Mondo gore. Released in 1962, Mondo Cane (“Dog World”) was an instant sensation, a critical hit, and a source of public outcry. As Alex Brannan writes in Film International, the film “was shocking for how its depiction of global cultures relished in the bizarre and taboo, unabashedly committing to film displays of nudity, sexual situations and violent animal practices.” Brannan continues, adding that the bizarre and taboo are ” juxtaposed [with] moments of pitch-black comedy, as Jacopetti’s narration, dictated in voice-over by Stefano Sibaldi, cheekily interrupts the whimsical score to present a humorous air of authority.” For those who have watched the … Continue reading Exclusive Track Premiere: Golem of Gore’s “Chronic Obstructive Caustic Vomit”