Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory (1961)
Jan 29, 2011Werewolf Film
Despite one of the great exploitation titles of all time, this collapses into a dreary dullness the moment one actually sits down to watch it
Ernesto Gastaldi
The Terror of Dr Hichcock (1962)
Jun 21, 2001Italian Gothic
Influential if possibly overrated work in the Italian Gothic cycle of the 1960s. There’s the haunted figure of Barbara Steele and rich atmosphere, even if the plot doesn’t make much sense
The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963)
Jan 16, 2020Italian Gothic
A fine example of the Italian Gothic cycle of the 1960s that overruns the screen with brooding Gothic dungeons, visually stunning colour schemes, a mad nobleman and Christopher Lee as a sinister manservant
The Great Alligator (1979)
Jun 20, 2010Giant Alligator
A belated Italian-made attempt to copy Jaws with a giant alligator hunting people on an island, this is mostly a dreary affair
Murder in an Etruscan Cemetery (1982)
Feb 6, 2024Giallo Film
A giallo film with occult overtones centred around the discovery of an Etruscan tomb. As a series of murders occur, the heroine may be the reincarnation of an ancient high priestess
2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
Apr 16, 2015Post-Holocaust Action
One of the more cheesily entertaining among the Italian-made ripoffs of Mad Max 2 during the 1980s (as well as more than a few dashes of Escape from New York). The film works up a moderate head of steam