Calum Waddell Movies
- 2018
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema
Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema5.92018HD
An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes"...
- 2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street7.82015HD
The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...
- 2011
American Grindhouse
American Grindhouse6.72011HD
This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S....
- 2014
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed7.32014HD
Directed by UK-horror scene stalwart Calum Waddell and hosted by scream queen Debbie Rochon (Terror Firmer, Tromeo and Juliet) Scream Queens: Horror...
- 2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie5.72012HD
The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and...
- 2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust4.92021HD
Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before...
- 2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film7.32015HD
A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto...
- 2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo6.62016HD
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime...
- 2022
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves
The Young General: Reflections on Michael Reeves82022HD
A revealing insight into the short life and times of Michael Reeves.
- 2012
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever5.82012HD
A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics,...
- 2014
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'5.52014HD
"Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist...
- 2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back
Me Me Lai Bites Back02018HD
Documentary on actress Me Me Lai, who's best known for playing native girls in several controversial Italian cannibal jungle adventure movies.
- 2012
All Out of Bullets
All Out of Bullets3.52012HD
Dolph Lundgren discusses the making of 'Red Scorpion'.
- 2018
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci
Brain Food: Analysing Late Day Fulci72018HD
Documentary about the later works of director Lucio Fulci with special focus on "A Cat in the Brain".
- 2023
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema
From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema02023HD
A look back at the largely undocumented period of early Chinese-language horror cinema, beginning in Hong Kong and the Shaw Brothers and graduating...
- 2022
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film
Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film02022HD
A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.
- 2013
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky22013HD
Andrei Konchalovsky reflects on the making of Runaway Train.
- 2018
Images of Apartheid: Filmmaking on the Fringe in the Old South Africa
Images of Apartheid: Filmmaking on the Fringe in the Old South Africa02018HD
New historical documentary on the largely unknown period of South African B-movies, and the later cinematic identity of the nation that was...
- 2023
Fine Archery: The Brave Archer Franchise
Fine Archery: The Brave Archer Franchise02023HD
A documentary centered on The Brave Archer series featuring actors from the films alongside critics detailing the making of them.
- 2018
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film62018HD
Follow-up to "Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film", this documentary was produced for the 88 Films UK Blu-Ray release of...