- AMER (2009)
- ANGST (1983)
- ANIMAL KINGDOM (2010)
- APARECIDOS (2007)
- AUGUST UNDERGROUND: MORDUM (2003)
- BLACK SWAN (2010)
- BUG (2006)
- CALVAIRE (2004)
- COLD FISH (2010)
- CONFESSIONS (2010)
- DARK WATERS (1993)
- DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)
- GUILTY OF ROMANCE (2011)
- IVANSXTC (2000)
- JULIA (2008)
- JULIA'S EYES (2010)
- KABOOM (2010)
- LA VIE NOUVELLE (2002)
- LEVRES DU SANG (1975)
- LITTLE DEATHS (2010)
- THE MANITOU (1978)
- THE MARK (2008)
- MARWENCOL (2010)
- NIGHTMARES IN RED,WHITE & BLUE (2010)
- THE NINE LIVES OF TOMAS KATZ (2008)
- NO MORIRE SOLA (2008)
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 (2010)
- PINK FLAMINGOS (1972)
- [REC] (2007)
- [REC]2 (2009)
- RED, WHITE AND BLUE (2010)
- THE REEF (2010)
- RESURRECTING THE STREET WALKER (2009)
- RETROACTIVE (1997)
- SPLICE (2009)
- STAKE LAND (2010)
- SURVIVE STYLE 5+ (2004)
- TARGETS (1968)
- TAXIDERMIA (2006)
- THIS IS ENGLAND '86 (2010)
- TROLLHUNTER (2010)
- TROUBLE EVERY DAY (2001)
- WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011)
FEATURES:
- A BRIEF INTERLUDE OF SICKNESS & 'EXODUS' (a short by Chuck Palahniuk)
- AMERICAN NIGHTMARES: THE CINEMA OF BUDDY GIOVINAZZO
- FILMS OF THE YEAR (2009)
- FILMS OF THE YEAR (2010)
- THE LAUGHING SHADOW: a very short story
- WHERE THERE IS NO IMAGINATION, THERE IS NO HORROR: A personal selection of cinematic scares
LINKS:
- SexGoreMutants - The Independent Home of Horror
- FAB Press Online: Quality Cinema Merchandise
- Midnight Eye: Visions of Japanese Cinema
- Mondo Macabro: The Wildside of World Cinema
- Andrzej-Zulawski.com
- Strange Things Are Happening: Excess All Areas
- Fascination: The Jean Rollin Experience
- Blue Underground: DVD & Blu-ray cult classics
- Shameless Screen Entertainment
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CALVAIRE (dir. Fabrice Du Welz, 2004)
Calvaire (also known as The Ordeal) is one of the fore-runners of the French contemporary horror boom of the last 15 years, which has exploded (much in the same way that J-horror did in the mid-90s) into the minds of horror buffs all over the world. Not only is Calvaire a strange, unnerving, and often amusing experience, it is also of great interest to those well versed in the horror genre. French acting talent doesn’t come much better than Laurant Lucas at the moment, and he convincingly gets lost in his characters journey. Phillipe Nahon’s presence is always felt, despite limited screen time. Throw in Brigitte Lahaie, references to Deliverance, The Wicker Man, Don’t Look Now, Polanski, outstanding cinematography (Benoit Debie), and of course The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (which this film closely resembles), and Calvaire can be seen as one of finest modern exercises in vintage horror.
Enjoy the descent into hell.
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