1. Joe D'Amato Is Your Cinematic Hero
A sure sign of being a hardcore sick movie fan is an embracement of the films of Joe D'Amato. Dirty ol' Joe produced some of the most sleazy movies to grace our screens. He directed about 100 hardcore porn features but sick fan interest lies in his other work. The Black Emanuelle series of movies starring the stunning Laura Gemser has captured the attention and admiration of sick film watchers all over the globe. Seeing Gemser disrobe every two minutes and following her adventures with snuff rings, human trafficking, and the ubiquitous cannibals is terrific sleazy and sick fun. If you are a dyed in the wool sick film fan, chances are that you have come across Buio Omega (Beyond the Darkness) with its necrophiliac overtones, extreme violence against women and gory embalmment scenes. This is one of the most notorious sick films ever made and it lives up to its fearsome reputation. Lovers of even more salubrious Joe D'Amato filth thoroughly enjoy Erotic Nights of the Living Dead and Porno Holocaust - two films made back to back which attempt to meld zombies with hardcore sex. They are utterly horrific to watch - incredibly bad movies, yet if you are a sick movie fan, you are sure to enjoy them! D'Amato with his lashings of sleaze, violence and depravity is revered among sick movie fans because he really scraped the barrel of what is acceptable to portray on screen. And that is what makes him so wonderful and beloved among sick movie fans. It is obligatory to watch at least one D'Amato movie before you can declare yourself a true fan of sick movies.