Horror Flick of the Week: Don't Torture a Duckling

If you're unfamiliar with Giallo (regular readers should be, I love them.) This one may be one of the easier films to foray into if you aren't, as the plot is more structured than you'd expect from a Giallo. As usual, it's got some absolutely stunning cinematography. Since this is one of those 'must sees' in the genre, I'd expect nothing less. In fact, if you're interested in Giallo at all...make this one of your top 5 to watch before the end of the year.

Voodoo. Paranoia. Religion. Gratuitous nudity. It's gruesome. Mean-spirited in the style only Fulci seems to nail so well. A mystery about some serial killer offing little boys should be, shouldn't it? Not for the faint of heart, and I'd advise those who are more sensitive in their horror tastes to not even watch the trailer below. For the rest of you, definitely check it out this October. This week. Tonight. As soon as you can.

Horror Flick of the Week - Slaughter of the Vampires / Curse of the Blood Ghouls (1962)

Don't let the trailer fool you. Lurking out there somewhere in cyberspace (or possibly on a good quality dvd) is an excellent copy of this movie, as crisp as something you'd expect from a prized Bava picture, not from something by Roberto Mauri (who also directed such films as 'Zorikan the Barbarian' and 'The Porno Killers'). Now, it isn't nearly the same class as Bava's best, but certainly enjoyable enough to at least spend the night watching with a couple of friends. It's just a simple, classic kind of vampire story. Evil count. Terrified villagers. Handsome young man struggling to maintain his humanity while he battles evil...



The dubbing is...well, it's an Italian movie. So the dubbing is fairly obvious. But keep in mind, that's pretty much how it works out with most Italian cinema, and there are plenty out there worth checking out if you can get over that hurdle many people seem to struggle with. It's well worth the effort.