Subgenre Sampler
Science Slip: 117 Films to Buy & Rent
- Sssssss (1973)
- Dir. Bernard L. Kowalski
Feat. Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies
- Despite the campy name, this is a surprisingly slow–burning, creepy throwback to 50's creature–features concerning a mad scientist who…
- Westworld (1973)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin
- A theme–park where one experiences violent fantasies in perfect safety gradually goes haywire. Inspired idea would strike the big time for…
- Doomwatch (1972)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ian Bannen, George Sanders
- Based on the British TV–series, Ian Bannen investigates the effects of an oil spill on an isolated Cornish community. Ecological themes to the…
- Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson…
- Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
- Omega Man (1971)
- Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash
- Charlton Heston is the last man on earth in this passable screen version of Richard Matheson's classic novel 'I am Legend'.
- Scream and Scream Again (1969)
- Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
- Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all turn in for this Hammer mad–doctor–creates–super–being yarn.
- Sorcerers, The (1967)
- Dir. Michael Reeves
Feat. Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy…
- An aging couple conduct secret experiments in vicarious mind–control, living out perverse scenarios through young and unwitting victims.…
- Projected Man, The (1966)
- Dir. Ian Curteis
Feat. Bryant Halliday
- Laboratory misadventure yarn derived in part from THE FLY: a researcher tests his laser device on himself and regrets it.
- Curse of the Fly (1965)
- Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Brian Donlevy, George Baker, Burt Kwouk
- Second sequel to the original 1958 THE FLY, sans Vincent Price, but with touches of genuine gothic atmosphere and some creepy mutants. The tale of a…
- Nightmare Castle (The Faceless Monster, The Night of the Doomed) (1965)
- Dir. Mario Caiano
Feat. Barbara Steele, Paul Muller
- Atmospheric gothic horror, with below–par Italian stylings and a dual role for cult actress Barbara Steele.
Playing a pair of sisters,…