Tag Archives: Ruggero Deodato

Check out all of the stuff you can see on Shudder next month! Between the Shudder Original movies and series, new horror films and some of our favorite genre classics, there’s something for everyone this April. New Shudder Originals And Exclusives Night’s End – Premieres March 31 In Night’s End, an anxious …

Have you ever wanted to help choose what movies play on Shudder? Now’s your chance! Every Friday in April, you’ll get the opportunity to recommend films to Shudder’s VP of Programming, Samuel Zimmerman. How cool is that? Plus there’s a whole slew of new, original horror films and series coming, …

The Cannibal Holocaust video game has undergone some interesting changes to its name and is now announced to be released this summer. Although quite the controversial film, we all have to admit that, for many horror writers and directors, 1980’s Cannibal Holocaust (read our retro review here) was a major …

Let’s face it… horror by its very nature is a lightning rod for controversy. It’s the genre of film tailor-made to push the envelope, to take things to extremes where others would dare not tread. We live to test the limits of decency, to see just how much we can …

As a horror fanatic, probably the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the name Ruggero Deodato is Cannibal Holocaust. It’s perfectly natural, crafting one of the most controversial films in history does tend to define your reputation. Admittedly, it was primarily the only place I really knew him …

I’ve been watching horror cinema faithfully since High School in the early nineties. When I discovered Italian cinema, my mind was blown, especially Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato and Dario Argento. In the early wave before a lot of these films even got good VHS treatment from companies like …

Atlantic Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisner is probably one of my favorite directors out there. With only one movie under his belt, Hobo With A Shotgun, and this campy Christmas short, Treevenge, he has accomplished two big, bold outings in only a short period of time. Not only is the dude from …

Grindhouse Films is a fine German purveyor of only the filthiest underground horror around. With numerous notorious titles under their belts, they have now completed their latest work. Lo Specchio Di Colore Giallo Dell’Anima, which means “Yellow Mirror Of The Soul,” is Grindhouse Films offering to the giallo gods. What I …

Na Zdorivie! In 2005, director Eli Roth started the torture porn craze with his extreme horror film, Hostel. Two years later, he gave us a sequel that had more laughs, and a lot more creative kills! June 8th marks the 10 year anniversary for Hostel: Part 2!  (Synopsis provided by …

Intro With the release of Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, the cannibal film has gained wider attention. Of course this is not the first film of its type and, hopefully, will not be the last. Let us have a quick lesson about the cannibal genre; specifically, Italian cannibal films. History …