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PoltergeistPoltergeist (1982)
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
A rowdy spirit disrupts suburban tranquility for an average family when it kidnaps their 5–year–old daughter. The horror film receives an…
Slumber Party MassacreSlumber Party Massacre (1982)
Dir. Amy Holden Jones
Feat. Robin Stille, Michelle Michaels, Michael Villella
Iconic 80s slasher movie, if only for its plainly prosaic title. Set around a group of teenage girls whose overnight get–together, spiced by…
Swamp ThingSwamp 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…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal
TV movie of the 1979 Broadway hit, originally staged by Harold Prince, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Set in London in 1846, where Barber…
TenebraeTenebrae (Unsane) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi
Compelling Argento thriller, with a typically contorted plot design – about a crime writer, whose books stimulate copycat killings – used…
Thing, TheThing, The (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart
Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
XtroXtro (1982)
Dir. Harry Bromley Davenport
Feat. Maryam d'Abo, Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer
Sci–fi horror about a man who is abducted by aliens, then shows up three years later looking for his son. Pretty good fun, with some…
Alison's BirthdayAlison's Birthday (1981)
Dir. Ian Coughlan
Feat. Joanne Samuel, Bunney Brooke, Lou Brown
Low–budget Ocker entry into the occult genre with Samuel's birthday celebrations with her Aunt and Uncle going horribly awry.
An American Werewolf in LondonAn American Werewolf in London (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Jenny Agutter
Screamingly funny resuscitatation of the werewolf genre is great fun for the whole family, replete with Oscar–winning effects and many a great…
Beyond, TheBeyond, The (E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà) (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck
This eerie celluloid nightmare from Italian gore–meister Fulci can be fully appreciated in this uncut version, restoring its succession…

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