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Here at Movie Ramblings we love horror. Anything that may be described as gory, deranged, paranormal or all of the above – yes please, sign us up. That said, we’re pretty fed up of the...

So, it’s Halloween again (well, nearly). But you don’t just wanna watch Halloween again - or even give the latest Michael Myers outing a rewatch. The problem is horror is such an eco-friendly genre, the...

When I was a kid, my sister and I would have weekend sleepovers at my aunt and uncle’s every year on our Birthdays. Luckily, they were young, insanely cool and would spoil us rotten: get in all kinds of...

Whilst Mario Bava’s 1960s thrillers, The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) and Blood & Black Lace (1964), have become known as the defining giallo texts of the 1960s, the tropes and genre markers of the...

Fragments of Fear returns for another episode focussing on the genre’s golden period, examining Edoardo Mulargia & Gian Paolo Lomi’s Haitian set 1972 giallo Tropic of Cancer; an entry that eschews...

Wasn’t the 80s awesome? OK, not all of it, but there was the boom in gym-culture, power, excess, evolving technology, the end of the Cold War, MTV and everyone striving to be the best they can be…...

A driver locks horns with a trucker in the Spielberg classic

It may be the summer holidays, but Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad plough on with their ambition to take listeners into the world of lesser-known giallo and Italian cinema. Up this month is 1969 offering...

Simon professes his love for the Wesley Snipes air-bound actioner

Representation of sport in movies is not always the best. Some films do not capture the sport they are trying to at all and it can be painful to watch, but some movies succeed, and those films are beloved by...

Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad are back to brighten up your summer with another dip into 'off the beaten track giallo' - this time Tonino Ricci's 1971 effort Cross Current. Here's the duo's blurb: In...

Those devilish chaps at Frightfest certainly know how to keep us horror fans on our toes. No sooner had the agony of the (totally understandable) cancellation of August's five-day London genre shindig sent...

Screen legend John Travolta remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic and best loved stars. With an immense filmography to his name, spanning everything from action, comedy, musicals, horror, sci-fi and drama,...

In the inaugural episode of Fragments of Fear, Peter and Rachael discuss Armando Crispino’s deliriously innovative 1975 giallo Macchie Solari aka Autopsy. Wavering between science-fiction tinged surrealism...

Here at Movie Ramblings Towers, we are big fans of the giallo genre. You know the drill - mysterious killers, bizarre clues, lush locations, a memorable soundtrack and attractive casts, all wrapped up in...

By Anton Bitel The second Golden Age of Horror was born premature. For though associated with the 1970s, it began in 1968, with the arrival of two films that would forever change the genre landscape: George...

An asylum-based shocker that pushes all the right buttons

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

Simon leaps to the defence of the Ben Affleck superhero flick

To celebrate the release of Birds of Prey and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn available on digital download from April 24th, we’ve pulled together a list of our favourite quotes from...

Simon gives a double thumbs up to the murderous satire