After making his inordinately stylish and often hilarious slasher film Stagefright, Dario Argento protégé Michele Soavi teamed up with the maestro for 1987’s The Church, a hallucinatory gothic concoction that was originally intended as the third entry in the Demons series before Lamberto Bava passed the directorial torch to Soavi. Although vastly different in tone and atmosphere than the Bava films, The Church still bears distinct traces of their core idea: Ravening demons are inadvertently let loose to run gruesomely amok within a confined space, in this instance a gothic cathedral located somewhere in Germany.
Where the Demons films take visual media as their primary mode of representation, Soavi and co-writers Argento and Franco Ferrini imbue The Church with a literary bent, which is apt for a story that centers around the interpretation of medieval texts. What’s more, the film overtly references works as disparate as M.R. James’s...
Where the Demons films take visual media as their primary mode of representation, Soavi and co-writers Argento and Franco Ferrini imbue The Church with a literary bent, which is apt for a story that centers around the interpretation of medieval texts. What’s more, the film overtly references works as disparate as M.R. James’s...
- 5/16/2024
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
When Italian horror comes to mind, it’s the unholy trifecta of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, and Mario and Lamberto Bava that dominate the discussion. However, Michele Soavi is another essential – albeit underrated – Italian horror savant from the ‘80s and ‘90s who cut his teeth as Argento and Fulci’s apprentice, before ascending to become their peer through formative films like StageFright and Dellamorte Dellamore (aka Cemetery Man). Soavi has a flair and appreciation for immersive and complex camera visuals, intimidating antagonists, and gruesome gore, all of which are on display in the director’s most polarizing film, The Church, which now celebrates its 35th anniversary.
This cinematic achievement began as Demons 3, the third film in Argento and Lamberto Bava’s popular supernatural horror series. However, the horror sequel soon pivoted into an original project early on in its production after Bava walked and Soavi took over and completely rewrote the script.
This cinematic achievement began as Demons 3, the third film in Argento and Lamberto Bava’s popular supernatural horror series. However, the horror sequel soon pivoted into an original project early on in its production after Bava walked and Soavi took over and completely rewrote the script.
- 3/8/2024
- by Daniel Kurland
- bloody-disgusting.com
A newly released rough mix of “Photograph” from Def Leppard’s archives shows a different side to the Number One rock chart hit. Where the version that came out on Pyromania and dominated rock radio in 1983 finds the band singing “Photograph” and Joe Elliott responding, “I don’t want your … / I don’t need your …” the rough mix has less vocals and more space. It sounds almost like a new wave song with more prominent (and funkier) bass, less reverb, and a lot more jangly guitar in the chorus. The cowbell remains the same.
- 3/1/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Def Leppard have announced a 40th anniversary expanded reissue of their seminal 1983 album Pyromania, arriving April 26th.
The legendary UK band is pulling all the stops for the reissue campaign, digging into the archives for previously unreleased demos, outtakes, rough mixes, and live recordings.
The 4-cd/Blu-Ray and 2-lp editions will include the original remastered album as well as these archival recordings, including a rare rough mix of “Photograph” with an unfinished vocal track and a previously “long lost” demo of “No You Can’t Do That” — an outtake and the “11th track” from the Pyromania sessions.
“Rediscovering dusty old cassettes which were brilliantly restored by [executive producer] Ronan [McHugh] and finding the long lost unfinished ’11th track’ was a journey only few of us are lucky enough to take,” remarked singer Joe Elliot in a press release. “What a trip!”
The 4-cd box set also features two era-specific concert recordings: December 18th,...
The legendary UK band is pulling all the stops for the reissue campaign, digging into the archives for previously unreleased demos, outtakes, rough mixes, and live recordings.
The 4-cd/Blu-Ray and 2-lp editions will include the original remastered album as well as these archival recordings, including a rare rough mix of “Photograph” with an unfinished vocal track and a previously “long lost” demo of “No You Can’t Do That” — an outtake and the “11th track” from the Pyromania sessions.
“Rediscovering dusty old cassettes which were brilliantly restored by [executive producer] Ronan [McHugh] and finding the long lost unfinished ’11th track’ was a journey only few of us are lucky enough to take,” remarked singer Joe Elliot in a press release. “What a trip!”
The 4-cd box set also features two era-specific concert recordings: December 18th,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Stars: Jason Skeen, Augustine Frizzell, Jd Brown, Katharine Franco, Carl Bailey, Roger Schwermer Jr., Joshua Ian Steinberg | Written and Directed by Jason Rader, Jason Von Godi
With a title like The Hoot Owl, I was expecting a film with the Texan cousin of The Owlman from Lord of Tears and The Black Gloves, or maybe the owl costumed killer from Michele Soavi’s Stagefright. As it turned out this was more like The Hills Have Eyes meets The Evictors than any of those films.
The Hoot Owl begins with clips of a man and a very pregnant woman fleeing something. First in an SUV, then on foot. The guy gets killed and we cut away as the woman tries to hide.
Scott and April have bought a house, apparently sight unseen, out in the middle of nowhere. And, along with Scott’s buddy Drew and April’s sister Suzy are...
With a title like The Hoot Owl, I was expecting a film with the Texan cousin of The Owlman from Lord of Tears and The Black Gloves, or maybe the owl costumed killer from Michele Soavi’s Stagefright. As it turned out this was more like The Hills Have Eyes meets The Evictors than any of those films.
The Hoot Owl begins with clips of a man and a very pregnant woman fleeing something. First in an SUV, then on foot. The guy gets killed and we cut away as the woman tries to hide.
Scott and April have bought a house, apparently sight unseen, out in the middle of nowhere. And, along with Scott’s buddy Drew and April’s sister Suzy are...
- 9/15/2022
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Profound Fart Work
August has been a whirlwind month of far-ranging films! Trace and I started with our first John Carpenter in the made-for-tv film Someone’s Watching Me!, then moved on to Clive Barker’s ambitious Nightbreed before jetting across the world to tackle Michele Soavi’s Giallo/Slasher film Stage Fright.
Now we’re back Stateside with Robert Eggers‘ inky black and white masterpiece: 2019’s The Lighthouse.
In the film, Robert Pattinson plays Winslow, a rookie lighthouse keeper partnered with an older – and more controlling – older man (Willem Dafoe) for a one month stint manning the titular instrument on a deserted island. Despite warnings to the contrary, Winslow kills a sea bird and the two men are swept up in a storm that seems to upend time (and maybe space?).
Oh, and there’s plenty of homoeroticism and farting!
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday.
August has been a whirlwind month of far-ranging films! Trace and I started with our first John Carpenter in the made-for-tv film Someone’s Watching Me!, then moved on to Clive Barker’s ambitious Nightbreed before jetting across the world to tackle Michele Soavi’s Giallo/Slasher film Stage Fright.
Now we’re back Stateside with Robert Eggers‘ inky black and white masterpiece: 2019’s The Lighthouse.
In the film, Robert Pattinson plays Winslow, a rookie lighthouse keeper partnered with an older – and more controlling – older man (Willem Dafoe) for a one month stint manning the titular instrument on a deserted island. Despite warnings to the contrary, Winslow kills a sea bird and the two men are swept up in a storm that seems to upend time (and maybe space?).
Oh, and there’s plenty of homoeroticism and farting!
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday.
- 8/29/2022
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hoot Hoot, Bitch.
After discussing the positive queer representation in John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! and the queer safe space of Midian at the center of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, we’re heading over to Italy to wax poetic over Michele Soavi‘s 1987 giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright!
In the film, a narcissistic director (David Brandon) locks a group of stage actors in a theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Episode 191: Stage Fright (1987)
Get ready to sell your ass in the men’s room because we’re getting locked in a theatre with a theatre troupe in Michele Soavi’s giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright...
After discussing the positive queer representation in John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! and the queer safe space of Midian at the center of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, we’re heading over to Italy to wax poetic over Michele Soavi‘s 1987 giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright!
In the film, a narcissistic director (David Brandon) locks a group of stage actors in a theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get a new episode every Wednesday. You can subscribe on iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeartRadio, SoundCloud, TuneIn, Amazon Music, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.
Episode 191: Stage Fright (1987)
Get ready to sell your ass in the men’s room because we’re getting locked in a theatre with a theatre troupe in Michele Soavi’s giallo-cum-slasher Stage Fright...
- 8/22/2022
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
Boone, Button-Face & Barker.
After five weeks of discussing hilarious camp with Drop Dead Gorgeous, Nurse 3D, Female Trouble, Flesh for Frankenstein, and Sleepaway Camp, we went back to some more serious horror with a look at John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! last week. Now, we’re discussing the troubled production and queer allegory at the center of Clive Barker‘s Nightbreed (1990)!
In the film, Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer) is haunted by terrifying nightmares of a city of monsters. He goes to see a psychiatrist, Dr. Decker (David Cronenberg), for help. But what Boone doesn’t know is that Decker is really a serial killer. Decker frames Boone to take the fall for his murders, and Boone is killed by the police. But Boone is brought back to life by the monsters of his dreams, the Nightbreed, who in turn join Boone in his quest to stop Decker from killing again.
After five weeks of discussing hilarious camp with Drop Dead Gorgeous, Nurse 3D, Female Trouble, Flesh for Frankenstein, and Sleepaway Camp, we went back to some more serious horror with a look at John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! last week. Now, we’re discussing the troubled production and queer allegory at the center of Clive Barker‘s Nightbreed (1990)!
In the film, Aaron Boone (Craig Sheffer) is haunted by terrifying nightmares of a city of monsters. He goes to see a psychiatrist, Dr. Decker (David Cronenberg), for help. But what Boone doesn’t know is that Decker is really a serial killer. Decker frames Boone to take the fall for his murders, and Boone is killed by the police. But Boone is brought back to life by the monsters of his dreams, the Nightbreed, who in turn join Boone in his quest to stop Decker from killing again.
- 8/15/2022
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
We recorded a new bonus episode of Corpse Club as an exclusive gift for those in our Corpse Club membership system!
Listen as co-hosts Scott Drebit, Bryan Christopher, and Derek Anderson discuss some of their favorite horror movie viewings on the streaming service Tubi, including The Incubus, The Horror Show, Alien: Resurrection, Deadly Blessing, Borderland, and Grave Encounters!
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new episode, so be sure to check your inbox!
There's more bonus content to come...
As a Corpse Club member, you get access to special bonus content every month! Our previous bonus content includes a Junji Ito/Resident Evil episode, a recent screenings and holiday horrors episode, a Halloween season and movie marathon discussion, an episode on Jordan Peele’s Us, a celebration of Scrooged, an in-depth discussion on Deadpool 2, a reflection on Mandy, a career-spanning interview with Felissa Rose,...
Listen as co-hosts Scott Drebit, Bryan Christopher, and Derek Anderson discuss some of their favorite horror movie viewings on the streaming service Tubi, including The Incubus, The Horror Show, Alien: Resurrection, Deadly Blessing, Borderland, and Grave Encounters!
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new episode, so be sure to check your inbox!
There's more bonus content to come...
As a Corpse Club member, you get access to special bonus content every month! Our previous bonus content includes a Junji Ito/Resident Evil episode, a recent screenings and holiday horrors episode, a Halloween season and movie marathon discussion, an episode on Jordan Peele’s Us, a celebration of Scrooged, an in-depth discussion on Deadpool 2, a reflection on Mandy, a career-spanning interview with Felissa Rose,...
- 4/27/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Meat Loaf, the hardworking singer and actor whose theatrical Bat Out of Hell is one of the best-selling albums ever and who played Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died. He was 74.
The Grammy winner born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday night surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends, Meat Loaf’s longtime agent Michael Greene told Deadline on behalf of the family. A cause of death is not being released. According to TMZ, the singer died of Covid-related complications.
“We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man,” Meat Loaf’s family said in a statement. “From his heart to your souls…don’t ever stop rocking!”
Written by Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf...
The Grammy winner born Marvin Lee Aday died Thursday night surrounded by his wife Deborah, daughters Pearl and Amanda and close friends, Meat Loaf’s longtime agent Michael Greene told Deadline on behalf of the family. A cause of death is not being released. According to TMZ, the singer died of Covid-related complications.
“We know how much he meant to so many of you and we truly appreciate all of the love and support as we move through this time of grief in losing such an inspiring artist and beautiful man,” Meat Loaf’s family said in a statement. “From his heart to your souls…don’t ever stop rocking!”
Written by Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf...
- 1/21/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
“He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men?”
Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright (1950) will be available on Blu-ray January 25th from Warner Archive
In Alfred Hitchcock’s world, theaters are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that “final curtain” can drop any second. The droll Stage Fright springs from that entertaining tradition. Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humor and whodunit and puts a game ensemble through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and Stage Fright is proof positive.
Special Features:
Featurette: “Hitchcock and Stage Fright”Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)
The post Marlene Dietrich in...
Marlene Dietrich in Alfred Hitchcock’s Stage Fright (1950) will be available on Blu-ray January 25th from Warner Archive
In Alfred Hitchcock’s world, theaters are where danger stalks the wings, characters are not what they seem, and that “final curtain” can drop any second. The droll Stage Fright springs from that entertaining tradition. Jane Wyman plays drama student Eve Gill, who tries to clear a friend (Richard Todd) being framed for murder by becoming the maid of flamboyant stage star Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Filming in his native England, Hitchcock merrily juggles elements of humor and whodunit and puts a game ensemble through its paces. No one turns a theatre into a bastion of dread like Hitchcock, and Stage Fright is proof positive.
Special Features:
Featurette: “Hitchcock and Stage Fright”Original Theatrical Trailer (HD)
The post Marlene Dietrich in...
- 1/3/2022
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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By Todd Garbarini
We all know the old saying that hindsight is 20/20. When it comes to slasher films from the 1980s, movies that were released during that time were very often dismissed by critics – and rightfully so. Audiences, on the other hand, had a great time experiencing arguably the cinematic equivalent of riding a roller coaster. Following the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 and its most closely related “holiday” second cousin, Sean Cunningham’s Friday the 13th in 1980, movie studios were falling over themselves to come up with the next big horror hit in much the same way that the spate of killer fish and outer space movies followed the success of Jaws in 1975 and Star Wars in 1977, respectively. Unfortunately, for us, often this resulted in some terribly silly and cookie cutter films that were nothing more than derivations of superior slasher films from years past.
By Todd Garbarini
We all know the old saying that hindsight is 20/20. When it comes to slasher films from the 1980s, movies that were released during that time were very often dismissed by critics – and rightfully so. Audiences, on the other hand, had a great time experiencing arguably the cinematic equivalent of riding a roller coaster. Following the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 and its most closely related “holiday” second cousin, Sean Cunningham’s Friday the 13th in 1980, movie studios were falling over themselves to come up with the next big horror hit in much the same way that the spate of killer fish and outer space movies followed the success of Jaws in 1975 and Star Wars in 1977, respectively. Unfortunately, for us, often this resulted in some terribly silly and cookie cutter films that were nothing more than derivations of superior slasher films from years past.
- 12/11/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
“Genuinely tense and suspenseful with more than a few moments of jaw-dropping gore.” —Rue Morgue
Arrow Video is excited to announce the Arrow release of Maximiliano “Maxi” Contenti’s stylish neo-giallo love letter The Last Matinee, available exclusively to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The Last Matinee made its US premiere at Panic Fest and screened at Sitges and the Cleveland International Film Festival. The film will debut on Arrow December 1.
With lavish retro visuals, inventive and unexpected kills, buckets of grisly gore, a throbbing synth-drenched score, and a superb setting in a fleapit cinema, this is a fright-film lover’s dream: a blend of 80s slasher with Argento giallo, replete with a black-hooded, eyeball-plucking killer and a final girl, Luciana Grasso, you’ll be cheering for. The Last Matinee ticks all the right boxes for devoted horror hounds: it’s Demons, Halloween, StageFright, Popcorn, Opera...
Arrow Video is excited to announce the Arrow release of Maximiliano “Maxi” Contenti’s stylish neo-giallo love letter The Last Matinee, available exclusively to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The Last Matinee made its US premiere at Panic Fest and screened at Sitges and the Cleveland International Film Festival. The film will debut on Arrow December 1.
With lavish retro visuals, inventive and unexpected kills, buckets of grisly gore, a throbbing synth-drenched score, and a superb setting in a fleapit cinema, this is a fright-film lover’s dream: a blend of 80s slasher with Argento giallo, replete with a black-hooded, eyeball-plucking killer and a final girl, Luciana Grasso, you’ll be cheering for. The Last Matinee ticks all the right boxes for devoted horror hounds: it’s Demons, Halloween, StageFright, Popcorn, Opera...
- 11/11/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Julien Baker, Little Oblivions
On two standout solo albums, and as a member of the indie supergroup Boygenius, with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, she’s established herself as one of the leading female singer-songwriters of her generation, both for her music’s muted grandeur and lyrics that seem to dive headlong into emotional chaos.In 2019, Baker took a break from music to finish her undergraduate degree. But she’s emerged a much more proficient artist. After making her previous LPs mostly on guitar and piano, Baker recorded her latest,...
On two standout solo albums, and as a member of the indie supergroup Boygenius, with Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, she’s established herself as one of the leading female singer-songwriters of her generation, both for her music’s muted grandeur and lyrics that seem to dive headlong into emotional chaos.In 2019, Baker took a break from music to finish her undergraduate degree. But she’s emerged a much more proficient artist. After making her previous LPs mostly on guitar and piano, Baker recorded her latest,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Jon Dolan, Mankaprr Conteh, Angie Martoccio, Kory Grow, Jonathan Bernstein, Claire Shaffer, Jeff Ihaza and David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
In recent years we’ve recorded special audio commentaries to Black Christmas (1974) (featuring Heather Wixson and Scott Drebit) and Christmas Evil (featuring Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher) for those in our Corpse Club membership system to enjoy, and this year Corpse Club podcast co-hosts Bryan Christopher and Derek Anderson unwrap more holiday horror on a new member-exclusive audio commentary to Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, a film they're both watching for the first time!
The next time you watch Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, you can listen as Bryan and Derek discuss the film as they experience its campy carnage for the first time, including Eric Freeman's intense performance as Ricky, the movie’s quirky blend of humor and horror, and the film's iconic "garbage day" scene that's gone on to have a life of its own online.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new audio commentary,...
The next time you watch Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, you can listen as Bryan and Derek discuss the film as they experience its campy carnage for the first time, including Eric Freeman's intense performance as Ricky, the movie’s quirky blend of humor and horror, and the film's iconic "garbage day" scene that's gone on to have a life of its own online.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new audio commentary,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Halloween may be over, but there's a ton of horror content to look forward to from Shudder this December, including Creepshow and Joe Bob holiday specials:
New Shudder Specials
Joe Bob Saves Christmas — December 11 at 9pm Et
The Christmas spirit takes over The Last Drive-In as Joe Bob and Darcy close out the year with a double feature of holiday horrors. Premieres live on the ShudderTV feed Friday, December 11, and will be made available on demand on Sunday, December 13. (Also available on Shudder Canada)
A Creepshow Holiday Special — December 18
In the holiday themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his "unique condition" from an unusual support group. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), the special is written and directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath (Last Call...
New Shudder Specials
Joe Bob Saves Christmas — December 11 at 9pm Et
The Christmas spirit takes over The Last Drive-In as Joe Bob and Darcy close out the year with a double feature of holiday horrors. Premieres live on the ShudderTV feed Friday, December 11, and will be made available on demand on Sunday, December 13. (Also available on Shudder Canada)
A Creepshow Holiday Special — December 18
In the holiday themed, hour-long episode, “Shapeshifters Anonymous,” fearing he is a murderer, an anxious man searches for answers for his "unique condition" from an unusual support group. Starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), the special is written and directed by Creepshow showrunner Greg Nicotero, based on a short story by J.A. Konrath (Last Call...
- 11/11/2020
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I was a gangster. The pinstriped suit, wingtip shoes, felt fedora, and a heavy tough-guy accent in my final high school drama performance. On the closing night our interactive dinner theater show, where performers were expected to chat with the guests in the audience, was loose and freewheeling with cast members in heavy eyeliner and some with spirit gummed mustaches. The ensemble was excited and I, playing the villain who made a grand entrance with a gang of thugs, was ready to give one final performance before hanging up the black fedora and, ultimately, my short time as a stage performer. During the show, I found my target, an older gentleman with a wooden cane who also sported a brimmed fitted Panama. With an aggressive tone I called out to him just as the crowd quieted, I said, “What are you looking at old man?”. The older gentleman paused, stared me up and down,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
If you read Scott Drebit's Drive-In Dust Offs retrospective on Things (1989), then you know it's a horror film that has to be seen to be believed, and as it turns out, the behind-the-scenes story of how it was made has to be heard to be believed, too. As a special treat, Corpse Club co-hosts Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher were recently joined by Things star/co-writer/editor/producer Barry J. Gillis on a new audio commentary for his wild film!
Corpse Club members were provided early access to this audio commentary, but we're now releasing it to all Daily Dead readers!
The next time you watch Things, you can press "play" and listen as Scott and Bryan talk with special guest Barry J. Gillis about the making of his unforgettable film, from the unpredictable screenplay he wrote with director/co-writer Andrew Jordan to the film’s bizarre ant-like creatures...
Corpse Club members were provided early access to this audio commentary, but we're now releasing it to all Daily Dead readers!
The next time you watch Things, you can press "play" and listen as Scott and Bryan talk with special guest Barry J. Gillis about the making of his unforgettable film, from the unpredictable screenplay he wrote with director/co-writer Andrew Jordan to the film’s bizarre ant-like creatures...
- 8/11/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkens back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
All stand-up is curated confession, a chance for the person behind the mic to spill their guts but still shape their own narrative — to both tell the audience a story but also let us know how we should be thinking about it. We appreciate great comedians for their humor, of course, but also for their mastery. Like mentalists or con artists, stand-ups know how to pull our strings, how to put us at ease or discomfit us.
No one has had more occasion in recent years to think about the...
No one has had more occasion in recent years to think about the...
- 5/26/2020
- by Jenna Scherer
- Rollingstone.com
As a special Easter bunny treat for those in our Corpse Club membership system, we recorded a new audio commentary to Night of the Lepus!
It's been featured on Drive-In Dust Offs and Catalog From The Beyond on Daily Dead, so it's only fitting that Corpse Club co-hosts and Daily Dead columnists Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher recorded our new audio commentary to Night of the Lepus as an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy!
The next time you watch Night of the Lepus, you can listen as Scott and Bryan take a deep dive into the 1972 horror movie, from its adorably ravenous rabbits and blood-soaked kills to its unique approach to the "animals attack" horror subgenre and its game cast led by the legendary Janet Leigh and Stuart Whitman.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new audio commentary. So, whether the...
It's been featured on Drive-In Dust Offs and Catalog From The Beyond on Daily Dead, so it's only fitting that Corpse Club co-hosts and Daily Dead columnists Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher recorded our new audio commentary to Night of the Lepus as an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy!
The next time you watch Night of the Lepus, you can listen as Scott and Bryan take a deep dive into the 1972 horror movie, from its adorably ravenous rabbits and blood-soaked kills to its unique approach to the "animals attack" horror subgenre and its game cast led by the legendary Janet Leigh and Stuart Whitman.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new audio commentary. So, whether the...
- 4/11/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Horror fans living in the Los Angeles area might want to clear some calendar space, because Alamo Drafthouse is scaring up plenty of horror-themed screenings in March, including partnering with the Overlook Film Festival for very special Terror Tuesday screenings.
Including their Bong Joon Ho retrospective screenings and "Remakes and Hot Takes" series, Alamo Drafthouse is teaming up with Overlook Film Festival to present an eclectic lineup of horror movies with special guest hosts, including Near Dark (in 35mm) with Karyn Kusama, Carnival of Souls with Alicia Malone, StageFright with Ryan Turek, and more.
We have the press release with additional details below, and to learn more, visit:
https://drafthouse.com/los-angeles
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA The iconic Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles has jam packed its March programming full of incredible events like celebrating the genius that is Bong Joon Ho. The downtown location is hosting an eight-film...
Including their Bong Joon Ho retrospective screenings and "Remakes and Hot Takes" series, Alamo Drafthouse is teaming up with Overlook Film Festival to present an eclectic lineup of horror movies with special guest hosts, including Near Dark (in 35mm) with Karyn Kusama, Carnival of Souls with Alicia Malone, StageFright with Ryan Turek, and more.
We have the press release with additional details below, and to learn more, visit:
https://drafthouse.com/los-angeles
Press Release: Los Angeles, CA The iconic Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles has jam packed its March programming full of incredible events like celebrating the genius that is Bong Joon Ho. The downtown location is hosting an eight-film...
- 3/9/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
As a special treat for those in our Corpse Club membership system, we recorded a new audio commentary to 1987's StageFright.
Recorded by Corpse Club co-hosts Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher, our new bonus episode is an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy!
The next time you watch StageFright, you can listen as Scott and Bryan take a deep dive into the 1987 Italian horror film, including its theater setting, memorable kills, and unforgettable costume worn by the killer.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new commentary, so the next time you watch StageFright, all you have to do is press "play" to listen to Scott and Bryan’s new audio commentary. It’s like watching a movie with the Corpse Club... just be sure to save us some popcorn!
There's more bonus content to come...
As a Corpse Club member, you get access...
Recorded by Corpse Club co-hosts Scott Drebit and Bryan Christopher, our new bonus episode is an exclusive gift for Corpse Club members to enjoy!
The next time you watch StageFright, you can listen as Scott and Bryan take a deep dive into the 1987 Italian horror film, including its theater setting, memorable kills, and unforgettable costume worn by the killer.
Corpse Club members are being sent an audio file of the new commentary, so the next time you watch StageFright, all you have to do is press "play" to listen to Scott and Bryan’s new audio commentary. It’s like watching a movie with the Corpse Club... just be sure to save us some popcorn!
There's more bonus content to come...
As a Corpse Club member, you get access...
- 2/11/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Stars: Evan Daves, Jillian Mueller, Katelyn Pearce, Peter Reznikoff, Larry Saperstein, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann | Written by Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli | Directed by Keola Racela
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
Two of my all-time favourite horror films are Michele Soavi’s Stagefright (1987), which sees a group of stage actors locked in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production with a psychopathic killer; and Mark Herrier’s Popcorn (1991), which sees a murderer kill the attendees of a movie marathon in an old abandoned cinema. Why am I telling you this? Well Keola Racela’s Porno continues the same thematic tradition found in those films and other movies such as Fade to Black, Anguish and Demons, whilst also harkening back to that similar period in film history, setting this particular story in small-town America circa 1992…
Taking place in a local ultra-Christian movie theater, currently showing 90s “classics” like Encino Man and A League of Their Own,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Antonella Vitale, William McNamara, Barbara Cupisti | Written by Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini | Directed by Dario Argento
Good god… Dario Argento is wildy over-rated isn’t he? Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Suspiria and now Opera, three so-called “classics” of Argento oeuvre released on to Blu-ray with great fan fare but all three of which have left me cold. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy a couple of Argento movies – Deep Red and Phenomena (though I prefer the Creepers cut), however I can live without the rest. I much prefer the work of his proteges Lamberto Bava… and Michele Soavi in particular.
The plot of Opera goes something like this: When young understudy Betty takes the lead role in a new operatic production of Verdi’s Macbeth, she soon attracts the attention of a knife-wielding psycho who forces...
Good god… Dario Argento is wildy over-rated isn’t he? Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Suspiria and now Opera, three so-called “classics” of Argento oeuvre released on to Blu-ray with great fan fare but all three of which have left me cold. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy a couple of Argento movies – Deep Red and Phenomena (though I prefer the Creepers cut), however I can live without the rest. I much prefer the work of his proteges Lamberto Bava… and Michele Soavi in particular.
The plot of Opera goes something like this: When young understudy Betty takes the lead role in a new operatic production of Verdi’s Macbeth, she soon attracts the attention of a knife-wielding psycho who forces...
- 2/1/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Monday got you feeling down, readers? I can relate. And you know what is one of the things guaranteed to turn my mood around? Slasher movies. I love every subgenre of horror, but there’s something about slashers that takes me to my horrifically happy place. With that in mind, I’ve gone ahead and put together this list of 31 slasher movies that are streaming for free on a variety of platforms, including Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, Shudder (whose selection of slashers was *chef’s kiss*), and Tubi TV. Oh, and I just had to include Scream 4 on here because it is one of my chosen hills of horror that I will die on until I take my very last breath.
So, if you’re looking to slice and dice your way through the month of October, these 31 movies might help. Slash on, everyone!
Into the Dark: The Body (Available...
So, if you’re looking to slice and dice your way through the month of October, these 31 movies might help. Slash on, everyone!
Into the Dark: The Body (Available...
- 10/9/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Join me for a summer abroad as I check out a series of foreign films from countries that have made a big splash in the horror community. Of course, in the spirit of this column I’ll be taking a peek at movies that may not be as well-known as some of the classics from their particular country. Hopefully we’ll have a chance to find a few surprises together.
[Spoiler warning if you haven't seen StageFright.]
As I wrap up my international horror tour this summer, I’ve decided to make a return trip to Italy, the land of bloody black gloves and bad dubbing. A few months ago I tried to acquire a taste for giallo with a viewing of A Blade in the Dark, and while it didn’t fully win me over, I knew I wanted to keep exploring the subgenre. A recent episode of the podcast Exploding Heads covered Michele Soavi...
[Spoiler warning if you haven't seen StageFright.]
As I wrap up my international horror tour this summer, I’ve decided to make a return trip to Italy, the land of bloody black gloves and bad dubbing. A few months ago I tried to acquire a taste for giallo with a viewing of A Blade in the Dark, and while it didn’t fully win me over, I knew I wanted to keep exploring the subgenre. A recent episode of the podcast Exploding Heads covered Michele Soavi...
- 9/25/2018
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
If your dad was Mario Bava, master of light and originator of the giallo film as we know it, you’d have a hard time following in his footsteps too; yet that is precisely what Lamberto Bava chose to do. He made some good ones right out of the gate: Macabre (1980) and A Blade in the Dark (’83) have their fans, but it was the fantastic Demons (’85) that brought him international attention. One lackluster sequel later and he was more or less relegated to the sidelines, where he found solace in Italian TV; he signed a four picture deal for a series of films under the umbrella High Tension, and the first one out of the gate was The Prince of Terror (’88), which was deemed too gruesome and shelved until 1999. I can understand why, because it does contain several gory set pieces, implied rape, and strong language. Oh, and it’s also insane and entertainingly weird.
- 7/22/2018
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Last month Scorpion Releasing, in partnership with Doppelganger Releasing, put out a pair of Italian horror gems on Blu-ray from director Michele Soavi, and it's a great time to rediscover this filmmaker and the early work that led to one of the greatest horror films of the '90s, Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man). Before partnering up with Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, and Anna Falchi to create that supremely romantic horror nightmare, Soavi worked as an assistant director to Dario Argento in the early '80s on films like Phenomena and later on Lamberto Bava's Demons. These jobs led to his first feature film as a director, Stagefright, which remains a classic of '80s Italian horror. Less well known are the two films that followed, The Sect and The...
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- 4/3/2018
- Screen Anarchy
March 20th’s horror and sci-fi home media releases are an eclectic bunch, Shout Select’s Collector’s Edition of The ’Burbs and the new Blu-ray of Michele Soavi's The Church leading the pack. Arrow Video has put together a stunning release of Robert Altman’s Images that fans will definitely want to pick up, and for those of you who enjoy the work of Takashi Miike, Well Go USA has put together a remastered edition of Ichi the Killer that you’ll want to nab as well.
Kino Lorber has resurrected Offerings on Blu-ray, and Scream Factory has a pair of cult classics—Rockula and Nightmare at Noon—that are also enjoying a brand new HD overhaul as well. Other notable releases for March 20th include Delirium, Caged, Still/Born and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (which I’d call something of a family fantasy/adventure hybrid, so...
Kino Lorber has resurrected Offerings on Blu-ray, and Scream Factory has a pair of cult classics—Rockula and Nightmare at Noon—that are also enjoying a brand new HD overhaul as well. Other notable releases for March 20th include Delirium, Caged, Still/Born and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (which I’d call something of a family fantasy/adventure hybrid, so...
- 3/20/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
March’s genre-related home entertainment releases just keep getting better with each passing week, as we have more than 20 different Blu-ray and DVD offerings coming our way this Tuesday. Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece The Shape of Water arrives on various formats, and for those who didn’t get a chance to nab the Steelbook Edition, Synapse is putting out a standard Blu-ray release of Dario Argento’s Suspiria that is absolutely worth every single penny.
As far as other more recent titles, look for Are We Not Cats, Justice League, Children of the Corn: Runaway and Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies this week, and all you cult film fans out there should be sure to check out Scream Factory’s new Blu for The Ambulance, The Church from Scorpion Releasing, as well as a trio of under-appreciated gems from George A. Romero—There’s Always Vanilla, The Crazies,...
As far as other more recent titles, look for Are We Not Cats, Justice League, Children of the Corn: Runaway and Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies this week, and all you cult film fans out there should be sure to check out Scream Factory’s new Blu for The Ambulance, The Church from Scorpion Releasing, as well as a trio of under-appreciated gems from George A. Romero—There’s Always Vanilla, The Crazies,...
- 3/13/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
While horror films have been dominated by American directors and films, most casual horror fans seem to forget that some of the most unique, frightening and innovative horror films spawned from countries other than the Us. Italy of course played a great part in this, bringing forth some of the most innovative directors. Started by Mario Bava (“Black Sabbath” 1963) and Riccardo Freda (“The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock” 1962) in the 60s, who inspired a list of great directors such as Dario Argento (“Profondo Rosso” 1975), Lucio Fulci (“The Beyond” 1981), Michele Soavi (“Deliria” 1987), Pupi Avati (“The House With the Laughing Windows” 1976), Lamberto Bava (“Demons” 1985) as well as the more exploitative cinema of Ruggero Deodato (“Cannibal Holocaust” 1980), Umberto Lenzi (“Cannibal Ferox” 1981)...
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- 9/24/2016
- Screen Anarchy
The late ‘80s signaled the end of my first golden age of horror. Which is to say two things: adulthood beckoned, and horror films – especially slashers - were running low on inspiration (remember the early ‘90s wasteland? Brr.). However, looking across the waters, some veteran Italian filmmakers weren’t throwing in the towel yet. Michele Soavi’s Stage Fright (1987) stands apart from the crowd because it proved that not only was the beaten and flogged sub-genre alive, it was still capable of surprising fans with enough fresh blood pumping through its weary veins to make you sit up and notice. Just when you thought you couldn’t survive another hack ‘em up, Stage Fright made you a believer again.
Stage Fright, Aka StageFright: Aquarius, Deliria, and Bloody Bird, whatever you’d like to call it – is a triumphant call back to a half decade earlier when slashers were full of kinetic energy,...
Stage Fright, Aka StageFright: Aquarius, Deliria, and Bloody Bird, whatever you’d like to call it – is a triumphant call back to a half decade earlier when slashers were full of kinetic energy,...
- 1/23/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Special Mention: C’est arrivé près de chez vous (Man Bites Dog)
Written by André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux and Vincent Tavier
Directed by André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde
France, 1992
Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde set out to make their first feature film with little resources and little money. In the tradition of filmmakers who can’t afford much film stock, the trio settled for a faux-documentary-style approach – the result is a high-concept satire of media violence that would spoof documentaries by following around a fictitious sociopath named Ben as he exercises his lethal craft. While the cinematic tradition of presenting villains as suave, charming, attractive, and intelligent individuals is nothing new, Man Bites Dog was still ahead of its time. Much like the great Hitchcockian villains such as Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt, Ben is a man of action and ideas. He expounds on art,...
Written by André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux and Vincent Tavier
Directed by André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde
France, 1992
Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, and Benoît Poelvoorde set out to make their first feature film with little resources and little money. In the tradition of filmmakers who can’t afford much film stock, the trio settled for a faux-documentary-style approach – the result is a high-concept satire of media violence that would spoof documentaries by following around a fictitious sociopath named Ben as he exercises his lethal craft. While the cinematic tradition of presenting villains as suave, charming, attractive, and intelligent individuals is nothing new, Man Bites Dog was still ahead of its time. Much like the great Hitchcockian villains such as Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt, Ben is a man of action and ideas. He expounds on art,...
- 10/26/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
One of the most fondly remembered eras in fright-film history is the golden age of Italian gore – a prolific period that brought such directors as Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava and Lucio Fulci to international attention and acclaim. Spawning all number of surreal sub-genres, including black-gloved killer-thrillers and stomach-churning cannibal adventures, this is a time that continues to crib a fresh generation of fascinated fans.
As such, 88 Italian have announced the UK Blu-ray release Zombi Holocaust (1980) and Burial Ground aka Nights of Terror (1981) – a pair of plasma-packed pot-boilers that could only have been dreamt up during the bygone boom in Euro-terror eccentricity.
In Burial Ground, the carcass-crunching action comes thick and fast as veteran director Andrea Bianchi (Strip Nude For Your Killer) evokes the sinister spirit of Lucio Fulci and George Romero. Also known as The Zombie Dead, Bianchi’s bout of bloodstained brilliance has a pack of ghoulish predators entrap...
As such, 88 Italian have announced the UK Blu-ray release Zombi Holocaust (1980) and Burial Ground aka Nights of Terror (1981) – a pair of plasma-packed pot-boilers that could only have been dreamt up during the bygone boom in Euro-terror eccentricity.
In Burial Ground, the carcass-crunching action comes thick and fast as veteran director Andrea Bianchi (Strip Nude For Your Killer) evokes the sinister spirit of Lucio Fulci and George Romero. Also known as The Zombie Dead, Bianchi’s bout of bloodstained brilliance has a pack of ghoulish predators entrap...
- 9/15/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
One Way Static is now taking pre-orders for two October vinyl releases. The first - and this is the way that get my little black heart pumping - is Simon Boswell's score for Stagefright (or Stage Fright or Stagefright: Aquarius or Bloody Bird or Deliria - you pick the title you prefer) by Michele Soavi. Those in the U.S. can pre-order this one through Light in the Attic.
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- 8/20/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
One more plug for our YouTube channel - please head over there and give it a "subscribe." Over the weekend, I uploaded to that spot the latest episode of Insert Scream Here, which you can now watch here. I'm still focusing on my favorite slasher movie moments and felt the need to depart from the usual U.S. fare for something that hails from overseas...like Michele Soavi's Stagefright. If you've listened to The Bloodcast podcast, you know I'm a huge fan of this film, so I'm thrilled to talk about it some more.
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- 6/23/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Arguably the best Italian slasher film not directed by Dario Argento is Michele Soavi’s stunning directorial debut Stagefright (1987). A longtime favorite among horror fans of the giallo and slasher genres, Stagefright has never been accurately represented on home video, with the exception of the beautifully British DVD done in 2000 from the original camera negative. All other pressings of this film have been from less-than-stellar elements. All of that is about to change now … Continue reading →
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- 6/18/2014
- by Jonathan Stryker
- Horror News
Locked inside a theater overnight with a murderous madman, a musical’s cast will have no trouble portraying real fear, but this type of method acting could be the death of them all. In 1987′s StageFright, the actors unknowingly performing beside a murderer in an owl mask could break a lot more than a leg in perhaps their final performance on this earth. The Blu-ray upgrade of StageFright‘s uncut and uncensored camera negative is making its Us debut this fall from Blue Underground.
Available to pre-order starting on August 12th and officially hitting shelves on September 23rd, Blue Underground is coupling StageFright‘s high definition transfer with a host of bonus features and some glass-shattering cover art.
“While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theater overnight,...
Available to pre-order starting on August 12th and officially hitting shelves on September 23rd, Blue Underground is coupling StageFright‘s high definition transfer with a host of bonus features and some glass-shattering cover art.
“While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theater overnight,...
- 6/14/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Michael Soavi's classic film StageFright is heading to Blu-ray and DVD in grand fashion from our friends over at Blue Underground, and right now we have a look at the artwork and more for ya! Go ahead! Spice up your Friday!
Look for it in stores on September 23, 2014.
StageFright marked the stunning directorial debut of Dario Argento protégé Michele Soavi and instantly sealed his reputation as the leader of Italian horror’s new generation of filmmakers.
Also known as Aquarius, Deleria, and Bloody Bird, this brutal shocker has been newly transferred in gore-drenched high definition from the original uncut and uncensored negative and comes loaded with exclusive new extras!
Synopsis
While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theater overnight, the madman is accidentally locked inside as well.
Look for it in stores on September 23, 2014.
StageFright marked the stunning directorial debut of Dario Argento protégé Michele Soavi and instantly sealed his reputation as the leader of Italian horror’s new generation of filmmakers.
Also known as Aquarius, Deleria, and Bloody Bird, this brutal shocker has been newly transferred in gore-drenched high definition from the original uncut and uncensored negative and comes loaded with exclusive new extras!
Synopsis
While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum. But when the show’s director locks his cast in the theater overnight, the madman is accidentally locked inside as well.
- 6/13/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Rejoice! Michele Soavi's contribution to the '80s slasher genre, Stagefright, is coming to Blu-ray courtesy of Blue Underground. Fangoria says it will get the usual care and sweet sweet lovin' that Blue Underground bestows most of its transfers (1.85:1 hi-def transfer/1080p). There will also be a wide range of extras. The film concerns a theater troupe who are menaced by a killer named Irving Wallace, who dons an owl masks and stalks the actors of the doomed play they're at work on.
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- 6/12/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
You might have seen a few images featuring someone in an owl mask that might remind you of a creepier version of the costume from Michele Soavi’s Stagefright.
There is even a Omegle, which is pretty much Chat Roulette, compilation that features the Owlman scaring the shit out of some young people.
At the end, you find out that this is a creature related to a film called Lord of Tears. Check out the trailer:
Apparently, Owlman is based on local mythology. The trailer definitely gives a classic horror vibe in the same tone as something like The Wicker Man. Anything that gives me those types of vibes is automatically on my radar.
Turns out the film started as a Kickstarter project last March and is now out on Region Free Blu-Ray or DVD. This is a true independent film and in that fashion, you won’t find this...
There is even a Omegle, which is pretty much Chat Roulette, compilation that features the Owlman scaring the shit out of some young people.
At the end, you find out that this is a creature related to a film called Lord of Tears. Check out the trailer:
Apparently, Owlman is based on local mythology. The trailer definitely gives a classic horror vibe in the same tone as something like The Wicker Man. Anything that gives me those types of vibes is automatically on my radar.
Turns out the film started as a Kickstarter project last March and is now out on Region Free Blu-Ray or DVD. This is a true independent film and in that fashion, you won’t find this...
- 1/30/2014
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time for one reason: the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. I am including documentaries, short films and mini series, only as special mentions – along with a few features that can qualify as horror, but barely do.
Come Back Tonight To See My List Of The 200 Best!
****
Special Mention:
Wait until Dark
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Robert Carrington
USA, 1967
Directed by Terence Young,...
Come Back Tonight To See My List Of The 200 Best!
****
Special Mention:
Wait until Dark
Directed by Terence Young
Written by Robert Carrington
USA, 1967
Directed by Terence Young,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man) (Demons ’95) (Of Death, of Love)
Directed by Michele Soavi
Written by Gianni Romoli
Italy / France / Germany, (1996)
Let’s just get this out of the way. Michele Soavi’s Cemetery Man is one of the three best Italian horror films ever made. Based on the wildly popular Italian comic book Dellamorte, Dellamore from Tiziano Sclavi’s Dylan Dog series, Cemetery Man is compelling, bizarre, and downright entertaining from start to finish. Technically a zombie film, but not really, Soavi’s avant-garde gothic flick weaves in so many unexpected directions, that it is quite unlike any horror film made before or after. This surreal fantasy from the director of Deliria (1987) unfolds like a very weird dream and never stops moving, twisting and turning its way to a beautifully rendered existential climax. You can take it as a horror picture or a black/comedy or a story about friendship,...
Directed by Michele Soavi
Written by Gianni Romoli
Italy / France / Germany, (1996)
Let’s just get this out of the way. Michele Soavi’s Cemetery Man is one of the three best Italian horror films ever made. Based on the wildly popular Italian comic book Dellamorte, Dellamore from Tiziano Sclavi’s Dylan Dog series, Cemetery Man is compelling, bizarre, and downright entertaining from start to finish. Technically a zombie film, but not really, Soavi’s avant-garde gothic flick weaves in so many unexpected directions, that it is quite unlike any horror film made before or after. This surreal fantasy from the director of Deliria (1987) unfolds like a very weird dream and never stops moving, twisting and turning its way to a beautifully rendered existential climax. You can take it as a horror picture or a black/comedy or a story about friendship,...
- 9/17/2013
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
There are a handful of directors I would do anything to see working again. I'm not necessarily talking about retired filmmakers, but those who appear to be floating in the ether. Don't Look Now and Performance director Nicolas Roeg is one of them. His movies still haunt. Michele Soavi is also on that list. There are moments in the filmmaker's body of work that threatened to trump the Italian horror masters — directors he actually worked with, including Dario Argento (on Tenebrae, Phenomena and Opera) and Lamberto Bava (on A Blade in the Dark and Demons). Soavi even made the crossover to mainstream cinema as second unit director on Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. As Soavi came into his own as a director, he edged closer to brilliance. The Church was an atmospheric twist on Lamberto Bava's Demons series, but his 1994 film Cemetery Man (a.
- 8/20/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- FEARnet
Lamberto Bava cut his teeth in cinema working with giallo legend Mario Bava, his father, and alongside Dario Argento and Ruggero Deodato. Italian horror fans have a special place in their hearts for his two Demons films and the underrated A Blade in the Dark contains some of his finer work. The comparisons are unfair, but Bava has never displayed the visual prowess of mentor Argento, his famous father, or even collaborator Michele Soavi. He does, however, deliver an occasionally entertaining film — even if the greatest moments are derivative of the masters.
Delirium is a late giallo, which must have been somewhat strange for fans during its 1987 release. Curvaceous red telephones, harbingers of doom for the red-lipped women answering them, were replaced with clunky cordless phones. The shoulder pads, hair, ridiculous wardrobe, and decor are epically '80s — but 26 years later, it works. Sales are booming for Pussycat Magazine, but...
Delirium is a late giallo, which must have been somewhat strange for fans during its 1987 release. Curvaceous red telephones, harbingers of doom for the red-lipped women answering them, were replaced with clunky cordless phones. The shoulder pads, hair, ridiculous wardrobe, and decor are epically '80s — but 26 years later, it works. Sales are booming for Pussycat Magazine, but...
- 7/2/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- FEARnet
Review By Chris Wright, MoreHorror.com
Directed by: Michele Soavi
Written by: George Eastman & Sheila Goldberg
Starring: Barbara Cupisti (Alicia), David Brandon (Peter), Mary Sellers (Laurel), Robert Gligorov (Danny), Jo Ann Smith (Sybil), Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Brett), Martin Philips (Mark), Piero Vida (Ferrari), Loredana Parrella (Corinne), Ulrike Schwerk (Betty), Domenico (Police Chief), Clain Parker (Irving Wallace)
The slasher genre had long come to a close by the time “Stage Fright” came about, but it did its part in giving a tired genre a refreshing spark of life. Its original title is “Deliria” and also known as “StageFright: Aquarius.” Italian director Michele Soavi delivered a gory forgotten slasher gem in his directorial debut. In the tradition of Dario Argento, whom he had worked with in production of several films with, he uses his surreal style to deliver a near hypnotic feel to the movie at times. This Italian flick was...
Directed by: Michele Soavi
Written by: George Eastman & Sheila Goldberg
Starring: Barbara Cupisti (Alicia), David Brandon (Peter), Mary Sellers (Laurel), Robert Gligorov (Danny), Jo Ann Smith (Sybil), Giovanni Lombardo Radice (Brett), Martin Philips (Mark), Piero Vida (Ferrari), Loredana Parrella (Corinne), Ulrike Schwerk (Betty), Domenico (Police Chief), Clain Parker (Irving Wallace)
The slasher genre had long come to a close by the time “Stage Fright” came about, but it did its part in giving a tired genre a refreshing spark of life. Its original title is “Deliria” and also known as “StageFright: Aquarius.” Italian director Michele Soavi delivered a gory forgotten slasher gem in his directorial debut. In the tradition of Dario Argento, whom he had worked with in production of several films with, he uses his surreal style to deliver a near hypnotic feel to the movie at times. This Italian flick was...
- 2/15/2013
- by admin
- MoreHorror
A brief bit of news for those with a love for horror films featuring masked maniacs. Variety reports Meat Loaf and Big Love actor Douglas Smith will star in Stage Fright for writer-director Jerome Sable.
Sable helmed the acclaimed short film The Legend of Beaver Dam (pictured). Stage Fright will mark his feature debut.
The film - which is not a remake of Michele Soavi's '87 slasher StageFright - concerns a teen who lands a gig in a Broadway-bound show which is stalked by a masked killer. Here is a synopsis we snagged from a casting call...
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Sable helmed the acclaimed short film The Legend of Beaver Dam (pictured). Stage Fright will mark his feature debut.
The film - which is not a remake of Michele Soavi's '87 slasher StageFright - concerns a teen who lands a gig in a Broadway-bound show which is stalked by a masked killer. Here is a synopsis we snagged from a casting call...
Read more...
- 8/2/2012
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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