Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Horror: 126 Films to Rent on VHS
- Parents (1989)
- Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis
- Frightening piece of horror kitsch about a boy who suspects his parents are cannibals. Splendid, stylised direction and set design make this a…
- Stepfather 2, The (1989)
- Dir. Jeff Burr
Feat. Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster
- Terry O'Quinn returns for more slaying in suburbia in a better–than–average sequel. Highlight is a sequence that gives literal meaning to…
- Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
- Doco covering the various facets of Stephen King's works, plus tributes to fave movies.
- Woman in Black, The (1989)
- Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker
- Tastefully macabre ghost story from the makers of REILLY, ACE OF SPIES sees a young lawyer's rural visit turn macabre after his seemingly good deed…
- American Gothic (1988)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov
- Creepy psychos living on a remote isle make life hell for holiday–making teens. Sound familiar? It is, but done with a certain inventive…
- Blood Diner (1988)
- Dir. Jackie Kong
Feat. Rick Burks, Carl Crew, Roger Dauer
- Homage to BLOOD FEAST, features similar tongue–in–cheek carnage.
- Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind…
- William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
- Jack's Back (1988)
- Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. James Spader
- James Spader plays a reincarnated Jack the Ripper plaguing the streets of modern–day L.A.
- Juvenatrix (1988)
- Dir. Brian Thomas Jones
Feat. Vivian Lanko, John Mackay, James Hogue
- Aging woman commissions 'youth serum', with horrible side–effects. True 80s schlock.
- Kiss, The (1988)
- Dir. Pen Densham
Feat. Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Mimi Kuzyk
- Fairly trashy rendition of 'Cat People'–style story about evil curse passed on by smooching.