If you think the expression ‘It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all’ is a load of dingoes’ kidneys, then you’re probably not interested in the standard Valentine’s Day rom-com marathons.
If so, El Rey has the marathon you need: The Rip Your Heart Out Italian Style Marathon. Consider it the anti-rom-com marathon – a series of classic (and not so classic) Italian horror movies to help you kill Valentine’s Day. Titles like: City of the Living Dead, The Black Cat and Deathdream.
The Rip Your Heart Out Italian Style Marathon follows El Rey Network Presents The Director’s Chair with John Carpenter on Saturday, February 14th. Follow the jump for a teaser trailer and further details.
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TILL DEATH DO US PART
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AND EL REY NETWORK’S FIRST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL ‘RIP YOUR HEART OUT’ MARATHON ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th BEGINNING AT 10:00AM ET
JOIN DIRECTOR JOHN CARPENTER, THE MASTER OF HORROR, IN “EL REY NETWORK PRESENTS: THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR’ FOLLOWED BY SEVEN CLASSICALLY TERRIFYING ITALIAN HORROR FILMS
Join El Rey Network in celebrating Valentine’s Day and the Network’s first anniversary on Saturday, February 14th at 10AM/ET with an episode of “El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair” featuring the master of the horror genre, John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, The Thing). Revel in the love turned “slasher” as the terror continues with the “Rip Your Heart Out” marathon, Italian style, beginning at 11AM/ET with seven classic Italian horror films including The Black Belly of the Tarantula, City of the Living Dead, Rats: Night of Terror, The Black Cat, Deathdream, Opera, and New York Ripper.
Below, please find the programming schedule for El Rey Network’s “Rip Your Heart Out” marathon airing Saturday, February 14th at 11:00AM/ET through Sunday, January 11th at 3:30AM/ET.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th
“The Black Belly of the Tarantula” at 11:00 AM
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife, much in the same way tarantulas are killed by the black wasp. As suspects keep dying, Inspector directs his attention to a spa all the victims had a connection with.
“City of the Living Dead” at 1:15 PM
A reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from the grave.
“Rats: Night of Terror” at 3:15 PM
One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavengers above in the wastelands. A group of scavengers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.
“The Black Cat” at 5:30 PM
American honeymooners in Hungary are trapped in the home of a Satan- worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.
“Deathdream” at 7:30 PM
A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie.
“Opera” at 9:30 PM
A young man killed in Vietnam inexplicably returns home as a zombie.
“The Black Belly of the Tarantula” at 11:45 PM
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“The New York Ripper” at 2:00 AM
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
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El Rey Network is a new 24-hour English language network founded by maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Curated by Rodriguez and his artistic collective, the network unites the most culturally diverse generation in history through fearless, badass and original content that awakens the renegade in everyone. The network’s action-packed content is anchored by original signature dramas, feature films, grindhouse genre, cult classic action, and horror/sci-fi. El Rey Network LLC (www.elreynetwork.com) is jointly owned by Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures with a minority stake held by Univision Networks & Studios, Inc.