“She put on that mask and scratched herself, get it? Because of that scratch, she became a demon. An instrument of evil, like they said in the damn movie, you heard it. We got to stop it I tell you, ...

Dario Argento had already made a name for himself the world over as a director of note since his debut, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1971). But in the mid-1980s he decided to branch out into ...

Lamberto Bava was born in Rome, Italy, and was the first of a third generation of Italian filmmakers. His grandfather, Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a cameraman and optics effects artist during the ...

In 1985, the Italian horror scene added another gem with the Dario Argento/Lamberto Bava team-up Demons. Now, the film might be coming back with a rumoured 3-D remake. Along with Argento and Bava, the ...

“Rabid Dogs,” the last, unfinished film of pioneering Italian horror director Mario Bava, will open a retrospective of the helmer’s work running May 31-June 12 at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian ...

Fans of Lamberto Bava’s classic 80’s splatter-fests Demons and Demons 2 – listen up! You officially have permission to perform a jig of happiness as the UK’s Arrow Video announce brand new DVD, ...

A killer game of hide and seek.

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Often dripping in atmosphere, often rather silly, but almost always incredibly stylish – the Italians are a very distinctive presence in classic horror history. From the stunningly shot Gothic tales ...