Fragments Of Fear Episode 18: Crazy Desires Of A Murderer (1977) Simon Fitzjohn July 19, 2021 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts This month, Fragments of Fear delves into the Crazy Desires of a Murderer with Fillipo Walter Ratti’s Gothic whodunit of the same name. Purportedly from 1977, we look at the film’s ambiguous...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 17: Deadly Inheritance (1968) Simon Fitzjohn May 6, 2021 Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts Fragments of Fear returns to the sixties to discuss Vittorio Sindoni’s French styled thriller and prototype giallo, Deadly Inheritance. Throughout the episode Rachael and Peter explore the placement of...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 16: My Dear Killer (1972) Simon Fitzjohn March 25, 2021 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts Fragment of Fear’s latest episode focuses on Tonino Valerii’s sole entry in the giallo filone, My Dear Killer (1972). Deviating away from the Argento styled gialli of the time whilst retaining...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 15: Fashion Crimes (1989) Simon Fitzjohn March 1, 2021 Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear, Peter and Rachael return to the eighties once again to dissect Bruno Gaburro’s 1989 giallo, Fashion Crimes. Perhaps most notable for its leading role from...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 14: The Double (1971) Simon Fitzjohn December 8, 2020 Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear, Rachael and Peter take a moment to mark the tragic passing of Daria Nicolodi; discussing her legacy and contribution to Italian cult cinema before moving on to this...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 13: Strip Nude For Your Killer Simon Fitzjohn November 10, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts The words 'Edwige Fenech' are usually enough to get me interested in any film, so the great news is Rachael and Peter have elected to plump for one of her giallo treats (with my favourite Edwige haircut no...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 12: Libido (1965) Simon Fitzjohn October 8, 2020 Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts 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...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 11: Tropic Of Cancer (1972) Simon Fitzjohn September 20, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts 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...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 10: The Rage Within (1969) Simon Fitzjohn August 4, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts 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...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 9: Cross Current (1971) Simon Fitzjohn July 6, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts 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...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 8: Plot Of Fear (1976) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear Delving once again into the genre’s post golden period, in this month’s episode of Fragments of Fear dynamic duo Peter and Rachael take a look at an example of the giallo poliziotteschi hybrid...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 7: Mystere (1983) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear, Podcasts The 1980s heralded in a new era for the giallo and Carlo Vanzina’s 1983 thriller, Mystère is indicative of a marked change in the Italian thriller during the decade of excess. Peter and Rachael take...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 6: Death Carries A Cane (1973) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear For the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Rachael and Peter turn their focus once again to the golden period of the genre with Maurizio Pradeaux’s 1973 giallo, Death Carries a Cane - a formulaic...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 5: The Murder Clinic (1966) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Rachael and Peter once again return to the 1960s, delving into the genre’s Gothic strain with 1966 Gothic giallo hybrid, The Murder Clinic. Discussing the...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 4: Puzzle (1974) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In the latest episode of Fragments of Fear Peter and Rachael revisit the genre’s post golden era examining Duccio Tessari’s 1974 giallo Puzzle. Arguably the lesser discussed giallo of...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 3: Crimes Of The Black Cat (1972) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear Entering into the giallo’s golden period, Fragments of Fear takes an in-depth look at Sergio Pastore’s The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972). Heavily indebted to the early gialli of Dario Argento,...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 2: So Sweet…So Perverse (1969) Simon Fitzjohn June 1, 2020 Fragments of Fear In their second episode of Fragments of Fear Peter and Rachael take their first foray into the work of prolific Italian genre film director, Umberto Lenzi, delving into the second of his gialli with American...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 1: Autopsy (1975) Simon Fitzjohn May 30, 2020 Features, Fragments of Fear 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...
Fragments Of Fear giallo podcast launched Simon Fitzjohn May 30, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear 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...