CIAO! DSK Screening in Modena, Italy 05.25.08

For those of you in Italy, or planning to be in Italy near the end of May, check out the screening of the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL documentary at the Sala Truffaut theatre. May 25, 2008 at 9 PM, 4 Euro admission. More info at trovacinema

See the trailer and more by clicking on the poster below!



More screenings are planned worldwide, so keep posted!

Throughout the 1960s, hundreds of photo comics were released in Europe with genres ranging from romance to superheroes. One actor was a sought after leading man, appearing in many of the top photo novels. His most famous and longest-running role? That of the lovable mass murderer SADISTIK! For some 40 years the identity of the actor was top secret until now... and he has been revealed to be the incredibly talented ALDO AGLIATA!



The best kept-secret of SADISTIK revealed! Part of Aldo's interview from the SS-Sunda documentary
The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal!



See more about this actor including rare photos and videos at the ALDO AGLIATA page at goSadistik.com

MARCH - APRIL DSK SIGHTINGS IN ITALY!

If you're in Italy in late March or early April... look out! The DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL is on the loose and will appear on the silver screen at two film festivals! The incredible 100% true documentary about SADISTIK, directed by SS-Sunda, is getting rave reviews and is truly a trip!

DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL SCREENING in FORLI CITY, ITALY:
March 31 2008, 9PM at Cinema SAFFI D'ESSAI. Address: viale dell'appennino 480. Info: www.cinemasaffi.com / (+39) 054384070. Guests include actresses CATRSINA TRANSFERT & JUDITH PELIGRO and soundtrack musicians EL REVERENDO M & NEUROPA (5 Euros)



DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL SCREENING in SASSO MARCONI, ITALY
April 8 2008, 8:30 PM at CINEMA COMUNALE. Address: piazza martiri della liberazione 5. Info: info@infosasso.it / (+39) 349 5690399. Guests include famed KRIMINAL Artist (and DSK Soundtrack Artist) GIOVANNI ROMANINI, actresses CATARSINA TRANSFERT, JUDITH PELIGRO and soundtrack musicians EL REVERENDO M, NEUROPA (3 Euros)



In response to many requests, we will soon be screening the documentary in America. We're talking with a couple movie studios about theatrical, cable and DVD distribution for the United States! Stay tuned!

King of Crime becomes King of International Media!

THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL and his self-titled documentary are getting much media attention around the world! here is just some of the latest positive press on the deadly Imperceptible One!

On every Italian newsstand, from March 6 until the first week of April, issue #188 of BLUE, the prestigious and intelligent erotic magazine published by CONIGLIO EDITORE: Inside is an article full of photos about SADISTIK and his film-documentary, THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL, with a exclusive interview of director SS-SUNDA by the journalist ANDREA LEGGERI. If you are a hard-core SADISTIK fan, you can order the magazine online at www.coniglioeditore.it or more about it by emailing: info@coniglioeditore.it

Also on sale this month in the United States is an incredible profusely illustrated profile in the March 2008 issue of PENTHOUSE FORUM! See a preview of the article at my MySpace blog by clicking on the cover image below!

Classy modern literature at its finest!

The DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Steals onto the Screen!

The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal, a new documentary about the King of Crime (known variously around the world as Killing, Satanik, Kilink and Sadistik), premiered recently at the Nightmare Film Festival in Ravenna, Italy and at a prestigious Bologna cinema to much fanfare and literally stole the show!

The image of the Diabolikal One has been appearing in Italian media to herald the film release, including on the front page of newspapers! And though not in the official competition at the Nightmare Film Festival (where Sadistik biographer and DSK producer Mort Todd served on the jury), an exit poll by the horror film fanzine L'Urlo (The Scream) gave it a rating of 8.1 out of 10... above such films as Adam Green's Hatchet, Uwe Boll's Seed and the competition winner, Kostantin Lopushansky's The Ugly Swans! L'Urlo also gave DSK a glowing review in their special Nightmare Festival edition following a very positive profile in Italy's premier horror magazine Nocturno.

The above audience poll from L'Urlo shows The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal rated higher than any other film at the Nightmare Film Festival!

The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal, fantastically and fanatically directed by SS-Sunda, is an amazing 100% true profile of the masked serial killer who began his international wave of terror in 1966. After some background on the socio-political, religious and psychological status of 1960s Italy, the documentary relates the history of nero fumetto (noir comics) with their evil protagonists, and the foto romanzo (photo comics) unique to Italy which set the stage for Sadistik's horrific photo novels!

Festival goers are awed by the DSK poster as they go to the screening.
Photo by Luca Di Giorgio for the Nightmare Film Festival.

Director Sunda did some dedicated research and dug up much previously unknown information on the creation of the character and provides entertaining and amusing interviews with the actors from the photo comics. Many of them appeared in now classic horror, spaghetti western and Euro Trash films and give great insight on why the comic series was so unique, popular and controversial.

DSK producer Mort Todd, Nightmare Festival Director Maria Martinelli and DSK writer, director and producer SS-Sunda.

The interviews are intercut with rare graphics and footage from the era along with new footage of Sadistik in outrageous action. The film has the added benefit of a great original score composed by a cadre of international musical artists. A new music video featuring the closing track of the documentary and clips from the film has just been released.

But the most stunning aspect is that Sunda has done what many in the original comics have died trying... he has unmasked the King of Crime and reveals his true identity! The actor who played Sadistik was originally under contract to not publicize who he was. Even the other actors on the set never saw him without his mask while they worked together for years!

Mort Todd and Festival Organizer Albert "Butchy" Bucci have fun introducing the film.
Photo by Luca Di Giorgio for the Nightmare Film Festival.

There was electrical anticipation for the world premiere of DSK at the Nightmare Film Festival and seats for the screening filled up quickly. Festival organizer Alberto Bucci introduced producer Mort Todd and served as translator for the mostly Italian audience. Mort welcomed the audience, primed them about what they were to witness and then brought out the original mystery actor wearing his infamous Mask of Death to raucous applause.

The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal is introduced to the audience (with Albert Bucci), ready to cause torment with his whip!
Photo by Luca Di Giorgio for the Nightmare Film Festival.

The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal then took a seat next to the beautiful actress Liliana Chiari (from Fellini's The Clowns and a regular in the Sadistik photo novels) to watch his namesake film. (For the time being, the true identity of the actor who portrayed Sadistik is being kept secret, though revealed in the film.)

Mort presents a bouquet to the lovely Liliana Chiari.
Photo by Luca Di Giorgio for the Nightmare Film Festival.

After the screening, Sadistik unmasked in person to wild reaction and travelled the audience, microphone in hand, answering questions from the fans. The Italian television network RAI taped the event and broadcast it internationally.

Mask in hand, Actor X works the audience, answering questions and entertaining all.
Photo by Luca Di Giorgio for the Nightmare Film Festival.

The next screening was at the prestigious Lumiere Cinema in Bologna to a sold-out standing room only crowd, with many disappointed cinephiles turned away. Another screening will be held there soon and there are plans to have a screening in the Italian capital of Rome in the near future.

Just a small sample of the press for the sold out screening of DSK in Bologna, Italy.

Comicfix, the American co-producer of the film (with the Italian Sinepathic Films) and publisher of the photo novels, has been fielding requests to show the documentary at theatres and film festivals all over the world. There are also negotiations to have The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal shown in America at comic conventions and film festivals. Comicfix is also talking with major film studios about theatrical distribution and DVD release.

For more information or to arrange a screening, contact sadistik @ comicfix dot com.

Do you dare watch the "Beware: SADISTIK" Music Video?

You have never seen a music video like this! The song "Beware: SADISTIK!" is from the forthcoming 100% true documentary entitled THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL, directed by SS-Sunda. The Music is by The Charles E. Hall Band.

New KiLiNK Turkish Film Pix Posted on MySpace

As my hard-core fans know, I appeared in an amazing 11 films in Turkey, mostly in the 1960s, where I was known as KiLiNK! In them I battled such luminaries as Superman, Frankenstein and Mandrake the Magician... Turkey didn't care too much about violating copyrights!

So, as a post-Thanksgiving treat, here's another heaping helping of left-over Turkey! I have just created a new album on my MySpace page with over 20 rare photos and posters from these films, some of them lost to cinema history! You'll find a female KiLiNK, a western Django KiLiNK... even a disco KiLiNK, among others!

To learn more about these films, including a complete listing of all the releases and video clips, skulk on over to the KiLiNK Section at goSadistik.com or click on the image below!

Three of these films have been released on 2 DVDs (the rest are considered lost) and they are the best ones. You can order these DVDs, with English subtitles and packed with extras and other Turkish trailer treats, from the fine folks at Onar Films and if you mention my accursed name, SADISTIK, you get 10% off! Talk about a steal!

Listen to 2 New Songs from the DSK Doc including MORRICONE!

Now that MySpace has allowed 6 songs on their pages, we have added two new incredible songs to the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL SOUNDTRACK MUZIK PAGE!

"The Killing Way" is another spooky track from the prolific El Reverendo M (be sure to hear more of his music on the Reverendo's MySpace page)!

EL REVERENDO M (right) at THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL movie premiere in Italy this month along with its producer ALESSANDRO ZANOTTI (left) and actress CATARSINA TRANSFERT (center). Photo by Luca Di Giorgio

The other track is not actually on the DSK Soundtrack but is very related! It is the Mambo-flavored "Un Flirt Per Estate" (A Summer Flirtation) as sung by Rosario Borelli. Borelli was the director of all the original Sadistik photo novels and also a film actor, singer and photo novel star before he turned to directing photo novels. Backing Rosario musically is none other than Ennio Morricone, well before he reached international stardom recording the soundtrack for "A Fistful of Dollars" (the seminal spaghetti western film starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone).

Actor/Singer ROSARIO BORELLI was the director of all the SADISTIK photo novels but did not play the title character as rumored. The real actor was shrouded in mystery and his identity is revealed for the first time in THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL film!

Stay tuned for more news about the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal Soundtrack! Within the next week or so we will be posting a new music video for the song "Beware: Sadistik!" by the Charles E. Hall Band and directed by SS-Sunda. And soon we will have news about the soundtrack CD to be released in Italy!

DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL World Premiere November 1 in Italy!

The long-awaited incredible 100% TRUE documentary about THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL is premiering at the Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest in Ravenna, Italy on Thursday, November 1st, 2007! The feature length film, directed by SS-Sunda, concerns the secret origins of the internationally infamous King of Crime known variously as Killing, Satanik, Kiling, Kilink and, in America, as Sadistik! It includes exclusive interviews with many of the personalities responsible for his reign of terror, from photographers, editorial staff and the actors that helped bring his stories to life! You will also witness startling new footage of the Diabolikal One doing what he does best... malicious mayhem! Some very interesting new music has also been recorded for the film which will soon be released on CD. Actress Erna Schurer (from STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER and other Euro horror classics), a femme fatale from the Sadistik photo novels, is in the documentary and will make an appearance at the festival along with the actor who played Sadistik... his true identity revealed for the first time ever!!!

The movie will be screened along with other top horror films at Italy's premier horror film festival, rubbing cinematic shoulders with the Italian debut of the acclaimed films HATCHET and DAYWATCH (the chilling Russian sequel to Nightwatch) and Lloyd Kaufman's POULTRYGEIST. Other films shown will be THE SLEEP OF DEATH - THE SLEEP OF THE REASON, Uwe Boll's SEED, UGLY SWANS, SIMON SAYS, THE FERRYMAN, LIVING AND THE DEAD, AUF BOSEM BODEM from Austria, THE CRY, SUMMERS SCARS and LE MADRI NERE (THE BLACK MOTHERS) among many others!

There will also be a Short Film Competition with jurors including the American Sadistik biographer Mort Todd and Valerio Evangelisti, writer of the popular Nicolas Eymerich novels and Nostrodamus trilogy.

This is the 5th edition of the Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest, held in the town where Dante, author of the Divine Comedy, lies in his tomb. Previously films shown have been by John Carpenter, Werner Herzog, John McNaughton, Miike Takashi, Jess Franco, Takashi Shimizu, Uwe Boll, Vincent Cassel, Jean Rollin, with guests like Dario Argento, Bryan Yuzna and Lamberto Bava. It will be held from Tuesday, October 30th to Saturday, November 3rd, 2007.

If you're in Europe or anywhere on Earth, there is no excuse not to attend! If you can't however, there are talks about distributing THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL to a theatre near you!

SADISTIK Dokumentary WORLD PREMIERE!!!

MORE INFORMATION TO COME SOON!

"Beware: Sadistik" New Tune about your Favorite Super-Kriminal!

Comicfix has just recorded a new song for the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal Dokumentary titled "Beware: Sadistik!" The song was written and performed by the Charles E. Hall Band and was debuted publicly at the Sadistik Book Release Party in New York City last July.

Listen to the song at The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal Soundtrack Muzik Page on MySpace now!

The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal introduces the Charles E. Hall Band including bass player Dr. Valérie Sauvé.

The song is intended for the documentary's closing credits and a video for the tune is being created by the director of the documentary, SS-Sunda.

"Beware: Sadistik!" was produced by Mort Todd, Charles E. Hall and Matt Verdery, who also engineered the powerful song. Within hours of finishing the engineering, Matt had to leave on tour with his band Heavy Trash with Jon Spencer on a whirlwind European tour. (Mort and Matt have also co-directed a video for their latest album "Way Out" that will be released soon. To listen to the tune click here)

The King of Crime confers with Charles E. Hall.

To accompany writer and lead guitarist Charles E. Hall for the recording, Matt helped raid members of the band The Bosch (which he also produced). This included Dr. Valérie Sauvé (bass and vocal), Andrew Raff (sax and organ) and Holt Richardson (drums, vibraphone).

Stay tuned for exciting news about the world premiere of the the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal Dokumentary and Soundtrack CD coming up!

FACE THE MUZIK! The Sounds of SADISTIK! DSK Film Soundtrack

As we get closer to the release of the incredible DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Dokumentary Film, we have started a new MySpace Music page featuring some of the intense tracks from the soundtrack. Producer/Director SS-Sunda is now negotiating a DSK CD release, but you hardcore fans can hear a sneak peek by clicking on the banner below!

2008 DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Dokumentary Film Kalendar Now On Sale!

AVAILABLE NOW!!! The incredible 2008 DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Dokumentary Film Kalendar! Spend the year with the King of Crime and eyeball exclusive pictures and posters from the upcoming DSK documentary directed by SS-SUNDA. SS has done incredible detective work, tracking down many of the original actors from these savage photo novels of the 60s and their interviews reveal many never before revealed secrets about the production of these epics including the censorship they faced amongst the political climate of pre-sexual revolution Europe! Also finally revealed; the man behind the Mask of Death! To view the images below in gruesome, vivid color and to own this future collectors' item calendar, go to cafepress.com/sadistik

Diabolikal Party Pix!

Long time no blog! The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal has been very busy this summer seeing that all his nefarious international schemes come to fruition! But finally here are a few photos from the SADISTIK Book Release Party last month!

A fiendish time was had by all with quite an amazing turnout that enjoyed the musical stylings of the return of the Charles E. Hall Band and the infamous Edison Rocket Train.

No, the King of Crime did not sing, but the tune "Beware: SADISTIK" by the Charles E. Hall Band was premiered and soon will be recorded! Beware, indeed!

Now we are aware many other photographers chronicled the event, so if you have any pics, send them in or suffer the penalty!

If you were one of the many millions unfortunate to miss the event, enjoy some exclusive photos!

DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Documentary Teaser 1

Be Aware! The Reign of the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal begins anew! Bear witness to this teaser for the awesome new dokumentary about my heretofore secret origins by the dastardly director SS-Sunda!

See more at the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal Dokumentary Page and the International King of Crime Blog!

SADISTIK Book Release Party! Bands, Films, Babes and Booze! July 10 NYC

COMICFIX and MORT TODD, along with BAD FRIENDS, are proud to announce the SADISTIK BOOK RELEASE PARTY, Tuesday, July 10th at the nightclub DON HILL'S in New York City! Featuring two bands, cheap drink specials and the screening of the Turkish cult classics featuring the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal!

Bands include EDISON ROCKET TRAIN featuring The Raunch Hands' Michael Chandler and Mike Edison and Sweet Joey Valentine (Coy Dogs), along with CHARLES E. HALL AND BAND (late of Bebe Buell & the Gargoyles and the Amazing Cherubs)!

Michael Chandler & Mike Edison of The Edison Rocket Train!

The party will also feature the American public premiere of two psychotik films from Turkey, KiLiNK vs SUPERMAN (1966) and STRIP & KILL (1967) starring the Diabolikal One! These will be shown on multiple TV monitors with English captions!

A clip of the excitement to come from STRIP & KILL! Films courtesy of Onar Films. 10% off all their DVDs when you mention SADISTIK!

Drink Specials include $3 Pabst Blue Ribbons and $4 well drinks! A steal! Doors open at 10PM, over 21 only (and bring ID)! Don Hill's is at 511 Greenwich Street (at Spring Street) in New York City's West Village.

Cover is $10, but if you message SADISTIK at MySpace and give us your name(s), we will put you on the $5 guest list!

There will be other surprises including an appearance by SADISTIK himself! Don't miss this once in a lifetime event!

SADISTIK #1 for $53.96 on eBay?! Get it for $9.99!

Wow! The first issue of SADISTIK is a runaway hit! Not available in stores, many are anxious to get their claws on the premier edition featuring me, the Monster with a 1000 Masks! One fan told me that a copy on eBay is selling for 39.99 Euros or $53.96 American at today's exchange rate. And they call me a Super-Kriminal!

This rare collectors' edition is still available from me for only $9.99 (plus s&h)! Click on the cover image to buy the first issue and then you can sell it on eBay for 50 bucks, too!

Not only that, the satanik second issue, the Drug Bomb is now available for only $7.99 until June 1st, so buy now before it's $100 on eBay! Click on the cover below to go to our website where you can download a FREE 21 page preview and order at the discount price! You'd be a fool not to!

And attention retailers: Contact us for discount rates and carry SADISTIK in your establishment!

ROB ZOMBIE makes me an Honorary Lord of Salem!

Perhaps you have heard dark whispers concerning the mysterious LORDS OF SALEM... But possibly not! Even though their return has been long prophesized, their dread purpose has been kept secret from the public. Rob Zombie serves to channel these unholy hosts into our reality using the medium of sound and God help us when they do come back!

But that's not likely for "God hates the Lords of Salem," but "no one can destroy them!"

That said, I was proud to become an Honorary Lord of Salem. Part of that distinction includes using my initiation photo as their profile pic for a short time on their official MySpace Page! For historical record, here is the picture:

10% OFF Cult Turkish DVDs: KiLiNK, evil Spider-Man, Turkey Superman

As you no doubt know, in Turkey I was a major movie star under the name KiLiNK! You can read more about my 11 amazing films on my KiLiNK page at goSADISTIK.com! These films were long considered lost, and most still are!

Fortunately, ONAR FILMS has reconstructed the first three films on DVD. Here's a clip from KiLiNK: STRIP & KILL

You can see more KiLiNK Klips at my KiLiNK page!

But ONAR is not just about, KiLiNK! If you've checked out the video mini-history of Turkish films on my blog then you're aware of how outrageous Turkish films of the 1960s and 70s are... and Onar's got them! Here's a clip from 3 Dev Adam, a Turkish film starring the Mexican El Santo teamed up with the American Captain America against an evil Spider-Man!



How about a black-suited Superman in Iron Fist The Giants are Coming?! Dig that crazy rock 'n' roll soundtrack!



There're also other far-out flicks with masked men, madmen, monsters and Tarzan! But the best thing about all these super-rare cult classics is that if you order directly from ONAR FILMS and mention SADISTIK you can take 10% off your bill! These DVDs also have English subtitles and amazing extras. They are PAL disks so your DVD has to play that format and will play on most computers.

This is your chance to get some completely weird films from an alternate reality that will really flip you out!

Satanik "Diabolik" Striptease!

Though in France I am known as SATANIK, there is an Italian female comic book character with the same name (in France she is known as Demoniak). She was an ugly chick who takes a potion to become beautiful... and evil!

Read more about Euro Super-Kriminals by clicking on the image above!

In 1968 an Italian movie was made about her, with the beautiful Magda Konopka as Satanik. As a horror movie it is sometimes weak but to spice up box office they added a "Diabolik" element to the film and the movie posters. As seen in the clip below, Magda does a striptease in a Diabolik-inspired outfit.



The movie is worth watching and has a great soundtrack. To buy the DVD or Soundtrack, click on their respective images below!

DVD:

SOUNDTRACK CD