THE VALLEY OF THE RATS (a.k.a. Odissea Della Morte) * Italy / Canada 2017 Dir: Vince D’Amato 67 mins (Alternate version: 80 mins) Canadian film festival curator / filmmaker Vince D’Amato’s latest begins as it means to go on by immediately disappearing up its own arse. Referring to what we are about…
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Vince D’Amato’s (VAMPIRES VS. ZOMBIES) Giallo styled thriller, VALLEY OF THE RATS is out now and available in at least three versions of the film, all released on Blu-ray. Within the story of VALLEY OF THE RATS, a man is falsely accused of his girlfriend’s murder. He goes in search of…
HARVEST LAKE *** U.S.A. 2016 Dir: Scott Schirmer. 78 mins This Indiana-made indie from talented writer-director Scott Schirmer (hitherto best known for his feature debut FOUND) sustains a Euro horror sensibility with its frank sexuality, outré imagery and deliberate pace. The setup is deliberately routine : a quartet of twentysomethings…