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Let me tell you a story. I’ll be honest, it’s not always a pretty tale but it is certainly an interesting one. Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Let’s begin…
It was almost exactly one year ago that Film4 Frightfest last rolled into the Glasgow Film Theatre for its annual visit, bringing with it the usual frights and [...]
Back in February, at Frightfest Glasgow, we were privy to the first 7 or so minutes of Shadow director Federico Zampaglione’s neo-giallo, Tulpa. The ultra-violent sequence, culminating in a severed penis, was received warmly, with hoots and hollers of appreciation and the director’s promise that Tulpa would mark the return of true gialli.
So it was [...]
Quite how I didn’t notice this in the AndyErupts mailbox yesterday, I do not know and yes, I am now a little late to the party but…better late than never.
So, hot on the heels of my interview with Shadow director Federico Zampaglione at Glasgow Frightfest, which saw a preview of the first 7 minutes of [...]
Hot on the heels of the AndyErupts interview with Federico Zampaglione and in the finest tradition of Starship Troopers, “Would you like to know more?”
Well, work on Tulpa is well underway!
Production company IDF, owned by Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino, The World is not Enough, The Rite) has kicked off principal photography on Tulpa. Moreover, [...]
I am a huge fan of Italian horror. I count Dario Argento, Ruggero Deodato and Luci Fulci among my favourite directors.
OK, their films haven’t always been fantastic but the ones that are…really are.
The giallo style of film-making has been on the wane in recent years with only a handful of films (most notably Amer) attempting [...]
