zombie Archives - Desperate Living

Hopping Mad – Unearthing Mr Vampire

Looking back at the revolutionary 1985 horror comedy that helped kickstart the Hong Kong exploitation movie craze of the 1990s.

Jean Rollin And The Tragedy Of The Living Dead Girl

Jean Rollin’s lyrical, gore-drenched zombie film is one of the overlooked masterpieces of European horror cinema.

The Weird World Of The International Film Poster

A collection of classic – and not-so-classic- artwork from the days when each country had unique and extraordinary film poster art.

Gore Blimey: The Zombie Holocaust World Of Dr Butcher

One of the more outrageous films from the Golden Age of Italian exploitation cinema.

Halloween Hammer: The Complete Collection

For easy reference, here is a handy checklist of all of our Hammer movie features. Dig in and enjoy this series of hot takes, rambling discussions and sensational photo galleries about the classic films from the legendary British studio.

The Beyond – Lucio Fulci’s Trip Into Atmospheric Ultraviolence

Lucio Fulci’s collision of Lovecraftian gothic and hardgore splatter is visually and stylistically impressive, but somewhat overrated.

Fun With The Fleshlight Freaks

Examining the curious pleasures of monstrously mutated sex toys.

The Sex And Horror Film Posters Of Enzo Sciotti

The iconic and outrageous illustrations of Italy’s most recognisable movie poster artist.

Elvira’s Sexy Witch Perfume

The Dawn Of The Dead Board Game

The obscure role-playing game based on the gore-drenched cult classic George Romero film.

Review: Train To Busan

This Film Smells Of Death: The Grotty Pleasures Of Andrea Bianchi’s Nights Of Terror

The most notoriously trashy and outrageous film of the early 1980s Italian zombie cycle is more interesting than you might think.