The Dunwich Horror (1970)

The Dunwich Horror (1970)

[5] Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee headline this so-so adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story. I gotta say, I've yet to see a Lovecraft adaptation I really like. The internalized dread and abstract horror just don't translate to film very well. Anyway,…
Strange Behavior (1981)

Strange Behavior (1981)

[4] Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) co-wrote this low-budget horror flick that dovetails two storylines -- one involving a scientist medically experimenting on teenagers to turn them into controlled assassins, and one about a widower sheriff trying to solve the mystery surrounding…
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

[4] American International Pictures uses Edgar Allan Poe's story as a backdrop for what is really an original mystery story about actors in a turn-of-the-century Grand Guignol theater who are being murdered one by one. Jason Robards headlines as one of the troup,…
Cry of the Banshee (1970)

Cry of the Banshee (1970)

[6] A witch casts a spell on a nasty lord's family after he slaughters several members of her coven. Cry of the Banshee then becomes a "ten little indians" scenario as the witch's otherworldly servant of evil dispatches of the lord and…
Raw (2016)

Raw (2016)

[5] A strict vegetarian (Garance Marillier) attends a veterinary school where bizarre student hazing creates a craving for hunger that can't be satiated. Raw may sound like a gory horror film, but it really isn't that sort of movie. It plays out more like…
Alien: Covenant (2017)

Alien: Covenant (2017)

[5] Ridley Scott returns to the franchise he created with Alien: Covenant, which is equal parts Alien remake, Alien prequel, and Prometheus sequel. The plot is a retread of both the original 1979 film and the 2012 prequel: a group of space…
Get Out (2017)

Get Out (2017)

[7] Jordan Peele of Key and Peele comedy fame takes an auspicious stab at writing and directing a horror film with Get Out, the story of a young black man who starts to get the heebie jeebies after being introduced to his…
Pet Sematary Two (1992)

Pet Sematary Two (1992)

[4] Mary Lambert returns to direct the sloppy, uneven sequel about new characters who discover the burial ground with resurrection powers from the first film. She's working with a solid cast that includes uber-baddie Clancy Brown (Highlander, Carnivale), Anthony Edwards, and T2…
Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

[7] Charles Laughton plays H.G. Wells' mad scientist in the first film version of The Island of Dr Moreau. It's a reasonably faithful adaptation until the halfway point, where it gets as loose as the Demi Moore version of The Scarlet Letter.…
I Eat Your Skin (1964)

I Eat Your Skin (1964)

[3] A doctor working on a cancer cure in the Caribbean discovers a snake venom that turns his patients into zombies. Beneath the Lewtonesque title is a gitchy rip-off of James Bond meets the Scooby Doo Mysteries. It's not nearly as bad…