Deadly Intruder
‘Someone out there is watching you… Don’t unlock your door.’ Deadly Intruder – aka The Deadly Intruder - is a 1985 US horror thriller film scored and directed by John McCauley from a screenplay by...
View ArticleCrocodile Evil
Crocodile Evil is a very obscure 1986 Hong Kong horror fantasy film directed by actor Hon Gwok Choi. It stars Lau Chi-Wing, Kwan Hoi San and Siu Yuk-Lung. Plot teaser [paraphrased from VHS sleeve]:...
View ArticleMaximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 American science fiction horror film written and directed by Stephen King. The screenplay was inspired by and loosely based on King’s short story Trucks, which was included...
View ArticleSleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers also known as Nightmare Vacation II is a 1988 horror-comedy film and a sequel to the movie Sleepaway Camp, directed by Michael A. Simpson from a screenplay by Fritz...
View ArticleKiss of Death – song by The Lords of the New Church
Kiss of Death is a horror-themed rock song by The Lords of the New Church written by Brian James (ex-The Damned) and Stiv Bators (ex-The Dead Boys), and a track from their 1984 IRS album ‘The Method...
View ArticleDracula: Sovereign of the Damned
Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned is a 1980 animated Japanese TV movie version of Marvel’s The Tomb of Dracula comic produced by Toei and directed by Minoru Okazaki. It was titled Yami no Teiō:...
View ArticleSleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland also known as Nightmare Vacation III is a 1989 US slasher horror film and the second sequel to Sleepaway Camp written by Fritz Gordon and directed by Michael A....
View ArticlePoltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist II: The Other Side is a 1986 supernatural horror film directed by Brian Gibson from a screenplay by producers Michael Grais and Mark Victor. A sequel to Poltergeist, it features the return...
View ArticleSid Haig – actor
Sid Haig – born Sidney Eddy Mosesian, July 14th, 1939 – is a California-born actor of American and Armenian heritage. His roles have included acting in Jack Hill’s blaxploitation films of the 1970s,...
View ArticleDan O’Bannon – screenwriter, director, actor
Daniel Thomas “Dan” O’Bannon (September 30, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American motion-picture screenwriter, director and occasional actor, usually in the science fiction and horror genres....
View ArticleHellfire Caves aka Hell-Fire Caves – horror location
The Hellfire Caves – also known as the Hell-Fire Caves and West Wycombe Caves – are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns that extend a quarter of a mile (500 metres) underground. They are...
View ArticleSpasms
“You scream, you expand, you explode. A new source of evil is discovered and is out of control.” Spasms is a 1983 Canadian horror film directed by William Fruet (Death Weekend, Trapped) and starring...
View ArticleThe Fan (1982)
The Fan – aka Der Fan, Trance, Blood Groupie – is a 1982 German psychological horror film directed by Eckhart Schmidt and starring Desiree Nosbusch and Bodo Steiger. The soundtrack is by short-lived...
View ArticleJaws of Satan aka King Cobra
‘Something you wouldn’t dare to imagine is alive!’ Jaws of Satan – originally titled King Cobra – is a 1981 US horror film directed by Bob Claver from a screenplay by James Callaway and Gerry Holland....
View ArticleFade to Black
Fade to Black is a 1980 American horror film written and directed by Vernon Zimmerman, and starring Dennis Christopher, Eve Brent Ashe, and Linda Kerridge. It also features Mickey Rourke and Peter...
View ArticleCalamity of Snakes
Calamity of Snakes – original title: Ren she da zhan – is a 1983 Hong Kong/Taiwan horror film directed by Chi Chang as William Chang Kee. It stars Lei Chang, Chung-Lien Chou, and Tung-min Huang. Plot...
View ArticleThey Live
“Obey” They Live is a 1988 American science fiction film written and directed by John Carpenter (Halloween; The Fog; The Thing). The film stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster. It follows a...
View ArticleStelvio Cipriani – composer
Stelvio Cipriani – born 20th August 1937, in Rome – is an Italian composer, mostly of movie soundtracks, many of which were for genre films, including, horror, gialli thrillers and crime films....
View ArticleThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne aka Blood of Dr. Jekyll
‘Recourse to evil runs rampant against the laws of human restraint’ Docteur Jekyll et les femmes – also known as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, Blood of Dr. Jekyll, Bloodbath of Dr....
View ArticleDead of Winter
Dead of Winter is an American gothic giallo thriller film made in 1987. It was directed by Arthur Penn and is a loose remake of the 1945 film My Name Is Julia Ross. It stars Mary Steenburgen, who...
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