Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Best Of Horror Movies Beyond Terror

By Sherry Gross


Fear is an inherent emotion in every human being. Even though one may put up a strong facade in the face of the unknown, there will still be that one thing that still scares you even if you are old enough to know that fear only exists in the mind. The most common fears of man include heights and a certain fear of clowns, yet there are also those that are less known of and are even very ridiculous like the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, better known as arachibutyrophobia.

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.

After his critiquing gig he opted to launch his career in to the world of movies as a screenwriter and moved later on to becoming a director. He initially worked with comedy flicks and got to direct 18 comedies that starred famous Italian comedy teams. These did not reach a wider extent, however, because they were not available in English.

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.

You can come to learn more about this director by a book by one of his most devoted fans, Stephen Thrower. The copy also features an introduction by the daughter, Antonella. It is deemed by many to be the greatest testament to the Grandfather of Gore.




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