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New England Gothic

The upcoming anthology feature film consisting of three Gothic tales of psychological horror. They reveal the deadly consequences of suppressed desire, the decadence of falling in love with death, and a man’s struggle to free himself from the clutches of The Imp of the Perverse.

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Welcome to DIABOLIQUE FILMS

My name is Dima Ballin, a successful independent filmmaker. I founded Diabolique Films in 2017. I was also the publisher and artistic director of the Rondo Award-winning Diabolique Magazine. Together with my mentor, David Kleiler, we co-founded The Boston Underground Film Festival, winner of MovieMaker Magazine’s “World’s 50 Best Genre Festivals 2021.”

OUR FILMS

Feature-Length Documentaries

Rick & Kathy: A Love Story (2024)

A personal documentary about a South African couple who’s love survived the tribulations of mental illness and immigrating to America.

What the Blood Moon Brings: 'Messiah of Evil' and the New American Nightmare (2023)

A documentary feature which explores Messiah of Evil in the context of American independent cinema of the 70s.

Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin (2022)

The story of one of Eurocult cinema’s most singular voices.

Frankenstein and the Two Faces of Eve (2020)

An hour-long documentary that digs deep into Hammer Horror’s gender-bending cult classic Frankenstein Created Woman.

The Tale of Mr. Corman and Mr. Poe (2020)

An in-depth examination of Roger Corman’s fourth Edgar Allan Poe film, Tales of Terror (1962).

The Magnificent Obsession of Michael Reeves (2019)

The Definitive History of One of Genre Cinema’s Most Elusive Cult Visionaries.

Happy Birthday to Me: Dead Teenagers, Moral Panic, and Canadian Trauma (2019)

A behind-the-scenes look at the 1980s slasher genre.

Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years (2018)

The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company’s finest films!

Featurettes

Transmissions from a Haunted World: Mario Bava and the Space Gothic (2024)

A new documentary which explores Mario Bava’s Planet of the Vampires (1965).

The Birth of Hammer Horror (2020)

How The Revenge of Frankenstein Changed the course for Hammer.

Dracula the Antichrist (2018)

A critical look at Hammer’s Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968).

Updating Dracula (2018)

A behind-the-scenes look at Hammer’s Dracula A.D. 1972.

A Taste of New Blood: New Directions for Hammer's Dracula (2018)

A behind-the-scenes look at Hammer’s Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970).

Video Essays

A Frankenstein for the 20th Century (2019)

Enigmatic Elegance: Unveiling the Haunting Legacy of Barbara Steele in The Italian Gothic (2024)

Domestic Noir's Darkest Ancestor (2023)

Little Deaths: Loss and Coming of Age in François Ozon's First Chapter (2024)

Lady of the Night: The Feminism of Rosalba Neri (2023)

Guilt as Identity in 'The Orphanage' (2023)

Small Spectres & Uncanny Children in J. A. Bayona's 'The Orphanage' (2023)

The Divine and the Diabolical in Alberto De Martino's 'The Antichrist' (2024)

Haunted by the Witch: From Salem to Eben Rock (2024)

Spain's Cinematic Vampires (2024)

Coffin Joe's Sadean Underworld (2024)

The Double Spiral Staircase of Jekyll And Hyde (2023)

Feature Films

US one-sheet teaser (18×24)

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Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania (2017)

Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania is a horror anthology consisting of four distinct tales of terror, each introduced by “The Godfather of Gore” himself – Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Lewis specifically chose Diabolique Films to co-produce his last Horror Anthology before his untimely death in 2016.

Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926–2016) was a pioneering American filmmaker known for his groundbreaking contributions to the exploitation genre, particularly horror and gore. Often referred to as the “Godfather of Gore,” Lewis gained fame in the 1960s with films like Blood Feast (1963), which shocked audiences with graphic violence and explicit content, helping to shape the nascent splatter film movement.

His work pushed the boundaries of cinematic decency, influencing a generation of filmmakers and redefining the role of shock value in cinema. By blending low-budget techniques with provocative themes, Lewis made a lasting impact on the exploitation film industry, leaving behind a legacy that continues to resonate in cult and horror cinema.