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Subgenre Sampler

 
PossessionPossession (1981) Recommended
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 GamesRoad Games (1981) Recommended
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 KillerRosemary'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.
Turkey ShootTurkey 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…
WolfenWolfen (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.
Awakening, The (1980)
Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Charlton Heston, Susannah York
Based on Bram Stoker's "The Jewel of Seven Stars", this large budget horror film fails to capitalise on a great cast and authentic Egyptian locations…
Black Cat, TheBlack Cat, The (1980)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Patrick Magee
Village crank Patrick Magee is suspected in a gruesome series of killings, linked by the presence of the black puss. Dodgy (dubbed) acting aside,…
Boogeyman, TheBoogeyman, The (1980)
Dir. Ulli Lommel
Feat. Suzanna Love, John Carradine, Ron James
Supernatural slasher directed by Fassbinder regular Ulli Lommel, who was part of the New German Cinema movement. An American production starring…
Burial Ground - Nights of TerrorBurial Ground - Nights of Terror (Le Notti del terrore) (1980)
Dir. Andrea Bianchi
A low–rent, bloodily awful Italian zombie–fest with a scientist accidentally awakening corpses in a desecrated graveyard. As one critic…

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