PAURA
Lucio Fulci Remembered
by Mike Baronas & Kit Gavin

Status Report...

Yes, our book is still in process, but work has slowed on it since our split with Media Blasters. Not being in the Eternal City on a regular basis (along with full-time jobs, Mike’s parental duties, etc.) has hindered progress a bit, but Kit continues to establish relationships with cast & crew members from around the globe, while Mike procures countless photographs to populate the pages. Transcription of the 75+ interviews we have thus far continues.

We have discussed making another venture to Roma later this year for an interview marathon. Details to be posted when/if this comes to fruition.

We do have publisher interest with, thankfully, no set timeline. It’s a labor of love and will be ready when we feel we’ve accurately portrayed who Lucio Fulci was from all periods of his life.

Please be patient as it will most certainly be worth the wait!

Take a look at the Origins overview below to find out how our book concept came into being...

Origins…

The concept of PAURA: Lucio Fulci Remembered came about in 2000 when Baronas – still harboring angst over a missed opportunity to interview Fulci at the New York Fangoria convention back in January of 1996 – felt compelled to pay homage to the maestro in some significant form.

Upon completing Stephen Thrower’s 1999 Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci, a gorgeous coffee table book filled primarily with highbrow analysis of the director’s work, Baronas still yearned to find out what made Lucio tick. Learning who he was from those who worked with him throughout his long and varied career was the only answer. It would not only shed light on a misunderstood man, but also give insight into the lives of those he surrounded himself with.

Baronas began seeking out and extensively interviewing those with whom he could communicate—Florinda Bolkan, Janet Agren, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Brett Halsey, Jared Martin, Giannetto De Rossi, etc.—but he soon hit the language barrier and the project came to a hault.

Then in April of 2001, Baronas noticed a posting on the Mobius Home Video Forum by Kit Gavin claiming some personal details of an Italian star, and contacted Gavin straight away. The pair were impressed at each other’s research capabilities and love of the EuroCult genre as a whole. Baronas offered Gavin the opportunity to co-author his tome, with Kit humbly agreeing.

It was the partnership opportunity with Media Blasters in obtaining extras (including interviews, audio commentaries and/or original poster art & press photos) for their Shriek Show line of Italian horror classics on DVD that was the catalyst in Baronas & Gavin formulating a lifelong bond and making the book project a reality. Down time saw their schedules full of meetings with stars of the films they grew up adoring, often forging friendships that continue to this day.