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 this brutal, low-budget horror flick from writer/director Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream). Some of the family members go for…
Night Creatures (1962)

Night Creatures (1962)

[7] In this Hammer production set in 18th century England, the British Navy is sent to a coastal town where residents are suspected of smuggling alcohol. When the navy arrives, they are side-tracked by assertions of ghostly 'marsh phantoms' that…
Vampires (1998)

Vampires (1998)

[3] I love John Carpenter. I'd even go so far as to say he's one of my favorite directors. But only up through 1988's They Live. For some reason, nothing Carpenter has done in the '90s or beyond connects with…
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

[4] Peter Cushing returns for Hammer's first sequel to their highly successful The Curse of Frankenstein. The sequel opens with Cushing's mad baron escaping the guillotine and setting up camp in a new town where he transplants the brain of…
Constantine (2005)

Constantine (2005)

[5] I love Keanu Reeves. I love Rachel Weisz. I generally love stories about angels and demons. I love the visual style and cinematography, and the directing's pretty good, too. So why don't I love Constantine? After a third viewing…
Corruption (1968)

Corruption (1968)

[2] Peter Cushing stars as a doctor who murders people so he can harvest their pituitary glands to (somehow?) restore his fiancée's badly burned face. At first, guilt drives his character because he's partially to blame for the accident that…
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

[7] Jason Voorhees escapes the morgue and returns to Crystal Lake where he preys on a fresh batch of victims in the fourth Friday the 13th movie. Among the fresh meat this time around are Crispin Glover (Back to the…
These Are the Damned (1962)

These Are the Damned (1962)

[6] Here's a weird offering from Britain's Hammer Films that's so surprising and bewildering, you might overlook its shortcomings. In England, an American tourist (Macdonald Carey) is picked up by a young woman (Shirley Anne Field) who lures him into…
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

[9] Here we have a horror film so well executed, it swept the Academy Awards. Anthony Hopkins (The Lion in Winter) and Jodie Foster (The Accused) each deliver career-defining performances as cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter and neophyte FBI agent…
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

[6] In this thriller from Britain's Hammer Films, a woman is held against her will by her late fiancée's mother, a creepy religious zealot who aims to purify her soul to ensure her son's spirit gets into Heaven. Tallulah Bankhead…