Direction: Calum Waddell

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Calum Waddell. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Direction Calum Waddell

Cast Antonio Climati · Luigi Cozzi · Joe Dante · Ruggero Deodato

Synopsis An in-depth look at the Italian cannibal movie boom that evolved following the success of Cannibal Holocaust.

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Direction Calum Waddell

Cast Daniel Chan · Kam Kwok-Leung · Godfrey Ho · Josie Ho

Synopsis The rise and fall of Hong Kong's notorious Category III cinema which reached a peak during the years 1988 and the lead-up to the Handover in 1997.

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Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever

2012 · Documentary · 75 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Calum Waddell

Cast Tobe Hooper · Tom Holland · Corey Feldman · Emily Booth

Synopsis A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost...

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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2014 · Documentary · 90 min. · Italy

Direction Calum Waddell

Synopsis Through interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi and other authorities on the subject, this documentary sums up the history of a truly cult Italian subgenre.

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Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

2021 · Documentary · 87 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Calum Waddell

Cast Ruggero Deodato · Naomi Holwill · Gregory Snegoff · Calum Waddell

Synopsis Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind...

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Direction Calum Waddell

Cast Luigi Cozzi · Ruggero Deodato

Synopsis The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.

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