Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Horror: 1601 Films to Rent
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
- Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Christine Kaufmann, Jason Robards Jr., Herbert Lom…
- A series of grisly murders occur in a strange horror theatre in Paris and it's up to master sleuth August Dupin to solve the mystery. Based on Edgar…
Stalls of Barchester, The (1971)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Robert Hardy, Clive Swift, Thelma Barlow…
- Richly atmospheric ghost story with a visiting scholar uncovering the macabre death of an archdeacon fifty years before.
Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, The (1971)
- Dir. Sergio Martino
Feat. Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Bruno Corazzari…
- Mesmerising giallo horror starring 70's Italian cinema queen and frequent Martino collaborator Edwige Fenech as the socialite wife of a diplomat who…
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971)
- Dir. Amando De Ossorio
Feat. Lone Fleming, Cesar Burner, Maria Elena Arpon
- Savage 13th Century Templars are resurrected in modern times to exact revenge on young nymphs. The Redemption label redeems another trashy bloodlust…
Twins of Evil (1971)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Dennis Price
- Final part of the 'Karnstein trilogy' (after THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE), climaxing in perhaps the most sexually–explicit of the…
Twitch of the Death Nerve (Bay of Blood) (1971)
- Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli
- Highly influential proto–slasher film from the Italian horror maestro Mario Bava, laying the way for such nightmares of remorseless…
What's the Matter With Helen? / Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971-1972)
- Dir. Curtis Harrington
Feat. Shelley Winters, Debbie Reynolds, Dennis Weaver…
- A double feature disc in the "Grande Dame Guignol" genre (directly inspired by WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE), with Shelley Winters hamming/slumming…
Willard (1971)
- Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine
- Superb persecuted–teen–gets–revenge picture about a young nerd who identifies more with rodents than people. The sequel, BEN, is…
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
- Dir. Robert Fuest
Feat. Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice
- Minor slasher thriller concerns a pair of holidaying Brits who run into nasty perils on the backroads of rural France. Not as interesting as dir.…
Ballad of Tam-Lin, The (The Devil's Widow) (1970)
- Dir. Roddy McDowall
Feat. Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Cyril Cusack…
- The only film that prolific acting great Roddy McDowall ever directed is this British folk horror based on the Celtic legend Tam Lin.
Legendary…