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Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989
The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda dying or retiring and young filmmakers such as Lamberto Bava ( Macabro , Demons ) and Michele Soavi ( The Church ) surfacing. Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade thanks to Dario Argento (both as director and producer) and Lucio Fulci, but the rise of made-for-TV products has resulted in the gradual disappearance of genre products from the big screen. This book examines all the Italian Gothic films of the 1980s. It includes previously unpublished trivia and production data taken from official archive papers, original scripts and interviews with filmmakers, actors and scriptwriters. The entries include a complete cast and crew list, plot summary, production history and analysis. Two appendices list direct-to-video releases and made-for-TV films.
232 pages, Paperback
Published March 7, 2019
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Roberto Curti
36 books19 followersRoberto Curti is a free lance writer for several Italian and foreign magazines. He’s a regular contributor to Italian music, film and literary magazine Blow Up (http://www.blowupmagazine.com). He has collaborated, among others, to the Italian cult film magazine Nocturno Cinema and to the Canadian web mag Offscreen (www.offscreen.com). His most recent work is Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980 (McFarland), an in-depth history of Italian crime and noir films.
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August 17, 2025
Things got cleaned up and more right wing in Italy in the 1980s like they did in America and England under Reagan and Thatcher.
The Master Mario Bava died in 1980, which is when his son Lamberto started directing. His Demoni (1985, I know it as Demons) and its one sequel are produced by Dario Argento. They are the best.
Personally I hate zombies unless they come from Romero or Bava.
This is full of descriptions of movies I have not and will not see. Blood Delirium and the Killing Birds sound crazy though.
The Master Mario Bava died in 1980, which is when his son Lamberto started directing. His Demoni (1985, I know it as Demons) and its one sequel are produced by Dario Argento. They are the best.
Personally I hate zombies unless they come from Romero or Bava.
This is full of descriptions of movies I have not and will not see. Blood Delirium and the Killing Birds sound crazy though.
Displaying 1 of 1 review