31 Days of Halloween: Suspiria

Day 7
Suspiria

“One of the scariest movies of all time!” – Entertainment Weekly

I don’t think the critics at Entertainment Weekly watch too many Horror films.  On Blue Underground’s fantastically put together DVD release of Dario Argento’s Suspiria, the above quote is in all caps right at the top of the cover art.  Genius marketing if you’re selling this DVD to a budding Horror aficionado.  But, if you’re like me and are a seasoned Horror fan just trying to cross off their “Horror List of Shame” then you’re be sorely disappointed with Suspiria.

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geekVault Reviews: Demons

Demons

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Directed By: Lamberto Bava

Screenplay By: Dario Argento

Starring: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey

Plot Synopsis:

A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and posses the humans one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers,

Review:

Demons is one of those movies I would always see on the back Horror shelf of the video store as a kid.  I remember looking through all the vhs boxes imagining what these movies were like.  In the process, I would freak myself out and most likely have a nightmare that night.  Finally, 20 years later I’m catching up on all the great horror flicks of the 80s, and the Italian gore-fest Demons is 80s mayhem at it’s best.

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