Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1652 Films to Buy & Rent
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.
Lady in White (1988)
- Dir. Frank LaLoggia
Feat. Lukas Haas
- If you prefer your spook story with subtlety and atmos–fear, then don't overlook this gem. A young boy discovers the truth concerning a young…
Lair of the White Worm (1988)
- 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…
Maniac Cop (1988)
- Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Bruce Campbell
- THE EVIL DEAD's Bruce Campbell stars in this violent black comedy about a psycho–killer who masquerades as a policeman.
Monkey Shines (1988)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil
- A first–rate thriller about an invalid who loses control over his pet monkey that has been subjected to cerebral experiments. Intelligent…
Night of the Demons (1988)
- Dir. Kevin S. Tenney
Feat. Linnea Quigley, William Gallo
- Shlocky 80's horror based around a group of high school seniors partying inside an isolated funeral parlour where they unknowingly release a demon or…
Nightmare On Elm Street 4: Dream Master, A (1988)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Robert Englund
- The franchise, now in full commercial flight, but bereft of new ideas, resorts to self–parody with Freddy Pizza Face Krueger having a riot…
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.
Return 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.