Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
My Bloody Valentine (1981)- Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck - Apart from having one of the coolest titles of any ‘slasher movie’, this HALLOWEEN–inspired is both bloodier and more grotesque than…
Piranha 2 - The Spawning (1981)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Lance Henriksen - Mediocre but bearable sequel to the fun 1978 horror about the ravenous, maneating fishies. This sacrifices the campy fun of the original for a…
Possession (1981)
- Dir. Andrzej Zulawski
Feat. Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani - Brazenly over–the–top tale of domestic disharmony and demon possession, infamous for an incredibly mannered performance by Sam Neill and…
Road Games (1981)- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis - Inventive and at times intense, this road thriller has truckdriver Keach traversing the outback, while a serial killer is on the loose. Effectively…
Rosemary's Killer (The Prowler; The Graduation) (1981)- Dir. Joseph Zito
Feat. Vicki Dawson, Chris Goutman, Farley Granger… - Wholesale but effective slasher terrorizes a high school graduation dance with a military–themed serial killer. Gore by Tom Savini.
Scanners (1981)- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan… - A 'scanner' describes a person able to read minds, but with a potential to cause nasty headaches. An intense cautionary tale about the dangers of…
Survivor, The (1981)- Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Joseph Cotten - Aussie horror following a pilot who is the only survivor of a crashed Boeing 747–200, and subsequently begins to experience strange…
Turkey Shoot (1981)- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Feat. Steve Railsback - Vicious Ozzie cult film set in a future society where criminals are hunted in a controlled environment. Intended to make MAD MAX look like THE SOUND…
Wolfen (1981)- Dir. Michael Wadleigh
Feat. Albert Finney, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines… - Well–made werewolf yarn based around detective Albert Finney's investigation into a series of flesh–shredding killings in…
Alligator (1980)- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo - Post–Jaws monster thriller, with giant alligator lurking in Chicago sewers. John Sayles script.
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