15th Oct2021

The Scariest Doll Of All – Annabelle & Chucky’s Italian Cousin!

by Phil Wheat

If you think Chucky from Child’s Play and Annabelle are scary – well, it’s time you met their Italian predecessors, a pair of very creepy dolls that play key roles in the classic giallo Deep Red, from Dario Argento, the maestro of the macabre. This pair are so frightening, they’d make Billy from Saw turn […]

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12th Dec2015

Mondo Squallido – Ep 69: Giallo a Venezia (Mario Landi, 1979)

by Mondo Squallido

On this episode of Mondo Squallido we venture in to the leather gloved world of the giallo. We look at a film that has quite a reputation for being a rough and sadistic watch. Is this film as nasty as people have made it out to be? Let’s follow our boiled egg eating detective and […]

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14th Apr2015

‘Blood and Black Lace’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel, Claude Dantes, Luciano Pigozzi, Lea Krugher, Massimo Righi | Written by Marcello Fondato | Directed by Mario Bava Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace may not be the first Giallo film but it is the one that many took inspiration […]

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