I wasn’t sure if this one even fit the
theme. But fuck, if Charles Bronson’s Death Wish can be considered
horror, then this crazy ass movie definitely makes the cut. When I
would sneak Caligula out of Dad’s stash, I got the feeling that I was
experiencing something more than porn. Set in Ancient Rome, the movie
deals with a litany of dark themes that continue to haunt humanity to
this day. Our obsession with status, oppression, power, and
perversion, for instance. But since there was a lot of porno shit
going down, I feverishly tried to break my wrist like any
self-respecting teenager.
Fast forward to a couple days ago,
‘mature r’ me throws on Caligula, and find myself terribly tempted to
fast forward to the “good parts”. This was a me thing, promise. I
just wasn’t in the mindset to give this cult classic the attention it
deserves. Still, I was able to pick up on the timeless brutality in
some of the torture scenes as well as the main character’s
frightening evolution...
Happy to say that I
finished reading Diablo Snuff: A Foregin Evil by C.C. Genovese much
sooner than I thought. I was very excited for this one because it got
off to a nice start. Easy to read and the story moved along fluidly.
Let’s set the tone!
Michael is in Panama
City for a friend’s bachelor party. With his pals off shagging
hookers back in their respective rooms, Michael is chomping on a
burger when he bumps into the lovely and mysterious Isabelle. The two
strangers hit off immediately and before long, they’re looking for a
place to shag themselves!His hotel room is
occupied, so Isabelle leads the way to a so-called “push button”
style hotel that leases rooms by the hour – perfect for shagging on
the fly! After some fairly hot and rough sex, Michael realizes that
everything isn’t quite what it seems. He comes to learn that just
like the other poor saps who fell for the push button trap, he’s
being filmed in a real life porn with a terrifying...