Suspiria (1977) is proof that horror can be absolutely gorgeous and utterly terrifying at the same time. Dario Argentoโs surreal visuals + Goblinโs haunting score create a nightmare soaked in color that still looks and sounds unlike anything else. ๐ฉธ๐ท๏ธ
Release on this day in 1981, the third and final installment of Lucio Fulci's Gates of Hell trilogy: The House by the Cemetery.
During the whole 'video nasties' panic in the UK, this was entry number 24 on the Director of Public Prosecutions Section 1 list. This designated it as a primary target for police raids. This meant if your local video shop was found with a copy, it would be confiscated and the shop owners could face full criminal prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.
It wouldn't be passed fully uncut for another 28 years, when the BBFC finally waived all previous cuts for the Arrow Video release.