Subgenre Sampler
Horror: 1652 Films to Buy & Rent
Stagefright (Deliria) (1986)
- Dir. Michele Soavi
Feat. David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti
- Highly admired by some, this stylish Italian slasher–horror concerns an insane actor who escapes confinement and stumbles into the rehearsals…
Surf Nazis Must Die (1986)
- Dir. Peter George
Feat. Gail Neely, Robert Harden, Barry Brenner
- Gory battles for the beaches and waves, Troma–style. The T–shirt is better than the movie.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Dennis Hopper
- A belated, somewhat desperate, return to TCM county by the director of the original, who 'cannibalizes' his authentic horror classic with some…
Trick or Treat (1986)
- Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Marc Price, Tony Fields, Ozzy Osbourne…
- High–school bullying prompts mournful teen Marc Price to conjure his recently–deceased heavy–metal idol (Tony Fields) back to life…
Vamp (1986)
- Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron…
- Campy, neon–hued sex comedy–horror from the 80's in which two students travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their…
Wraith, The (1986)
- Dir. Mike Marvin
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Sherilyn Fenn…
- Cartoonish supernatural actioner starring Charlie Sheen as a murdered Arizona teen who mysteriously returns from the dead as an all–powerful…
Zombiethon (1986)
- Dir. Ken Dixon
- Excerpts from the most outrageous 'Zombie' movies ever made comprise this hysterical compilation film. Many obscure Italian delights are featured…
Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985)
- Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
Bride, The (1985)
- Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins…
- Infamous 'career moment' for all involved, this ambitious remake of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN has plenty of staggering gothic visuals, but fails to…
Cat's Eye (1985)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. James Woods, Drew Barrymore, Candy Clark
- Three Stephen King tales, linked by a wandering feline. Best is the classic story of self–help gone wrong, "Quitters, Inc."