Mondo Macabro - Season 1
1 - Thrillers From Manila
Air Date: January 1, 2002
A short history of Filipino exploitation cinema.
2 - Mexican Horror Movies
Air Date: January 1, 2002
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
Air Date: January 1, 2002
A short history of horror, fantasy and genre movies from Bollywood, South India and Pakistan.
4 - The Nightmares of Coffin Joe
Air Date: January 1, 2002
A short documentary about Brazilian movie maverick Jose Mojica Marins ("Coffin Joe").
5 - Fantasy Films From Indonesia
Air Date: January 1, 2002
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
Air Date: January 1, 2002
A short history of Turkish popular cinema - action and adventure, comic book heroes and giant octopus attacks!
7 - Argentinian Exploitation
Air Date: January 1, 2002
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
Air Date: January 1, 2002
A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.