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Zombi (film Series)
The ''Zombi'' series refers collectively to horror films that have been marketed, in various territories, as sequels to either George A. Romero's Italian-American film ''Dawn of the Dead (1978 film), Dawn of the Dead'' (1978) or Lucio Fulci's Italian film ''Zombi 2'' (1979). The latter was itself marketed by Italian distributors as a sequel to the former. A confusing history has emerged from the practice of reworking films as ''Zombi'' movies for release in different countries, a process during which a film may be given a different title in each country where it is released. In Britain and Thailand, these films were released as the ''Zombie Flesh Eaters'' series. In North America and Germany, the films became known as the ''Zombie'' series. The films maintained their original spelling, ''Zombi'', when released in Australia and other select countries. The ''Zombi'' series began when Romero's ''Dawn of the Dead'' film (released in European countries as ''Zombi'') was re-edited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George A
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hamblin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with Transgressive art, transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include Monster movie, monsters, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, apocalyptic events, and Religion, religious or Folk horror, folk beliefs. Horror films have existed History of horror films, since the early 20th century. Early Inspirations predating film include folklore; the religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures; and the Gothic fiction, Gothic and Horror fiction, horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From its origins in silent films and German expressionist cinema, German Expressionism, horror became a codified genre only after the release of Dracula (1931 English-language film), ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. He worked in many different genres during his career, but was best known for his horror and erotic films, often incorporating surrealist elements. In a career spanning from 1954 to 2013, he wrote, directed, produced, acted in, and scored approximately 173 feature films, working both in his native Spain and (during the rule of Francisco Franco) in France, West Germany, Switzerland and Portugal. Additionally, during the 1960s, he made several films in Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul. Franco's films are known for distinctive visual style and idiosyncratic approach to filmmaking, often directing multiple films concurrently. Despite mixed critical reception during his lifetime, Franco's work has gained a dedicated cult following, and he is regarded as a significant figure in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A Virgin Among The Living Dead
''A Virgin Among the Living Dead'' is a film directed by Jesús Franco. Franco shot the film in Portugal in 1971 with the film it was only being released to the public in 1973. While credited as a production of Liechtenstein, it was submitted theatrically as being the product of various countries with Franco biographer suggesting that the Prodif Ets. company was set up as a tax shelter. Several versions of the film were released theatrically with added footage, ranging from erotic scenes to scenes featuring zombies. Plot A beautiful young woman named Christina arrives in Europe to visit her estranged relatives in a small castle for the reading of her dead father's will. She eventually discovers that they are all undead, and they fear that when she inherits her father's mansion, she will ask them all to leave. But Christina is lonely and tells her Uncle Howard that she wants them all to remain there and live with her. She learns that a spirit called the Queen of the Night has cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Luis Merino
Jose Luis Merino (10 June 1927 – 2 July 2019) was a Spanish film writer and director who developed a cult following among horror film fans. Biography He was born in 1927 in Madrid, Spain, as José Luis Merino Boves, and went on to direct around 30 films during his long and varied career as director and writer (1958–1990), most of them action/adventure films, crime dramas, spaghetti westerns, war movies and costume dramas involving Robin Hood, pirates, Zorro etc. He is known to horror film fans for the two horror movies he directed in the early 1970s: ''Orgy of the Dead'' ( '' The Hanging Woman'') and ''Scream of the Demon Lover'' (a.k.a. ''Ivanna''), which have both become cult classics over the years. Merino never considered himself a horror film director, he chose rather to favor his many action/adventure films. He died on July 2, 2019, at age 92."Fallece José Luis Merino". Academia de cine (in Spanish). Retrieved July 6, 2019. Films Director *1958: ''Aquellos tiempos del c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paul Naschy
Jacinto Molina Álvarez (September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009) known by his stage name Paul Naschy, was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures— The Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, Quasimodo, Fu Manchu and a mummy—earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney. Naschy also starred in dozens of action films, historical dramas, crime films, TV shows and documentaries. He also wrote the screenplays for most of his films and directed a number of them as well, signing many of them "Jacinto Molina". Naschy was bestowed Spain's Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts in 2001. Biography Naschy was born as Jacinto Molina Alvarez in Madrid in 1934, and grew up during the Spanish Civil War, a period of great turmoil in Spanish history. His father Enrique Molina was a successful furrier, and Naschy grew up in very comfortable surroundings, at one point living in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Hanging Woman
''La orgía de los muertos'' (translated as ''Orgy of the Dead'') a.k.a. ''The Hanging Woman'' (US theatrical release), ''Beyond the Living Dead'', ''Return of the Zombies'' and ''Bracula: Terror of the Living Dead'', is a 1972 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by José Luis Merino, starring Paul Naschy and Dyanik Zurakowska. The film was shot in March 1972, but was not shown in Spanish theaters (as ''La orgía de los muertos'') until September 3, 1973. It was shown theatrically in the U.S. in 1974 as ''The Hanging Woman'', and then was later re-released there as ''Beyond the Living Dead''. It was released in Germany on April 6, 1976 as ''Der Totenchor der Knochenmänner'' / ''Death Chorus of the Skeletons'', and re-released in Germany on March 1, 1977 as ''Die Bestie aus dem Totenreich'' / ''The Beast from the Death Realm''. It was shown in the U.K. as ''Zombies - Terror of the Living Dead'', in France as ''Les Orgies Macabres'', and in Australia as ''Bracula, Terror of the Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Night Of The Seagulls
''Night of the Seagulls'' (Original Spanish: ''La noche de las gaviotas'', also known as ''Don't Go Out at Night'', and ''Night of the Death Cult'') is a 1975 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. The film is the fourth and final in the ''Blind Dead'' series, being the sequel to '' The Ghost Galleon'' (1974). Plot The film starts in medieval times, when a young couple is attacked by the Knights Templar. The man is instantly killed, and the woman is carried away to the Templars' castle, where she is sacrificed. The story then continues in the 20th century. Doctor Henry Stein (Víctor Petit) and his wife Joan ( María Kosti) are moving into a very primitive coastal town, where they are met with distrust and hatred from the locals. It does not take long before the doctor and his wife find out that the town harbors an ancient evil: Every seven years, undead Templars rise from the sea for seven consecutive nights to demand the sacrifice of a young maiden. The d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dawn Of The Mummy
''Dawn of the Mummy'' is a 1981 American horror film directed by Frank Agrama, who also served as writer and producer on the film. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. Plot In Egypt during the fourth millennium BC, slave raiders abduct villagers to be servants for Pharaoh Sefirama's burial. While standing around Sefirama's sarcophagus, they are killed with poison gas, and the entrance to his tomb is sealed. Thousands of years later, three men, Rick, Tariq, and Karib, uncover its entrance. The burial's high priestess, now an elderly woman, says that the tomb is cursed, but is scared off when Rick shoots his pistol at the air. Rick tells Tariq and Karib to guard the tomb for the night and drives away in his Jeep. That evening, three grave robbers arrive and are greeted by the priestess, who tells them to close the tomb to prevent its curse. They enter th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vengeance Of The Zombies
''Vengeance of the Zombies'' (/ ''Rebellion of the Dead Women'') is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Paul Naschy, Mirta Miller, Vic Winner and Aurora de Alba. The film was shot in July 1972, but was only theatrically released in Spain (as ''La rebelión de las muertas'') in June 1973. It was shown in Italy as ''La Vendetta dei Morti Viventi''. The film was shown in Germany over the years under three different titles....''Rebellion of the Living Dead'' (Feb. 1974 German release title), ''Invocation of the Devil'' (April 1974 German re-release title to compete with ''The Exorcist'') and ''Blood Lust of the Zombies'' (1980 German re-release title to compete with ''Dawn of the Dead''). It was released in the U.S. as ''Vengeance of the Zombies'' in December 1973, on a double bill with another Klimovsky film ''The Dracula Saga''. It was famously re-released in the U.S. later in 1980 under the title ''Walk of the Dead'', with distributor Independent Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Panic (1982 Film)
''Panic'' (Originally ''Bakterion'', also released as ''Zombie 4'' in Greece) is a 1982 Italian / Spanish film directed by Tonino Ricci. Plot summary A scientist working in a remote laboratory is accidentally exposed to and mutated by experimental bacterial pathogens during his research. The transformation turns him into a grotesque, blood-drinking monster with an insatiable hunger for human victims. As the creature begins terrorizing the local population, word of the outbreak reaches government officials who become increasingly alarmed about the potential for a widespread epidemic. Fearing that the mysterious disease could spread beyond the small town and become a global pandemic, government authorities make the drastic decision to authorize a military airstrike to completely destroy the infected area. This extreme measure would eliminate not only the monster but also over a thousand innocent civilians living in the town. With time running out before the bombing commences, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Killing Birds
''Killing Birds'' is a 1988 Italian horror film starring Lara Wendel and Robert Vaughn. The film is set in Louisiana where Fred Brown returns from the Vietnam War to find his wife in bed with her lover and slaughters the whole family sparing the newborn son. After the massacre, he is attacked and blinded by a falcon. Twenty years later a group of students led by Steve and Anne meet Brown, and begin their search for a nearly extinct breed of woodpecker and come across grisly occurrences including boys being killed by vengeful zombies. The film was first released in July 1988 in France, and in August in Italy. Plot Fred Brown, a soldier, returns to Louisiana from the Vietnam War to find his wife in bed with another man and kills them both and his parents, only sparing his son. While he is cleaning his knife, a falcon attacks him and tears out his left eye and blinds him in the other. He ends up at a hospital, where he says goodbye to the child before he is taken into foster care. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
