Category: peplum

THE WHIP AND THE BODY Blu-ray from Kino Lorber…

Next month, March 12, Mario Bava’s THE WHIP AND THE BODY (1963) starring Christopher Lee and Dariah Lavi, will be available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber. This is great news. This is one of my favourite Bava movies and seeing it in HD will be treat. From an online review, the image seems to be very dark and some worry about this (below). These HD transfers of old movies often result in dark images. It’s nothing new. But this might be ok here. Anyway, I’ll definitely buy it.

 

BY THE GODS! post goes viral…

Looking at the stats for the blog, I saw that one post was getting tons of clicks. So, I had to look for it. Here’s the source of the many clicks.

What’s highlighted in blue is a link to the article here at BY THE GODS!

Here’s the link to the BTG article!

Of all things from this blog, this is the one post that goes viral. It’s so odd since this information is publicly known for a long time. Oh well…

Missing PEPLUM movie…and the Holidays!

Christmas and New Year’s Eve is upon us. 2024 is just around the corner.

2023 passed by so quickly I can’t believe we’re in December. I still feel like we’re in August. Anyway, there were many interesting things which transpired during the past year which, of course, is the publication of BY THE GOD! magazine.

But as Christmas approaches, I can’t help and think about all the stories from the Bible which haven’t been made into a film. Most notably THE THREE WISE MEN, THE THREE MAGI or THE THREE KINGS. The story would make a great PEPLUM movie. I can see it.

There’s an Italian movie starring Raoul Bova called THE FOURTH KING (above). It’s cute but an epic adventure of this quest would be cool.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

BY THE GODS! magazine issue 2…

I’m currently working on issue #2 of BY THE GODS! magazine. I wanted the issue to be available before Christmas but for now, it’s unlikely for a couple of reasons, the main one being shipping. It takes at least 2 weeks for Magcloud to print and ship the magazine and with the massive Christmas rush of packages being shipped in time before December 24, the magazines will be caught in the jam and will most likely be late. So, issue #2 should be available on the first or second week of January.

Here’s a sneak preview of the cover. There might be some last minute changes to it but that’s what I’m working on for the time being.

I like the gold and red look but I really like the black and red look of the first issue. Anyway, I have so time to figure it out.

In the meantime, for those who didn’t buy the first issue, you can purchase it at Magcloud with the link below. 20% discount with the code: HOLIDAYS20. Valid until December 11.

https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2574706

BY THE GODS magazine…digital?

Thank you to everyone who purchased the magazine! I’m happy with the results. Hopefully, more people will purchase it.

It’s cool to have a magazine dedicated solely to the PEPLUM genre. I’m currently working on issue 2. For now, issue 1 is only available to purchase in print form. I was thinking of making a digital version available as well but once a digital copy makes the rounds, no one will buy it and simply get the dupe.

My question is: would you buy a digital copy of BY THE GODS! ?

You can purchase the first edition at the link below.

BY THE GODS! at MagCloud