Split Picks’ Italian horror series wraps up with a classic Martino giallo and a controversial cannibal film The finale of Split Picks’ Italian horror series has arrived, and it closes...
Full StoryMonth: October 2022
You’re Not Going Anywhere, Wes: ‘Scream 3’ (2000)
Wes Craven's frustration with the Hollywood system that forced him into sequel servitude drives Scream 3 and makes it the best of the series.
Full StoryPsychopathy and Sausages: Gerard Kargl’s ‘Angst’ (1983)
With wild-eyed, unpolished energy, Gerard Kargl’s 'Angst' stares fearlessly into the dark soul of a monstrous killer.
Full StoryHaunting Normalcy: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Devil’s Backbone’ (2001)
'The Devil's Backbone,' Del Toro's Spanish Civil War-set ghost story, traces the nature of hauntings both supernatural and social.
Full StoryThe Many Hands of Orlac: Robert Wiene’s ‘The Hands of Orlac’ (1924)
In the first of a three-part series on adaptations of Maurice Renard’s 1920 novel 'The Hands of Orlac,' we look at Robert Wiene’s 1924 version.
Full StorySplit Picks: Lucio Fulci’s ‘The House By The Cemetery’ (1981) Vs. ‘Cat In The Brain’ (1990)
Split Picks chose Italian horror directors this year for their penchant for mind-bending gore effects. Enter Lucio Fulci, Godfather of Gore.
Full StoryMelodious Solipsism: The Caretaker’s ‘An empty bliss beyond this World’ (2011)
Named after Jack Torrance's job in 'The Shining,' The Caretaker soundtracks the haunted ballroom by warping old 78 records into faded memories.
Full StoryCamp Until You Die: Sleepaway Camp’s ‘Unhappy Campers’ and ‘Teenage Wasteland’
The 'Sleepaway Camp' sequels transform Angela "The Angel of Death" Baker into a comedic and monstrous villain.
Full StoryEating Machines from Outer Space: ‘The Deadly Spawn’ (1983)
Sporting some of the greatest low-budget monsters ever created, 'The Deadly Spawn' brings flesh-eating space worms into suburban New Jersey.
Full StorySplit Picks: Dario Argento Pt. 2: ‘The Phantom Of The Opera’ (1998)
In episode two of Split Picks' Italian horror series, Bennett, Steve, and Craig debate what many call Argento's pivot point into mediocrity.
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