This is part three in our ongoing series GOTH RENAISSANCE: A Critical Introduction to Italian Gothic Horror. You can explore the full series here, or dive right into this one.
In previous installments, we’ve seen how Italian gothic horror exhibits a preoccupation with female monsters, villains, and characters.
Beginning in 1962, a counter-tendency began to emerge. These films not only shifted a focus to the masculine perspective, but ended up on its dark side.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:52 - The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock (1962 dir. Ricardo Freda)
4:08 - understanding morbid desire in the gothic tradition
7:28 - trashy paperbacks and the birth of Italian giallo
8:14 - Horror Castle aka The Virgin of Nuremberg (1963 dir. Antonio Margheriti)
11:27 - Bloody Pit of Horror (1965 dir. Massimo Pupillo)
16:54 - sociological and film-historical perspectives on Italian masculinist cinema
Next time, as a “see further” on some of the more challenging and provocative themes covered here, we’ll be reposting a classic from the Gutter Studies Vault:
Stay tuned (if you dare!)
Gothic Masculinity