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A...
for Assassin (A... come assassino,
1966)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Angelo Dorigo, Italy
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! Starring Sergio Ciani (as Alan
Steel), Mary Arden and Ivano Davoli. Please note there is a small
unobtrusive tv logo in the corner of the picture. |
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A.A.A.
Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services (A.A.A.
Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi..., 1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Demofilo Fidani, Italy
Cristina (Paola Senatore) moves out of her parents' house
and tries to live with her friend Paola (Simonetta Vitelli aka
Simone Blondel). To make ends meet she hires herself out as a
nude "masseuse" with benefits. She hooks up with a pimp
/ manager and suddenly her clients begin getting their throats
slit by a killer with a straight razor! Pretty decent movie with
a few nice nude scenes although the murders themselves are a bit
brief. |
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Amore e morte nel giardino degli dei ("Love
and Death in the Garden of the Gods", 1972)
IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Sauro Scavolini, Italy
Nice
wide-screen picture on this subtitled upgrade! A tale of love,
sex, betrayal and murder! Starring Erika Blanc, Rosario Borelli,
Bruno Boschetti, Orchidea de Santis, Vittorio Duse, Peter Lee
Lawrence, Carla Mancini, Ezio Marano and Franz von Treuberg.
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Amuck
(Alla Ricerca del Piacere aka Hot Bed Of Sex,
1972)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Silvio Amadio, Italy
Barbara Bouchet stars in this wild flick! After her friend goes missing, Greta
(Bouchet) goes undercover to work as a secretary at the swingin’ mansion of a
mystery writer (Farley Granger) and his bisexual plaything (Rosalba Neri) where
her friend was last working. Great sexy trash with 2 of Europe’s sexiest actresses!
Nice picture on this one! Heavily recommended! |
| | The
Ape Creature (Der Gorilla von Soho aka The Gorilla Gang, 1968)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Alfred Vohrer,
West Germany
Horst Tappert, who also played a detective in Jess Franco's "She
Kills In Ecstasy", is Inspector Perkins of Scotland Yard.
He investigates a string of murders involving a man in a gorilla
suit that drowns his victims! With Uschi Glas, it's a low-budget
but high-fun ape-poundin' crime drama based on a story by Edgar
Wallace with a swingin' score by Peter Thomas! Includes original
theatrical trailer for the film as "The Gorilla Gang"!
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| | Arabella
- The Black Angel (Arabella
l'angelo nero, 1987)
UNCUT COMPOSITE
EDIT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Stelvio Massi, Italy
Here is a soft
looking but watchable composite of one of the sleazier giallo films from the '80s!
Tinì Cansino is a buxom nymphomaniac (the best kind!) who's passion turns to psychotic
murder! |
| | Atrocious
Tales Of Love And Revenge (Giallo Napoletano, 1979)
IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Sergio Corbucci,
Italy
Marcello Mastroianni portrays a poor mandolin player who gets caught
up in a murder plot in this amusing black comedy that comes across as almost a
satire of the Italian "giallo" film. With Zeudi Araya and Ornella Muti. |
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Bizarre
(Profumo, 1987)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Giuliana Gamba, Italy
Starring Florence Guérin, Luciano Bartoli and Robert Egon. |
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A
Black Ribbon for Deborah (Un fiocco nero per Deborah,
1974)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Marcello Andrei, Italy
Starring Bradford Dillman, Marina Malfatti, Gig Young,
Delia Boccardo and Lucretia Love. |
| | A
Black Veil for Lisa (La Morte non ha sesso,
1968)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Massimo
Dallamano, Italy / West Germany
DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! Starring John Mills,
Luciana Paluzzi and Robert Hoffmann. |
| | Blazing
Magnum (Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta aka
Strange Shadows in an Empty Room, 1976)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES
Directed by Alberto De Martino, Italy / Canada
/ Panama
Exciting Italian crime / "giallo" thriller hybrid! Stuart Whitman
is a hard-nosed cop out to track his sister's murderer. The plot is, of course,
an excuse for tons of thrilling car chases, shoot-outs, etc., which this movie
has a lot of and are well executed at that! The story is interwoven with moody
murder pieces making this an interesting mixture. Also starring John Saxon, Martin
Landau, Tisa Farrow, Carole Laure, Jean LeClerc and Gayle Hunnicutt. From the
director of The Insatiables (also available). DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! |
Un bianco
vesito per Mariale see Exorcisme Tragique
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Blood
Link (aka Extrasensorial,
1982)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Alberto De Martino,
Italy / USA / West Germany
Starring
Michael Moriarty, Penelope Milford, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Cameron
Mitchell. |
| | Bloodbath
(Las Flores del vicio aka The Sky Is Falling, 1976)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Silvio Narizzano,
Spain
A junky (Dennis Hopper), a retired Hollywood actress (Carroll Baker)
and several other misfits live in a run down Spanish village. One by one they
begin turning up dead! A strange and violent film, almost like a giallo as if
produced by Andy Warhol! From the director of "Redneck", "Georgy
Girl" and "Die! Die! My Darling!". |
| | Body
Count (Camping del Terrore, 1986)
UNCUT VERSION
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES
Directed by Ruggero Deodato, Italy
Mimsy Farmer and "Last House On The Left"'s David Hess star with Charles Napier.
I had read quite a bit of praise on this Italian slasher movie patterned after
the "Friday The 13th" films but have to say I was a bit let down. I mean it certainly
wasn't any worse then some of that series, but Deodato (director of the notorious
"Cannibal Holocaust" and the infinitely better "House By The Edge Of The Park")
seemed too stuck on using the American film as a blueprint. Definitely worth a
look (but don't get your hopes up!) and this is the uncut version. |
| | Carpet
of Horror (Der Teppich
des Grauens, 1962)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Harald Reinl, West Germany / Italy / Spain
A mad killer terrorizes London
using small poison gas balls to murder his victims! Starring Joachim Fuchsberger,
Karin Dor and Werner Peters. For fans of black & white German mystery films!
Next year the exciting sequel was released called "The Bathmat of Doom".
(not really.) |
| | Closed
Circuit (Circuito chiuso, 1978)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Giuliano
Montaldo, Italy
While
watching a Spaghetti Western a man is shot dead in his seat inside
the movie theater. The police seal off the theater and try to
track down the killer, but no weapon is found! An obscure thriller
starring Flavio Bucci, Tony Kendall, Aurore Clément, William Berger
and Giuliano Gemma. |
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Collector's
Item (La Gabbia, 1985)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Italy / Spain
Laura Antonelli plays a mentally unstable woman that reconnects
with a teenage boyfriend/asshole and begins a steamy and increasingly
violent affair. We find out that the man wasn't the kindest to
this woman and his payback reflects this. However, things go deeper
when Antonelli's daughter decides that she wants in on the "fun"
as well! Ennio Morricone contributes an effective score for this
sleazy little gem. ~Melissa Kusia
Starring Laura Antonelli, Tony Musante and Florinda Bolkan. Score
by Ennio Morricone. Lucio Fulci reportedly contributed to the
screenplay. |
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Corruption
of Chris Miller (1972)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed
by Juan Antonio Bardem, Spain
Chris Miller (well portrayed by the gorgeous
Marisol) is a disturbed young girl living on a lavish estate with stepmom Jean
Seberg. In town an older retired actress is brutally stabbed by someone she knows!
One day a drifter (Barry Stokes) shows up and takes a liking to the daughter.
The rebellious young man senses that something is horribly wrong in the household....
A gripping and quite underrated film! |
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Crazy
Desires of a Murderer (I Vizi
morbosi di una governante, 1977)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Filipo Ratti, Italy
Returning home from abroad, a young woman invites over a group of friends unaware
that 2 of them have smuggled drugs into the country. Suddenly people begin getting
killed and their eyeballs are removed! An obscure film. Picture looks a bit dark,
but okay overall.
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Crimes
Of The Black Cat (Sette scialli
di seta gialla, 1972)
IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH SPANISH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Sergio Pastore, Italy
An affair sparks a killing spree as fashion models
are being murdered by a poisoned cat’s claw! Blind soundtrack composer Anthony
Steffen (Antonio De Teffè) becomes obsessed with
finding the assassin. There’s one particularly shocking and graphic murder in
this well made thriller! To date this seems to be the most uncut version available.
With Sylva Koscina and Jeanette Len (Giovanna Lenzi). |
| | Cross
Current (Un Omicidio perfetto a termine di
legge, 1971)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Tonino Ricci, Italy
/ Spain
Solid thriller starring Phillipe Leroy as an injured speedboat racer
who becomes involved in infidelity and murder! With Ivan Rassimov, Elga Anderson
& Rossana Yanni. | Dagger
Eyes - see Mystere
| | Dangerous
Women (Una Donna senza nome, 1989)
IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES
Directed by Luigi Russo, Italy
A wheelchair bound woman's (Lisbeth Hummel) life is at stake as her maid and chauffeur
plot her murder in order to gain an inheritance. I'm not sure what it was about
this thriller but it just didn't quite do it for me. Recommended for completists
only. |
| | Dark
Eyes of London (aka The Human Monster, 1941)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Walter Summers, USA
Disturbing
thriller starring Bela Lugosi at his creepiest! Our version looks
very nice! Dead bodies are washing up next to the Thames river.
An investigation uncovers some drak goings-on inside a decrepit
home for blind men. Considerng it was made in 1941, this low-budget
but atmospheric thriller has a few moments that are as unnerving
to me as any modern day movie! Also starring Hugh Williams, Greta
Gynt and Edmon Ryan. DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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Dark
Purpose (L'intrigo, 1964)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by George Marshall and Vittorio Sala, Italy / France /
USA
Internationally co-produced thriller starring Shirley Jones,
Rossano Brazzi, George Sanders and Giorgia Moll. Looks nice! Please
note that there is an occasional small tv logo in the corner. |
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Date
For A Murder (Omicidio per appuntamento, 1967)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES
Directed by Mino Guerrini, Italy / West Germany
Starring George Ardisson, Halina Zaleska and Gunther Stoll. |
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Dead
Eyes of London (Die toten Augen von London, 1961)
SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Alfred Vohrer, West Germany
Atmospheric remake "Krimni" of the gruesome Human
Monster (see above) tells the tale of a monstrous blind
man doing the murderous bidding of someone with a fiendish plot
that has Inspector Holt of Scotland Yard searching the dark alleys
of London before another killing occurs! Slightly wide-screen and
includes the trailer, this Edgar Wallace-based story stars Klaus
Kinski, Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Baal. DVD-R
includes the original US and German theatrical trailers! |
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The
Dead One in the Thames River (Die Tote aus der Themse
aka Angels of Terror, 1971)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Harald Philipp, West Germany
Later entry in the West German Edgar Wallace "Krimi"
movie series! Starring Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy and Werner Peters
with brief appearances (and appearing in the "brief" -
wink-wink!) by German sexpots Ingrid Steeger and Brigitte Skay.
Looks beautiful! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer
plus a few other Edgar Wallace movie trailers! Rated R |
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Deadly
Inheritance (L'Assassino ha le mane pulite aka Omicidio
per Vocazione, 1968)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Vittorio Sindoni, Italy
In the French countryside an old man is run over by a train. It
turns out that he has left a large inheritance for his youngest
son to be received when the boy turns 20. Before that can happen
he too is suspiciously killed in a railway accident! Before
you know it the remaining competitors for the dough begin getting
bumped off! Will the police be able to stop the killer before the
village is painted crimson? With Femi Benussi and Jeanette Len (Giovanna
Lenzi). Looks really nice! |
| | Deadly
Triangle (El Juego del adulterio, 1977)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent,
Spain
Starring Erika Blanc, Marisol Delgado, Juan Luis Galiardo and Maribel
Hidalgo. |
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The
Death Avenger of Soho (Der Todesrächer von Soho aka The
Corpse Packs His Bags aka El muerto hace las maletas,1972)
GERMAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Jess Franco, West Germany / Spain
Jess Franco's adaptation of the Bryan Edgar Wallace
novel "Secret of the Black Suitcases"! Starring Horst
Tappert, Fred Williams, Barbara Rütting and Elisa Montés. Looks
very nice! |
Death
Carries a Cane see The Tormentor below
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Death
In Haiti (originally
titled Al tropico del cancro, 1972)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by "Edward G. Muller" (Edoardo Mulargia), Italy
Slightly uneven but
ultimately effective Giallo thriller set in Haiti. There are some grisly murders
centered around the discovery of a new drug, a great sexual nightmare sequence,
and some very authentic looking "mondo"-style voodoo rituals! Starring Anita Strindberg,
Anthony Steffen (Antonio De Teffè) and Gabriele Tinti. |
Death Has Blue
Eyes see The Para Psychics below
| | Death
Knocks Twice (Blonde
Köder für den Mörder, 1970)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Harald Phillips (Harald Philipp)
A woman is killed on a
beach and her necklace is stolen in what seems like an isolated crime incident.
But when a detective (Dean Reed) is brought onto the scene he uncovers a deeper
plot involving members of the underworld! With Fabio Testi, Ini Assmann, Leon
Askin and Hélène Chanel, also with Femi Benussi and Anita Ekberg in smaller roles! |
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Laid An Egg (aka Plucked aka A Curious
Way To Love, 1968)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Giulio Questi, Italy
Jean-Louis Trintignant
owns a modern chicken farm. His wife (Gina Lollobrigida) expects him of having
an affair (with "Candy" star Ewa Aulin!) and discovers the possibility
that he's the psychotic killer of prostitutes! An almost Godard-like film about
infidelity, murder, and living headless chickens! Truly in a class by itself,
you will either be fascinated by this film (I was!) or you will find it irritating!
Demands repeated viewing! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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Death
Occurred Last Night (La morte
risale a ieri sera, 1970)
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Duccio Tessari, Italy / West Germany
Starring
Raf Vallone, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Tinti, Gillian Bray and Eva Renzi. |
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Death
on the Fourposter (Delitto allo
specchio aka Sexy Party, 1964)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Jean Josipovici and Ambrogio Molteni, Italy / France
Starring
John Drew Barrymore, Gloria Milland, Luisa Rivelli, Antonella Lualdi
and Michel Lemoine. Note: Picture is a bit soft looking on ths title
but still watchable. |
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Death
Steps in the Dark (Passi di
morte perduti nel buio, 1972)
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES
SLIGHTLY
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Maurizio Pradeaux, Italy
After a young
woman is murdered on a train, the witnesses themselves start getting bumped off!
A bit heavy on the comic relief at times, which is strange considering how violent
and bloody the killings are! Nice Riz Orolani score helps set the mood. Still,
I dug it and thought it was somewhat underrated! But what do I know!? |
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Delitto
d'autore (1974)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Mario Sabatini, Italy
Starring
Sylva Koscina, Pier Paolo Capponi, Luigi Pistilli, Krista Nell and
Carla Mancini. |
| | Deviation
(1971)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Joseph Larraz, UK
Wild thriller form the director of “Vampyres”! One of his best!
I am surprised this little gem hasn't gotten more attention. See
also Symptoms and Whirlpool.
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The
Devil Has Seven Faces (1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Osvaldo Civriani, Italy
Julie (Carroll Baker) is being harassed by a group of thugs looking
for a rare diamond supposedly stolen by her twin sister! A bit slow
at times but builds to an intense conclusion! With George Hilton
and Lucretia Love. |
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The
Devil in the Brain (Il diavolo nel cervello aka Le
diable dans la tête, 1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Sergio Sollima, Italy / France
Starring Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline
Presle, Tino Buazzelli, Renato Cestiè, Maurice Ronet, Orchidea de
Santis and Gaia Germani. Please note that there is a small unobtrusive
Italian tv logo in the corner. |
| | Diabolically
Yours (Diaboliquement vôtre,1967)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Julian Duvivier, France / Italy / West Germany
Alain Delon wakes up from a bad car accident with a sever case of amnesia! He
is told that he is a wealthy man living in a big mansion and is married to sexy
Senta Berger! As he tries to recuperate and attempts to regain his memory he begins
to get paranoid that all is not what it seems to be! Decent thriller with Berger
looking her hottest in an array of sexy 60's clothes! | Diary
Of An Erotic Murderess see La Encadenada
| | Dr.
Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse, 1963)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Paul May, West Germany
Dr.
Mabuse is dead but his spirit takes possession of a man causing
him to do eveil things! Starring Peter van Eyck, Sabine Bethmann,
Dieter Borsche, Werner Peters and Klaus Kinski. |
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The Doll
of Satan (La bambola di Satana, 1969)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Ferruccio Casapinta, Italy
After a young woman's uncle dies, she finds herself the heir of
his rural castle. There seem to be some mixed opinions as to his
final wishes, however. The main question being did her uncle wanted
her to sell the castle or reside there? Of course something fishy
is going on and soon our heroine finds herself being drugged and
having erotic and horrific hallucinations. Did I mention the abundance
of uranium the castle is sitting on? A fun and unique giallo with
touches of espionage. The ending is very memorable! ~Melissa
Kusia
An obscure
gothic flavored thriller starring Erna Schurer, Roland Carey and
Aurora Bautista.
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Double (La Controfigura, 1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri,
Italy
Frank (Jean Sorel) is gunned down in a parking garage. As he lay dying
he remembers back to the events that lead up to him being here... It seems Frank
was on a beach vacation with his girlfriend Eva ("Candy" star Ewa Aulin)
when things start to go wrong. First she seems to become interested in a beach
traveler named Roger, and Frank, just not sure how interested she is, becomes
jealous. Then Eva's hot looking mother Nora (Lucia Bosé who played Countess Bathory
in Legend of Blood Castle!) happens to show up. Frank has one wild romp
with Nora who then blows him off (figuratively speaking). But it's not enough
for Frank so he follows Nora to her home in Rome. He continues trying to see her
and one day spots her in town with the same guy they met on the beach! Eventually
he goes over to Nora's place only to find the man murdered! Thinking that Nora
is the killer, he gets rid of the body to protect her, but it turns out that Nora
was out of town at the time of the killing and had nothing to do with it! A really
decent giallo! Recommended! |
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Dragonfly For Each Corpse (1973)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Leon Klimovsky, Spain
Various members of the underworld are being
killed and at each murder scene a dragonfly is left on the victim's body! (Hence
the title!) A hard to find giallo starring Paul Naschy and Erika Blanc with Ángel
Aranda, María Kosti, Ricardo Merino and Susana Mayo. |
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Due
maschi per Alexa ("Two Men For Alexa" aka Fieras
sin jaula aka Alexa Between Two Males, 1971)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
IN FRENCH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Juan Logar, Spain / Italy
Now with English subtitles! Alexa (Rosalba Neri) is having an affair.
Her rich and older husband is wise to the deception and sets up
a plan to do everyone in: With an automated security system he traps
the cheating couple inside the bedroom of his large house and then
kills himself! With only a day or so before the air runs out, we
learn in flashback how they all came to be in that situation. With
Curd Jürgens, Juan Luis Galiardo and Emma Cohen as Alexa's stepdaughter.
A must for Rosalba Neri fans! The groovy score by Pierro Piccioni
has been featured on several Italian pop soundtrack compilations.
Also available in a full-screen Italian language version with Greek
subtitles, |
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The
Embalmer (Il Mostro di Venezia
/ "The Monster of Venice", 1966)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed
by Dino Tavella, Italy
A maniacal murderer comes out of the water in a diving suit and
drags his victims to a watery grave below in this early entry black
& white Italian killer thriller! DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer plus several other black & white Euro thriller
& horror trailers! |
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La
Encadenada (aka Diary Of An Erotic Murderess, 1973)
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Manuel
Mur Oti, Spain / Italy
Marissa Mell is hired to care for an emotionally disturbed
young man who lives with his rich father in a big mansion. It turns out that Miss
Mell is really out to rip them off, however the family itself is hiding its own
dark secret! |
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Erotic
Games for a Good Family (Giochi
erotici di una famiglia per bene,
1975)
SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Francesco Degli Espinosa, Italy
Ultra-rare sexy thriller written by Renato Polselli! A man
murders his cheating wife, or so he thinks! Starring Donald O'Brien,
Erika Blanc, Malisa Longo, Maria D'Incoronato, Gianni Pulone and
Carla Mancini. |
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Étoile
(1989)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Peter Del Monte, Italy
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! Starring Jennifer Connelly, Gary
McCleery and Laurent Terzieff. |
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Evil
Eye (Malocchio, 1975)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Mario Siciliano, Italy / Spain / Mexico
Supernatural Giallo starring Jorge Rivero, Anthony Steffen,
Daniela Giordana and others Rated R |
Exorcisme
Tragique - see
Spirits of Death
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The
Eye in the Labyrinth (aka Blood,
1971)
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH FINNISH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Mario Caiano, Italy
A sometimes hallucinatory thriller about a pretty girl
tracing her missing boyfriend to a group of swingers on an island. Starring Adolfo
Celi, Rosemary Dexter, Horst Frank, and Alida Valli. Recommended! |
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Eyes
Behind the Wall (L'occhio dietro
la parete, 1977)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Giuliano Petrelli, Italy
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! A sleazy and twisted tale of voyeurism,
seduction and murder starring John Phillip Law, Fernando Rey and
Olga Bisera. Looks great! |
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The
Face of the Frog (Der Frosch mit der Maske aka Fellowship
of the Frog, 1959)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Harald Reinl, West Germany / Denmark
The very first West German Edgar Wallace "Krimi" movie!
Starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Elfie von Kalckreuth (as Eva Anthes),
Jochen Brockmann, Carl Lange (as Karl Lange), Dieter Eppler and
Eva Pflug. Looks beautiful! DVD-R includes the original theatrical
trailer! |
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Fashion
Crimes (La Morte è di moda, 1989)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Bruno Gaburro, Italy
Starring
Anthony Franciosa, Miles O'Keeffe, Teresa Leopardi and Giulia Cavalli. |
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Feast
for the Devil (Las Amantes del diablo aka I Diabolici
Convegni aka Feast of the Devil aka Feast of Satan,
1971)
MOSTLY FULL-FRAME "UN-MATTED" VERSION
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Joseph De Lacy, Italy, Spain
A woman travels to a small village to search for her missing sister.
Unbeknownst to her, there are evil goings-on the likes of which
she has no idea! A good cast featuring Krista Nell, Ennio Girolami
and Teresa Gimpera. The import DVD release
of this is a matted fake wide-screen picture, our release is un-matted
and mostly full-frame retaining much more of the original image.
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Fish
with the Eyes of Gold (El pez
de los ojos de oro, 1974)
SPANISH
LANGUAGE WITH NO SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Pedro Luis Ramírez, Spain
Starring (in alphabetical order) María Elena Arpón, Barta
Barri, Wal Davis, Norma Kastel, Richard Kendall, Montserrat Prous
and Ada Tauler. Picture is a bit soft looking. |
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The
Flower with the Petals of Steel
(Il fiore dai petali d'acciaio aka The Flower with the
Deadly Sting, 1973)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Gianfranco Piccioli, Spain / Italy
When the lover of a prominent doctor accidently dies, he panics
and disposes of the body to avoid suspicion. Naturally, things
don't go his way when the dead woman's sister (who is also his
former lover) involves the police. Was the death really an accident?
We discover the man has a shady past... ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Gianni Garko, Carroll Baker, Ivano Staccioli, Pilar Velázquez
and Paola Senatore.
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Formula
for a Murder (7, Hyden Park: La Casa Maledetta, 1985)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Alberto De Martino, Italy
Is David Warbeck really in love with the crippled
Christina Nagy or is something sinister afoot? With Carroll Blumenberg, Rossano
Brazzi and Christina Nagy. |
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Fourth Victim (La Última señora Anderson aka Death At The Deep End
Of The Swimming Pool, 1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Eugenio Martin, Italy / Spain
Arthur,
a wealthy Englishman, finds his third wife dead in their swimming pool. After
the police discover that both of his first 2 wives had also died suddenly, an
investigation is lead. Meanwhile, a new neighbor, Julie (Carroll Baker), moves
in and seems to become very interested in Arthur. However, since this is a giallo,
all is not what it seems to be of course! |
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A
Game of Crime (Crimine a due, 1964)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Romano Ferrara, Italy
Early black & white Giallo starring John Drew Barrymore,
Luisa Rivelli and Lisa Gastoni. Note: Picture is soft looking on
this title. |
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Giallo
in Venice (Giallo a Venezia, 1979)
UNCUT "HARD" VERSION
SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Mario Landi, Italy
A young married couple, Flavia and Fabio, are found dead
by the side of a river in Venice. The police investigation reveals
that they had a somewhat extreme sex life. Meanwhile, people connected
to them are ending up dead. Of all the gialli, this is
definitely one of the sleaziest and most mean spirited. Two murder
sequences in particular are strong stuff! The hardcore footage
is very brief but adds to the overall grittiness of the film.
~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Leonora Fani, Jeff Blynn and Gianni Dei.
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Glass Ceiling (1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH
DUTCH SUBTITLES
Directed by Eloy De La Iglesia, Spain
A woman living in an apartment complex begins to imagine that her
upstairs neighbor is involved in a murderous affair! An obscure
paranoia thriller starring Carmen Sevilla, Dean Selmier, Patty Sheppard
and Emma Cohen, from the director of "Murder In A Blue World" and
"Cannibal Man"! Like those films, this one has the same bleak rural
atmosphere. |
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The
Hook (To agistri aka L'adultera,
1976)
GREEK
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Erricos Andreou, Greece
Starring
Barbara Bouchet, Günther Stol, Robert Behling and Sofia Roubou. |
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Playmates (Carnalità aka Carnal Revenge aka Naked and Lustful,
1974)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
Directed by Alfredo Rizzo, Italy
Roberta
(Erna Schürer) marries an older rich man but has other plans for him! A decent
plot is ruined by really pedestrian film making. Not nearly as good as it should
have been. Note: Picture is somewhat soft looking on this title but watchable. |
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House
in the Outskirts (Aquella casa en las afueras, 1980)
SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES
Directed by Eugenio Martín, Spain
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! Starring Javier Escrivá, Silvia
Aguilar and Alida Valli. Please note that the picture is soft looking
on this title.. Rated R |
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House
of the Living Dead (La casa de las muertas vivientes
aka An Open Tomb, An Empty Coffin, 1972)
SPANISH
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Alfonso Balcázar, Spain / Italy
With his new bride in tow, a young man returns to
the home where his first wife died under mysterious circumstanes.
It soon becomes apparent that his young stepmother has an unhealthy
interest in him while his sister has affections for the deceased.
The new bride become suspicious and decides to investigate. ~Melissa
Kusia
Starring José Antonio Amor, Gioia Desideri, Osvaldo
Genazzani, Carlo Gentili and Teresa Gimpera. |
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The
House of the Yellow Carpet (1982)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Carlo Lizzani, Italy
Untypical Giallo set mostly in an apartment where
a young couple live. After placing a classified ad to sell an antique Persian
rug, an odd man shows up and attacks the woman while she is alone. In defending
herself the strange man is killed! But before help arrives the body seems to vanish!
Many twists and turns in this unpredictable thriller! With Béatrice Romand and
Vittorio Mezzo as the couple and featuring prolific actress Milena Vukotic who's
been in a zillion Italian movies by now (such including Fellini's "Juliet
of the Spirits" and "Andy Warhol's Dracula"). |
The
House That Screamed - see La
Residencia
The
Human Monster- see Dark
Eyes of London above
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The
Hunchback of Soho (Der Bucklige von Soho, 1966)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
MOSTLY ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Alfred Vohrer, West Germany / Denmark
Later entry in the West German Edgar Wallace "Krimi"
movie series! Starring Günther Stoll as Inspector Hopkins with Pinkas
Braun, Monika Peitsch and Siegfried Schürenberg. Looks beautiful!
DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer plus a few other
Edgar Wallace movie trailers! Please note: The nice looking wide-screen
picture was taken fom the uncut German version of the movie. As
such, there were several bits of dialogue here and there that were
never recorded in the English language. These bits here are presented
with silence on the soundtrack with the exception of 1 short scene
that is presented in German language with English subtitles. |
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A
Hyena in the Safe (Una iena in cassaforte, 1968)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Cesare
Canevari, Italy
Offbeat and darkly comic thriller from the director of Matalo!
and I, Emmanuelle (also available) starring Dimitri Nabokov
and Maria Luisa Geisberger. |
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In
the Darkness of Terror (Historia de una traición aka
Nel buio del terrore aka Carla and Nora aka The
Great Swindle, 1971)
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, Spain / Italy
After
many years Carla (Marisa Mell) runs into her friend Lola (Sylva
Koscina). At first they are happy spending time together but an evil plot
is afoot. Film print is a little bit scratchy. Also starring Stephen Boyd, Fernando
Rey, Massimo Serato, Simón Andreu and María Martín. DVD-R
includes the original US theatrical trailer! |
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In
The Eye of the Hurricane (aka La Volpe dalla coda di velluto,
1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES
Directed
by José María Forqué-SPAIN / ITALY-Rare English language version of this Giallo
thriller starring Analia Gade as a rich woman who is splitting up from her husband.
She hooks up with a young man (Jean Sorel) who seems to be plotting her murder
with Rosanna Yanni, or are they? Before the end there are many twists and turns! |
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In
The Heat of the Flame (Calor de la llama, 1976)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Rafael Romero Marchent,
Spain
Gabriella (Elli Maclure) is married to a much older man. The couple seems
happy but there is something lacking in her life. Meanwhile a hooded homicidal
rapist is attacking women in a mountain area. One day Gabriella is attacked in
the woods. The hooded maniac takes her to a cabin and rapes her... and she likes
it! Despite the guilt, she eventually decides to leave her husband. A hard-to-find
thriller with Antonio Ferrandis, Antonio Mayans and Pedro Mari Sánchez. |
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Interrabang
(1969)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Giuliano Biagetti, Italy
Starring Haydée Politoff, Corrado Pani, Beba Loncar
and Umberto Orsini. |
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Kill
the Fatted Calf and Roast It (Uccidete il vitello grasso
e arrostitelo, 1970)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Salvatore Samperi, Italy
Well made thriller dealing with death and dark love within
a family! Great score by maestro Ennio Morricone! Starring Jean
Sorel, Marilù Tolo and Maurizio Degli Esposti. |
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The
Killer is Among the Thirteen (El asesino está entre los trece,
1973)
SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Javier Aguirre, Spain
Spanish Giallo starring Patty Shepard, Ramiro Oliveros and
Jack Taylor, and with Paul Naschy! Looks very nice! |
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The
Killer Is Still Among Us (L'assassino
è ancora tra noi aka The Killer Has Returned, 1986)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Camillo Teti, Italy
Bloody
giallo starring Mariangela D'Abbraccio and Giovanni Visentin. |
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The
Killer is Not Alone (El asesino no está solo, 1975)
SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Jesús García de Dueñas, Spain
Julio is a young man from a wealthy family who has an extreme
psychological hangup. Due to a sexual childhood trauma he suffered
at the hands of a nanny, he now murdersany woman women that tries
to pursue intimacy with him. This is a really solid thriller with
some effective dream / flashback sequences! ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Lola Flores, Teresa Rabal, David Carpenter, James Philbrook and
Maria Rohm.
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The
Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Giuseppe
Bennati-ITALY-A group of annoying rich people spend time in an enormous closed-down
theater when they start getting knocked off! With Rosanna Schiaffino, Cristea
Avram, Eva Czemerys, Lucretia Love, Paola Senatore, Janet Agren and others. |
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The
Killer With A Thousand Eyes (Los Mil ojos del asesino
aka The Killer With 1,000 Eyes, 1974)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Juan Bosch, Spain / Italy
Decent crime thriller / mystery with Giallo overtones starring Anthony
Steffen (Antonio De Teffè) as an international anti-narcotics agent
after a wealthy Brazilian drug dealer!
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The
Killer Wore Gloves (La Muerte llama a las diez aka
The Hot Lips of The Killer, 1974)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Juan Bosch, Spain / Italy
Gillian Hills (star of "Beat Girl") rents her apartment
out to a strange man who is later believed to commit suicide. Her
boyfriend has disappeared and people around her begin getting murdered!
An ok giallo with a few nude scenes from the lovely miss Hills.
With Silvia Solar and Orchidea de Santis. Note: there is a 5 minute
sequence in the middle of the film where the picture jumps due to
master tape damage. |
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Knife
Of Ice (Il Coltello di Ghiaccio, 1972)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Italy
Carroll Baker plays an attractive mute girl. After returning home to visit their
sick father, her sister (played by Evelyn Stewert) is murdered. At first the killings
seem to be connected to a Satanic cult, but as this is a giallo you can pretty
much figure that there’s another explanation! |
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The
Lady of the Lake (La donna del lago aka The Possessed,
1965)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Luigi Bazzoni, Italy
Starring Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Valentina Cortese and Pia
Lindström. |
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Libido
(1965)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Ernesto Gastaldi and Vittorio Salerno, Italy
Early entry black & white Giallo co-directed by Italian screen
writer extraordinaire Ernesto Gastaldi and Vittorio Salerno. Starring
Giancarlo Giannini, Dominique Boschero, Luciano Pigozzi and Maya
Maryl. |
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The
Lion's Share (1973)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Norman Cohen, Italy / South Africa / West Germany
Starring Tullio Monetta. From the director of "London
in the Raw"! Please note that the sound is a bit muffled on
this title. |
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Liz
and Helen (Liz et Helen aka A doppia faccia / Double
Face aka Das Gesicht im Dunkeln, 1969)
MOSTLY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Riccardo Freda, Italy / West Germany
Klaus Kinski stars as the husband of a rich women
whom he suspects is having a lesbian affair with her friend Liz
(Annabella Incontrera). When she is killed in a suspicious car wreck,
his investigation leads to the discovery of her participation in
an adult stag film! With Margaret Lee and and Kristiane Kruger.
Also a later entry in the Edgar Wallace based Krimi movies. A few
lines of dialogue are in French with removeable English subtitles.
DVD-R includes the original German theatrical trailer! |
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Love
and Death on the Edge of a Razor (Giorni d'amore sul filo
di una lama aka Meurtre au rasoir, 1973)
FRENCH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES
Directed by Giuseppe Pellegrini, Italy
Starring Peter Lee Lawrence, Erika Blanc and Ivana Novak. |
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Love
Angels (Prostituzione aka Red Light Girls, 1974)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Rino Di Silvestro, Italy
Pretty decent exploitation
from the director of "Werewolf Woman". Like that film, this one sorta' drifts
all over the place in the directors' "train-of-thought" style of storytelling,
from sleazy sex to murder to chase scenes and, while somewhat disjointed, still
makes for an interesting ride. With Maria Fiore, Krista Nell, Lucretia Love, Orchidea
de Santis, Magda Konopka and others. |
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Love
Me Strangely (Un beau monstre, 1969)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Sergio Gobbi, France?
Helmut Berger drives his wife to suicide. Is it an isolated incident
or is he a sicko? An obscure thriller also with Virna Lisi. |
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Macabre
(Viaje al Vacio,1967)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Xavier Seto (Javier Seto), Spain / Italy
A scheming blonde plots to steal her husband’s money, not by killing
him directly, but by driving him to the brink of insanity so that,
once he’s institutionalized, she and his twin brother (whom she’s
having an affair with!) can run his estate and have all his dough!
Larry Ward effectively portrays the twin bothers and Teresa Gimpera
is great as the hot blonde bitch. Also with sexy Silvana Venturelli
and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. (Not to be confused with Lamberto Bava’s
“Macabre”.) |
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The
Man with the Icy Eyes (1970)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Alberto De Martino, Italy
Antonio Sabato
plays a reporter out on the trail of a political assassin in New Mexico. After
helping police trap a man whom he later believes is innocent, Sabato sets out
to find the real killer. With Barbara Bouchet, Victor Buono and Faith Domergue.
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Marta
(...dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora / "After
That, It Kills and Devours the Male", 1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde, Italy / Spain
Don
(Stephen Boyd) is a disturbed man who has visions of bludgeoning
both his Mother and his ex-wife Pilar to death. Living alone at
his mansion save for his 2 servents, one day Marta (Erika Blanc),
a beauftiful woman who looks a good bit like his wife, shows up
on the run. After Marta confesses to having killed a man, Don goes
with her to help hide the body. An obscure Giallo with a gothic
horror feel and very hard to find! |
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Il
Mostro ("The Monster",
1977)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Luigi Zampa, Italy
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! Starring Johnny Dorelli, Sydne
Rome and Renzo Palmer, scored by Ennio Morricone. |
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The
Monster of Blackwood Castle (Der
Hund von Blackwood Castle, 1968)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Alfred Vohrer, West Germany
Is a dog is commiting murders at Blackwood Castle? Nice looking
German Krimi starring Heinz Drache, Karin Baal and Horst Tappert.
DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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The
Monster of Florence (Il mostro di Firenze, 1986)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Cesare Ferrario, Italy
Decent '80s lensed Giallo starring Leonard Mann, Bettina
Giovannini and Gabriele Tinti. |
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The
Murder Clinic (La lama nel corpo,
1966)
UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
Directed by Elio Scardamaglia, Italy / France
Starring
William Berger, Françoise Prévost, Mary Young and Barbara Wilson.
DVD-R
includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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The
Murder Mansion (Mansión de la Niebla, 1972)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Francisco Lara Polop (and Pedro Lazaga), Italy
/ Spain
Effectively creepy throwback to the haunted house film and Italian
gothic cinema of the early 60's. A young couple on a motorcycle become lost in
the fog where they encounter a frightened woman. Their story takes them to a cemetery
and a big mansion where ghostly things are beginning to happen! Or are
they? Great lighting and camera work raise this one above others. I swear this
movie had one shot that made me jump outta' my freakin' skin! Starring Andrew
Reese, Analía Gadé, and Evelyn Stewert (Ida Galli). |
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My
Wife, a Body for Love (Mia moglie, un corpo per l'amore,
1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Mario Imperoli,
Italy
Silvano Tranquilli loves his wife (Antonella Murgia) although
she is a nymphomaniac in Mario Imperoli's dramatic Giallo. Please
note that the sound is a bit hissy on this title. |
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Mystere
(aka Murder Near Perfect, 1983)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Carlo Vanzina, Italy
A man accidentally photographs a political
assassination in Rome. He is murdered and the negative, hidden in a cigarette
lighter, ends up in the hands of a prostitute who is also killed! The lighter
somehow makes it to sultry callgirl Mystere (Carol Bouquet) who is now being stalked
by the killer! A decent 80's giallo with John Steiner, Janet Agren and Gabrielle
Tinti. DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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Naked
Girl Killed In Park (1972)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Alfonso Brescia, Italy
An old man is found murdered on an amusement park
haunted house ride. After finding out that the guy had recently been insured for
1 million dollars that morning, the insurance agents send an undercover
detective to check out the old man’s family. The detective, effectively portrayed
by suave Robert Hoffman, becomes involved with the man’s daughters! With Teresa
Gimpera, Pilar Velázquez and Irina Demick. |
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Night
Caller (Ping an ye,
1985)
IN CANTONESE LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Philip Chan, Hong
Kong
Stylish
& effective murder thriller that looks like an Italian “giallo”! A young girl’s
mother is stalked and knifed in front of her! The trauma leaves her unable to
speak so it’s up to a hard boiled detective to find the killer. Despite the lack
of blatant nudity and typical Chinese humor elements, this slick looking film
has an effectively sleazy undertone to it! Recommended! |
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The
Nights of Violence (Le notti della violenza aka Callgirls
66, 1965)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Roberto Mauri, Italy / USA
Details
coming soon! Movie available
now!
Starring Alberto Lupo, Marilù Tolo and Lisa Gastoni. |
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Nine
Guests for a Crime (Nove ospiti per un delitto, 1977)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Ferdinando Baldi, Italy
Details
coming soon! Movie available
now!
Starring Sofia Dionisio, Massimo Foschi and Dana Ghia. |
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No
Man's Island
(L'Isola delle svedesi, 1969)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Silvio Amadio, Italy
A
woman, Manuela (Catherine Diamant), flees to her friend Eleonora (Ewa Green) to
get away from her abusive husband. They decide to hide out on an island owned
by Eleonora. All is good until the husband unexpectedly shows up!
Note: Picture is a bit soft
looking on this rare title but still quite watchable. Also starring Wolfgang Hillinger
and Nino Segurini, from the director of Amuck and Smile
Before Death. |
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No
One Heard the Scream (Nadie oyó gritar, 1973)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, Spain
Extremely effective thriller from the highly talented Eloy
de la Iglesia. When a woman accidently witnesses her neighbor
pushing his wife's corpse down an elevator shaft, she finds herself
a forced accomplice. The film offers some brilliant moments of
suspense and a truly twist ending. ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Carmen Sevilla, Vicente Parra, María Asquerino, Antonio Casas
and Tony Isbert.
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No
Way Out (Senza via d'uscita, 1970)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Piero Sciumè, Spain / Italy / France
Very obscure thriller starring Marisa Mell and Philippe Leroy!
Note: Picture is soft looking on this title. |
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Obsession
- A Taste For Fear (Pathos
- segreta inquietudine, 1988)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Piccio Raffanini,
Italy
Manic editing and a lot of bare skin set in the near future. Beautiful
models are being killed in this fast-paced thriller starring Virginia Hey. And
look for Eva Grimaldi and Kid Creole! |
Orgasmo
- see Paranoia (below)
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Para Psychics (To koritsi vomva aka Death Has Blue Eyes, 1976)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Nico Mastorakis,
Greece
2
free-loving happy-go-lucky small-time cons meet up with a beautiful
woman and her mother. Unbeknownst
to them they are being followed by what seem to be assassins on
motorcycles. The woman turns out to have psychic and telekinetic
powers. Her mother offers them $2,000 to protect them from the killers.
This movie is not so much a straight-up Giallo but rather belongs
more to the "what the fuck!?" sub-genre. "Para Psychics"
has a bad reputation as one of the worst movies ever made but I
enjoyed it quite a bit! The middle part of the film is a bit hard
to follow as nothing much happens plot-wise; the 2 men wander around,
sleep with a lot of naked women and fight off attacks by the assassins.
There is a big plot twist towards the end. The free-spirited attitude
of the 2 men creates a sort of "Butch Cassidy"-on-drugs
atmosphere. Not an epic but I liked it! The picture quality is a
bit dark at times but not bad. DVD-R includes the original theatrical
trailer! Starring Jessica Dublin, Maria Aliferi, Peter Winter and
Hristos Nomikos. |
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Paranoia
(Italian title: Orgasmo, 1969)
ADULT
VERSION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Italy / France
The first (and best) of a series of thrillers Lenzi made starring
Carroll Baker. Not to be confused with A Quiet
Place To Kill (which was also titled “Paranoia” in some
places!), this film tells the story of a newly widowed millionaire
(Baker) who allows a not-so-innocent vagabond and his cute sister
to stay at her mansion. The jet-set wannabees slowly begin to
dominate her until she starts to suspect that they may have a
dangerous ulterior motive! A great movie and pretty wild but still
hard to believe this was rated “X” when it came out! With Lou
Castel and Colette Descombes. Please note that there is a dodgy
looking wide-version floating around which is missing all the
nude bits. Can't have that, now, can we? Our full-frame version
is intact! DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer!
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Pensione
paura ("Hotel Fear", 1977)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Francesco Barilli,
Italy
Well made horrorific / Giallo from the director of "Perfume
of the Lady in Black"! During wartime a young girl waits for her
Father's return and must contend with a troublrd and sometimes dangerous
clientel at the hotel she's been left to run. Starring Luc Merenda
and Leonora Fani. |
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The
Perfect Crime (Indagine su un delitto perfetto, 1979)
SLIGHTLY
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed
by Giuseppe Rosati, Italy
Somewhat under rated Giallo / crime drama starring
Leonard Mann, Alida Valli, Anthony Steel, Janet Agren, Adolfo Celi, Gloria Guida,
Joseph Cotten and Paul Muller. |
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Perversion
Story (Las Trompetas del apocalipsis aka I Caldi amori
di una minorenne, 1969)
SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Julio Buchs, Spain / Italy
After his sister kills herself, a man delves
into the swinging mod scene to find out why. It
seems the only clue is a small piece of classical music that is heard right before
she threw herself out of a window! A
fun thriller with a misleading title (there's not much perversion going on) and
a hilarious misrepresentation of the London club scene. (The dj uses one turntable
and when the record's done the kids all stop dancing and stand still and patiently
wait for him to flip it over! Am I the only one that thinks this is funny??) Starring
Marilu Tolo and Brett Halsey, with Romina Power. (Not to be confused with Lucio
Fulci's "One On Top Of The Other" which was also released around the
same time as "Perversion Story"!) |
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The
Phantom of Soho (Das Phantom von Soho, 1964)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb, West Germany
Police investigate the continuing murders of several women in a
seedy strip club area of England in this moody black and white thriller!
How many more will die before they find out who is underneath the
black cloak and skullface mask? One of the better German movies
based on a story by Bryan Wallace (Edgar's son)! DVD-R includes
the original theatrical trailer! |
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The
Pleasure of Demons
(I Piaceri delle demoni aka Les Cousines aka Love
Demons aka From Ear to Ear, 1970)
IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH NO SUBTITLES
Directed
by Louis Soulanès, France
Twisted
drama about two young women, cousins, whom live together (and sometimes
fool around together!), that decide to torment their incapacitated
mute sister. Starring Nicole Debonne, Danielle Argence, Solange
Pradel and Liliane Bert. This is the naughtier European version!
No subtitles but fairly easy to follow. |
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Motel (1979)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
X-RATED VERSION
Directed by Mario Gariazzo, Italy
A low budget, sleazy Giallo thriller from Italy with xxx-rated
insert shots! Starring Ray Lovelock and Anna Maria Rizzoli. |
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The
Police are Groping in the Dark (La polizia brancola nel buio
aka The Police are Blundering in the Dark, 1975)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Helia Colombo, Italy
Starring Joseph Arkim, Francisco Cortéz, Richard Fielding,
Danny P. Gerzog and Gabriella Giorgelli. Note: Picture is a bit
soft on this title, taken from an old film print. There is also
an occasional bit of scratchy film noise. |
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Psychout
For Murder (Salvare la faccia, 1969)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by "Edward Ross" (Rossano Brazzi with additional footage
by Ted Neeland), Argentina / Italy
Licia (Adrienne LaRussa, star of Lucio Fulci's "Beatrice Cenci"),
the daughter of a rich politician, was sent to an insane asylum
to avoid a political family scandal. Upon her return home, she sets
about to get her revenge on her father and sister for putting her
through the months of hell that may have now actually turned
her into a legitimate psychopath! Sultry, gorgeous LaRussa steals
the show as Licia, prick-teasing her sister's husband relentlessly
and turning the tables on everyone. With director Brazzi as "Daddy",
Paola Pitagora as her jealous sister and "Camille 2000" star Nino
Castelnuovo as her blackmailing boyfriend! An offbeat and obscure
thriller! Recommended! |
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A
Quiet Place To Kill (aka Paranoia, 1970)
UNCUT VERSION!
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Umbrto Lenzi, Italy
Carroll Baker gets involved in a murder plot to kill her ex-husband
(Jean Sorel). His current wife is in on it with her until the day
they try to pull it off and things go slightly different then they
had planned. A decent film and not quite as wild as Lenzi's thriller
from the year before (also called Paranoia
aka “Orgasmo” which also starred Baker) or his similarly
titled film from '71 called Ideal Place To Kill, this one
is more plot-oriented but effective nonetheless. I swear that there's
one scene on a boat that seems to have inspired a scene in the 1998
film "Wild Things"! |
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A
Rather Complicated Girl (Una ragazza piuttosto complicata,
1969)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Damiano Damiani, Italy
A young man, after overhearing an erotic phone conversation
between two women, coincidentally happens to run into one of them.
He is attracted to her artistic quirkiness and becomes her lover.
Of course, things take a sinister turn when she explains to him
that the other woman on the phone is her sexually abusive stepmother.
A murder plot ensues with tragic results. A fine thriller with
an amazing psychedelic opening sequence! ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
María Luisa Bavastro, Guglielmo Bogliani, Florinda Bolkan and
Luigi Casellato.
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The
Red Circle (Der rote Kreis aka The Crimson Circle,
1960)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Jürgen Roland, West Germany / Denmark
The second in the West German Edgar Wallace "Krimi"
movie series! Starring Renate Ewert, Klausjürgen Wussow, Karl-Georg
Saebisch, Thomas Alder and Ernst Fritz Fürbringer. Looks beautiful!
DVD-R includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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Red
Lies (Bugie Rosse, 1993)
SPANISH
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Pierfrancesco Campanella, Italy
Starring Lorenzo Flaherty, Tomas Arana, Gioia Scola
and Alida Valli. Please note that there is a small unobtrusive Italian
tv logo in the corner. |
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Red
Rings of Fear (Enigma rosso
aka Virgin Killer aka Trauma, 1978)
UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Alberto Negrin, Italy
Another underrated thriller with a
storyline that almost seems like it could have inspired “Twin Peaks”!
A dead teenage girl is found floating in a ravine. Having been brutally
murdered with a sharp phallic instrument, the assigned inspector
(played by Fabio Testi) investigates her female schoolmates and
eventually uncovers a teenage prostitution ring. With Christine
Kaufman, Jack Taylor and, in a small role, Helga Liné. Released
in a cut version on US video as "Trauma", this is the
uncut version! Includes the original theatrical trailer! |
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Reflections
In Black (Il Vizio ha le calze nere aka Vice Wears
Black Hose, 1972)
UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH A FEW LINES IN SPANISH
Directed
by Tano Cimarosa, Italy
A
"woman in black" is slashing the throats of Dagmar Lassander's lesbian
lovers! Picture is clear but soft looking and contains scenes missing
from other versions. |
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La
Residencia (aka Finishing
School aka The House That Screamed,
1969)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed
by Narcisco Serrador (Chicho Ibáñez-Serrador), Spain
Uncut theatrical version of this popular-on-late-night-t.v. twisted
murder mystery set in 19th century France! Lilli Palmer
runs a girls’ boarding school. Her son sneaks around with one
of the girls there (Maribel Martín) who is then suddenly murdered.
More girls begin "disappearing" and no one is sure why!
With Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown. DVD-R includes the
original trailer!
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Ring
of Death (Un Detective,
1969)
UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
MOSTLY ENGLISH LANGUAGE, A FEW LINES IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri, Italy
Upgraded uncut and wide-screen version!
Contains material missing from the US version including the longer
ending. Really nice looking wide-screen picture. While policeman
Franco Nero is on a routine case, someone kills the man he is trailing.
Investigating further he uncovers blackmail, corruption and murder!
With Florinda Bolkan and Adolfo Celli and an uncredited appearance
by Laura Antonelli in a smaller but memorable role.
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The
Room Next Door (La stanza accanto, 1994)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH PORTUGEUSE
SUBTITLES
Directed by Fabrizio Laurenti, Italy
Starring Mark Benninghoffen, Thomas Patrick, Mary Sellers
and Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, written by Pupi Avati. |
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Rorret
(aka Mr. Rorret ad altezza d'uomo, 1988)
ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH
SUBTITLES
Directed by Fulvio Wetzl, Italy
Starring Lou Castel, Anna Galiena, Massimo Venturiello and
Enrica Rosso. |
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Scenes
from a Murder (L’Assassino...
è al telefono, 1972)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Alberto De Martino,
Italy
Another obscure one that gets little respect but I thought it was a
helluva lot cooler than most recent U.S. thrillers! Telly Savalas is an assassin
out to kill an actress with amnesia (Anne Heywood). Not knowing who or why anyone’s
after her, she must try to regain her memory and put the pieces together in time
to save her life. |
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Scorpion With 2 Tails (Assassinio al cimitero etrusco aka Murders
In The Etruscan Cemetery, 1982)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Sergio Martino, Italy
Made for t.v. supernatural thriller with John Saxon,
Elvire Audray and Paolo Malco. Apparently this was cut down from a mini series
that hopefully was better in its complete form. |
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Secret of Seagull Island (L'Isola del gabbiano, 1980)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Nestore Ungaro, Italy
Barbara Carey plays a woman who, while on a trip to Rome, learns that her sister
is one of several blind girls who has turned up murdered recently! Following a
lead to an island where an unusual family lives, she pretends to be blind in order
to track down the culprit. Despite a bit of nudity and blood, this one does play
a bit like a t.v. movie, albeit a decent one that gets pretty intense at times! |
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Murders For Scotland Yard (Jack el destripador de Londres
aka Seven Cadavers For Scotland Yard aka Jack The Ripper
Of London, 1971)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by José Luis Madrid, Spain / Italy
A "Jack The Ripper"-like killer is murdering prostitutes and Paul
Naschy is the prime suspect! Decent thriller that doesn't skimp
on the blood and skin. Also starring Patricia Loran, Renzo Marignano
and Orchidea de Santis. Looks very nice! |
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Sex
of the Witch (Il sesso della
strega, 1973)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Angelo Pannacciò, Italy
A
kind of black magic twist of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little
Indians". Relatives gather for the readig of a will and people
begin getting killed. Starring Susanna Levi, Jessica Dublin, Sergio
Ferrero and Camille Keaton.
On
his deathbed, Mr. Hilton observes his family and the fragility
of their name. He fears a curse falling upon the surviving lineage.
After the reading of the will, strange events and murders begin
to occur. The suspicion of the police falls upon those present
but something more supernatural is taking place. This is definately
a very unique and groovy little film. A great psychedlic scene
takes place with a rock band performing at a club. Though the
violence is rather tame (except for one scene in particular),
there is lots of nudity and sex. The plot is rather nonsensical
but it really doesn't matter, does it? Sex of the Witch
delivers the trippy goods and thats what counts! ~Melissa Kusia
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Shadow
of Illusion (Le ombre roventi,
1970)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES
Directed by Mario Caiano, Italy
A woman goes to Egypt for a modeling assignment but gets
caught up in cultish horrors! Mario Caiano's exotic horror / Giallo
comes off a bit more goofy than scary but I liked it! Starring William
Berger, Daniela Giordana and Krista Nell. |
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Shadows
Unseen (Abuso
di potere, 1972)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH DUTCH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Camillo Bazzoni, Italy
Frederick
Stafford and Marilù Tolo star. |
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The
Skin Under The Claws (La pelle
sotto gli artigli, 1975)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Alessandro Santini, Italy
Starring
Gordon Mitchell as the mad Prof. Helmut with Geneviève Audry and
Tino Boriani. Please note the the night scenes in this movie look
very dark. |
The
Sky Is Falling see
Bloodbath
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Smile
Before Death (1972)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH FINNISH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Silvio Amadio, Italy
A young woman (Luciana Della Robia) returns home from
boarding school after her mother’s suicide to collect her inheritance. Her stepfather
(Silvano Tranquilli) seems to be having an affair with Rosalba Neri and the girl
begins to suspect that the suicide was actually murder! Another sexy film with
twists and surprises from the man that gave the world Amuck!
Recommended! |
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Snapshot
for a Crime (Istantanea per
un delitto, 1975)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Mario Imperoli, Italy
Starring
Erna Schurer, Monica Strebel, Luis La Torre and Lorenza Guerrieri. |
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Sweet, So Perverse (1969)
WIDE-SCREEN
PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Jean-Louis Trintignant and wife Erika Blanc's marriage has hit the
skids; Blanc is cold as ice while Trintignant seeks the female companionship
of his friend's wife (Helga Liné).
A distraught blonde (Carroll Baker) moves into the apartment upstairs
from them. They begin an affair that pulls the man into a trap of
murder and lies! Another solid thriller from Lenzi! One of his best!
Looks very nice! |
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Sola
Ante el Terror (1983)
IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
WITH NO SUBTITLES
Directed by Jess Franco, Spain
A
rare but somewhat slow murder thriller starring Lina Romay (as Candy Coster) with
Mabel Escaño and Carmen Carrión. For completists only. |
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Something
Creeping in the Dark (Qualcosa striscia nel buio, 1970)
IN
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed
by Mario Colucci, Italy
Creepy haunted house / giallo hybrid with Stelvio
Rosi, Mia Genberg, Farley Granger, Lucia Bosé, Dino Fazio and Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. |
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Spirits
of Death (Un bianco vesito per Mariale / "A White
Dress for Mariale" aka Exorcisme Tragique, 1972)
IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Romano Scavolini, Italy
As a child Mariale (Evelyn Stewert) witnesses her father shoot her
mother and her mother's lover! Now grown up she lives with her wealthy
but controlling husband (Luigi Pistilli) and his servent. Unable
to leave the huge mansion where they live by her husband's demands,
Mariale has invited special guests who start arriving for a special
party she has planned. Soon the guests begin getting bumped off!
A moody and somewhat delirious thriller that I really enjoyed. With
Ivan Rassimov and an incredible score by Fiorenzo Carpi, from the
director of Nightmare. Also available in a French language
version (without subtitles) as Exorcism Tragique. |
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The
Strange Story of Olga O (La
strana storia di Olga 'O', 1995)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Antonio Bonifacio, Italy
Decent late-entry Giallo written by Ernesto Gastaldi and
starring Serena Grandi, Stéphane Ferrara and Daniela Poggi with
Florinda Bolkan. |
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Strangler
of Blackmoor Castle (Der Würger von Schloß Blackmoor,
1963)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed
by Harald Reinl, West Germany
Really decent black & white mystery! A killer
brands an "M" onto the victims head before he chops it off! With Karin
Dor. |
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The
Student Connection (Un Par de zapatos del '32, 1973)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Rafael Romero Marchent, Spain / Italy
Ray
Milland is Dr. Mann, a doctor / caretaker at a boarding school for young boys.
We learn that he has hired an assassin to kill a man so he can be with his beautiful
wife Sonja (reservedly played by Sylva Koscina). The plot goes overboard, however,
when the assassin blows up an entire jet airplane killing over 100 people just
to get to the one guy. Enraged upon hearing this, Dr. Mann picks up a statue and
bashes the assassin's head in. He then notices one of the young boys spying on
the incident but doesn't see which one. Sonja convinces Mann thatthey can only
do one thing to save their skins: Find out which boy it was and kill him! A fast
paced movie with a decent performance by Milland, the film still lacks any kind
of real style (which these films usually need) and comes off just okay. Also starring
Ramiro Oliveros, Franco Giacobini, Charly Bravo and María Silva. |
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Woman (La Donna della domenica aka La Femme du dimanche, 1975)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE WITH SPANISH SUBTITLES
Directed
by Luigi Comencini, Italy / France
Comical
giallo starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Note: Picture is a bit soft looking and there is some "artifacting". |
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The
Sweet Body of Deborah (1967)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Romolo Guerrieri, Italy
Carroll Baker in one of her best roles
is a recently married American woman who, upon moving to the her new husband’s
home in Italy, learns that he may’ve been responsible for contributing to the
suicide of a local girl, his ex-girlfriend (played by Evelyn
Stewert aka Ida Galli)!
With Jean Sorel and George Hilton. A must for Baker fans! |
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Terror
on Half Moon Street (Der Mann mit dem Glasauge aka Man
with the Glass Eye, 1969)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Alfred Vohrer, West Germany
Later entry in the West German Edgar Wallace "Krimi"
movie series! Starring Horst Tappert as Inspector Perkins with Karin
Hübner, Hubert von Meyerinck, Stefan Behrens, Fritz Wepper, Ilse
Pagé, Christiane Krüger and Jess Franco favorite Ewa Strömberg.
Music by Peter Thomas. Looks beautiful! DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer plus a few other Edgar Wallace movie trailers!
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Kill A Stranger (Matar a un extraño, 1983)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH
GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Juan Lopez Moctezuma, Mexico
I was surprised
to find this one from the director of "Alucarda", "Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon"
and "Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary" (all available in our "Horror" section)
as years ago I had thought those were his only 3 films. Not so! This obscure murder
thriller is his 4th and second-to-last film. A pretty pop singer (believably portrayed
by popular Mexican film and t.v. star Angelica Maria in one of her only English
roles) is traveling across a Latin country to meet her news reporter husband (Dean
Stockwell). Her car brakes down during a storm and she has the unfortunate luck
of being picked up by Donald Pleasance, a rich local retired army man / war hero.
Seemingly helpful at first, he turns out to be a homicidal rapist and, while defending
herself, she ends up killing him! In a panic she hides the body in a well but
must now deal with the police and iron-fisted local army officers who are trying
to discover the whereabouts of this missing "hero"! Although competently
made, this is probably Moctezuma's most mainstream film mainly due to it's lack
of grue and the gawdawful performance by Aldo Ray as a police detective. The rest
of the cast is very good but it's Pleasance who steals the show (naturally!) and
as such the film really only kicks in during his scenes. Look for Mad Magazine
cartoonist Sergio Aragones as the controlling army general! |
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Too
Beautiful To Die (aka Nothing Underneath 2, 1988)
UNCUT VERSION
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH JAPANESE SUBTITLES
Directed
by Dario Piana, Italy
After a model is raped at a wild party, her coworkers begin getting
brutally slain! Decent entry in the 80's fashion model murder thriller
sub-genre. (Or is that sub-sub-genre?) The DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! |
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(Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio aka Death Carries A Cane,
1973)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed
by Maurizio Pradeaux, Italy
Bottom-of-the-shelf thriller for after you’ve
seen all the others. Robert Hoffman and Susan Scott (Nieves
Navarro) star
in the story of a woman who witnesses a murder through vending binoculars. Hell,
I still liked it! This full-frame version has a much nicer picture than the crappy
looking import DVD. |
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Trauma
(Violación fatal, 1978)
SPANISH
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by León Klimovsky, Spain
JUST
ADDED! Details
coming soon. Movie available now! Starring Ágata Lys, Heinrich Starhemberg
(as Henry Gregor) Ricardo Merino, Isabel Pisanoand Antonio Mayans. |
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Trhauma
(aka Il mistero della casa maledetta aka Thrauma,
1980)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Gianni Martucci, Italy
After falling out of a tree on a childhood dare, a young man ends
up both physically and severly mentally scared. His mind becomes
so twisted that his only joys in life seem to be playing with plastic
toy blocks and murdering! The movie is a mix of a slasher film and
a giallo (though those hints are more than easy to figure out)!
Although it's not as bloody as one would hope and the ending is
a bit of a letdown it's not a total loss either. I would probably
recommend this one based on rarity alone. The scariest moment? That
shockingly bad disco number at the beginning!! ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Gaetano Russo (as Ronald Russo), Domitilla Cavazza (as Dafne Price)
and Roberto Posse. |
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24
Hours of Terror (24 ore di terrore, 1964)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Gastone Grandi, Italy
Starring A.V. Belfast, Pino Colizzi (as Joseph Warrender)
and Paul Janning. Please note that the picture quality on this title
is a fair bit worse than what we usually offer. Having said that,
it is still quite watchable. Also please note that there is a small
unobtrusive Italian tv logo in the corner. |
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The
Two Cats' Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam (Due
gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam, 1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
SLIGHTLY WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed by Osvaldo Civirani, Italy
Famous Italian comedy duo Franco and Ciccio star in this
satire of the Giallo film! Starring Franco Franchi and Ciccio Ingrassia
with Luciano Pigozzi and Elisabeth Sennfors. |
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Faces of Love (Pio thermi kai ap' ton ilio, 1972)
GREEK LANGUAGE
WITH NO SUBTITLES
Directed by Omiros Efstratiadis, Greece
Starring
Anna Fonsou, Andreas Barkoulis and Hristos Nomikos. The DVD-R includes the original
theatrical trailer! |
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Faces of Terror (Coartada en disco rojo aka I Due volti della paura,
1972)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WITH GREEK SUBTITLES
Directed by Tulio Demicheli, Spain / Italy
Love,
deception and murder amongst the medical practice! Starring George Hilton, Fernando
Rey, Luciana Paluzzi and Anita Strindberg with Carla Mancini. |
Two Men For
Alexa see Due maschi per Alexa
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Valeria
Inside and Outside (Valeria dentro e fuori aka Esclava
del placer, 1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Brunello Rondi, Italy
Starring Barbara Bouchet, Pier Paolo Capponi and Erna Schurer. |
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Violent
Blood Bath (Pena de muerte, 1973)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Jorge Grau, Spain / Italy
Deceptively titled Giallo for completists only! Starring
Fernando Rey and Marisa Mell. Nice picture quality but considering
the director and stars this movie should be better! |
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The
Washing Machine (1993)
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directed by Ruggero Deodato, Italy
Slick thriller
from Mr. “Cannibal Holocaust” himself doesn’t skimp on the t&a! A detective
investigates 3 attractive sisters in connection with a pimp friend of theirs who
turns up dead! Lively an’ sleazy the way they should be, this is definitely one
of Deodato's best! |
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The
Weapon, the Hour, and the Motive (L'arma, l'ora, il movente,
1972)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Francesco Mazzei,
Italy
When
a young and handsome priest is brutally murdered, the police find
their investigation being pulled in several directions. Did he
have a lover? Was it a jealous husband? A young orphan adopted
by the convent holds the key to the mystery. More murders occur
before the case is solved! This giallo effort has it's sleazy
moments but ultimately focuses on building its characters and
tension more than others. The acting is fairly strong and there
are some great standout moments. ~Melissa Kusia
Starring
Renzo Montagnani, Bedy Moratti, Eva Czemerys, Salvatore Puntillo
and Claudia Gravy. Picture is a tiny bit soft but not too bad.
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of Deception (Il sorriso del ragno, 1971)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
Directed by Massimo Castellani, Italy
Super rare movie
tells a story of drug smuggling and deception. Unfortunately, although
the plot is pretty interesting, the bland style it was shot in makes
this a kind of dull movie. Recommended for completists only! Starring
(in alphabetical order) Marília Branco, Thomas Hunter, Elena Nathanail,
Stephanos Stratigos, Gabriele Tinti and Leopoldo Trieste. |
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Without
Apparent Motive (Sans mobile apparent, 1971)
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
WIDE-SCREEN PICTURE
Directed
by Philippe Labro, France / Italy
Jean-Louis
Trintignant plays a police detective who is trying to solve a string
of murders committed with a long distance rifle. The murderer is
also using a silencer which ads to the tension. At any moment in
broad daylight a new victim could drop! What is the connection between
these killings? Are they the work of some psychotic murderer killing
at random or is there a specific motive? A well crafted mystery
thriller! Nice looking wide-screen upgrade on this under rated film!
With Dominique Sanda, Sacha Distel, Carla Gravina, Paul Crauchet
and Laura Antonelli. Note: There is a very small tv logo in the
corner. |
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Your
Hands on My Body (Le tue mani
sul mio corpo, 1970)
ITALIAN
LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Directed by Brunello Rondi, Italy
Starring
Lino Capolicchio, Erna Schurer, Colette Descombes and José Quaglio. |
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