Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

[4] Aliens in flying saucers contact a scientist about their plan to enslave all the humans of Earth! This atomic age flick is slow going until the last ten minutes, when effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen gets to destroy Washington D.C.…
It: Chapter One (2017)

It: Chapter One (2017)

[7] If ever there was something ripe for a remake, I think Stephen King's It would be near the top of my list. The original 1990 TV mini-series is good, but it begins to fall apart in its second half,…
House on Haunted Hill (1959)

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

[5] Vincent Price headlines as a millionairre who offers $10,000 to five people if they'll spend the night with him and his wife in their haunted hilltop mansion. The house is the site of countless murders and is supposed to…
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

[6] Christopher Lee dons the fangs again for this sequel to Hammer's original Horror of Dracula, but he hated his dialogue so much that he refused to say any lines. Even though he's mute and his screen time is limited,…
Undead (2003)

Undead (2003)

[6] Meteorites strike a small Australian fishing village and begin turning the citizens into zombies. It may not sound all that fresh or original, but Undead is a bit more than it seems. Twin Australian brothers Michael and Peter Spierig…
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

[8] Stranded in the desert on their way to California, a family is attacked by savage cannibals in Wes Craven's brutal, low-budget horror flick, The Hills Have Eyes. I love the setting and tone of the film. The isolation of…
Deadgirl (2008)

Deadgirl (2008)

[7] Two high school buddies discover a girl chained to a table in an abandoned mental hospital. At first she appears dead, but she's actually one of the "living" dead. And she's all theirs... Yes, just when you thought zombies…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

[7] The residents of a small California town are slowly being replaced by otherworldly "pod people" and it's up to Kevin McCarthy and Carolyn Jones to warn the rest of the world about the invasion. This original film version is…
Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

[2] John Carpenter has given us a handful of gems over the years, but Ghosts of Mars is not one of them. The movie's too exotic for its own good. It starts with some quick but tedious exposition, then plops…
Daybreakers (2010)

Daybreakers (2010)

[7] This vampire flick from the Spierig brothers (Undead) is good old-fashioned B-movie fun. The concept of a world full of vampires on the brink of a blood shortage is interesting, even if the plot goes silly at times. I…