Ep828: Accademia Giallo: SPASMO (1974)
The latest "Accademia Giallo" is absolutely stuffed with holiday goodness as our fearsome faculty takes on Umberto Lenzi's Spasmo!
While walking along the beach, Christian and his girlfriend discover a mysterious woman washed ashore. The following day, Christian meets the woman again at a yacht party and soon finds himself entangled in a web of lust, intrigue, and murder!
Watch as the guys breakdown all the breakdowns in this maniacal mashup of mannequins and mental illness. From a killer who looks like a pop-art version of Dario Argento; to a conspiracy that gives The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh a run for its money; and a bonkers ending that will have you reaching for the "Rewind" button, this is one for the books!
Note: Our guest for this episode, author Troy Howarth, was unable to join due to the recent loss of his beloved cat, Wookie. We're working on a make-up class, though, during which we'll discuss another Lenzi film--as well as Troy's monstrous new book, Make Them Die Slowly: The Kinetic Cinema of Umberto Lenzi!
"Accademia Giallo" is Kicking the Seat's monthly deep dive into Italian Horror's "giallo" sub-genre. Join us LIVE in the chat for laughs, lessons, and lots of bad accents! Class begins promptly at 2pm CST!
Show Links
Watch the Spasmo trailer.
Order Troy's new book on Amazon.
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Stay studious with Aaron Christensen at Horror101 with Dr. AC!
If you dare, venture down into Kitley's Krypt with Jon Kitley!
And listen to Jon's scary-good podcast, Discover the Horror!
Get devious with Bryan Martinez's Film Deviant podcast!
And check out his YouTube show, The Giallo Room!
Buy J. Blake Fichera's "Scored to Death" Volume I and II on Amazon (mentioned in the show).
And catch up with classic episodes of his Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast!
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