Book Review: Fulci’s Inferno by Matt Rogerson

Lucio Fulci is one of those directors whose reputation has continued to blossom in the years since his death; this makes sense, as his films – perhaps particularly his horror films – are so beloved of genre fans, offering a great deal to both enjoy and to decode. It’s difficult to find someone who ‘quite […]

Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television

Spectacular Optical books really seem to be cornering the market when it comes to diverse, broadly academic but accessible collections of essays linked by a horror theme; this time around, we have an incredibly varied compendium all about that strange phenomenon, Christmas horror. Or, as you’ll realise after reading, it’s modern culture that’s the strange […]

UK Blu-Ray Review: New York Ripper

New York Ripper (L’Eventreuer De New York) (1982) Distributor: Shameless Screen Entertainment Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 27 June 2011 Directed by: Lucio Fulci Starring: Jack Hedley, Almanta Keller, Alexandra Delli Colli Review by: Nia Edwards-Behi A maniac terrorises New York City, slicing up attractive young women and taunting the police with bizarre phone calls. The […]