Showing posts with label Massimo Pupillo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Massimo Pupillo. Show all posts

11.6.11

bloody pit of horror (1965)


aka Il boia scarlatto.
"You are eternally damned."
A photoshoot in an old castle goes wrong when, even though they are told not to, they go into the dungeons! For these are the cursed and damned dungeons of the 17th century Crimson Executioner (Mickey Hargitay).
They break into a castle, they steal the owners wine, accidentally kill one of the models, and then carry on as if nothing much has happened. All in a days work for a photographer! A fun piece of hocum, that features some fantastic exotica music by Gino Peguri.

11.4.10

cemetery of the living dead (1965)

AKA Cinque Tombe Per Un Medium. Terror Creatures From The Grave.
"This is a place of horror, where thousands of men have died..."
Albert Kovac (Walter Brandi), an attorney arrives at the Hauff villa, to read the will of its owner, but when he introduces himself he is told by the man's wife, Cleo (Barbara Steele), that he died over a year ago. Cleo and his daughter (Mirella Maravidi) relate their fears to Albert that his spirit is roaming the house, and furthermore he had summoned the souls of many plague victims. Soon the inevitable happens and the householders begin to die gruesome deaths, leaving Albert to puzzle the mystery out.
Benefits from the presence of Barbara Steele, but is generally a mediocre piece of Italo-horror. Though there are a few atmospheric scenes that make it worth a watch.