Saturday 28 June 2014

The Best Of Horror Movies Beyond Terror

By Sherry Gross


Everyone has a certain fear over something or someone. It is a very normal feeling. No matter how strong a person always seems to be, there will always be some things that will scare him or her. Sometimes a fear can be very real and as tangible as the person next to you is, but most experts agree that fear is fed by the mind. The only way for one to triumph over it is to face it yourself, be it as weird as a very uncommon phobia for mirrors also known as spectrophobia.

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.

Fulci was born on the 17th of June in the year 1927. He was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor all in one. He is known at present as the Godfather Of Gore for all his masterpieces that paved the way for zombie movies and other subgenres of the classic horror film.

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.

It was only when he decided to go into the horror genre that he gained the fame that was due to him. He became an instant hot shot in his own country with the well made horror classic Dont Torture A Duckling. It was viewed as an anti catholic film that has gotten loads of scathing reviews from people, but that only served to make the movie even more famous.

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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