Air Date
January 1, 2002
Episodes
8 episodes
Mondo Macabro
Season 1
Episodes
1. Thrillers From Manila
A short history of Filipino exploitation cinema.
2. Mexican Horror Movies
A short history of Mexican B movies, from monster movies to masked wrestlers, to the avant garde art cinema of Juan Lopez Moctezuma - collaborator of Alejandro Jodorowsky.
3. South Asian Cinema
A short history of horror, fantasy and genre movies from Bollywood, South India and Pakistan.
4. The Nightmares of Coffin Joe
A short documentary about Brazilian movie maverick Jose Mojica Marins ("Coffin Joe").
5. Fantasy Films From Indonesia
A short history of Indonesian fantasy and action movies of the 70's and 80's with a particular focus on the output of the Rapi Films studio; makers of such cinematic classics as Lady Terminator and Mystics in Bali.
6. Turkish Pop Cinema
A short history of Turkish popular cinema - action and adventure, comic book heroes and giant octopus attacks!
7. Argentinian Exploitation
A short history of exploitation and b-pictures from Argentina - focusing on the films of the South American Marilyn Monroe; Isabelle Sarli and the films of director Emilio Vieyra.
8. The Erotic Empire
A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.
