I love VHS (and Betamax) and Italian Horror. So it’s only obvious that I collect pasta classics, and not so classics, on the antiquated home video format. The following scans are all from my personal collection with the last few being grouped pictures because my scanner went nuclear. By the power of Lightbox, the images [...]
So, what’s the video game writer going to be able to come up with for “Italian Horror Week?” Oh, ye of little faith! Even though there isn’t a sub-genre of Italian Horror video games, the film scene’s grip on fans is far reaching and its influenece can even be felt at…Nintendo of Japan?
“Through me you go to the grief wracked city; through me you go to everlasting pain; through me you go to pass among lost souls. Justice it was that moved my great Creator; the divine Power, the supreme Wisdom and the primal Love made me. Before me, nothing but eternal things were made, and I [...]
Misinterpreted Mayan religious carvings have led to the year 2012 becoming part of the pop culture eschatology zeitgeist of the 21st century. Mario Bava, unsurprisingly, was there first, and brought an all-consuming mutant protoplasm along for the ride.
So I should begin by saying that I am a really awful horror fan. Why you ask? Because I know next to nothing about Italian horror. I know…Its despicable and I really do feel awful about it. But I still wanted to contribute something to the spectacular Italian Horror Week here at The Blood Sprayer. [...]
We are lucky enough to have another guest post for Italian Horror Week! This one comes to us from Jim Wilkes of 42nd Street Cinema and Bloody Italiana. Jim has been gracious enough to give us a short and sweet glimpse into the glorious 1982 classic, Hell of The Living Dead aka Zombie Creeping Flesh. [...]
I remember being around the age of thirteen. I had already seen horror classics such as Carrie, The Evil Dead, The Shining, The Exorcist, etc., as a child, but I was wanting something more.
As a young pup living in small town New Jersey we seemed to have one thing that was quite plentiful, video stores. Not Blockbuster or Hollywood Video. Not West Coast Video (although all of these were present in their own circle of Hell). We had really honest to goodness video stores that were owned by [...]
June 27th-July 3rd, The Blood Sprayer presents: Italian Horror Week.
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