By Anton Bitel
Umberto Lenzi’s Cannibal Ferox fully deserves its reputation as one of the genre’s toughest watches.
By Anton Bitel
The Italian director’s 1971 giallo shows a visionary film artist still finding his feet.
By Anton Bitel
Forty years on, the director’s nightmarish gialli has lost none of its potency.
By Anton Bitel
Sergio Martino’s schlocky 1973 film Torso offers a masterclass in the male gaze.
By David Hayles
From grindhouse classics to showbiz satires, seek out these inspirations for Nicolas Winding Refn’s wicked latest.
The cult Italian horror maestro has influenced everyone from John Carpenter to Nicolas Winding Refn.
Iconic stars like Anita Strindberg and Edwige Fenech are the thread that ties this deviant subgenre together.