Subgenre Sampler
Company of Wolves (1984)- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea - This modest, dream–like horror fantasy was liked so much by author Anne Rice, it led to the Irish director calling the shots on INTERVIEW WITH…
Cujo (1983)- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Dee Wallace-Stone, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly - Of a higher quality than the usual Stephen King adaption, the scariness of this tale of a rabid St Bernard dog will generally depend on your own…
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
- Dir. George Pan Cosmatos
Feat. Peter Weller, Shannon Tweed - A mostly inspired horror, this suburban myth plays like an extended episode of 'The Twilight Zone', with claws. Peter Weller is a happily married…
Razorback (1983)- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whitely, Bill Kerr - The expat–Oz director exercises his burgeoning talent with this local debut about a giant wild pig that terrorises a small country town.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Jenny Agutter - Screamingly funny resuscitatation of the werewolf genre is great fun for the whole family, replete with Oscar–winning effects and many a great…
Full Moon High (1981)- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Elizabeth Hartman… - Wry horror–comedy with Adam Arkin as a jocular teen whose good time in Transylvannia is marred by his transformation into a werewolf. Change of…
Howling, The (1981)- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dee Wallace Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan - A well–regarded werewolf movie that gets funnier and scarier as it progresses. Rob Bottin's bone–crunching werewolf transformation scenes…
Piranha 2 - The Spawning (1981)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Lance Henriksen - Mediocre but bearable sequel to the fun 1978 horror about the ravenous, maneating fishies. This sacrifices the campy fun of the original for a…
Wolfen (1981)- Dir. Michael Wadleigh
Feat. Albert Finney, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines… - Well–made werewolf yarn based around detective Albert Finney's investigation into a series of flesh–shredding killings in…
Alligator (1980)- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo - Post–Jaws monster thriller, with giant alligator lurking in Chicago sewers. John Sayles script.
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