Issue One
Tenebrarum
is unlike any other magazine you will have seen; indeed it is more like a
cinematic monograph than a traditional magazine. There are no regular features
or reviews, but simply a truly comprehensive examination of one classic film
each issue. When I say comprehensive, I mean some 100 pages of discussion,
reviews, posters, lobby cards and more. It is bi-lingual, superbly written and
filled to the brim with rare images. It is erudite, insightful and informed.
The
first issue is on the controversial cannibal film Cannibal Holocaust, it offers everything from a discussion of the
screenplay to examinations of religious and psychological symbolism within the
film. There are reviews of the film itself and debates about its influence on
motion picture history. There is a solid biography of Ruggero Deodato and lots
of amazing and rare screenshots, lobby cards, posters and photos.
This
is the first issue of this new publication and I am excited about what it has to
offer. Future issues are planned on Argento’s Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Andrea Bianchi’s Burial Ground, Bruno Mattei’s Virus or Hell of the Living Dead and
Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead.
This series could end up as a literal encyclopedia of genre cinema from horror
to cannibal films, cult classics to Giallo. It is certainly a worthy addition
to ever genre film lover’s library.
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This
review will appear in Volume 2 No.5
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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