Danza Macabra Volume One: The Italian Gothic Collection Nucleus Films Chiba stars as Akira Inugami

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Danza Macabra Volume One: The Italian Gothic Collection Nucleus Films Chiba stars as Akira InugamiThe Italian Gothic genre embraced themes of violence, madness and sexual deviance. With these 4 films, those impulses dare to go even deeper. In a genre known for its castles, crypts and candelabras, Italian Gothic also embraced themes of violence, madness and sexual deviance. With these 4 films, those impulses dare to go even deeper: In 1964's THE MONSTER OF THE OPERA, director Renato Polselli and screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi craft a surreal erotic