David Hess is among the most notorious actors in the horror/exploitation genre, largely due to his performance in Wes Craven’s LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and Ruggero Deodato’s (arguably superior) HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK. His specialty lies in portraying rapists, sadists and murderers. Many actors have committed these crimes on film, but [...]

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I was just checking out Blue Underground’s slate of upcoming releases, and thought I’d post a reminder here for myself and whoever’s looking. Probably just me and Travis…

HITCH-HIKE
I’ve never seen this, but in an interview David Hess mentioned this film as being part of a trilogy with Last House On The Left and House On [...]

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Here’s a picture from the first meeting of The Italian Horror Appreciation Society, Astoria Queens Chapter. Andy Marino and I are the charter members. The Society was formed a few weeks ago when Andy and I enjoyed a Lucio Fulci double feature: HOUSE OF CLOCKS (highly entertaining and stupid) and CONTRABAND (incomprehensible and ultra-violent).

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2008 is off to a good start, I’ve already seen a lot of very good films. My Italian horror obsession is not waning in the slightest. I’d like to briefly cast the spotlight on the work of Ruggero Deodato. Namely his most notorious films: CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK. These [...]

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