Category Archives: 31 Days of Horror

THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA

It’s time for another Giallo! For some reason, I’ve really been digging on these. A little more subtle than slashers, a little more gory than thrillers. This go-round, I watched Paolo Cavara’s The Black Belly of the Tarantula. Someone somewhere … Continue reading

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GIALLO IN THE YELLOW GIALLO

So, I realized I was falling a bit behind in my #31DaysOfHorror. Over a couple of days I just went all-out Giallo-style. Giallo movies, if you’re unfamiliar, are basically a combination of slasher movies and murder mysteries. They were pretty … Continue reading

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THE ONE THAT BIT THE COW

#31DaysOfHorror continues! A couple nights ago, I watched Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu: The Vampyre. I’d never seen it before, and honestly, I’m sort of woefully ignorant when it comes to Herzog in general– this is only the third movie of his … Continue reading

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OHEY, IT’S MY KUNG FU PROFESSOR

Here’s another oddball #31DaysOfHorror entry– oddball in that you can’t replicate it at home. Closing night of the recent MondoCon convention featured a live re-score of “Pieces,” which is a pretty atrocious early 1980s slasher movie. The live re-score was … Continue reading

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SILVER SADDLE SHINING IN THE SUN

So, this is a bit of a departure, but I’m gonna go ahead and count this as a “horror movie,” so here you go. Last Friday night, I went and saw the Italian composer Fabio Frizzi perform a selection of … Continue reading

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