I've begun my own little horror film that's included in an installation of my short films in the basement of 17 Nolan Park, Governors Island where West Harlem Art Fund has a group exhibit called "Loosely Coupled".

The basement setting plus two fascinating summers of 70s American, and British and Italian Horror, inspired "Il Giallo Della Paine" the 3rd film in a trio I'm calling "Upstairs in the Basement".

Here are some shots of the installation and some of the characters in the video:

Some of the players...

Giallo chic, an attempt at Hammer Glamour & Frank!

Ah, and my hero, Dr. Van Helsing!

And, of Course, Wallpaper!

Screening one more weekend: Sept. 24th and 25th! See you in The Basement!

While this wasn't my very favorite film, "Cemetery Man" was the perfect way to bid Cheerio and Arrivederci to our British and Italian film class. The trip down the road to the uncanny that started with Dead of Night:

(open) ends with another Brit, Rupert Everett, on another precipice...

via:http://mooninthegutter.blogspot.com

Sorry to see it end, as always, but I'm looking forward to my next foray into different worlds of the horror genre (I hear it's Asian Horror) Meanwhile, I have plenty of giallo and Hammer to catch up on!

And you know I can't resist a disembodied head!

La Tête Sans Corps "Lobby Card" (2007) digital print, ina diane archer

Here's a longish Texas Chainsaw Massacre post: Sally Through the Looking Glass 

Class is drawing to a close tonight so I can't say more right now about amazing (and disarming) Santa Sangre but you've got to love a horror film that features lots of Perez Prado on the soundtrack!

¡Dilo!"

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This Fellini short was extraordinary!

Terence Stamp is so affecting in this Poe interpretation by Fellini from the compendium film, Spirits of the Dead.  The story seems to exemplify the meeting of British and Italian (horror) cinema.  Loved it! Anon...

LET THE EIBON TEMPS ROULE!

I like how this trailer pretends that something else significant happens in the movie. It features most of the grossest moments including my favorite(?), the creeping, foamy, bloody-acid Zombie juice.  It's like zombie Mr. Bubble!

Scariest parts of the film includes the poster below daring to relate the film in any way to Texas Chainsaw Massacre and that it doesn't realize that in NOLA, as in the Alamo, there is no basement! Oh yes, and the synthesizer (I actually loved that!)

That said, it struck me that there was something in The Beyond that could be used metaphorically to explore a post-Katrina landscape. Intriguingly, Fulci locates (and shoots) the film in Louisiana, but otherwise makes nothing of the setting or the culture.  And Hello, Zombies...

love this from: Fulcithon

 FABulous!

You know I've always loved Suspiria but this time found it a bit wanting in relation to some of the other films we've seen in both semesters of my Horror classes. Maybe I've outgrown it for the moment.  It made me think of my favorite Italian-Film-To-Rag-Upon, Io Sono Amore (don't get me started!)--gorgeous and exciting, full of sound (GOBLIN!) and fury (razor-wire room?) signifying nothing. Yes, there are hints at fascism and maybe class insulation but is there even a hint ("a bat squeak" as PM, David Cameron says)of critique?  Well there is a phenomenal bat...Still as far as style (Italianate, 70's Deco, Nouveau Modern decor, clothes, maekup and hair),sound, wallpaper and just plain nuttiness in horror goes, Suspiria is beato!

"Just curious, what's going on in this scene?"

A great film! Sort of a cross between Let's Scare Jessica to Death, Rosemary's Baby, and Black Christmas (with a little 8½ thrown in). More later but I couldn't help but to think of this work by Sanford Biggers:

Chesire 2008

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Christopher Lee...or a CAT??

I, Monster (1971) d. Stephen Weeks (stellar cat performance @ 3:14)

Cat Eyes!! And check out the tag line...  (via http://www.cannon.org.uk/)

What th'!

What is the name of this movie?(Black Sunday, The Mask of the Demon, The Hour When Dracula Comes?..) No matter what,it's fab! More anon...

@ ina's 70's horror