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Rachael Nisbet

Rachael Nisbet is a freelance film critic specialising in Italian genre film & European cult cinema.

Documentaries & Featurettes

Italy's Cult Autueur of Action Cinema (Studio Canal, 2022)

Jorge Grau: Catalonia’s Cult Film King (2020)

Franco-Philes: Musings on Madrid's B-Movie Maverick (2020)

The Emmanuelle Effect (2020)

The Prince of Plasma: The Giannetto De Rossi Story (2019)

Rachael Nisbet On A Black Veil for Lisa (2019)

All Eyes on Lenzi: The Life and Times of the Italian Exploitation Titan (2018)

Video Essays

Cinema Killed the Video Star for Vinegar Syndrome (2024)

The Divine and the Diabolical in Alberto De Martino's 'The Antichrist' for Imprint Films (2024)

Enigmatic Elegance: The Haunting Legacy of Barbara Steele in The Italian Gothic for Severin Films (2023)

Italy's Cinematic Civil Conscious: An Examination of the Life and Works of Damiano Damiani for Radiance Films (2023)

Franca Stoppi: Matron of Hell for Severin Films (2023)

Tropic of Cancer: A Mondo Giallo Visual Essay for Vinegar Syndrome (2022)

Poetic Tragedy in Romano Scavolini’s A White Dress for Marialé Visual Essay for Vinegar Syndrome (2022)

Sun Kissed Horror: Ferdinando Baldi's Nine Guests for a Crime Visual Essay for Vinegar Syndrome (2022)

The Laughing Women: Production Design Audio essay for Mondo Macabro (2022)

Madeleine… Anatomia di un incubo: A Psychological Exploration of Female Trauma & Neurosis for Vinegar Syndrome (2021)

The Girl in Room 2A & Occult Ritualism in the Giallo Audio Essay for Vinegar Syndrome (2020) 

Fantasy, Futurism & Frivolity: Production Design in Pasquale Festa Campanile’s The Libertine for Nucleus Films (2020)

The Police are Blundering in the Dark Audio Essay for Vinegar Syndrome (2020)

Lines and Shadows: Architecture in The Fifth Cord Video Essay for Arrow Video (2019) 

Film Commentary

Killer Nun (2024) Audio Commentary for Shameless Films

Footprints on the Moon (2024) Audio Commentary for Shameless Films

Fata/Morgana (2024) Audio Commentary for Mondo Macabro

The Boss (2024) Audio Commentary for Radiance Films 

Loaded Guns (2024) Audio commentary for Kino Lorber

Milano Calibro 9 (2023) Audio commentary for Kino Lorber

The Seventh Grave (2023) Audio commentary for Severin 

The Third Eye (2022) Audio Commentary for Arrow Video

Pensione Paura (2022) Audio commentary for Mondo Macabro

The Killer is Still Among Us (2022) Audio commentary for Vinegar Syndrome

Nothing Underneath (2021) Audio commentary for Vinegar Syndrome

Too Beautiful to Die (2021) Audio commentary for Vinegar Syndrome

The Designated Victim (2021) Audio commentary for Mondo Macabro

Crimes of the Black Cat (2021) Audio commentary for Cauldron Films 

Liner Notes & Essays

Nights of the Devil for Radiance (2023)

The House by the Cemetery for Arrow Video (2023)

Zombie Holocaust for 88 Films (2023)

Blood & Black Lace for Arrow Video (2023)

The Whip and the Body for 88 Films (2023)

Blood and Diamonds for 88 Films (2022)

Smile Before Death for Arrow Video (2022)

Deep Red for Arrow Video (2021)

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage for Arrow Video (2021)

Colt 38 Special Squad for Arrow Video (2021)

Demons for Arrow Video (2020) 

Macabre for 88 Films (2020)

Paranoia for 88 Films (2020)

Who Saw Her Die for Arrow Video (2019) 

Strip Nude for Your Killer for Arrow Video (2019) 

13 Frightened Girls! for Indicator/Powerhouse Films (2018)

The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail for Arrow Video (2018)

Phenomena for Arrow Video (2017) 

Killer Dames for Arrow Video (2016)

Books & Magazines

Murder by Design: The Unsane Cinema of Dario Argento by Troy Howarth | Essay: Tenebrae and Opera (2021)

Sensational Sixties #9 | From Comic Book to Silver Screen: The Evolution of Modesty Blaise (2023)

Sensational Sixties #10 | Elio Petri's The 10th Victim: Pop Art, Consumerism, and Futuristic Vision

The Future is Female - Scientific Supremacy in Piero Schivazappa's The Frightened Woman for Radiance's Dirty Arthouse Volume 2 (2023)

Podcast Appearances

Founder & Co-Host of the Fragments of Fear Podcast 

Supporting Characters

KPBS Podcast Episode 127: Giallo Cinema, Killing it with Style

The Iron Sequel

The Doomed Show

A Year in Film

If you have a project that you think I'd be an ideal fit for, then I'd love to hear from you. You can inquire about my rates and availability via my contact form below or via the email link on the top left of the site.