vendredi 20 juin 2014

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.

Fear is also being capitalized on in the world of movies and films, and the horror genre is one that never goes out of style. This genre is where Lucio Fulci, the Godfather of Gore, is best at. He is the proponent of gory films that depict so much violence Beyond Terror that his films are often accessed underground.

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.

Before he got lost in the mesmerizing world of film making, Fulci was once a medical student during his college years. Later on he realized that he will never be good in the medical field because his heart simply was not in it. So he ventured out to the art world, where he found a job as an art critic, which he has served for quite a while.

When he entered the movie industry, he first ventured into the comedy genre, starting off as a young and eager screenwriter. He inevitably became a director in the same genre, working with famous comedy stars of the day. In fact, he has completed 18 flicks though they did not really earn much nor were they known outside of Italy.

It is still quite a mystery to the fans how he had decided to transfer to the horror department, but it was a very wise decision on his part. He gained much respect from fellow Italians with his controversial film Dont Torture A Duckling. The film itself bravely tackled sensitive issues that earned the tag as anti Catholic, which only heightened its popularity.

He is also a master of zombie films that are favorites of fans up until the present time. Zombi 2 has helped him gain international fame. This violent film with a serious overdose of the walking dead has been marketed in some countries as a sort of sequel to another equally famous zombie film.

Most film distributors give his pictures an R rating. This is mainly due to the very close up shots depicting torture and pain. Eye injuries seem to be one of his personal favorites, as most of his motion pictures have sequences wherein a character loses sight due to piercing of the eyeballs and even by pulling it out of its socket.

The book by Stephen E. Thrower explains and analyzes, in full detail, some of his most unforgettable works. The book even has posters and other related stuff as a freebie. It also features a word of introduction by Antonella, daughter of Fulci himself.




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