La Fulci Vida: A Love Letter to an Italian Horror Auteur with Matt Rogerson

Lucio Fulci is often remembered as the “Godfather of Gore” or the director of ruptured eyes, melting flesh, and apocalyptic endings. But my guest today says we don’t really know the real Fulci, and there’s so much more to this important figure in horror. Matt Rogerson has written extensively on Fulci’s relationship to faith in his new book Fulci’s Inferno: Fulci's Inferno: Faith in the Films of a Horror and Giallo Auteur. And in this episode we explore how Catholic imagery, spiritual crisis, and Dantean architecture shape films like The Beyond, City of the Living Dead, Zombi 2 and more. Listen if you want to understand why Fulci’s horror feels less like shock and more like a horrific revelation.*This episode contains spoilers for:Don’t Torture a Duckling …but as Matt says, you’ve had since 1972…Find Matt @bavalamp and @1428publishing on Instagram💀💀Follow us on Instagram @spooky.scholars💀Join the ongoing conversation and LIVE salon each month at spookyscholars.com🖤Full show notes at patreon.com/spookyscholars