I’ve gone on record a few times during Hooptober about my less than ardent love for Lucio Fulci. With the exception of The Beyond, his “Gates of Hell” films felt scattered and gratuitous and his riff on Romero with Zombi was anemic at best. So I’m as shocked as you are that The Black Cat, his very loose re-imagining of the Edgar Allen Poe short story is not only good, but might be my favorite of his films to date. Sacrificing the over-the-top gore for more suspense and creepy visuals better serves the supernatural story, even as it becomes more and more ridiculous. Yes, you’ll see a cat work a lock on a door and laugh out loud, but you’ll also see some of the most effective visuals of Fulci’s career.

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

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Hooptober 8.0 – The Black Cat (1981)