Manhattan Baby starts in Egypt and concerns the Hacker family from New York. George is an archaeologist. His daughter, Susie, is given an amulet by a mysterious old woman. George goes to look inside a tomb and out of nowhere is blinded by blue lasers fired from inside the tomb. Because of this, George is …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 8- Manhattan Baby (1982)
Andrea, a washed-up, alcoholic journalist, turns detective as he finds that his friends are being bumped off. As he is connected to all of the dead, the police think he may be the killer. He must investigate to clear his name and find the murderer. Luigi Bazzoni's film is a masterclass in deft direction, perfect …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 7- The Fifth Cord (1971)
From IMDB- ‘A young man has mysterious encounters with an unknown woman, an ominous hearse, and other supernatural events on the road during an aimless drive around Louisiana after the funeral of his father.’ This is Lucio Fulci’s final film from 1991. It’s also a million miles away from Zombie Flesh Eaters and The New …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 6- Door Into Silence (1991)
This sequel to Zombie Flesh Eaters is a sequel in name only. A terrorist robbing a research facility is contaminated with an experimental new serum, which turns the living into zombies but also resurrects the dead. Let the fun begin! Zombi 3 had a troubled production. Director Lucio Fulci found the script to be terrible …
A seance goes badly wrong when one of those involved, Mary, has a vision of events that happened in a place called Dunwich years before, when a priest hung himself. Mary freaks out and collapses to the floor. She is later found to have died. The police arrive and think that something underhanded has occurred. …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 4- City of the Living Dead (1980)
Sam is an American author on holiday in Rome with his girlfriend. One night, when out for a stroll, he witnesses a graphic attempted murder. The killer gets away, and the police who arrive decide to confiscate Sam's passport so that he can't leave until their investigations are concluded. He decides to try and crack …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 3- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The plot of Dario Argento's second film involves a blind crossword writer (!) teaming up with a reporter to investigate a series of murders connected to a medical facility specialising in eugenics-based research. After the audacious debut by Argento with the superb Bird With The Crystal Plumage the year before (this film will be reviewed …
Continue reading Giallo in June- Day 2- Cat O’Nine Tails (1971)
Giallo in June is coming! Starting tomorrow I'll be reviewing a different Giallo movie each day for the month of June. Some films I've seen before but haven't watched in a long time and others will be films I've never seen before. There will be films that are Giallo but others that aren't but have …
When The Swarm was released in 1978, it quickly earned a reputation that no filmmaker or actor associated with a particular film wants. The reviews for the film were abysmal. The Sunday Times went as far as to call the movie 'simply the worst film ever made'. And this moniker has stuck with The Swarm …
Four youngsters go camping. But there’s someone or something bumping people off. As you’ve probably guessed, we’re in slasher territory here. Don’t Go In The Woods earned particular notoriety during the Video Nasties moral panic. Would this film be so horrific and depraved that it could turn viewers into mindless killers?! Of course not. This …
