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AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION (1982)
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Skeezy, scary prequel to the first film follows an Italian-American family as they move into a Lon Guyland, New York house dominated by freakish windows that look like eyes on a Halloween pumpkin. The eldest son gets possessed by evil, triggering incest, shotgun murders and lots of yelling. The first hour is the best; the story eventually devolves into an “Exorcist” clone, but it’s still a creepy ride. With Burt Young (yep, the guy who played Paulie in the “Rocky” movies) and James Olson. Directed by Damiano Damiani.
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Skeezy, scary prequel to the first film follows an Italian-American family as they move into a Lon Guyland, New York house dominated by freakish windows that look like eyes on a Halloween pumpkin. The eldest son gets possessed by evil, triggering incest, shotgun murders and lots of yelling. The first hour is the best; the story eventually devolves into an “Exorcist” clone, but it’s still a creepy ride. With Burt Young (yep, the guy who played Paulie in the “Rocky” movies) and James Olson. Directed by Damiano Damiani.
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
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If we could bring only one classic horror film with us to a desert island, this would be it. James Whale’s monstrous masterpiece is a subversive follow-up to his straightforward “Frankenstein,” wryly written and topped off with big heaping spoonfuls of subtext (see “Gods and Monsters”). Plus, if this isn’t part of your viewing repertoire, you’re missing out on a lot of the gags in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” Shame on you. With Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger and Elsa Lanchester. Directed by James Whale.
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If we could bring only one classic horror film with us to a desert island, this would be it. James Whale’s monstrous masterpiece is a subversive follow-up to his straightforward “Frankenstein,” wryly written and topped off with big heaping spoonfuls of subtext (see “Gods and Monsters”). Plus, if this isn’t part of your viewing repertoire, you’re missing out on a lot of the gags in Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein.” Shame on you. With Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger and Elsa Lanchester. Directed by James Whale.
BRIDE OF CHUCKY
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Chucky’s back, and Chiller’s got him! One of the best films in the “Child’s Play” series, this gleefully wicked road trip finds the demented doll hooking up with Tiffany, a bridal figurine housing the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray’s ex-girlfriend. The gags and guts fly as the diminutive duo head for Hackensack in an attempt to transfer their spirits back into human form. Keep your eyes peeled and you’ll notice the filmmakers tipping their hats to other modern-day horror movies. With Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter and Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky. Directed by Ronny Yu.
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Chucky’s back, and Chiller’s got him! One of the best films in the “Child’s Play” series, this gleefully wicked road trip finds the demented doll hooking up with Tiffany, a bridal figurine housing the soul of serial killer Charles Lee Ray’s ex-girlfriend. The gags and guts fly as the diminutive duo head for Hackensack in an attempt to transfer their spirits back into human form. Keep your eyes peeled and you’ll notice the filmmakers tipping their hats to other modern-day horror movies. With Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter and Brad Dourif as the voice of Chucky. Directed by Ronny Yu.
BUGS (2003)
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Not to be confused with the William Friedkin psychological thriller, Warren Beatty’s mobster movie or a biography of everyone’s favorite wascally wabbit, “Bugs” wears its B-movie badness on its sleeve. The story follows a group of humans trapped in a subway tunnel with a race of man-eating giant insects. What they need is a giant can of Raid. With Antonio Sabato Jr. and Angie Everhart. Directed by Joseph Conti.
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Not to be confused with the William Friedkin psychological thriller, Warren Beatty’s mobster movie or a biography of everyone’s favorite wascally wabbit, “Bugs” wears its B-movie badness on its sleeve. The story follows a group of humans trapped in a subway tunnel with a race of man-eating giant insects. What they need is a giant can of Raid. With Antonio Sabato Jr. and Angie Everhart. Directed by Joseph Conti.
CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: FINAL SACRIFICE
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What can you say about a movie whose highlights include Death by Nosebleed and Death by Flying Cornstalk? The howlingly-awful performances alone are worth the price of your monthly satellite TV bill. With Terence Knox, Ned Romero and a bunch of people you’ve never heard of. Directed by David Price.
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What can you say about a movie whose highlights include Death by Nosebleed and Death by Flying Cornstalk? The howlingly-awful performances alone are worth the price of your monthly satellite TV bill. With Terence Knox, Ned Romero and a bunch of people you’ve never heard of. Directed by David Price.
DEADLY MANTIS, THE (1957)
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Easy to digest entry in the gi-normous bug subgenre finds a prehistoric mantis preying on people as it makes its way from the Washington Monument to New York's Holland Tunnel. Titular star was known for having a big head and chewing the scenery. With Craig Stevens and William Hopper. Directed by Nathan Juran.
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Easy to digest entry in the gi-normous bug subgenre finds a prehistoric mantis preying on people as it makes its way from the Washington Monument to New York's Holland Tunnel. Titular star was known for having a big head and chewing the scenery. With Craig Stevens and William Hopper. Directed by Nathan Juran.
DENTIST 2: BRACE YOURSELF (1998)
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Deranged Corbin Bernsen escapes from an asylum and sets up shop in the Midwest, where his mental—and his patients’ dental—decay combine for potent gross-out horror. Warning: numerous torture scenes may have you rescheduling your next cleaning. Directed by Brian Yuzna.
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Deranged Corbin Bernsen escapes from an asylum and sets up shop in the Midwest, where his mental—and his patients’ dental—decay combine for potent gross-out horror. Warning: numerous torture scenes may have you rescheduling your next cleaning. Directed by Brian Yuzna.
EXORCIST III: THE LEGION
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William Peter Blatty’s literate screenplay ignores the second film and gets right to it: a detective (George C. Scott) investigating a series of satanic murders links them to the Gemini Killer. The only thing is, Gemini is dead and couldn’t be responsible for the gruesome crimes. This is horror for the thinking man, filled with wonderfully quotable dialogue and ruminations on What It’s All About. With George C. Scott, Jason Miller and Nicol Williamson. Directed by William Peter Blatty.
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William Peter Blatty’s literate screenplay ignores the second film and gets right to it: a detective (George C. Scott) investigating a series of satanic murders links them to the Gemini Killer. The only thing is, Gemini is dead and couldn’t be responsible for the gruesome crimes. This is horror for the thinking man, filled with wonderfully quotable dialogue and ruminations on What It’s All About. With George C. Scott, Jason Miller and Nicol Williamson. Directed by William Peter Blatty.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III (1982)
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Philistines rejoice: Friday the 13th movies are the wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am of horror. You want plot? You want atmosphere? Read a book. These films are all about the kill. And kill Jason does, dispatching his victims with a spear gun, knitting needle, pitchfork, machete and hot poker. Throw in some pot-smokers and an iconic hockey mask and you’ve got yourself primo 1980’s slasher. Those of you scratching your heads about all the things being thrown at the camera, here’s the deal: Part 3 was originally photographed in 3-D. With Dana Kimmell and Richard Brooker. Directed by Steve Miner.
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Philistines rejoice: Friday the 13th movies are the wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am of horror. You want plot? You want atmosphere? Read a book. These films are all about the kill. And kill Jason does, dispatching his victims with a spear gun, knitting needle, pitchfork, machete and hot poker. Throw in some pot-smokers and an iconic hockey mask and you’ve got yourself primo 1980’s slasher. Those of you scratching your heads about all the things being thrown at the camera, here’s the deal: Part 3 was originally photographed in 3-D. With Dana Kimmell and Richard Brooker. Directed by Steve Miner.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING (1985)
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Of all the "Friday the 13th" films, this one has the highest body count: 22. We could tell you all sorts of other things about the movie, but would it really matter? Enjoy.
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Of all the "Friday the 13th" films, this one has the highest body count: 22. We could tell you all sorts of other things about the movie, but would it really matter? Enjoy.
THE GOOD SON
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Bad boy, bad boy. Whatcha gonna do? If you're angelic-looking Macaulay Culkin, you do whatever you want—like kill people—and get away with it. Nifty addition to the Kid From Hell collection, which includes "The Bad Seed" and "The Other," benefits from Culkin's genuinely creepy presence. Think of it as "Homicidal Alone." With Elijah Wood. Directed by Joseph Ruben.
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Bad boy, bad boy. Whatcha gonna do? If you're angelic-looking Macaulay Culkin, you do whatever you want—like kill people—and get away with it. Nifty addition to the Kid From Hell collection, which includes "The Bad Seed" and "The Other," benefits from Culkin's genuinely creepy presence. Think of it as "Homicidal Alone." With Elijah Wood. Directed by Joseph Ruben.
HE KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE
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Enjoyably tense "Halloween"-inspired retro slasher about a psycho stalking brides-to-be is highlighted by a severed-head-in-a-fish-tank scene and a dorky-looking Tom Hanks in one of his first film roles. We've always hoped for a series of sequels based on the title, such as “He Knows You’re Toasting English Muffins” and “He Knows You’re Doing Laundry.” With Don Scardino and Caitlin O’Heaney. Directed by Armand Mastroianni.
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Enjoyably tense "Halloween"-inspired retro slasher about a psycho stalking brides-to-be is highlighted by a severed-head-in-a-fish-tank scene and a dorky-looking Tom Hanks in one of his first film roles. We've always hoped for a series of sequels based on the title, such as “He Knows You’re Toasting English Muffins” and “He Knows You’re Doing Laundry.” With Don Scardino and Caitlin O’Heaney. Directed by Armand Mastroianni.
HOUSE OF DRACULA
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How cool is it when Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein’s monster all turn up in the same movie? Originally called “The Wolf Man vs. Dracula,” which we kind of like better, the plot follows a mad doctor trying to develop a cure for the creatures’ “sicknesses.” Needless to say, things don’t quite go as planned. Which is a good thing, because the idea of Count Dracula jonesing for a glass of cranberry juice doesn’t do it for us. With Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine and Lionel Atwill. Directed by Erle C. Kenton.
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How cool is it when Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein’s monster all turn up in the same movie? Originally called “The Wolf Man vs. Dracula,” which we kind of like better, the plot follows a mad doctor trying to develop a cure for the creatures’ “sicknesses.” Needless to say, things don’t quite go as planned. Which is a good thing, because the idea of Count Dracula jonesing for a glass of cranberry juice doesn’t do it for us. With Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine and Lionel Atwill. Directed by Erle C. Kenton.
FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
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Boris Karloff believed that “Frankenstein” was the best horror film he made—and he made a lot of them. In part, it was because he was allowed to play the creature as a lumbering, mute thing, unable to express his feelings of rage, confusion and, finally, abandonment. It made the creature human. It made him pathetic. And, above all, it made him very, very scary. With Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan and Dwight Frye. Directed by James Whale.
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Boris Karloff believed that “Frankenstein” was the best horror film he made—and he made a lot of them. In part, it was because he was allowed to play the creature as a lumbering, mute thing, unable to express his feelings of rage, confusion and, finally, abandonment. It made the creature human. It made him pathetic. And, above all, it made him very, very scary. With Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan and Dwight Frye. Directed by James Whale.
LEPRECHAUN 5: LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD (2000)
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Fifth in the “Leprechaun” series finds the wee man cursing gangsta rappers who’ve stolen his magic flute. Short on logic but wicked fun; Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in “Return of the Jedi,” looks like he’s having a grand old time cutting people down to size. With Ice-T and Coolio. Directed by Rob Spera.
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Fifth in the “Leprechaun” series finds the wee man cursing gangsta rappers who’ve stolen his magic flute. Short on logic but wicked fun; Warwick Davis, who played Wicket the Ewok in “Return of the Jedi,” looks like he’s having a grand old time cutting people down to size. With Ice-T and Coolio. Directed by Rob Spera.
MARY REILLY (1996)
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A horror Rorschach test. Some see a literate, atmospheric thriller; others see the perfect cure for a night without sleep. Here’s some advice. 1) Forget about Julia Robert' and John Malkovich's now-you-hear-it, now-you-don't Euro accents. And 2), forgive the fact that Malkovich pretty much looks the same whether he's Jekyll or Hyde. Arguably the most interesting riff on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic since Hammer’s grandly entertaining “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.” Directed by Stephen Frears.
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A horror Rorschach test. Some see a literate, atmospheric thriller; others see the perfect cure for a night without sleep. Here’s some advice. 1) Forget about Julia Robert' and John Malkovich's now-you-hear-it, now-you-don't Euro accents. And 2), forgive the fact that Malkovich pretty much looks the same whether he's Jekyll or Hyde. Arguably the most interesting riff on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic since Hammer’s grandly entertaining “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.” Directed by Stephen Frears.
PHANTASM II (1988)
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Biggest-budgeted entry in the supremely weird four-film series has everything a “Phantasm” fan could wish for: four-barreled shotguns, chainsaws, flamethrowers, a couple of great-looking chicks and a villain with balls of steel. Amazingly, the film is still unavailable as a Region 1 DVD, so if you’re thinking of renting this, we’ve got news for you—it ain’t happening. With James LeGros, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
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Biggest-budgeted entry in the supremely weird four-film series has everything a “Phantasm” fan could wish for: four-barreled shotguns, chainsaws, flamethrowers, a couple of great-looking chicks and a villain with balls of steel. Amazingly, the film is still unavailable as a Region 1 DVD, so if you’re thinking of renting this, we’ve got news for you—it ain’t happening. With James LeGros, Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm. Directed by Don Coscarelli.
PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING
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We all know Norman Bates loved his mother to death. This shocking prequel, written by “Psycho” scribe Joseph Stefano, fleshes out the details, including how the pair not only rented rooms to guests at the Bates Motel, but should have gotten one of their own. Ewww! Luckily, a horror movie feeds on sexual tension like a Humvee swigging unleaded; thanks to Norman and his mom, the number of people who’ve checked out starts adding up. With Anthony Perkins. Directed by Mick Garris.
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We all know Norman Bates loved his mother to death. This shocking prequel, written by “Psycho” scribe Joseph Stefano, fleshes out the details, including how the pair not only rented rooms to guests at the Bates Motel, but should have gotten one of their own. Ewww! Luckily, a horror movie feeds on sexual tension like a Humvee swigging unleaded; thanks to Norman and his mom, the number of people who’ve checked out starts adding up. With Anthony Perkins. Directed by Mick Garris.
TARANTULA
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Don't let the title fool you—this is a really enjoyable big bug movie from the 1950s, directed by the underrated Jack Arnold, who helmed the genre classics "This Island Earth" and "Creature From the Black Lagoon." The cool score, which borrows some of its finest moments from other Universal films of the era, is a highlight. Speaking of music, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" references the film, and actor Leo G. Carroll, in one of its songs. And don't blink at the end, or you'll miss Clint Eastwood as a jet squadron leader. With John Agar and Leo G. Carroll. Directed by Jack Arnold.
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Don't let the title fool you—this is a really enjoyable big bug movie from the 1950s, directed by the underrated Jack Arnold, who helmed the genre classics "This Island Earth" and "Creature From the Black Lagoon." The cool score, which borrows some of its finest moments from other Universal films of the era, is a highlight. Speaking of music, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" references the film, and actor Leo G. Carroll, in one of its songs. And don't blink at the end, or you'll miss Clint Eastwood as a jet squadron leader. With John Agar and Leo G. Carroll. Directed by Jack Arnold.
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THE WALKING DEAD (1936)
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Boris Karloff gets sent to the electric chair for a murder he didn't commit; when a scientist brings him back to life, he tracks down the gangsters who framed him. Crackerjack mix of early Warner Bros. rat-a-tat-tat dialogue and spooky Universal-like horror, this is worth seeking out. Karloff is in top form, as is director Michael Curtiz, who helmed "Casablanca."
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Boris Karloff gets sent to the electric chair for a murder he didn't commit; when a scientist brings him back to life, he tracks down the gangsters who framed him. Crackerjack mix of early Warner Bros. rat-a-tat-tat dialogue and spooky Universal-like horror, this is worth seeking out. Karloff is in top form, as is director Michael Curtiz, who helmed "Casablanca."
ZOMBIE HONEYMOON (2004)
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Danny and Denise get married, but complications ensue when Danny turns into a flesh-eating zombie. Denise, who’s still madly in love, goes into denial, while Danny, who can’t control his impulses, goes dining. Grossly entertaining cult item deftly weds romance and reanimation; we guess you could say that, to a zombie, love means never having to say you’re hungry. With Tracy Coogan and Graham Sibley. Directed by Dave Gebroe.
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Danny and Denise get married, but complications ensue when Danny turns into a flesh-eating zombie. Denise, who’s still madly in love, goes into denial, while Danny, who can’t control his impulses, goes dining. Grossly entertaining cult item deftly weds romance and reanimation; we guess you could say that, to a zombie, love means never having to say you’re hungry. With Tracy Coogan and Graham Sibley. Directed by Dave Gebroe.
