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The Rape of the Vampire (Le Viol du Vampire)
Jean Rollin’s 1968 debut feature is a strange, often confused affair that will probably leave most viewers baffled. It does, however, offer hints of where his remarkable career would go, and has much...
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Dracula and Son (aka Dracula père et fils)
Dracula and Son (original title: Dracula père et fils) is a 1976 French comedy and horror film written and directed by Édouard Molinaro, who would subsequently go on to make the international arthouse...
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The Diabolical Dr. Z (aka Miss Muerte)
The Diabolical Dr. Z is a 1965 Spanish/French horror film, originally titled Miss Muerte (Spain: “Miss Death”) and Dans les griffes du maniaque (France: “In the Grip of the Maniac”). It was directed...
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Sheitan (aka Satan)
Sheitan (“devil” in Arabic) is a 2006 French horror film. It was directed by Kim Chapiron, and written by Kim and Christian Chapiron. It stars and was co-produced by Vincent Cassel. His wife Monica...
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The Returned (TV series)
The Returned (French: Les Revenants) is a 2012 television series about the dead returning to life created by Fabrice Gobert and shown on Canal+ in France and BeTV in Belgium. It is an adaptation of...
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In My Skin (aka Dans ma peau)
Dans Ma Peau (English title: In My Skin) is a 2002 French-made film written, directed and starring Marina De Van. The film also stars Laurent Lucas (Calvaire), Léa Drucker and Thibault de...
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The Shiver of the Vampires (aka Le Frisson des Vampires)
Le Frisson des Vampires (English title: The Shiver of the Vampires) is a 1971 French erotic horror film directed by cult filmmaker Jean Rollin. It was his third vampire movie. Having had many VHS and...
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The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears
The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears (original title: L’étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps) is a 2013 Belgian/French giallo horror thriller by French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani...
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Clovis Trouille (artist)
Clovis Trouille was born on 24 October 1889, in La Fère, France. He worked as a restorer and decorator of department store mannequins, but is remembered as a Sunday painter who trained at the École...
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Jungle Holocaust: Cannibal Tribes in Exploitation Cinema
The 1970s saw old taboos falling away in the cinema, and few horror film sub-genres benefited from the relaxation in censorship more than the cannibal film. In fact, this is a genre that scarcely...
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Tender Dracula
Tender Dracula, or Confessions of a Blood Drinker (French: Tendre Dracula or, alternately, La Grande Trouille) is a 1974 French horror film directed by Pierre Grunstein. It stars Peter Cushing, Alida...
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Le Diable Noir
Le Diable Noir (The Black Devil) is a 1905 silent short film by Georges Melies. Melies was a pioneer of the horror film, special effects and cinema in general – his 1896 film The Haunted Castle is...
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The Vampire (short story collection)
The Vampire is a short story collection, first published in Britain in 1965 by Pan Books. It is an adaptation of a 1960 anthology, I vampiri tra Noi that was published in Italy. The book is...
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Like a Doll (short film)
Like a Doll (Comme une Poupée) is a 2014 French short horror film directed by Joseph Catté. “Toying with gender roles, madness and horror, Joseph Catté’s new short film Comme une Poupée (Like a Doll)...
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Redemption and Salvation VHS and DVD artwork
Redemption Films is a British media company created by Nigel Wingrove that began releasing VHS videos in 1992. Wingrove chose to market the company’s initial releases in stark black and white (with...
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Horrorpedia Facebook Group (social media)
Open up your mind for everyone’s dissection and delectation! There is now a Facebook Group for Horrorpedia users/followers. Sign up and have your say about all things horror related! Post anything and...
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Cannibal Terror
Cannibal Terror (original title: Terreur Cannibale) is a 1980 French/Spanish horror film. It was directed by porn specialist Alain Deruelle [as A.W. Steeve], Olivier Mathot and Julio Pérez Tabernero...
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The House of Ghosts
The House of Ghosts (original title: La maison ensorcelée) is a 1908 French comedy horror film written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Segundo de Chomón. He produced many short films in France while...
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Goal of the Dead
Goal of the Dead is a 2014 French comedy horror film directed by Thierry Poiraud and Benjamin Rocher. It stars Alban Lenoir, Charlie Bruneau, Tiphaine Daviot, Ahmed Sylla, Bruno Salomone, Patrick...
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Gargoyle (architecture)
In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved or formed grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing rainwater from running down...
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