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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971

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Trashy cult cinema from the fringes of good taste.

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Horror with creative kills. Updated weekly.

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Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.

With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.

Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.

Source: http://theyshootzombies.com/

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Giallo films are Italian-made slasher films that focus on cruel murders and the subsequent search for the killers. They are named for the Italian word for yellow, giallo, the background color featured on the covers of the pulp novels these movies were inspired by.

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The U.S. film industry term "grindhouse" refers to (now mostly defunct) movie theaters specializing in B-movies, often exploitation films, shown in a multiple-feature format.

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Best Psychosexual Movies of All Time
Movies with Psychosexual plot in any form (drama, crime, fiction, science fiction and fantasy, comedy, mystery, horror, thriller e.t.c.)

Definition: A psychosexual film relating to the mental aspects of sex, such as sexual fantasies or having to do with the psychological aspects of sexuality in contrast to the physical aspects. They go beyond the typical boy-meets-girl trope and delve into deep-seated, complex, Freudian narratives of sexual identity and sexual drive theory. Romance is often used to sublimate many of these desires but it is the advent of the psychosexual thriller that makes explore how repressed desires can soon turn into the depths of sexual depravity and other nightmares (mental ailments such as neurosis, hysteria, female hysteria, or personality disorder, identity conflicts etc).

Characteristics: sexual fantasies, sexual obsessions, Femme Fatale archetype (seductive woman / high self-esteem -vs- submissive woman / low self-esteem), sexual manipulation, domination, voyeurism, sadomasochistic affairs, sexual dysfunctions, paraphilia, oedipus complex, electra complex, penis envy, castration anxiety and gender identity disorders.

Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: psychosexual movies:

Persona (1966)
Vertigo (1958)
Repulsion (1965)
The Innocents (1961)
The Housemaid (Hanyo) (1960)

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Cinema Suicide was a popular, long-running website celebrating cheap thrills and the grimy, dusty titles tucked away on video store shelves.

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The decade of slow burners, atmosphere and maybe even a little bit of the occult.

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Giallo movies I've watched.

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Giallo contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, erotica/sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements.

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Library for Kodi import

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Italian cinema has proved very popular with international audiences, and yet a surprising unfamiliarity remains regarding the rich traditions from which its most fascinating moments arose. Directory of World Cinema: Italy aims to offer a wide film and cultural study in which to situate some of Italian cinema’s key aspects, from political radicalism to opera, and from the arthouse to popular genres. Essays by leading academics about prominent genres, directors and themes provide insight into the cinema of Italy and are bolstered by reviews of significant titles. From silent spectacle to the giallo, the spaghetti western to the neorealist masterworks of Rossellini, this book offers a comprehensive historical sweep of Italian cinema that will appeal to film scholars and cinephiles alike

List import based on the book. Thematic chapters:

  • Silent Cinema
  • Neorealism
  • Melodrama
  • Comedy
  • Giallo
  • Gothic Horror
  • Peplum
  • Spaghetti Western
  • Political Cinema
  • Contemporary Cinema

More information on this is also aviable on http://worldcinemadirectory.co.uk/!

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Join us on an epic round the world trip to some of the darkest reaches of horror cinema.

How does the geography of your upbringing determine the texture of your nightmares? To find out, we’re embarking on a blood-curdling, globe-trotting journey through horror cinema to better understand what keeps us all up at night. Thirty one films from 31 different countries, each with their own distinct styles, themes and sociopolitical subtexts.

Source: http://lwlies.com/articles/horror-travelogue-31-horror-movies-31-different-countries/

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