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Subgenre Sampler

 
Fantasist, TheFantasist, The (1986)
Dir. Robin Hardy
Feat. Moira Harris, Christopher Cazenove, Timothy Bottoms
Belated and little known second film from the director of “The Wicker Man” about a rural Irishwoman whose teaching stint in Dublin finds…
ManhunterManhunter (1986) Recommended
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Brian Cox, William Petersen
Brooding 'psycho'–drama based on Thomas Harris' novel 'Red Dragon', featuring an appearance of the pre–iconic Hannibal Lechter character…
Fear CityFear City (1984)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Tom Berenger, Abel Ferrara, Melanie Griffith
Pimp Tom Berenger hunts through the neon–lit NY night for a stripper–slaying serial killer. Early item from dir. Abel Ferrara…
House on Sorority Row, TheHouse on Sorority Row, The (1983)
Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Kate McNeil, Harley Jane Kozak, Eileen Davidson
Cult 80's slasher set in a sorority house, where the sisters pull a graduation prank that backfires and leads to them being stalked and murdered one…
Road GamesRoad Games (1981) Recommended
Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis
Inventive and at times intense, this road thriller has truckdriver Keach traversing the outback, while a serial killer is on the loose. Effectively…
Driller KillerDriller Killer (1979)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara
Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
Eyes of Laura MarsEyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif
A tightly made popcorn suspenser, with Dunaway playing a fashion photographer who believes she can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he…
Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, TheNight Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973) Recommended
Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland
Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
10 Rillington Place10 Rillington Place (1971)
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt
Richard Attenborough re–creates the activities of UK serial–killer John Christie.
Two Mrs Carrolls, TheTwo Mrs Carrolls, The (1947)
Dir. Peter Godfrey
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Alexis Smith
Bogie plays the baddie in this tense psychodrama – a mad artist who paints his female models before killing them. Barbara Stanwyk is the latest…

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