Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Horror: 127 Films to Rent on VHS
- Pin (Pin: A Plastic Nightmare) (1988)
- Dir. Sandor Stern
Feat. David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn
- Fascinatingly creepy psychological horror following the fates of two siblings whose father uses ventriloquism to convince them that a medical doll is…
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- Dir. Stan Winston
Feat. Lance Henriksen
- Trashy directing debut for f/x expert Winston, with Lance Henrikson summoning up a vengeful demon.
- Anguish (1987)
- Dir. Bigas Luna
Feat. Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul…
- What starts off as a run–of–the–mill slasher suddenly takes a turn into a highly effective movie–within–a–movie.…
- Believers, The (1987)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Martin Sheen
- Martin Sheen investigates serial killings connected to the Santaria cult in New York.
- Redneck Zombies (1987)
- Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Feat. Steve Sooy, Anthony M. Carr, Keith Johnson…
- Troma–trash about zombies who happen to be rednecks.
- Return to Salem's Lot, A (1987)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan…
- Notably weird and disimiliar sequel to SALEM'S LOT is blessed with the talents of writer/director Larry Cohen.
Anthropologist Moriarty is lured…
- Maximum Overdrive (1986)
- Dir. Stephen King
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington
- Dubbed the PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE of the '80's, Stephen King's attempt to direct this film about demonic trucks fails miserably, but all is not lost…
- Rawhead Rex (1986)
- Dir. George Pavlou
Feat. David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Lora Lunny
- Scripted by cult novelist Clive Barker, a demonesque monster runs riot in an Irish village where an American historian is staying with his family.
- Zombiethon (1986)
- Dir. Ken Dixon
- Excerpts from the most outrageous 'Zombie' movies ever made comprise this hysterical compilation film. Many obscure Italian delights are featured…
- Clownhouse (1985)
- Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell
- Three brothers are trapped in their house while clown–attired loonies sneak around outside. Recommended for kids who want to be kept awake at…