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Subgenre Sampler

 
Tales from the CryptTales from the Crypt (1990)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill, Richard Donner
Feat. Miguel Ferrer, Roy Brocksmith
Three gruesome anecdotes featuring; an out–of–work executioner who turns vigilante, an adulterous housewife who gets a sharp Christmas…
ParentsParents (1989) Aro Favourite
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…
BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin
A deceased couple return as ghosts and discover their home has been occupied by an obnoxious family, so decide to enlist the services of…
Brain DamageBrain Damage (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry
Outrageous splatter comedy doubles as a drug–addiction parable about a parasitic monster that feeds off the acquaintances of its human host.…
Child's PlayChild's Play (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent
'Chucky', the possessed cabbage–patch kid, goes on a murderous rampage in this clever consumerist parable. Tightly scripted and imaginatively…
Fright Night Part 2 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…
Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceKiller Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Dir. Stephen Chiodo
Feat. Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson
Smalltown folk are harvested by blood–drinking alien clowns in this novelty horror confection. Has something of a reputation, but that doesn't…
Lair of the White WormLair of the White Worm (1988) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Sammi Davis
Dir. Ken Russell's campy masterwork combines many estranged ideas from his previous films for an outlandish horror spoof. As hilarious as it is…
Return of the Living Dead Part IIReturn of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Dir. Ken Wiederhorn
Feat. Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan
Yet another unnecessary sequel, this time to the popular spoof of Romero's Living Dead films.
Bad TasteBad Taste (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson
New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…

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