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Subgenre Sampler

 
DeathdreamDeathdream (Dead of Night) (1972) Recommended
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. John Marley, Richard Backus, Lynn Carlin
A presumed–dead Vietnam vet returns to avenge the family (Marley and Carlin, the couple in John Cassavetes' Faces, playing much the same roles)…
FrightFright (1972)
Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Honor Blackman, Susan George, Dennis Waterman
A 'babysitter in peril' suspenser set around the menacing of Blackman by an escaped mental patient. Not bad as a precursor to the 'slasher' genre.
Tombs of the Blind DeadTombs of the Blind Dead (1971)
Dir. Amando De Ossorio
Feat. Lone Fleming, Cesar Burner, Maria Elena Arpon
Savage 13th Century Templars are resurrected in modern times to exact revenge on young nymphs. The Redemption label redeems another trashy bloodlust…
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFrankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1970)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing
The fifth Hammer Frankenstein film focuses on Peter Cushing's Baron who tries brain surgery to save an associate who went mad. Followed in the series…
Horror of FrankensteinHorror of Frankenstein (1970)
Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Ralph Bates
Camped–up, silly Hammer, in which Ralph Bates' Baron becomes murderously obsessive.
Night of the Living DeadNight of the Living Dead (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. George Romero
Feat. Duane Jones
Highly original and influential drive–in cheapie, distinguished by its realistic, documentary atmosphere and imaginative ending. Graphically…
Plague of the Zombies, ThePlague of the Zombies, The (1966)
Dir. John Gilling
Feat. Andre Morell
Reasonably classy Hammer offering about a Cornish mine–operator who uses zombies as a workforce in his tin mine. Good misty atmospherics, with…
Mask of SatanMask of Satan (Black Sunday) (1960) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. Barbara Steele
Italian shock–merchant Mario Bava's finest hour – his graphic, gothic images are way beyond 1960 and still impress today. A stylish…
Mummy, TheMummy, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing confronts Christopher Lee in bandages in this stylish early Hammer.
Teenage ZombiesTeenage Zombies (1959)
Dir. Jerry Warren
A group of teenagers fall prey to a mad female scientist whose island they happen upon. Here, other prisoners and a variety of creatures are being…

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