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Sunday 22 June 2014

The Best Of Horror Movies Beyond Terror

By Sherry Gross


There is no contest to the fact that even the strongest and bravest of people have their own fears. These fears maybe realistic and have practical roots, or could be from a traumatic childhood experience. Fears can be completely rational, or even completely weird and would solicits frowns from people around you. Once such fear is phagophobia, the fear of swallowing.

The horror genre is also undoubtedly one of the most successful ones in the world of movie productions. Most horror films have an underlying element of gore in them, and it is no surprise to horror fans to see mutilated bodies and whatnot in the course of the film. Whenever one mentions gore and all things Beyond Terror, the first person that comes to mind is always Lucio Fulci.

The Italian guy is a well known director and screenwriter of most horror films. He is known for his uncanny storytelling that will really leave an imprint inside your head long after you have finished his film. Each graphically detailed skin will really leave you cringing and jumpy.

It is easy to assume, based on his perfectly made horror films, that he has started very early off on the road to macabre. Contrary to popular belief, Fulci was actually once a med student when he was at the university. He just employed the knowledge that he had gained about the human anatomy to give a new hair rising definition to the word torture.

When he entered the movie industry, he first ventured into the comedy genre, starting off as a young and eager screenwriter. He inevitably became a director in the same genre, working with famous comedy stars of the day. In fact, he has completed 18 flicks though they did not really earn much nor were they known outside of Italy.

The film that jumpstarted his successful career in the horror genre is Dont Torture A Duckling. The motion picture has scathing social commentary. It also featured the early signs of his trademark graphic violence that his fans has grown to adore. It was viewed to be severely anti Catholic because of his use of Church figures as an instrument of evil.

He is also a director that uses a certain character inherent in horror genres, the zombie. He loved the idea of using the walking dead in his flicks so much that one in particular, Zombi 2, was the one responsible for his rise to stardom in the international movie scene. This was originally marketed as a sort of sequel to another one that was also famous to horror fans.

Due to his love for intensely detailed torture scenes, most of his movies were given an R rating. He has also worked with another famous macabre screenwriter, which resulted in the collection of the most gruesome flicks fans loved the most.

The book by Stephen E. Thrower explains and analyzes, in full detail, some of his most unforgettable works. The book even has posters and other related stuff as a freebie. It also features a word of introduction by Antonella, daughter of Fulci himself.




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