{"id":7304,"date":"2015-11-04T11:31:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ragtagcinema.org\/blog\/?p=7304"},"modified":"2015-11-04T11:31:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T17:31:28","slug":"notes-from-the-attic-italian-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ragtagcinema.org\/notes-from-the-attic-italian-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from the attic: Italian horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

We've been wading in Italian gore the last month in movie club. Here's what we watched:<\/p>\n

Deep Red<\/a> (1975)
\nA jazz musician witnesses a murder in his apartment building and sets out to find the slasher with the help of a pushy journalist who \"isn't seeing anyone at this time.\" This movie is insane, and it's not just the elementary-school murder-art that comes up throughout the film. Part of the English dubbing was either lost or never recorded (who knows!), so instead of just releasing a subtitled version, you'll get scenes -- or lines of dialog -- that snap between English and Italian. I guess it ramps up the weirdness factor. Like a lot of Argento films we've been watching, the shocking payoff at the end is what the film's about. Most of Deep Red doesn't make any sense and seems a vehicle for cool decaying architecture and the Goblin soundtrack (which is sadly underutilized). The end is great, though, if you're thirsty for blood.
\n\"dRed\"<\/p>\n

\"Creepy.\"<\/p>\n

The Beyond<\/a> (1981)
\nFrom the king of eye-gouging Lucio Fulci. A woman inherits a decrepit hotel in Louisiana with B&B dreams. Little does she know it's built on a hellmouth! Short and sweet, this nihilistic zombie flick has enough gooey nasty gore for everyone.
\n\"Beyond\"<\/p>\n

\"I keep shooting them in the guts but nothing happens.\"<\/p>\n

The House by the Cemetery<\/a> (1981)
\nFulci was a busy guy this year. A researcher moves to Smalltown, New England, to finish the work of a college who murdered his lover and killed himself. He and his family aren't too keen to learn they're living in a haunted house. Though, the son seems get along fine with the neighborhood ghost. Just, don't go down into the basement!
\n\"HouseCem\"<\/p>\n

What did we tell you about the basement!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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