Subgenre Sampler
Psycho: 194 Films to Buy & Rent
Hills Have Eyes 2, The (1985)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, Michael Berryman
- Revisiting the same mutant–inhabited desert terrain of the original, this has a band of motorcross enthusiasts raise the appetite of the same…
Mean Season, The (1985)
- Dir. Phillip Borsos
Feat. Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan…
- Hack reporter Kurt Russell's propensity for a story edges him dangerously close to crazed psycho Richard Jordan.
Phenomena (Creepers) (1984)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi
- Argento once again forgoes plot to concentrate on his strengths, namely stalk and slash set pieces and kinetic visuals staged like a bad dream. VHS…
Terminator, The (1984)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
- Breakthrough film for Schwarzenegger and its director, it's a high–powered action fantasy that set a precedent for the genre. And 'I'll be…
Psycho 2 (1983)
- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Anthony Perkins
- Much better than expected sequel sees Anthony Perkins reprise his role 23 years later as endearing nutcase Norman Bates. Thoughtful and suspenseful.
Sweet Sixteen (1983)
- Dir. Jim Sotos
Feat. Aleisa Shirley, Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg…
- Forgotten slasher from the 80's that instead slashes the boys instead of the girls, when a soon–to–be sixteen–year–old girl…
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Sting, Joan Plowright, Denholm Elliott…
- Scripted by Dennis Potter, this cult psychodrama is set in the unstable household of Joan Plowright and Denholm Elliot, which is invaded by an…
Halloween 3 - Season of the Witch (Halloween III) (1982)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy
- Interesting, if largely unreleated departure for the HALLOWEEN series temporarily abandons the curse of Michael Myers for a muddy sci–fi plot…
Love Butcher, The (1982)
- Dir. Mikel Angel, Donald M. Jones
Feat. Eric Stern
- Amusing sleaze/cheesefest about a retarded, sexually frustrated gardener (Eric Stern) who harbours a slick, womanizing alter–ego, not to…
Tenebrae (Unsane) (1982)
- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi
- Compelling Argento thriller, with a typically contorted plot design – about a crime writer, whose books stimulate copycat killings – used…