Subgenre Sampler
Splatter: 102 Films to Buy & Rent
Maniac (1980)
- Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
- Notoriousy grisly 1980s "video nasty", featuring Tom Savini effects (inc a very famous head explosion and several scalpings) amid an otherwise…
Brood, The (1979)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Oliver Reed
- Oliver Reed stars in this disturbing tale about genetic experiments and the reaches of parental anger. Though violent and often surreal, the story…
Dawn of the Dead (Zombies, Dawn of the Dead) (1979)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
- One of the most effectively violent films ever produced, this classic gorefest has the walking dead run amok in a shopping mall. The comic–book…
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson
- The Italian goremeister's answer to DAWN OF THE DEAD (and originally marketed as a sequel to it) sees zombies making grisly mincemeat of various poor…
Bloodsucking Freaks (1978)
- Dir. Joel Reed
Feat. Seamus O'Brien, Viju Krem
- Repugnant exploitation fare set in a New York theatre of sleaze, promises gross, delivers the insufferable. A film to truly absolve one's morbid…
I Spit On Your Grave (Day of the Woman, aka I Hate Your Guts) (1978)
- Dir. Meir Zarchi
Feat. Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace…
- Legendary 1970s video nasty in which a feminist writer (Keaton) holidaying in the countryside is menaced and repeatedly raped by four locals, whom…
Snuff (1976)
- Dir. Michael Findlay, Roberta Findlay
Feat. Ana Carro, Roberta Findlay
- 'Notorious' thriller set amid a world of South American drug–smuggling sleazebags, which supposedly climaxes with an actual filmed murder.…
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (Shura-yuki-hime: Urami Renga) (1974)
- Dir. Toshiya Fujita
Feat. Meiko Kaji, Yoshio Harada, Kazuko Yoshiyuki…
- Excellent, though not widely celebrated sequel, has Kaji put her sword skills to work in Meiji Japan playing off the ruthless government against an…
Lone Wolf & Cub 6: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
- Dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Feat. Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi…
- The continuing adventures of disgraced Shogun assassin Ogami Itto and his infant son Daigoro.
Lone wolf and Cub return for their final battle…
Lone Wolf & Cub 5: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
- Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Michiyo Ookusu…
- The continuing adventures of disgraced Shogun assassin Ogami Itto and his infant son Daigoro.
In this 5th instalment, Itto must battle 5 samurai to…