Bill speaks to writer Rachael Nisbet about her creative endeavors, from developing the website Hypnotic Crescendos to writing booklet essays for Dario Argento and Sergio Martino home video releases. Topics discussed include: Umberto Lenzi, Edinburgh film culture, research practices, erotic thrillers, Kat Ellinger, DON’T LOOK NOW, Scalarama and how to apply the aesthetic of an Italian giallo to one’s wedding reception. 

 

Visit Rachael Nisbet’s website, Hypnotic Crecendos:

http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/

Read Rachael Nisbet’s essay about the building that the New York apartment in Dario Argento’s INFERNO was modeled after: http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2018/03/rose-elliots-apartment-building-in.html

Read the essay “Fashion & Italian Horror: Tenebrae (1982)”

http://hypnoticcrescendos.blogspot.com/2015/08/fashion-italian-horror-tenebrae-1982.html

Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Screaming Queenz Horror Podcast:

https://soundcloud.com/screamingqueenzpodcast/giallo-a-venezia-ft-rachael-nisbet

Hear Rachael Nisbet on the Cinema Junkie podcast:

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/kpbsorgincoming/cinema-junkie/e/51733606?autoplay=true

Follow Rachael Nisbet on Twitter:

Rachael Nisbet (@rachael_nisbet) | Twitter