Fellow movie blogger (and Olson) Kevin J. is planning an Italian horror blogathon October 19 through the end of the month. I am ashamed to admit I’ve only seen Dario Argento’s Suspiria, but I am looking forward to seeing at least one more and writing about it for the blogathon. I’m also excited about actually learning something a from Kevin and others who know a lot more about the subject than I do. After all, it is October!
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May I recommend a few…
Mario Bava’s
BLACK SUNDAY
KILL BABY, KILL
BLACK SABBATH
Dario Argento’s
DEEP RED
PHENOMENA
TENEBRAE
Lucio Fulci’s
THE PSYCHIC aka SEVEN NOTES IN BLACK
The thing about Italian horror is, you just have to go with it.
Except some of the Bava pictures, which are actually really great.
I hope I can participate in this. Halloween is FUN!!!
I agree with Joe. Italian horror is based on the premise of non-linear, surreal storytelling. It makes for displacing and unsettling experiences when done correctly. Joe’s list is a good one, I would anything by Michele Soavi to the list. He was protege of Argento’s was clearly the man to carry the torch for Italian horror into the 90’s and beyond before he took time off to care for his sickly son. If you liked Zombieland and Shaun of the Dead I suggest you see Soavi’s Cemetery Man, a film they all cribbed something from. It was the last true Italian horror film…it marked the day the genre died.
There will be a review for The Psychic as I finally got around to seeing that a couple weeks ago. Definitely worth checking out as I think it’s Fulci’s best work.
Oh, and thanks for the plug! Didn’t Greg do a great job with those banners? Thanks again for helping get the word out, Rick.
Joe — thanks for the tips. I just put “Tenebre” and “Kill Baby, Kill” on my Netflix queue. Looking forward to just going with the flow.
Kevin, I look forward to your reviews and to my seeing these films. I think it’s going to be a good time.
Tenebre is a great choice, Rick. That ending is crazy!
Don’t tell me … I want to be surprised.
If you have room for more Mario Bava films, consider Hatchet for the Honeymoon which is fun and not very gory, and The Whip and the Body for its use of color.
Also, if you haven’t seen it, the three part Spirits of the Dead is loved primarily for the third part, directed by a guy you might have heard of named Fellini.
Peter, seems I’ve heard of that guy somewhere … and “Spirits of the Dead” is one of the few of his (well, 1/3 his) I haven’t seen. I’ll probably see at least “Hatchet” because it’s on “Instant View” at Netflix.