Friday, May 1, 2026
SALLY THE ZOMBIE CHEERLEADERS' GUIDE TO HORROR: THE NIGHT EVEYLN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE
Sally the Zombie Cheerleader sure knows her cinematic giallo, and she details a death-laden stand-out for her Guide to Horror: 1971's The Night Eveyln Came Out of the Grave.
Eveyln was directed by Emilio P. (The Red Queen Kills Seven Times) Miraglia and stars spaghetti-western veteran Anthony Steffen, along with Paola Natale, Marina Malfatti, Erika Blanc, Enzo Tarascio, Joan C. Davis ... and Umberto Raho. It includes the vengeful spirit of an unfaithful wife, the lusty lure of redheads and a sadistic aristocrat's consequential descent into eerie paranoia, all capped by a clever, curveball twist.
There's much to learn about this lurid favorite, and Sally wastes no time layering on the facts and trivia, including the lowdown on the movie's many re-edited versions.
Be sure to attend this enlightening, giallo-gleaned class. You'll come away with an academic appreciation of why Evelyn Came Out of the Grave.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8LVeRtgr_g
WE BELONG DEAD #48: KIER, PRICE, LEE, HOOPER, WEISSMULLER ... IRVIN
We Belong Dead #48 has at long last manifested, and it's a bloody success, with double-whammy covers featuring the late, great Udo Kier (as featured in Andy Warhol's Blood for Dracula and a creepy collage celebrating the Master of the Macabre, Vincent Price, with a splattering of his enduring characters. (The imaginative imagery is rendered by adroit artists John Ryals and Mark Armstrong, respectively.)
In addition to the headlining features on these iconic thespians, one will be treated to a revealing interview with actor/director/writer (and Brian De Palma protege) Sam (Elvira's Haunted Hills) Irvin, conducted by director/writer/producer, Ansel (Loon Lake/The Great Nick D) Faraj; a submission on Dyanne Thorne's Ilsa of the S.S. exploits; a sentimental look at Eugene Lourie's Gorgo; a retrospective on director/writer Tobe Hooper and his terrifying, chain-sawing trails; a further look at the Chain Saw sequels; as well as revealing rundowns on horror records and horror radio.
Ah, but you thirst for more, you say?! Well, there is more, much more, and the supplements are superb, with daring delights on Stephen Weeks' fearsome, Jekyll/Hyde retelling, I Monster, starring Christopher Lee; the Lee-narrated documentary, In Search of Dracula; dynamic documentaries on Hammer Films; The Kiss of Dracula miniseries; the hearty history of vampire hunters; the comedic charms of Beverley Hills Vamp; British terror tales and turf, including Ken Russell's Gothic; John Gordon's supernatural fiction; Emma Dark's "Dark Corner"; The Festival of Fantastic Films; Rondo Hatton's "Guide to Life"; Johnny Weissmuller's cinematic swings; Christopher Walken's Prophesy series; Eddie Romero's Blood Island saga; and an overview on shrunken-head fables, spotlighted by one of my childhood favorites, The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake.
There's so much to relish in We Belong Dead #48. Do yourself a favor and capture a copy.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GV83B8GX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
EIGHTH TOWER'S MUSIC FOR ANCIENT CATACOMBS
Raffaele Pezzella has announced a new Eighth Tower audio anthology: Music for Ancient Catacombs.
The album/CD digs deep into the recess of heart, soul and mind, recalling a disinterred time of bold adventures, harrowing peril and sweet, sequestered surrealism.
The selections are sometimes welcoming and sometimes forbidding, but no matter the tonality, one's imagination will be stoked.
The contents include (artists on the left, titles on the right):
1) Kammarheit - In Quiet Depths
2) Sublimatio Mortis - A pilgrimage towards nothingness
3) New Risen Throne - Entering the Stone Circle
4) Mario Lino Stancat - Somnium
5) SILENI - WIthin the Vaults
6) Ashtoreth & Penumbral Aethyr - Khthon
7) Nerthus - Missa tenebrarum
8) Guru Bobol - linthre
9) Dapalis Sepolcri - La Fosse des Cholereiques (A.G.T.L.L.)
10) Adonai Atrophia - The Lowest Chamber
11) progettosonoro - Underground Sorrow
12) PNEVMMA - kry-pti
13) Aconis - Sanctum in the Depths (bonus dgt track)
This sagacious curation is much too epic to ignore. Preorder at
https://eighthtowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-ancient-catacombs
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