Tag Archives: Romania

Pete’ New Wave Euro Horror Countdown | Number 1 – Romanian black comedy, Strigoi

1) STRIGOI (THE UNDEAD) Country: Romania According to local legend, Strigoi are souls that rise again after death to seek justice if they’ve been wronged. This black comedy horror follows a young man called Vlad who comes face to face … Continue reading

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Tales from the Golden Age – making sense of the nonsense in Communist Romania

It is hard to imagine that Romanian director Cristian Mungiu would be able to make anything funny after his award-winning grim abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days. But there is plenty of humour in Tales from the … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – The Cave

On Channel 4 tonight at 11.05pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I’ve just been reading on the IMDB about this monster film set in (surprise, surprise) caves in Romania. Check out this disturbing … Continue reading

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