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Subgenre Sampler

 
Escape from the Planet of the ApesEscape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) Recommended
Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
Second sequel brings the Apes back in time to contemporary LA, where the dominant human race exploit the simians. The gimmick makes it hard to…
WillardWillard (1971) Recommended
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine
Superb persecuted–teen–gets–revenge picture about a young nerd who identifies more with rodents than people. The sequel, BEN, is…
Beneath the Planet of the ApesBeneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Recommended
Dir. Ted Post
Feat. James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans
First and arguably the best of the sequels continues the set up of the original with James Franciscus burrowing underground to discover a mutant…
Planet of the ApesPlanet of the Apes (1968) Aro Favourite
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall
Classic sci–fi is a perfect blend of high entertainment and thought–provoking allegory. Charlton Heston and his band of…
Blood Beast Terror, TheBlood Beast Terror, The (1967)
Dir. Vernon Sewell
Feat. Peter Cushing
In Victorian rural England, Peter Cushing's murder enquiries uncovers a beastly weremoth and the gruesome experiments of a crazed entymologist.
Birds, TheBirds, The (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy
Hitch's masterful rendering of Daphne Du Maurier's novella contains some of his most memorable set pieces, as the population of a seaside resort come…
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1959)
Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Andre Morell
Quite possibly the best Sherlock Holmes adaptation, with Cushing in the lead, investigating the horrors of the Baskerville killings. The 'Hammer'…
I Was a Teenage WerewolfI Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) Recommended
Dir. Gene Fowler Jnr.
Feat. Michael Landon
A cool Michael Landon scored a big hit in his film debut – a hilarious mishmash of horror and juvenile delinquency dramas.
Tarantula!Tarantula! (1955)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll
One of the best B–movie directors of the 1950s crafts an effective tale of a manic scientist (Carroll) whose experiments unleash a gigantic and…
Naked JungleNaked Jungle (1954)
Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Charlton Heston, Eleanor Parker, Abraham Sofaer
Charlton Heston battles the Marabunta soldier ants that threaten to take over his South American jungle plantation. Eleanor Parker provides some…

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