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Re-Animator (1985): Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton; Essential splatter comedy takes gore levels to a (then) new extreme. Rebel science student Herbert West invents a serum that brings the dead back to…
Return of the Living Dead, The (1985): Dir. Dan O'Bannon
Feat. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa; Pretty–good parody of Romero's Living Dead films, though not quite the same as the real thing. Great thrash–metal soundtrack, though.
Toxic Avenger, The (1985): Dir. Michael Herz, Sam Weil
Feat. Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard; A nerd becomes super–powered after falling into a vat of radioactive waste, and proceeds to clean up crime in one of the most notorious yet…
Creepshow (1982): Dir. George Romero
Feat. Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeam, Fritz Weaver; Well–spun compendium of five tales captures the intended spirit and ghoulishness of 1950s EC horror comics in an affectionate homage.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982): Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal; TV movie of the 1979 Broadway hit, originally staged by Harold Prince, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Set in London in 1846, where Barber…
Fade to Black (1980): Dir. Vernon Zimmerman
Feat. Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford; Film buffs should appreciate this inventive black–comedy about a weirdo movie addict who kills people in the style of his various film heroes.
Motel Hell (1980): Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons; Comedy black enough to convert one to vegetarianism about rednecks who use a special kinda meat for 'Farmer Vincent's Fritters'! The duelling…
Blood for Dracula (1974): Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier; Joe Dallesandro happily deflowers a house of virgins before Udo Kier can sink his fangs into them. The perfect excuse to flaunt lashings of sex and…
House That Dripped Blood, The (1970): Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott…; Juicy if variable four–part portmanteau film written by PSYCHO scribe, Robert Bloch, and adorned by the Cushing/Lee double–act as well as…
Addams Family, The (TV Series) (1964-1966): Feat. John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy…; Macabre 1960s sitcom about a family whose gothic lifestyle and trappings make for a mordant contrast with 'apple–pie' America. 22 episodes…

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