ANDY WARHOL, ANGELINA JOLIE & the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL in ITALIA!

DIABOLIKAL SUPER-MANIA will not stop! On the front page of the entertainment section of a leading Italian newspaper, along with Andy Warhol and Angelina Jolie, is an article on a Roman screening of the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL documentary!



Stay tuned for upcoming information on the release of the DSK Soundtrack CD and the American premiere of the film!

US DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Film Poster Now On Sale!

Last week we unveiled the US version of THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL film documentary poster and got many requests for a copy. We have decided to print up a limited edition of 11" x 17" posters for $2.50 (plus shipping and handling).

The movie has been hitting European film festivals and comic conventions and garnering much praise and even awards! We are talking with theatres in the US about an American premiere and when it happens, you'll hear it here first! We will also soon have an announcement about THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Original Soundtrack CD, which will be released next month from Cinedelic Records.

Also coming up: News on future SADISTIK comics in Italian and Greek languages!

If you want to be first on the block to own your own poster of THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL, click HERE to order!

DSK Screening Aug 29 @ PESARHORRORFEST in Italy!

THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL sarà presentato venerdi 29 agosto alle ore 17:00, alla quinta edizione del PESARHORRORFEST, festival internazionale del cinema e della letteratura horror, che avrà luogo a Pesaro dal 26 al 31 Agosto.

Ospiti già confermati: MIRCO MARTELLI, EL REVERENDO M e il produttore ALESSANDRO ZANOTTI.

Altre chicche da non perdere durante le giornate del festival: la retrospettiva horror, con proiezioni in 35mm, di ANTONIO MARGHERITI, maestro indiscusso insieme a MARIO BAVA del cinema gotico italiano; l'allucinante ONIBABA (Giappone 1964), diretto da Kaneto Shindò e il delirio-trash IL SESSO DELLA STREGA (Italia, 1973), di Elo Pannacciò.

Ore 17.00 “Orrende (Prime) Visioni”
THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER KRIMINAL di Ss-Sunda
Saranno presenti l’autore e il produttore

PESARHORROR FEST 2008
INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILMS AND BOOKS FESTIVAL
PESARO (PU) 29 AUGUST - 05:00 PM

http://www.pesarhorrorfest.it/

ENG: The film-documentary DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL will be presented August Friday 29th at 05:00 PM, at the fifth edition of PESARHORRORFEST, international festival of horror cinema and literature, which will take place in Pesaro from 26 to 31 August.

Guests already confirmed: MIRCO MARTELLI, EL REVERENDO M and the producer ALESSANDRO ZANOTTI.

Other gems not to be missed during the days of the festival: the horror retrospective, on 35mm, of ANTONIO MARGHERITI, undisputed Italian Gothic cinema master along with MARIO BAVA, the allucinante ONIBABA (Japan 1964), directed by Kaneto Shindò and the trash-delirium IL SESSO DELLA STREGA (Italy, 1973), Elo Pannacciò.

PESARHORROR FEST 2008
INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILMS AND BOOKS FESTIVAL
PESARO (PU) 29 AUGUST - 05:00 PM

http://www.pesarhorrorfest.it/

VIOLENCE VISITS A VOYEUR! New SADISTIK Thriller only $5.99!

A fear-filled movie-length noir chiller! In a rare moment of relaxation, the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL lets down his guard and his most protected secret is exposed! Blackmailed by a scheming pin-up model, the KING OF CRIME engages in a deadly scheme that involves dolls, drugs and death!

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Download a free 9 page preview PDF at goSadistik.com!

NEW Clips from THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL Documentary!

See the King of Crime UNMASK for the first time EVER! (In Italian with English Subtitles)

Extended clip from THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL (In Italian with English Subtitles):

Coverage of the World Premier of THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL at the Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival (voted Best Film Public Prize) on RAI TV in Italian:

Screening of THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL in Rome with clips and after-show discussion in Italian:

TV segment on THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL in Italian featuring some of the actors from the original photo novels and clips from the documentary:

See more about THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL documentary at http://gosadistik.com/page10.html with updates at http://thekingofcrime.blogspot.com/

FREE SCREENING in ROME July 8 + LIVE LUCHA LIBRE SADISTIK v ITALIANO TARZAN

After the success of the last screening in Rome (read the review in Italian), the film critic STEFANO COCCIA (our man linked to the Roman gangster syndicate) has booked a new date for THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL film-documentary! Come en masse to ESTATE ALLA SAPIENZA, a multicultural festival (tied to the ROMAN SUMMER 2008) held at the UNIVERSITY CITY in Rome (near San Lorenzo) in the spacious summer stage called FILM ALLA SAPIENZA.

At 09:30 PM (FREE ADMISSION) Tuesday July 8, 2008, the unusual EL REVERENDO M (one of the musicians from the DSK soundtrack) presents, immediately after the screening, a lucha libre match to the death between our incredible guests: SADISTIK (in the flesh... and bones) and the "Italian Tarzan" VITO FORNARI!!! Refereed by the psycho-producer ALESSANDRO ZANOTTI. The curious and exploitation lovers are welcome....
(screening promoted by "LA SAPIENZA" UNIVERSITY, CULTURAL ASS. PAN ARS and ROMAN SUMMER 2008 - www.uniroma1.it / panars@gmail.com)



ITALIAN: Dopo il successo avvenuto alla scorsa proiezione romana (leggi la critica), il critico cinematografico STEFANO COCCIA (il nostro uomo legato alla malavita capitolina) ci ha piazzato una nuova data del THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL film-documentario!!! Venite in massa all' ESTATE ALLA SAPIENZA, rassegna multiculturale (legata all' ESTATE ROMANA 2008) che si tiene presso la CITTA' UNIVERSITARIA di Roma (vicino a San Lorenzo) nella spaziosa arena estiva denominata CINEMA ALLA SAPIENZA.

Dove alle 21:30 in punto (l'ingresso è gratuito) di martedì 8 luglio 2008 il solito EL REVERENDO M (uno degli autori della colonna sonora originale) introducerà, subito dopo la proiezione, un incontro di lucha-libre all'ultimo sangue tra i nostri incredibili ospiti: KILLING (in carne e ossa) e il "Tarzan Italiano" VITO FORNARI!!! Arbitro: il psycho-produttore ALESSANDRO ZANOTTI. Che i curiosi e gli amanti dell'exploitation si tengano liberi....
(proiezione promossa da UNIVERSITA' "LA SAPIENZA", ASS. CULTURALE PAN ARS e ESTATE ROMANA 2008 - www.uniroma1.it / panars@gmail.com)

STRIP & KILL! The Comic that Inspired the CULT FILM!

The King of Crime is back in another thrilling photo novel! The story STRIP & KILL inspired the Turkish cult film Kilink Soy ve Öldür (Kilink: Strip & Kill) that is also being developed as a new live action web series. This issue features a movie-length SADISTIK adventure with primal terror, sex and grave robbery and includes an article about the 12 Turkish motion pictures starring the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal with dozens of rare photos.

SADISTIK: STRIP & KILL! also boasts an all-new exclusive interview with actress TURA SATANA (star of Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and The Astro-Zombies) and a silver screen pin-up portfolio showcasing the beautiful LUCIANA PAOLI (who plays the faithful lover of SADISTIK in the photo novels).

ORDER THIS COLLECTORS' EDITION or download a free 24 page PDF preview of this comic at www.goSadistik.com where you can also see the trailer for the SADISTIK documentary THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL and the music video from it "Beware: SADISTIK!"

SADISTIK goes BONDAGE BIZARRO

The SADISTIK documentary, THE DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL, will be screened at the BIZARRO FILM FESTIVAL, a fetish, S&M and bondage film festival in Alfonsine, Italy on May 30th.

Also on display will be the SADISTIK INTERNATIONAL COVER GALLERY exhibit, featuring rare covers of the photo comics from the US, Italy, Turkey, France, Brazil, Argentina and MORE! The admission is FREE and will be open from May 30th through June 1st at the film festival. If you can't make it, check out our SADISTIK INTERNATIONAL COVER GALLERY online!

For more information go to the BIZARRO FILM FESTIVAL website!

WOW! 10 minute Video Preview of SADISTIK Documentary

While the DIABOLIKAL SUPER-KRIMINAL documentary is getting rave reviews in Italy, the rest of the world is still in the dark about this future classic!

We are proud to present a 9:50 clip from the documentary giving SADISTIK fans a taste of what to expect. Learn some startling secrets and behind the scenes info on everybody's favorite masked serial killer!

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!