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Subgenre Sampler
Troll / Troll 2 (1985-1991)- Dir. John Buechler, Drago Floyd
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Sonny Bono, Shelley Hack… - Barrel–scrapingly hilarious, this GREMLINS knock–off sees a hairy troll turning an apartment block into a "garden of ancient evil", by…
Gremlins (1984)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates… - Bizarre comedy horror just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp… - The maiden nightmare of the razor–fingered dream–demon Freddie Krueger, who went on to become the pre–eminent horror icon of the…
Basket Case (1982)- Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Kevin VanHentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner - Sleazy and cheesy horror–comedy about a gawky teenager and his mutant siamese twin, Belial, who has a penchant for caneware and murder.
Swamp Thing (1982)- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise - Wes Craven's tongue–in–cheek film version of a popular D.C. comic book character, makes no apology for its cheesy make–up and…
It Lives Again (It's Alive 2) (1978)- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd - Three mutant babies embark on a murderous rampage in this schlocky sequel to Larry Cohen's cult hit, with fangs and claws care of effects supremo…
Count Dracula (TV Mini-series) (1977)- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon… - Faithful 70's adaptation of the classic horror novel by Bram Stoker, this critically–acclaimed BBC version utilises London's Highgate Cemetery…
King Kong (1976)- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges - Much–maligned remake of the 1933 classic, is typical De Laurentis fantasy fare – high in concept, broad in character, cardboard in…
Monster Squad (TV Series) (1976)- Feat. Fred Grandy
- Short–lived kids show has wax museum figures Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein come to life to help young mortal Fred Grandy (Gopher from THE…
Queen Kong (1976)- Dir. Frank Agrama
Feat. Robin Askwith - One of several knock–offs timed to coincide with the 1976 remake of KING KONG, this lamentable spoof imagines a gender reversal on the 'Kong'…
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