Art imitating art is the basis of this demonic tale of a group of invited guests to the screening of a horror film that brings naturalism to life. They are baited and penned, and their walled-in feeling quickly turns to screaming fear as those who are dead lust after the flesh of the living. In this full-scale cinema of hell, it’s only a question of time before demons from the abyss are asking for second portions.

Demons.1985.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 28 min
Size: 	2.09 GiB
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Audio
#1:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (International English Stereo Track)
#2:  	English 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (U.S. Mono Alternate English Dub)

https://nitro.download/view/32718F65A88B6BD/Demons.1985.BDRIP.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English SDH

The post Lamberto Bava – Dèmoni AKA Demons [Director’s Cut] (1985) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

In 1981, RAI-TV presented six hour-long films based on stories by 19th century horror/fantasy authors from such directors as Giulio Questi (DJANGO, KILL!), Marcello Aliprandi (A WHISPER IN THE DARK) and Giovanna Gagliardo (STREET OF MIRRORS), starring actors that included Veronica Lario (TENEBRE), Saverio Vallone (ANTHROPOPHAGUS) and Stefano Madia (THE DEVIL’S HONEY). But it was the mini-series’ second episode that remains its most celebrated: The final work of legendary director Mario Bava – and the debut of his son Lamberto Bava as co-director – LA VENERE D’ILLE/THE VENUS OF ILLE stars Daria Nicolodi (DEEP RED) and Marc Porel (DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING) in an elegantly chilling tale of supernatural love. Five episodes have been sourced from broadcast masters, with Bava’s swansong restored from a 16MM print discovered in the RAI vault by film preservationists Simone Starace and the late Michele De Angelis.

EPISODE 1: The Sandman
Dir. Giulio Questi

Hotheaded, romantic student Nathaniel conceives a passion for the professor’s daughter, Olympia. Others, though, say she has no soul, even that her singing and dancing are mechanical. When he stumbles on the professor and his assistant fightin over the automaton’s disassembled body, Nathaniel becomes even more unhinged.

EPISODE 2: Venus of Ille
Dir. Mario Bava & Lamberto Bava

Wealthy landowner Mr. De Peyhorrade uncovers a bronze statue of Venus on his property. Afterwards, De Peyhorrade asks an antique expert, named Matthew, from another village to examine the statue and confirm its wealth. Upon arrival, Matthew is striken with love by Clara, Mr. De Peyhorrade’s daughter-in-law, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the statue.

EPISODE 3: The Perfect Presence
Dir. Piero Nelli

Based on Henry James’ “Sir Edmund Ore,” it concerns the eerie experience of upper class, pipe-smoking Henry (William Berger, Five Dolls for an August Moon) when he becomes entangled in the lives of Annie Marden (Rada Rassimov, The Cat o’ Nine Tails) and her daughter, Charlotte (Emenuela Barattolo), who seem to be haunted by an apparition from the mother’s past. This one is very low key and chatty, but the solid cast and sumptuous production design make it a classy little ghost story on the non-menacing side.

EPISODE 4: The Possessed Hand
Dir. Marcello Aliprandi

The Possessed Hand is essentially a remake of the magnificent 1943 French horror film La main du diable (Carnival of Sinners) about a mysterious man showing off a ghastly, seemingly sentient severed hand to a group of guests at an inn during a snowstorm. Through flashbacks we learned the story of the diabolical limb and its origins with a Mephistopholean carnival barker played by the fantastic Gabriele Ferzetti (who makes this episode worth a look all by himself). While the earlier episodes were all shot in scenic locations with convincing period interiors, this one shifts gears for the rest of the stories by being obviously stage-bound with more minimal, stylized sets.

EPISODE 5: The Bottle Imp
Dir. Tomaso Sherman

Based on a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson. In Samoa, Stevenson (Mario Santella) relates the story of Keawe (Stefano Sabelli), manages to acquire a seemingly unbreakable bottle from an elderly rich gentleman who informs him that it contains an imp capable of granting his dearest wishes. However, the owner will be damned for eternity if he dies while the bottle is still in his possession. Obviously inspired by Powell and Pressburger films (especially The Tales of Hoffman), this is very theatrically staged and often feels more like a ballet with the camera moving back and forth between the stylized action and the narrator.

EPISODE 6: The Dream of Another
Dir. Giovanna Gagliardo

An adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham.” Here we have the saga of medical student Edward Eden (Stefano Madia), who is approached by the aging and wealthy Albert Elvesham (José Quaglio) in search of the perfect heir. Of course, that arrangement comes with a very big hitch that turns into an metaphysical nightmare. Again this one is shot on very spare sets, often shrouded in darkness or with a Magritte-style cloud backdrop that gives it a weird, dreamlike feeling throughout.

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https://nitro.download/view/7AA040EE8E7B2CA/S01.E05.The.Bottle.Imp.(Tomaso.Sherman).mkv
https://nitro.download/view/3A48D998D5EC7F9/S01.E06.The.Dream.of.Another.(Giovanna.Gagliardo).mkv

Language(s):Italian, English commentary
Subtitles:English

The post Lamberto Bava & Mario Bava & Marcello Aliprandi & Giovanna Gagliardo & Piero Nelli & Giulio Questi & Tomaso Sherman – I giochi del diavolo AKA The Devil’s Game (1981) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
A New Orleans housewife leaves her daughter and son home alone to meet her lover. While with him, she receives a call that her son has died. Wreckless driving rushing to her house results in a horrible accident. The lover dies and she is sent to a mental institution to recover from the psychological trauma. Upon her release a year later she moves into the boarding house where they would rendezvous. The landlord has passed away and her blind son is left to maintain the house. With every day that passes, his lust for her grows while she remains true to her lover. The situation comes to a “head” on a weekend visit with her daughter. All secrets will be revealed and no one will be the same. Inspired by actual events.

2.60GB | 1h 29mn | 1024×552 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/F163DC152E60C4C/Macabre.1980.576p.BluRay.x264-Redacted.mkv

Language(s):English, Italian (2 audio tracks)+commentary
Subtitles:English (Muxed)

The post Lamberto Bava – Macabro aka Macabre (1980) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Quote:
After finding out that his wife is secrectly seeing someone else, Nicola storms out of the family home. His wife decides to have a shower to cool off and is hacked to death by an unseen assailant. Inspector Pierro Terzi is brought in to handle the case and it seems the crime is an open and shut case – a crime of passion. A psychologist (Valeria D’Obici) is brought in to evaluate the case and she thinks there’s more to it.

1.58GB | 1 h 25 min | 763×458 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/4A46DE0A7FB7CBB/Midnight.Ripper.1986.DVDRip.x264-HANDJOB.mkv

Language(s):Italian
Subtitles:English

The post Lamberto Bava – Morirai a mezzanotte AKA Midnight Ripper (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Wealthy landowner Mr. De Peyhorrade uncovers a bronze statue of Venus on his property. Afterwards, De Peyhorrade asks an antique expert, named Matthew, from another village to examine the statue and confirm its wealth. Upon arrival, Matthew is striken with love by Clara, Mr. De Peyhorrade’s daughter-in-law, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the statue.

1.02GB | 1 h 0 min | 760×570 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/9DAAC6ACE38A1A5/La_Venere_d’Ille.mkv

Language:Italian
Subtitles:English

The post Lamberto Bava & Mario Bava – “I giochi del diavolo” La Venere d’Ille AKA The Venus of Ille (1979) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Jake “Tiger” Sharp, a former Georgian police officer has been released from jail, after serving a 8-year sentence for taking the law into his own hands. Tiger decides to return to his hometown Georgia as he tries to live a quiet life and try to escape from his past. But for Tiger, things are about to get very bad. When he gets cruelly taunted by a group of deer poaches who are employed by a man from Hong Kong, who is using the deers they kill to make medicine. But when the poachers rape and kill his long-lost daughter Connie, Tiger looses his rocker. Armed with a arsenal of weaponry, Tiger, with a thirst for vengeance, decides to give the Poacher’s a dose of their own medicine, as he sets out off on a violent rampage, as he blasts the poachers to pieces…

1.72GB | 1 h 29 min | 960×576 | mkv

http://nitroflare.com/view/25BDF09342E81A0/Blastfighter.1984.576p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.part1.rar
http://nitroflare.com/view/4B8C9CFE001B19D/Blastfighter.1984.576p.BluRay.x264-HANDJOB.part2.rar

Language:English
Subtitles:None

The post Lamberto Bava – Blastfighter (1984) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

When a psychopath (François Montagut, DANGEROUS LIAISONS) butchers the proprietor of a candy shop, Detective Mike Livet (Tomas Arana, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST) assumes that the killer made off with the victim’s as a souvenir. When the ear winds up in the refrigerator of newly widowed Tracy Grant (Joanna Pacula, THE KISS), Livet suspects that the grisly gift may have something to do with the death of her husband Abe (whose corpse was disinterred from its grave the same night). When a woman is butchered in a shopping mall bathroom and a severed hand winds up on Tracy’s doorstep, Livet looks into Abe’s shady past and discovers sex, drugs, and a stalker who did not take Abe’s nuptials all too well. After a third victim turns up and Tracy receives an even grislier present, Mike discovers that the absconded internal organs (taken in addition to the external souvenirs) were donated from Abe’s corpse and that someone is trying to piece the dead man back together, and that there are more victims to come.

2.54GB | 1 h 38 min | 1024×556 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/EBA011E27ADFE85/Body.Puzzle.1992.576p.BluRay.x264.mkv

Language:English
Subtitles:English (muxed)

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