Subgenre Sampler
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)- Dir. Ray Cameron
Feat. Kenny Everett, Pamela Stephenson, Vincent Price… - Horror comedy about six scientists investigating a creepy manor, where a mysterious massacre killed 18 guests in a single night many years…
Children of the Corn (1984)- Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. Linda Hamilton, Peter Horton - Filmic puff–up of a Stephen King short story, features young travelers Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton coming a–cropper in a small Iowa…
Company of Wolves (1984)- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea - This modest, dream–like horror fantasy was liked so much by author Anne Rice, it led to the Irish director calling the shots on INTERVIEW WITH…
Firestarter (1984)- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Drew Barrymore - Pedestrian Stephen King adaptation with two assets – a pre–pubescent Drew Barrymore and a terrific soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.
Gremlins (1984)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates… - Comedy–horror gold just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
Initiation, The (1984)- Dir. Larry Stewart
Feat. Daphne Zuniga, Vera Miles, Clu Gulager… - A department store–set 80's slasher flick starring Daphne Zuniga (BEVERLY HILLS 90210) as an amnesiac sorority member plagued by a recurring…
Murder Rock (Dancing Death) (1984)- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Claudio Cassinelli - Enjoyably bonkers Italian giallo horror with a retro–futuristic vibe, set in a prestigious New York ballet school beset by a series of sexually…
Night of the Comet (1984)- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney - Terrific B–movie where a comet hits earth and two surviving valley girls must fight the resulting cannibal zombie apocalypse. Trashy in all the…
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…
Phenomena (Creepers) (1984)- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi - Argento once again forgoes plot to concentrate on his strengths, namely stalk and slash set pieces and kinetic visuals staged like a bad dream. VHS…
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