hedren’s character is attacked in the bedroom, took seven days to shoot. Hedren said, “[It was] the worst week of my life.” The …
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Knowing my proclivity for anything Euro horror, HNN staff member Blood E. Bastard notified me that this tribute to 70’s Italian thrillers was now streaming on Netflix. Though giallos are …
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10. The dead couple in the bar near the start of the film are the parents of director John McNaughton’s best friend. 9. When Otis (Tom Towles) attempts …
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For some reason, Spanish horror cinema seems to have a fixation on werewolves. Whether it was because of Paul Naschy’s enormously influential aesthetic tastes or the years of Fascist artistic …