Following their episode on Dario Argento, Split Picks looks at two very different sides of “the Godfather of Gore”
When Split Picks chose to focus on Italian horror directors for this year’s October Horror series, it was mainly because of their penchant for wild practical gore effects. And have any films featured more jaw-dropping, nearly abstract, gore than those made by Lucio Fulci? Known as the “Godfather of Gore,” Fulci’s films relish every drop of blood, every stabbed eyeball, and every regurgitated organ. Fulci is best known for his films Zombie (1979), Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972), and the Gates of Hell trilogy — City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), The House By The Cemetery (1981). His work extends across decades and genres, but horror is where he crafted his most unforgettable moments.
With Frankie Vanaria leading the discussion on 1981’s The House By The Cemetery and Bennett Glace taking us through the depths of Fulci’s mind for 1990’s Cat In The Brain, Split Picks looks at two very different sides of Fulci’s filmmaking. Cemetery follows a family in Massachusetts as they uncover secrets buried in their house. Cat In The Brain stars Fulci as a version of himself in which the awful images from his films have begun to haunt him.
In addition to the highs and lows of Fulci’s style, Bennett owns up to a years-long prank he pulled on another podcast — and missed the opportunity to monetize.
Listen to the episode below, or on Spotify, Apple, or Amazon:
Missed the start of the Italian horror series? Listen to Bennett, Craig, and Steve Collins spend two episodes talking about Dario Argento’s The Stendhal Syndrome and The Phantom of the Opera.
Listen to last year’s series on the American Horror Titans: John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Tobe Hooper, and George A. Romero:
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