Joe D'Amato Archives - MOVIES and MANIA

ABSURD (1981) Reviews and overview

Absurd is a 1981 Italian horror feature film directed by Aristide Massaccesi [as Joe D’Amato] and written by Luigi Montefiori [as George Eastman]. The movie also stars Eastman, alongside Annie …

DEATH SMILES AT MURDER (1973) Reviews and overview

Death Smiles at Murder – aka Death Smiles on a Murderer (Italian: La morte ha sorriso all’assassino) – is a 1973 Italian supernatural horror feature film photographed and directed by Aristide …

BEYOND THE DARKNESS (1979) Reviews and overview

Buio Omega – aka Beyond the Darkness, Buried Alive and Blue Holocaust – is a 1979 Italian horror feature film directed by Joe D’Amato [Aristide Massaccesi] from a screenplay written by Ottavio Fabbri, based on …

STAGEFRIGHT (1987) Reviews and overview

StageFright -Aquarius- aka Stage Fright, Bloody Bird, Deliria is a 1987 Italian horror feature film directed by Michele Soavi (Dellamore, Dellamorte; The Sect; The Church). The film stars Barbara Cupisti, David Brandon (Everlake) …

CONTAMINATION .7 aka THE CRAWLERS (1993) Reviews and overview

‘They hunt… they feed… they kill… you’re next!’ Contamination .7 is a 1993 Canadian-Italian horror feature film directed by Aristide Massaccesi [as Joe D’Amato] and Fabrizio Laurenti, and produced by Filmirage. The film …

EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS (1977) reviews and overview

‘In the flesh… her most erotic adventures yet!’ Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals is a 1977 Italian horror feature film, directed by Joe D’Amato (Aristide Massacessi). The film is part …

Jungle Holocaust: Cannibal Tribes in Exploitation Cinema – article

The 1970s saw many old cinematic taboos falling away, and few horror film sub-genres benefited from the relaxation in censorship more than the cannibal film. In fact, this is a …

GHOSTHOUSE (1988) Reviews and overview

GhostHouse – original title: La Casa 3 – is a 1988 Italian horror feature film. The film was produced by exploitation auteur Joe D’Amato and directed by veteran Umberto Lenzi (Knife of Ice; Nightmare City; Cannibal Ferox). Plot: …

ANTHROPOPHAGOUS (1980) Reviews and overview

Antropophagus, released in Britain as Anthropophagous: The Beast and in the US as Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Joe D’Amato and co-written by D’Amato and George Eastman (under his real name, Luigi Montefiori), who also starred …