Subgenre Sampler
Monster Mash: 142 Films to Buy & Rent
Nightmare on Elm Street, A (2010)
- Dir. Samuel Bayer
Feat. Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Clancy Brown…
- Stylish, shallow reworking of the classic 80s slasher movie (replete with a music video director at the helm) reins in the smirk and aims for a…
Troll Hunter (2010)
- Dir. André Øvredal
Feat. Otto Jespersen
- Three college kids who set out to make a documentary about illegal bear hunters encounter more than bargained for in this thrilling Norwegian…
Chaw (2009)
- Dir. Jeong-won Shin
Feat. Jeong-hwa Eom
- Dorky, RAZORBACK–inspired monster mash, in which a misfit hunting party – including a master huntsman, hotshot cop, and foolhardy ecologist…
Land Of The Lost (2009)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride
- Based on the popular TV series, this prosaic adaptation sees a goofy Will Farrell play a scientist who gets sucked through a time warp into a…
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
- Dir. Ace Hannah
Feat. Debbie Gibson, Lorenzo Lamas
- Former pop princess Debbie Gibson plays a marine biologist charged with saving the world from a pair of super–sized sea predators. Strictly for…
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
- Dir. Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Rollicking animated flick in which Reese Witherspoon's "50 Ft. Woman" leads a rag–tag group of 'B–movie' monsters kept secret by the…
Cloverfield (2008)
- Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas…
- A giant, malevolent extraterrestrial terrorises New York City in this dazzling cult creature–feature–with–a–twist: the action…
Outlander (2008)
- Dir. Howard McCain
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman…
- Spaceman Jim Caviezel crash lands in the fjords of Norway, must help Vikings defeat the dragons. Enjoyable daft sci–fi fantasy is by turns…
Alien vs. Predator 2 - Requiem (AVPR) (2007)
- Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Feat. Robert Joy
- On–the–cheap follow–up to AVP observing the warring Alien and Predator races as they draw battle lines on either side of a small…
Big Man Japan (Dai-Nipponjin) (2007)
- Dir. Hitoshi Matsumoto
Feat. Hitoshi Matsumoto
- A genuine inductee to the 'Incredibly Strange' hall of fame, this gonzo monster mash bounds between deadpan mock–u–mentary following the…