Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1654 Films to Buy & Rent
Cutting Class (1989)
- Dir. Rospo Pallenberg
Feat. Brad Pitt, Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen…
- Late–80s, high–school set slasher that (semi–)parodies the genre is best known for featuring a young Brad Pitt. While mediocre as a…
Fly 2, The (1989)
- Dir. Chris Walas
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, John Getz
- Unnecessary 'son–of–the–fly' sequel to the revisionist horror classic with dir. Walas clearly no Cronenberg and EricStoltz no…
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
- Dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Beau Starr
- Fifth film in the HALLOWEEN horror franchise picks where the previous installment left off with Michael Myers surviving the gunshots, and getting…
Hardcover (1989)
- Dir. Tibor Takacs
Feat. Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner, Randall William Cook
- Low–budget horror compendium delivers some unexpected thrills after a young woman unleashes the supernatural upon reading a spooky novel.
Intruder (1989)
- Dir. Scott Spiegel
Feat. Elizabeth Cox, Renee Estevez, Dan Hicks…
- Under–seen late entry from the 80's slasher cycle from EVIL DEAD co–writer Scott Spiegel.
A claustrophobic thriller set entirely in a…
Kitchen Sink (1989)
- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian
- Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Nightbreed (1989)
- Dir. Clive Barker
Feat. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg
- Novelist Clive Barker's follow–up film to HELLRAISER is again saturated with fantastic monsters and bone–crunching visuals. A dark adult…
Nightmare On Elm Street 5: Dream Child, A (1989)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Robert Englund
- Fourth sequel milks the wise–cracking dream–demon premise to the point of exhaustion. Still, the franchise continues to provide a handy…
Parents (1989)
- Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis
- Frightening piece of horror kitsch about a boy who suspects his parents are cannibals. Splendid, stylised direction and set design make this a…
Pet Sematary (1989)
- Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby
- A competent scarefest scripted by Stephen King from his own novel about a country doctor's experiences with things that won't stay dead.