Eugenio Ercolani is a film historian and filmmaker. After a long period as an AD for cinema and television, he becomes a content producer for the home-video market. He works with most of the boutique labels, among which Arrow Video, 88 Films, Treasured Films, Vinegar Syndrome, Cauldron Films, Second Sight, Visual Vengeance, Anolis Entertainment, Severin, Pulse Video, 8-Films, Studio S Entertainment, Fractured Visions, Cult Epics and Indicator, among others. He is the author of Darkening the Italian Screen vol. 1 & 2 (McFarland), Devil’s Advocates: Cruising (LUP), the latter penned with Marcus Stiglegger, and Cannibal Worlds (Pulse). Ercolani works and lives between London and Rome. He is the son of script supervisor Silvia Petroni and grandson of director Giulio Petroni.
This page brings together Eugenio Ercolani’s Blu-ray audio commentary, disc extras, books, and writing, providing a comprehensive overview of his work across cult cinema, Italian genre film, and physical media.
Books by Eugenio Ercolani
See booksEugenio Ercolani’s books explore Italian genre cinema, exploitation filmmaking, and controversial areas of cult film history. His published work includes interview-based studies, genre analysis, and critical writing connected to both European cinema and physical media culture.
Disc Extras Featuring Eugenio Ercolani
See docsEugenio Ercolani has produced and appeared in numerous disc extras for 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases. His work often includes interviews, documentaries, visual essays, and featurettes that examine cult cinema history, production background, and the careers of key European genre filmmakers.
Booklet Essays by Eugenio Ercolani
See essaysEugenio Ercolani has written booklet essays and liner notes for physical media releases, contributing historical context and critical perspective to collector-focused editions. His writing often centers on Italian cinema, genre filmmaking, and the cultural legacy of cult and exploitation films.
Films with Commentary by Eugenio Ercolani
Eugenio Ercolani has contributed audio commentaries to numerous 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases, examining the production history, cultural context, and legacy of Italian horror, giallo, Eurocrime, and exploitation cinema. His commentary work combines archival research, genre scholarship, and firsthand industry knowledge for collectors and cult film enthusiasts.
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****(1962)The Horrible Dr. Hichcock -
***(1968)Naked You Die -
***(1968)Satanik -
***(1969)Orgasmo -
***(1970)Shango -
****(1971)Four Times that Night -
****(1971)Short Night of Glass Dolls -
***(1972)A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services -
***(1972)Death Falls Lightly -
***(1972)Delirium -
****(1973)Death Carries a Cane -
****(1973)High Crime -
***(1973)The Man Called Noon -
***(1973)Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes -
***(1973)Story of a Cloistered Nun -
***(1974)Five Women for the Killer -
****(1974)The Perfume of the Lady in Black -
***(1974)Riot in a Women’s Prison -
***(1974)Street Law -
****(1975)Eyeball -
***(1975)Killer Cop -
****(1975)Night Train Murders -
***(1975)The Return of the Exorcist -
***(1976)The Children of Violent Rome -
****(1976)The House with Laughing Windows -
****(1976)SS Experiment Love Camp -
***(1976)Werewolf Woman -
***(1977)All the Souls… Except the Dead -
***(1977)Destruction Force -
****(1977)Hitch-Hike -
***(1977)Mannaja -
***(1977)Nine Guests for a Crime -
***(1977)Tentacles -
***(1978)The Iron Commissioner -
***(1978)Magnum Cop -
***(1978)Obscene Desire -
***(1978)Red Rings of Fear -
***(1979)Gardenia -
***(1979)Grease Rock -
***(1979)John Travolto: The Face with 2 Left Feet -
****(1979)Scum -
****(1979)Zombi 2 -
****(1980)Anthropophagus -
***(1980)Cannibals -
***(1980)Day of the Cobra -
****(1980)Hell of the Living Dead -
***(1980)The Last Hunter -
****(1980)Macabre -
****(1981)Absurd -
****(1981)The Beyond -
****(1981)Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror -
***(1981)The Last Shark -
****(1981)Venom -
****(1983)A Blade in the Dark -
****(1983)The Keep -
****(1983)The Key -
***(1983)Mystère -
***(1983)Zeder -
****(1984)The Ark of the Sun God -
***(1984)Don’t Open Till Christmas -
****(1984)Rats: Night of Terror -
****(1985)Red Sonja -
***(1986)Castaway -
****(1986)Sorority House Massacre -
***(1987)The Barbarians -
****(1987)Delirium -
***(1987)Graveyard Disturbance -
***(1987)Iron Warrior -
***(1987)Obsession: A Taste for Fear -
***(1987)Specters -
***(1987)Sweets from a Stranger -
***(1988)Blood Delirium -
***(1988)Phantom of Death -
***(1988)Rat Man -
***(1988)Until Death -
***(1989)Dinner with a Vampire -
****(1989)Escape from Death -
***(1989)The House of Clocks -
***(1989)The House of Witchcraft -
****(1989)Massacre -
***(1989)Maya -
***(1989)Paganini -
***(1989)The Sweet House of Horrors -
****(1989)Witch Story -
****(1991)Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2 -
***(1991)Murder in Blue Light -
****(1992)All Ladies Do It -
***(1994)Night of the Demons 2 -
****(1996)The Stendhal Syndrome -
***(1997)The Hyena -
****(1998)Frivolous Lola -
***(2000)Cheeky
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