Books about Eurocult?

[Wllm Clys Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wllm Clys]

I've read "Immoral Tales", and a friend recommended "Perverse Titillation",which I'm currently reading.

Is there anything else?

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

I've read "Immoral Tales", and a friend recommended "Perverse Titillation",which I'm currently reading.

Is there anything else?

I'm assuming you want broad coverage rather than books about specific filmmakers. If so, and you're looking for books that are in print and reasonably priced, ALTERNATIVE EUROPE is quite good. I often find myself returning to that one.


This one isn't bad, but like Hughes' book on Italian Westerns, it's a little too anecdotal for my tastes:


Btw, anyone read this one?

[Apronikoff Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Apronikoff]

Btw, anyone read this one?

Yeah I've got that one. It's...ok. It's mostly just a lengthy index of reviews, which is fine, although I always prefer the approach of something like Immoral Tales that actually gives you an overview of a genre or a director's work. It didn't help that I got the impression reading the reviews that Ekeroth didn't actually have a very high appreciation for the kind of movies he was writing about. Still though...has good info on a shitton of movies and some good photos.

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

Yeah I've got that one. It's...ok. It's mostly just a lengthy index of reviews, which is fine, although I always prefer the approach of something like Immoral Tales that actually gives you an overview of a genre or a director's work. It didn't help that I got the impression reading the reviews that Ekeroth didn't actually have a very high appreciation for the kind of movies he was writing about. Still though...has good info on a shitton of movies and some good photos.

Thanks for the feedback, Apronikoff! I read some reviews on Amazon, and this one made me chuckle:

I learned many things within these pages, but several stuck with me - in most reviews, author Daniel Ekeroth cites the offensive elements that make these films worthy of inclusion (early examples of nudity, extreme violence, etc.), but in one he lists "non-consensual sex with a dog". See, I've been a dog owner most of my life and never knew there was such a thing as consensual sex with a dog...now I'll have to re-evaluate those flirtatious looks I get from my female canine companion periodically...
Another noteworthy and hysterical thing that appalled the author was a woman using a kielbasa sausage that's about fifteen inches long and as wide as a beercan as a masturbatory aid in a porno film; the size and girth didn't bother him so much as the fact that it's comprised of only 17% meat! You learn something new every day...

[Wllm Clys Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wllm Clys]

That Swedish book is ok, but nothing special. It's filled with reviews.

I'm beginning to realise that the author of "Perverse Titillation" has a peculiar taste. He thinks the most boring giallo I've ever seen is great (La bestia uccide ...) and hates my favourite Italian zombie film (Le notti del terrore) :)

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

This one isn't bad, but like Hughes' book on Italian Westerns, it's a little too anecdotal for my tastes:

Yeah, that book is okay but not essential. He tried to cover way too many genres in one book and thus doesn't delve deeply into any. I did enjoy the section on peplums as there's not much out there on them. I guess some of the better eurocult books are out-of-print, like Thrower's Fulci one and Eyeball, or Flesh and Blood.

Willem, if you enjoyed Immoral Tales, you'd probably like Mondo Macabro - it's more world cinema than strictly eurocult but very interesting. I think Adrian Luther Smith's Blood and Black Lace is still the best book on the giallo, though it's mostly straight reviews.

[Wllm Clys Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wllm Clys]

I've been looking for Mondo Macabro for quite some time now. Haven't found a cheap copy.
That Blood And Black Lace book is a real winner!

[Wllm Clys Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wllm Clys]

Does anyone have an ebook/pdf version of 'Beyond Terror: The Films Of Lucio Fulci'?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Wow. I have it in physical form. Didn't realize it'd gone out of print and was going for that much money. Jay Slater's Eaten Alive too. A lot of that stuff that came out in the late 90s/early 2000s seems to be OOP and pricey now. Many of them could use updated reissues.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

Wow. I have it in physical form. Didn't realize it'd gone out of print and was going for that much money. Jay Slater's Eaten Alive too. A lot of that stuff that came out in the late 90s/early 2000s seems to be OOP and pricey now. Many of them could use updated reissues.

I wish a lot of these books were available in ebook formats. I managed to get a few of these books when they were first released, but seeing as a whole bunch of these have gone out of print (ie. Slater's book), it'd be awesome to get these digitally.

I know Amazon has a "send us your email, and we'll let the publisher know you'd like this book digitally" link, but I doubt that it actually goes anywhere.

I also like the fact that I'm not using up a bunch more shelf space when I get Ebooks. I have a pretty large library of books (as does my fiancée), but it's nice to save space and have stuff on my ereader. It's getting to the point where I'm going to have to sift through the books I have and get rid of some. With the exception of stuff that's not available digitally, I think I'm going to thin the book collection!

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

Does anyone have an ebook/pdf version of 'Beyond Terror: The Films Of Lucio Fulci'?

If there's a digital version of this book, I'd love to get it also.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

I've been looking for Mondo Macabro for quite some time now. Haven't found a cheap copy.
That Blood And Black Lace book is a real winner!

Keep checking eBay. Once in a while there's decently priced copies on there. They always pop up when I'm looking for Mondo Macabro DVD's.

[Jens Thomsen Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jens Thomsen]

Beyond Terror is supposed to come out in an updated version whenever Stephen Thrower finishes his book on Franco. But when that will happen is anyone's guess. It's been a couple of years since they first started talking about. And Thrower is also supposed to be working on part 2 of Nightmare USA.