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ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES. (1971). D: Robert Fuest

Resembles Phantom of the Opera, but is much more weirder and campier. Vincent Price is Dr. Phibes who starts to kill every doctor who tried to save his wife's life - he thinks they killed her. Not for my taste, but I can understand why so many people like this.

ACTION JACKSON. (1988). D: Craig R. Baxley

80's post-blaxploitation flick, which is so bad that it's a little bit confusing. Don't know if I should cry or laugh...let's wait 10 years and I decide then. Starring Carl Weathers, Sharon Stone and Robert Davi.

AEON FLUX. (1994). D: Peter Chung

The best animation you will ever see. Not Japanese but in that style, kind of. Better than Akira and Ninja Scroll. I swear. About a female assasin and her trouble with her lover/arch-nemesis.

(review by Mudbone)

AFRAID OF THE DARK. (1991). D: Mark Peploe

This british psychological drama/thriller creates great suspense, telling a story of going-blind young boy. Not very crowd-pleasing but yes, I liked it.

AKIRA. (1988). D: Katsuhiro Otomo

This anime classic tells the story of Tetsuo and Kaneda - the members of a teenage biker gang in "Neo - Tokyo". Government kidnappes Tetsuo, and after failure experiment he is going to have supernatural powers. Akira was a little disappointment(too long with its 2 hours and 4 minutes) after overwhelming reviews, but still OK.

ALIEN. (1979). D: Ridley Scott

You know it. It's a classic and if you haven't seen it, don't worry. Alien is one of those films that are ageless.

ALIENS. (1986). D: James Cameron

It's allright, but why the hell everybody says this is better than the original one. My opinion is that Aliens contains little too much of shooting and gunfighting.

ALIEN3. (1992). D: David Fincher

Fincher shows us first time his great talent of making frighteningly dark atmosphere, which can be seen in Seven. Underrated sequel, but I guess if you like Exorcist 3 then you find this pleasing as well.

ALIEN NATION. (1988). D: Graham Baker

Actually an buddy/cop/action-film, although it has been set in near future where aliens from outer space have landed on earth and are living in peace with humans. Cop who has lost his partner (killed by an alien) gets himself new one: an alien. With James Caan.

ALCHEMIST. (1985, filmed -81). D: James Amante(Charles Band)

Others may think what they want, but I say this little horror flick is underrated. Funny special effects and fun story with demons, satan and Robert Ginty, who's been cursed to live as an animal. Entertaining as hell (yep, literarly)!

ALLNIGHTER. (1987). D: Tamar Simon Hoffs

Bangles-vocalist/guitarist Susanna Hoffs' mother directed this - without doubt - one of the worst comedies ever. Susanna is of course in the lead role, with Michael Ontkean, Joan Cusack and Pam Grier suffering with her. Could be a cult flick someday. I've heard this is a favorite film of the great retro-rock/powerpop group Redd Kross.

AMBULANCE. (1990). D: Larry Cohen

Cohen has made good offbeat films a lot. He has made really bad films too, and this one is THE worst. The plot is terrible, Eric Roberts is terrible again and Northern Exposure's Janine Turner is just useless. Not a big surprise, that this went straight to video.

AMERICA 3000. (1986). D: David Engelbach

Scifi action/comedy about world where women dominate and rule men. Of course the group of minority rises and show women that "all you need is love". Boring and stupid.

AMERICAN CYBORG: STEEL WARRIOR. (1993). D: Boaz Davidson

One of the most useless scifi-actions of all time. I can't imagine a one good reason for making this flick, and I can't imagine a one good reason to tell more about this flick. Do you?

AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS. (1997). D: Anthony Waller

American Werewolf in London was awesome horror comedy, it was entertaining, funny and contained special effects that are incredible in nowadays also. This sequel has one of the worst special effects I've seen in many years, but if you don't take it too seriously then it's OK. And hey, only OK. Title says it all about the plot. With Julie Delpy and Tom Everett Scott.

AMITYVILLE HORROR. (1979). D: Stuart Rosenberg

Good but not great haunted house horror film, with only one surprise: no-one gets killed! Hum..sorry if you haven't seen it yet.

AMITYVILLE II - THE POSSESSION. (1982). D: Damiano Damiani

The best and scariest one of Amityville series, with great fx and possessed brother doing it with sister! Yeah! This one is also underrated - Leonard Maltin said "alternately dull and disgusting". Dull - no, disgusting - yes. That's what these kind of flicks should be.

ANDY WARHOL'S DRACULA. (1974). D: Paul Morrissey

Horror camp flick. Homosexual overtones. Can get boring, but worth seeing for the gore/sex.

review by Mudbone.

APARTMENT ZERO. (1988). D: Martin Donovan

Strange drama which moves slowly and therefore isn't a film for action lovers. Lead star Colin Firth takes a roommate, and between these two men grows a kinda homosexual affair. This ain't happy stuff.

APE CREATURE. (1968). D: Alfred Vohrer

German mystery thriller has a promising start, when the "ape creature" shows up first time. Then the whole picture turns into talky and "humoresque", TV-serie chapter-type of unenjoyable waste.

APRIL FOOL'S DAY. (1986). D: Fred Walton

Otherwise average horror movie deserves "thumbs up" for the really surprising ending. You'll never guess it, so that's the reason you should watch this.

ARMY OF DARKNESS. (1993). D: Sam Raimi

Third one of the Evil Dead series is the most comedy, and is little disappointment after best one, Evil Dead II. Still, Raimi and Bruce Campbell is great team - you can trust them every time. Ash(Campbell) is transported to 14th century and tries to fight against - for example - skeleton army.

ARRIVAL. (1996). D: David Twohy

Charlie Sheen as the scientist who reaches a signal from outer space thru radio waves, and also gets kicked out of his job when he claims that we are not alone. Fun and entertaining, and not too serious sci-fi story. Despite what you think, Sheen has a good role.

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. (1944). D: Frank Capra

Ultimate classic of black comedy, with stars like Cary Grant and Peter Lorre. Two nice old ladies have a little secret - they poison their guests, and bury them in the cellar with a help of crazy brother. Over 50 year old comedy can really make you laugh. It's a riot.

ASTRO-ZOMBIES. (1967). D: Ted V. Mikels

Cult classic and fun trash. Film with the zombies(cause of mad scientist) who get power from flashlight, must be great. And this is - if little bit dull sometimes. Like all of Mikels films I've seen.

ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN. (1993). D: Christopher Guest

Guest was better as an actor in Spinal Tap, than director in this one. Attack is remake of 50's film with same name. Haven't seen the original, but this is boring crap. Only the true 50's type UFO's were great. Made for cable television.

ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES. (1979). D: John DeBello

This is a comedy, and I laughed a lot - jokes aren't half funny as the hideous fx, though. Plot is so stupid that I won't tell about it. Beware the sequels, they've been done badly in purpose.

AUDREY ROSE. (1977) D: Robert Wise

I fell asleep when I did watch this! Even though it includes Anthony Hopkins. Ultimately boring reincarnation story. Blah.

B.O.R.N. (1989). D: Ross Hagen

Stupid, lousy, boring...tells about criminals who sell human organs. But how can they get them...by kidnapping people and opening their stomach! "Body Organ Replacement Network"...Good subject, though.

BAD DREAMS. (1988) D: Andrew Fleming

Good little horror movie in the vein of Nightmare Of Elm Street. Nightmares become very real in the mental hospital, and patients die in horrible ways. Cult religion leaders ghost is back after 13 years, when he burned himself among the cults believers. Director Fleming was just 21 years old during the shooting, and directed great and acclaimed comedy/drama Threesome in 1994.

BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL. (1965) D: Doris Wishman

Black & white sleaze which has a really unpleasant feel to it. A housewife is raped by a janitor, but he's going to meet his maker when the victim kills him accidentally. She leaves her hometown and moves to New York City, where she gets into trouble with violent man, a lesbian woman and with the police. Nevertheless; this film directed by the queen of sleaze, Doris Wishman, has an unique atmosphere above all the cheesyness.

BAD MOON. (1996). D: Eric Red

Michael Pare is wounded by a werewolf in Nepal, that also kills his girlfriend. When he goes back to U.S. to see his sister (Mariel Hemingway), there's only one to realize that something's not quite right. And it's Thor - a dog. Effective werewolf flick has one big problem - the werewolf itself is nothing but a ludicrous monster which just makes you smile.

BAD TASTE. (1988). D: Peter Jackson

Jackson's debut scifi-comedy is full of splatter and good laughs, but is also not so well-moving. Tells the story of an aliens who land on earth...to kill human race and use the meat in fast-food chains! Jackson gets better with each movie he has directed.

BAMBOLA. (1996). D: Bigas Luna

Sometimes very rude and very erotic comedy(?), which has prisoner fell in love with gorgeus blond girl called Bambola. Bambola's brother has fell in love with a man who was previously attracted to Bambola, but was imprisoned after fatal fight. So you could make a soap opera out of this! But check out Bigas Luna's Jamon Jamon instead, the best effort from him so far. Bambola is not bad, though.

BARBARELLA. (1968). D: Roger Vadim

Silly little scifi fantasy starring young and beautiful Jane Fonda. Famous because of Fonda's kind nude scene in the beginning, and nothing else. Some label this as cult classic but...well, you decide.

BASIC INSTINCT. (1991). D: Paul Verhoeven

**1/2 out of *****. Sex and violence are mixed sleazily by director Paul Verhoeven as policeman Michael Douglas is a decidedly dirty cop who falls for the beautiful suspect (Sharon Stone) of a sadistic murder. The thin plot eventually collapses under its own self-indulgence at the disappointing finale. Basically an excuse to watch Sharon Stone naked. Rated R for strong scenes of sexuality and simulated sex, and for nudity (including slight female frontal), some violence (including two savage bloody scenes), profanity, sexual content, and drug content, with slight use.

review by brokenhalo000

BASKET CASE. (1982). D: Frank Henenlotter

  Great horror film with terrible fx - because of shoestring budget. Young mans mutant twin brother causes trouble, especially when normal one falls in love. Entertaining. Basket Case's sequels are not much of fun.

and then some:

True cult classic.  Tells of two brothers attached at the hip, but one them is a disgusting blob named Belial.  They can communicate telepathically, and are eventually seperated. Belial terrorizes his brother and ruins his life. Hilarious SFX (and hilarious SEX...[editor's comment]). Get drunk then check this s**t out.

review by Mudbone

BEAST THAT KILLED WOMEN. (1965). D: Barry Mahon

One of the many "Frank Henenlotter's Sexy Shockers"-series in Something Weird catalog... Well, it's not particularly sexy or shocking but a must-have if you're about to invite friends to hip party and need something light-weighted to the background. Most of the flick has funny-looking 60's women and men dancing in the nudist camp. Of course, few times there is a big gorilla killing women. Then we see more funny dancing and breasts bouncing! Like Henenlotter says: "Another great el cheapo from the wonderful Barry Mahon".

BEAUTY EVIL ROSE. (1994). D: Lam Wuah Chuen

If the concept of exploitation hasn't opened to you yet, here is a recommended low-budget Chinese film that exploits so many elements that it's hard to count them! Beauty Evil Rose begins like a softcore sex film but the rest of the stuff is somekind of combination of thriller, horror, fantasy, comedy, softcore and a cop movie genres... all this in irrestistible cheap way. Just look at those scenes involving witchcraft and "snakes" coming out from the mouths. A very fun experience.

BEING. (1983). D: Jackie Kong

Sometimes funny and trashy horror flick about monster from the nuclear waste. With Oscar-winner Martin Landau.

BEST OF SEX AND VIOLENCE. (1981). D: Ken Dixon

Great title! This is not a movie, it's a compilation of trailers hosted by Carradine bros John, David and Keith. And it's even good. Includes awesome Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde and Dolemite trailers ("starring me - Rudy Ray Moore").

BETTER TOMORROW. (1986). D: John Woo

Woo's breakthrough is highly bleak action/drama movie, which leaves a bad taste in your mouth. It's good but I liked more of Hard Boiled, which wasn't as serious as this one. Still, Chow Yun-Fat is a hell of an actor.

BEVERLY HILLS VAMP. (1989). D: Fred Olen Ray

When it's Fred Olen Ray directing, it must be something bad but often in a good way. In this flick there's three guys trying to make it big in Hollywood, but when female vampires show up, it wouldn't be too easy. Britt Ekland, Michelle Bauer and directors wife Dawn Wildsmith belong to the VAMPire league.

BEWARE : CHILDREN AT PLAY. (1989). D: Mik Cribben

An incredibly dumb Troma Team film concerning a group of psychotic children who steal kids and make them there own. There is a story behind the children's motive but it is too stupid to bother with. The box promises more gruesomeness than deliver, though the final horrific scene is beyond belief, and that's barely a good thing. Not Rated contains sickening graphic violence and gore, some language, brief nudity and rape, and a brief sexual situaton.

review by brokenhalo000

BEWEGTE MANN. (1994). D: Sönke Wortmann

Based on german Ralf König's comic book. Since I've read almost all of his comics and liked them a lot, it was a positive surprise that they could make a really good comedy. To those who don't know, König is a homosexual and his comics make a fun of relationships - whether homosexual or heterosexual. This one tells a story of Alex, who moves to live with homosexual Norbert, after Alex's girlfriend throws him out. In Denmark this film is rated as no children under 7, in Germany the age limit is 12, in Finland it's 14 - in UK it's 18 and in US it got R- rating! What does it tell about these countries?

BEYOND. (1981). D: Lucio Fulci

Considered by many to be Fulci's occult masterpiece, the Beyond is about a woman who inherits a New Orleans Hotel which has been built on one of the 7 gateways to Hell. The plumber accidentally opens the gate while fixing some pipes in the basement and ends up mutilated.  This film is full of Fulcis stylish, yet drawn out gore scenes, and a cheesy Italian Muzak score.  Don't get me wrong, it adds much to the style and atmosphere of the film. Don't want to give too much of the story away, so see it.  But good luck finding it in its uncut form.

review by Zolen

BIG DOLL HOUSE. (1971). D: Jack Hill

Early women-in-prison movie from the exploitation master Jack Hill contains every trick of the W-I-P book, including violence, nudity, sex and sadistic warden. You can notice that Hill has not been too serious with the film, since there is number of humourous scenes - for example the very end. Starring Pam Grier, Judy Brown and Roberta Collins and Sid Haig in great role.

BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA. (1966) D: William Beaudine

Title says it all - one of the best/worst Dracula(or Billy The Kid) films! No use for explaining the plot, especially 'cos I don't remember any of it...but that doesn't matter. Director has the pet-name "One-Shot". I can understand why.

BLACULA. (1972) D: William Crain

 William Marshall as Mamuwalde, the prince from Africa with the curse of Dracula - "You shall be...Blacula". It wasn't so trashy I'd expect but an above-average vampire film. With great afros, of course.

BLACK CAESAR. (1973). D: Larry Cohen

Fred Williamson as a gangster who makes his way to the top, and with a little help of violence. If you expect funny blaxploitation, you will be disappointed. This is serious stuff with a bleak touch.

BLACK COBRA 2. (1990). D: Dan Edwards

On the same time it's amusingly funny to watch Fred Williamson trying to fight and kick ass as he did in 70's, but also little bit sad. He deserves better than this trash. Good when you see it once or twice.

BLACK FIST. (1976). D: Timothy Galfas, Richard Kaye.

  Highly entertaining, true blaxploitation picture about streetfighter, who is exploited by those bastard whiteys. Richard Lawson is very tough mutha, and Miami Vice-fame Philip Michael Thomas just doesn't seem to know how to act. "There's a black lion walking in your jungle."

BLACK GESTAPO. (197?). D: Wes Bishop

Pure blaxploitation (just look at the title!). A bunch of black dudes act like Hitler and his men.  Bloody hilarious if you're stoned.

review by Mudbone

BLACK GOLD DOSSIER. (1978). D: Ivan Kathansky

Trashy and sleazy spy adventure featuring 70's favorite actor of Z-grade actioners, Richard Harrison. Harrison stars as agent who is sent to Arabia with his mighty team. Florence Cayrol has the honor to be the main object of directors exploitation and strip her clothes off, whenever it's necessary or unnnecessary. Kathansky has no talent in filmmaking, and that's pretty much the reason you watch these shamelessly sleazy exploitation vehicles. Yes, I did enjoy with it. Featuring other Z-grade wonder, Gordon Mitchell.

BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. (1999). D: Eduardo Sanchez, Daniel Myrick

The film uses a clever storytelling gimmick -- you don't know much more at the end than you do at the beginning. Therefore it is up to the audience to figure it out. I haven't seen this kind of clever use of verisimilitude and audience-bating since Orson Welles. He used it in both his famous Martian invasion radio broadcast and in CITIZEN KANE (solving the riddle of "Rosebud").

Many people don't care for the film because it doesn't tie the whole story up in a nice box with a pink ribbon on it. Nevertheless, it is a movie that requires the audience to think. Not too many films do that these days.

review by Matthew Ignoffo

BLIND ALLEY. (1984). D: Larry Cohen

One of the worst Cohen pictures. Don't bother.

BLOB. (1958). D: Irwin S. Yeaworth

After a great title song begins horrifying story of jello from outer space attacking the little town in USA...(?) Fun and entertaining, a real camp classic with laughable effects. Steve McQueen(in his early days, he was called...Steven) in his debut role as the hero. Remake by Chuck Russell in 1988.

BLOB. (1988) D: Chuck Russell

It's ok, but useless.

BLOOD AND BLACK LACE. (1964). D: Mario Bava

Legendary Italian director Bava's thriller has a lot of same style, that Dario Argento has used since. Stylish camerawork, colourful sets and shocking murders. That will not usually hide the fact that acting and the stories are low-grade. Luckily Blood and Black Lace - set in fashion world, where masked killer slays beautiful models - manages to maintain it's interest (hardly though, from time to time). One of the most effective mask that killer wore in history of cinema, can be found from this early giallo.

BLOOD DINER. (1987). D: Jackie Kong

Parody/tribute to Blood Feast with plot that reminds the H.G. Lewis' infamous classic quite a lot. You have seen better horror comedies. Not bad, not great.

BLOOD FEAST. (1963). D: Herschell Gordon Lewis

It's truly awful: bad effects, bad screenplay, bad sound quality, bad camera work, bad bad bad...but it's the first gore/splatter movie.

BLOOD HOOK. (1986). D: James Mallon

Fun trash horror/comedy about redneck fishing people he doesn't like, to the death. Amateurish look just brings more laughs. Well, it's sometimes dull but nevertheless recommended.  Director Mallon is one of the writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (and thanks to Andrew Swope for information!)

BLOODMOON. (1990). D: Alec Mills

A "thriller" for sleeping troubles. Little bit more of brutal splatter would've been good for this crap.

BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW. (1971). D: Piers Haggard

Satan uses its power into the english teenagers couple hundred years ago. Parents of little village want to stop the evil one's comeback. Acclaimed gothic horror, but why?

BLOOD RELATIONS. (1988). D: Graeme Campbell

Son brings wife to see his brain surgeon dad, and dirty old man becomes interested in her. And also her brains...Stupid and most of the time just boring, with few good suspenseful scenes. With Lydie Denier and Ray Walston.

BLOOD SIMPLE. (1984) D: Joel Coen

Coen bros. first feature is very dark and nihilistic story of lovers and the womans husband. Camera angles remind of Evil Dead - not a surprise when Raimi happens to be good friend of these Oscar- winning filmmaker brothers. Stars include Frances McDormand.

BLOODSPORT. (1987). D: Newt Arnold

This film was Jean Claude Van Damme's debut as a leading star. It was also his biggest hit. The movie is filled to the brim with lots of wacky foreign karate fighters. Everything from an African 'monkey man' to the standard chinese lummox whose secret move is the deadly Bear Hug! The acting in the film defintely takes a back seat to the incredible fight choreography done by the man the movie's story is based on, Ninjitsu master, Frank Dux. Van Damme has never been known for his acting talents, but as an action star, he delivers what the audience wants. The film concerns Frank Dux (Van Damme), a CIA operative who goes AWOL so he can fight in a secret martial arts tournament called "the Kumite" in Hong Kong. Along the way, Dux is being chased by American agents trying to find him and bring him back to the US. Dux eludes them just long enough to fight in the tournament. He also makes friends with Jackson (Donald Gibb), a loud mouthed fellow American who, as far as we know, has no martial arts training whatsoever. How did he get in there? I think its just the director's way of filling in a void in the script. 92 min, Rated R, Color, Available on videocassette and laserdisc. Director: Newt Arnold. Cast Includes, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker, Bolo Young.

Review by Pete@Cult Clash

BLOODY BIRTHDAY. (1986, filmed -81). D: Ed Hunt

 Three kids were born during lunar eclipse, and when they're 10 year old...they begin to kill people! Yes! We don't need further explanations, do we? No! Well, this is at least OK because of good child serial killers.

BLUE MONKEY. (1987). D: William Fruet

It deals with horrific giant insect and has few good scares, but that's it.

BLUE VELVET. (1986) D: David Lynch

It's a classic, it's a must and worth of seeing with only Dennis Hopper's performance as Frank Booth, violent dealer who is real pain-in-the-ass for Kyle MacLachlan and Isabella Rossellini.

BODY BAGS. (1993). D: John Carpenter/Tobe Hooper/Larry Sulkis

Ok entertainment of three horror stories, with Carpenter as a "host": dead guy at the morgue who introduces every story. Stars include Stacy Keach, Debbie Harry and Mark Hamill among the others.

BODY COUNT. (1986). D: Ruggero Deodato

Shaman slays young ones in the camping ground. Not much of original ideas, but yet this slasher film works with routine and as late night entertainment. With lots of popcorn and couple of cold beers.

BODY PARTS. (1991). D: Eric Red

Man loses his arm in accident but is going to have a new one - which did belong to serial killer..you know the rest. Jeff Fahey is good in lead role, and the whole movie is been made with fun touch. Enough blood and suspense. Above average for sure.

BODY SNATCHERS. (1993). D: Abel Ferrara

Ferrara didn't quite match with this second remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This one has yet chilling atmosphere, but adds nothing interesting to two previous ones.

BORDELLO OF BLOOD. (1996). D: Gilbert Adler

Actually a Tales From The Crypt-movie series' second entry. Dennis Miller gets to know to gorgeous female vampires who work in Angie Everhart's bordello - and they suck. I expected little more than an average horror comedy, but you can't always win. Good for a rainy day.

BORROWER. (1991). D: John McNaughton

  Highly recommended scifi horrorcomedy from the director of Henry: Portrait of Serial Killer. Alien criminal has to land on the earth, and has also to "borrow" peoples heads every time the previous one is going to explode. Movies with decapitated heads are always fun to watch, but this one blows off the watcher's heads, too.

BOXING HELENA. (1993). D: Jennifer Lynch

Daughter of David Lynch can't match her father yet, but this underrated film isn't too bad. Bizarre story of male doctor loving a woman so much, that he cuts her legs and hands off.

BOY FROM HELL. (1987). D: Deryn Warren

This "movie" has undeniably the worst actors and acting in movie history. Boy I laughed! Check it out! Nevermind the stupid plot, just watch those people and try to decide whether it's over-acting or under-acting. More like this, please!

BRAIN DAMAGE. (1987). D: Frank Henenlotter

Basket Case-director strikes again with extraordinary tale of Elmer, the brain eating parasite who lives in guy named Brian. Wow, funny and violent! Check out the joke related to Basket Case.

BRAIN DEAD. (1992). D: Peter Jackson

If you haven't seen this, then you haven't seen anything. The bloodiest movie in history is also very fun comedy. New Zealand's Jackson lets all hell break loose, when rat monkey's bite turns people to flesh-eating zombies. I almost choked in cinema, when the kung-fu priest started to "kick ass for god!".

BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS. (1958). D: Nathan Juran

Quite clever sci-fi B fare about an evil brain trying to take over the universe and a good brain trying to stop it. Very, uhm, interesting FX. Review by Thomas Herlofsen

BRAIN WAVES. (1982). D: Ulli Lommel

Murdered woman's brains are transfered to another woman's head, and the murderer wants to finish his job. With Tony Curtis, Keir Dullea, Vera Miles and lousy directing.

BRAINIAC. (1961). Chano Uruda

Absolutely freaked-out Mexican horror film, where a man is sentenced from witchcraft to death. This happens in 1661, and he will make a comeback 300 years later - to seek revenge from relatives of accusers. He travels by a comet(?) and returns as hideous, hairy creature which has strange snout-like nose and a two-headed tongue...and sucks out people's brains! Fun, weird and recommended!

BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR. (1990). D: Brian Yuzna

Sequel to a one of the most greatest horror movies ever, Re-animator, is little too much overblown with batwinged David Gale's head and so on. But still great entertainment, and worth of seeing are the awesome special effects. They don't make a movie, but are fun to watch!

BROOD. (1979). D: David Cronenberg

 Sick story from Cronenberg, where Oliver Reed makes deformed violent mutant children breed from Samantha Eggar. It's been awhile when I last saw this, but sickening scenes stucked up in my mind.

BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN. (1970). D: Bernard McEverly

Satan-worshippers want little kids for sacrifice. OK but typical seventies horror flick.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. (1992). D: Fran Rubel Kuzui

Teen horror comedy which truly isn't a great experience. Rutger Hauer and Donald Sutherland should've considered twice before they signed up.

BURIED ALIVE. (1988). D: Gerard Kikoine

 Stupid horror story, which has John Carradine in his last role. And that's sad.

BURIED ALIVE. (1990). D: Frank Darabont

Made-for-cable debut direction from Darabont, which is actually chilling story of husband, who seeks revenge from his wife and her lover after those bastards buried him alive. Starring Tim Matheson and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

BURNING. (1981) D: Tony Maylam

In the vein of Friday 13th, this slasher (with Tom Savini's effects) - although routine - is still fun to watch. Holly Hunter in her debut role and score by Rick Wakeman.

CABLE GUY. (1996). D: Ben Stiller

OK, I know...a Jim Carrey - flick in EOMVG...but really: although it seems that director Stiller didn't really know which kind of movie he wanted to do, The Cable Guy is unique work. It starts like a comedy, then it turns out to be a very black comedy and in the end it's a thriller! A good try, but check out The Heathers instead. Not bad, though!

CAMERON'S CLOSET. (1988). D: Armand Mastroianni

So dumbly funny it could be a cult classic somewhere in the future.

CAMILLE 2000. (1969). D: Radley Metzger

Hipsters take note: like Mario Bava’s seminal ”Danger: Diabolik!”, ”Bullitt” and the original version of ”Thomas Crown Affair”, this ultrafuturistic Italian revamping of Alexander Dumas’s ”Lady of the Camellias” is required viewing for all connoisseurs of Cool. The dazzling widescreen camerawork, the glamorous jet set designs, the lounge score by Piero Picconi and the direction of the attractive and often nude cast by Radley Metzger are all absolutely first class. With Nino Castelnuovo as Armand and Danielle Daubert as the doomed Marguerite

CANDYMAN. (1992). D: Bernard Rose

One of the best 90's horror movies, based on a Clive Barker's story. Virginia Madsen learns why you shouldn't say five times "candyman" in front of a mirror. Tony Todd is excellent as the Candyman.

CANDYMAN 2. (1994). D: Bill Condon

Surprisigly good sequel shows us what happened to Candyman in his youth and then again in present. Tony Todd is excellent also this time.

CARPENTER. (1987). D: David Wellington

Wings Hauser will never make it big, but as long he does films like this, cult status will be reached some day in the future. Plot is great: mentally ill carpenter comes back from the dead - to get his house completed. And every person who steps in his way, is going to die horribly! We are allowed to see imaginative killings, with different kind tools.

CARRIE. (1976). D: Brian De Palma

Semi-classic based on Stephen King's novel. Sissy Spacek has telekinetic powers which she uses on the cruel schoolmates who drive her mad. Piper Laurie as fanatic christian mother and John Travolta as the bad guy who get's what he deserves. OK.

CAT PEOPLE. (1982). D: Paul Schrader

Disappointment despite the good lead actor and actress(Malcom McDowell and Nastassja Kinski) and good director. And it's an incest story, really!

CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON. (1953). D: Arthur Hilton

With all due respect to Plan 9 From Outer Space, this is one of the worst movies ever. I have never known any one to sit through the whole thing, especially the 3D version. IT HURTS THE BRAIN!!!! I love it! review by Shahandra@juno.com

CELLAR DWELLER. (1987). D: John Carl Buechler

Comic strip monster comes to life, kills few people and looks very rubbery.

CHATTERBOX. (1986). D: Tom DeSimone

Fun and stupid tale of a young woman, who gets into edge of suicide, because her vagina begins to talk and sing! Not a drama.

CHERRY 2000. (1987). D: Steve DeJarnatt

Melanie Griffith as a mercenary, who has to attack into robot warehouse of criminals and steal some spare parts for her boss' robot. Maybe this one will be a future cult classic, now it's just light entertaining scifi-actioner.

CHILDREN OF THE CORN. (1984). D: Fritz Kiersch

Underrated movie based on short story of Stephen King. Fanatic religious cult, lead by the evil children, wants the blood of couple who arrive at hometown of these demonic kids. The end is somewhat..er..embarrassing. First sequel sucks, parts 3 and 4 are also out.

CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2 - THE FINAL SACRIFICE. (1993). D: David F. Price

I said it. It sucks.

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT. (1991). D: Tony Randel

Fangoria Films produced this silly and fun but too kind vampire flick, where a small town is full of bloodsuckas - among them there's Karen Black as vampire mother. Not very much suspense, but works as light entertainment.

CHILD'S PLAY. (1988). D: Tom Holland

OK, entertaining horror flick that has a evil puppet Chucky killing everyone that are on his (its) way. But why would a little doll become a serial killer? Because it is possessed by Brad Dourif, a maniac and dead killer. Followed by several sequels, but first one is one to watch.

CHOPPER CHICKS IN ZOMBIETOWN. (1991). D: Dan Hoskins

Chopper Chicks is the female motorcycle gang that arrives in small town, where the zombie army walks away from their prison. Very good comedy with tongue-deep-in-cheek. But why in many Troma films there's a pack of blind people in trouble?

CHOPPING MALL. (1986). D: Jim Wynorski

Security robots in a mall kill a bunck of loser kids who stay in the mall after closing time. Laughable killing scenes , sex, and all the other ingredients for a cheesy ass flick like this.

review by Mudbone

C.H.U.D. (1984). D: Douglas Cheek

Toxic waste in the sewers of New York makes low-life dudes into cannibal mutants. OK and not so serious horror with John Heard, Daniel Stern and John Goodman.

C.H.U.D. 2: BUD THE C.H.U.D. (1988). D: David Irving

Not a straight sequel, just a fun horror comedy dealing with same kind of stuff as the original. I say it's worth of checking out, but many won't. Not for every taste. Especially if you're kind of sober-sides.

CIRCUITRY MAN. (1989). D: Steven Lovy

OK but not great scifi-action-thriller with a comedy touch. Dangerous criminals make business with virtual reality and the most dangerous dude is called The Plughead. Good choice for video-marathons.

CLASS OF NUKE'EM HIGH. (1986). D: Richard W. Haines, Samuel Weil

Troma strikes again with nuclear waste comedy/horror/actioner in the vein of Toxic Avenger. High school's been terrorized by the violent gang, but the new threat - mutants spawning from the nuclear waste - is on the way. Located - again - in the Tromaville. Fun and violent - first sequel wasn't this good, but maybe it was fault of german dubbed version...

CLOWNHOUSE. (1989). D: Victor Salva

Clowns as the horror movie villains is great idea, but unfortunately this little horror flick can't make the most out of it. But if you're not numb for watching too many horror movies (like me), this could satisfy and scare you enough. If Halloween scared the s**t out of you, watch this one too.

COFFY. (1973). D: Jack Hill

Absolutely one of the best blaxploitation flicks ever! Pam Grier is a nurse, who wants to revenge drug dealers because they turned her sister to junkie. Action, nudity, exploitation, afros, pimps and drug dealers!

COLOR ME BLOOD RED. (1965). D: Herschell Gordon Lewis

CMBR and Wizard of Gore are Lewis' surrealistic ventures into the artistic side of gore. CMBR is enjoyable for its deliriously bad jazz soundtrack alone - a Blood Feast-like kettledrum intro soon changes tempo and everything is full throttle sixties subhumanism as painter Adam Sorg (looking like a geeked out version of Anthony Hopkins circa Magic) uses his girlfriend's blood to cover a canvas in hope of impressing the local art critic. He soon discovers he must continue severing arteries and spilling vino to outdo each masterpiece he creates... I guess you could say he painted himself into a corner. Great teenaged cornball dialogue spiced with lines like "out here on the patio, daddy-o!" and "holy bananas, its a girl's leg!". A must for any fan of Corman's Bucket of Blood, the film it seems to be imitating.

review by Black Dahlia

COMPANY OF WOLVES. (1984). D: Neil Jordan

Fun when you see it once, this fairy-tale werewolf drama is tacked with sloooww tempo and bad FX. Modern "Little Red Riding Hood".

COOK, THE THIEF, HIS WIFE & HER LOVER. (1989). D: Peter Greenaway

Best movie about cannibalism, but if you're not familiar with Greenaway then don't expect anything "normal". This movie could be considered as comedy, art film, drama, thriller... Love and revenge are the main themes of the film - but I bet you haven't seen any movie with same subject that is made like this.

CORPSE GRINDERS. (1971). D: Ted V. Mikels

This trashy horror comedy(?) gives you few laughs but usually it is just annoyingly dull. But what else can you expect from Mikels?

CRASH. (1996). D: David Cronenberg

Ultimately stupid "erotic thriller" where few sicko's turn on when seeing or being involved in carcrashes...Somehow still fairly entertaining. If it's satire, then I couldn't get it.

CRAZIES. (1973). D: George A. Romero

Chemical makes people crazy and the military has to do something about it. Romero just doesn't succeed this time, but it has its moments, though.

CREATURE. (1985). D: William Malone

Little bit like the original Alien, this has evil space monster in the Titan, Saturn's moon. OK scifi/horror with Klaus Kinski.

CREEPERS. (1984). D: Dario Argento

One of the better Argento flicks has few good thrills and funny looking special effects, but it isn't still very good.

CRIMES OF PASSION. (1984). D: Ken Russell

Weird, crude and sexually explicit thriller with Kathleen Turner as a hooker (fashion designer by day!) and Anthony Perkins as more psycho than in Psycho. "And then we f***ed our brains out!"

CRIMEWAVE. (1985). D: Sam Raimi

Hilarious slapstick black comedy from Raimi, which never hits the bullseye but is still better than most of the genre. Like almost always, Bruce Campbell steals the show. Brion James and Paul Smith also terrific as "exterminators". Co-written by Joen and Ethan Coen (Fargo, Big Lebowski).

CRITTERS. (1986). D: Stephen Herek

Funny horrorcomedy with furry sharp-teeth monsters from space. It is actually better than Gremlins, which may have been inspiration for this slick vehicle. Followed by several sequels.

CROP CIRCLES : QUEST FOR TRUTH. (2002). D: William Gazecki

Incredible documentary of those famous circles in the fields, that skeptics blame man-made. Sure, few of them are but after watching this believable, entertaining and outstanding film I myself started to believe in them. Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winner Gazecki has respectable down-to-earth approach, which is part of its fascination. Documentary contains lots of video camera shoots by the crop circle experts, and there's also footage where military helicopters visit the fields and probably a paranormal event with the balls of light. Colin Andrews, most famous crop circle researcher who consulted M. Night Shyamalan for The Signs, appears too. Watch the film and open your eyes.

CROW. (1994). D: Alex Proyas

After Brandon Lee's tragic death many people have started rumors that Lee was the next victim of a family curse. His father, movie and martial arts legend Bruce Lee, died from a sudden brain edema (a type of hemmorage). The Lee family curse became the subject of the 1993 film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, in which throughout Bruce Lee's life, a mysterious ancient chinese warrior haunts him. The only thing is, in the film we are led to believe Lee is sub-consciously fighting off the demon throughout his life. After realizing the demon is a metaphor for Lee's inner demons (real and unreal), the curse becomes less truth and more a fabricated myth. The film even depicts Bruce Lee killing the ancient demon warrior as it attempts to kill Brandon. But, in this film, Brandon was really killed by a bullet-cap from a gun which was supposed to be loaded with blanks. Yet, there will always be the connection between father and son for their mysterious and sudden deaths.

The Crow is a dark tale of revenge. A story first created by graphic novelist James O'Barr. His main character, Eric Draven and his fiancee Shelly Webster are brutally murdered on the night before their wedding day. The transition from book to film is perfect. The dark world is reminiscent of Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982).

After Lee's death, there were several scenes which were not finished. The use of computerized images and stand-ins had to be used. This makes the film even more eerie, together with the real myths, etc. Eric (Brandon Lee) comes back from the grave a year exactly to the day he was murdered by the evil thugs. After his realization that he is an undead soul that won't rest until he exacts brutal revenge on his murderers, Eric becomes a superhuman hero. He tracks down his killers and gets rid of them, in very brutal and very creative ways. He is aided by the carrier of his soul, the bird of night, The Crow. 100 min, Rated R, Color, Available on videocassette and laserdisc. Director: Alex Proyas. Cast Includes: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Angel David, Rochelle Davis,Bai Ling, Tony Todd, Jon Polito. Available in Widescreen.

Review by Pete@Cult Clash

CRUMB. (1995). D: Terry Zwigoff

Beautiful documentary on underground comix hero, Robert Crumb. Creepy, uneasy viewing.

review by Mudbone.

CUJO. (1983). D: Lewis Teague

Adaptation of Stephen King's novel(didn't someone know that?) is OK, as usual. They seem to be very rarely "terrific". Just OK. And it has crazy Saint Bernard attacking mother and son.

CURSE OF THE DOLL PEOPLE. (1960). D: Benito Alazraki

Effective horror thriller about killer dolls murdering adventurous people who put their nose on voodoo ceremony. Fun special effects contain actually pretty creepy-looking masks worn by four dwarves. Another original and strangely affective effort from 60's Mexico, and is definitely worth of checking out.

CYBERTECH PD. (1995). D: Rick King

Hey! A scifi-actioner with Lorenzo Lamas! A good choice to watch during small hours videomarathons. It's stupid (but fairly entertaining, thanks to Kari Wuhrer). Also known as TERMINAL JUSTICE.

CYBORG COP. (1993). D: Sam Firstenberg

Laughable scifi/actioner with David Bradley, sometimes better known (?) as American Ninja. Effects and the story simply suck, acting...yeah, what acting? But there's also John Rhys-Davies. Too bad for him.

CYCLONE. (1987). D: Fred Olen Ray

Heather Thomas and Jeffrey Combs star in this low-budget action-thriller, which is surprisingly entertaining to keep you staring at the screen. Young scientist has invented a futuristic motorcycle, and the bad boys are after it immediately.

DARK ANGEL. (1989). D: Graig R. Baxley

Dolph Lundgren-powered(...) scifi/thriller which is surprisingly good and slick vehicle. Those mean aliens from outer space are again on the earth, and this time they are drug-addicts - or then again, human brain addicts... It is violent and it looks good, and best of all: it has a lot of fun action. I Come In Peace is the other title.

DARK CRYSTAL. (1983). D: Jim Henson, Frank Oz

Some of Jim Henson's finest work, a must see. You might be thinking of the muppets, but this s**t is weird and creepy. A Gelfling must return a crystal shard to the all powerful Dark Crystal to restore light to world, which is now run by these ugly, nasty rat-vulture creatures. Amazing puppeteering.

review by Mudbone

DARK HALF. (1992). D: George A. Romero

It's Stephen King-flick again! But this one goes above "OK", because it has interesting plot and good direction by Romero. Author (Timothy Hutton) has tough times with his (kind of) evil twin, who's actually his alter ego.

DARKMAN. (1990). D: Sam Raimi

Liam Neeson as the scientist who wants his revenge and turns to mysterious Darkman, because the bad guys ruined his life and face, which burned in the explosion. First big-budget flick from Raimi, this is very fun entertainment but never reaches the quality of Evil Dead 1 & 2. With Frances McDormand and cameo by Bruce Campbell.

DARK SIDE OF MIDNIGHT. (1984). D: Wes Olsen

Troma-distributed hideous and unwatchable trash, which has ugly actors and a "plot" where a cop is finding dangerous serial killer. Yuck!

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. (1989). D: D.J. Webster

OK scifihorror in the vein of...(guess what?). First letter is A... second is L...If you don't know it, then don't.

DARK STAR. (1974). D: John Carpenter

A must see, just because of ultra-low budget. Or no budget. Carpenter's first real(?) movie, written by director and Dan O'Bannon who also stars in the film. Tongue-in-cheek parody of spacethrillers, and perfect example when you have to use your imagination if you don't have money to spend. On the same line with El Mariachi and Evil Dead. And the very end is truly something!

DAWN OF THE DEAD. (1979). D: George A. Romero

  The best of Romero's living dead series, and contains great fx by Tom Savini. Not really a horror movie, but action/thriller with easy- to-watch atmosphere. Two hours long, and some prints are even half an hour longer. A must.

DAY OF THE DEAD. (1985). D: George A. Romero

Underrated, the last one of the living dead series is full of creeping terror. Some might not like this film because of lotsa talking, but contains extremely gruesome effects(Savini) that please every splatterhounds.

DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. (1951). D: Robert Wise

Acclaimed scifidrama tells a story of an aliens landing on the earth and telling about the dangers of mankind. Stylish and well-made(in its era). Klaatu Barada Nikto!

DEADBEAT AT DAWN. (1990). D: Jim VanBebber

White hick gangs battle it out in this cheesy, but very funny, and surprisingly gory flick. Bad storyline, but worth seeing just for the GORE.

review by Mudbone.

DEADLY CHINA DOLLS. (1990). D: Godfrey Ho

No surprises, just fairly entertaining Hong Kong - action film with three main elements: guns, violence and sex. Do we need more than that? Not always! Speed and tempo of these films is something that European or American can't compete. Good late-night entertainment if you can watch flicks without acting, just action. Original Cantonese title: JING TIAN LONG HU BAO.

DEAD ZONE. (1983). D: David Cronenberg

Again a Stephen King-adaptation, but this one is no doubt the best of all. It's also the best of Cronenberg. So you've might guessed that it's excellent. Not really horror, more like mixture of drama and thriller. With always great Christopher Walken and good Martin Sheen.

DEATH CARRIES A CANE. (1972). D: Maurizio Pradeaux

A very typical example of Italian thriller, giallo. Killer is on the loose, and we'll see few scenes with graphic knife slashes and a dose of sex. The plot has some great twists, and there's even homosexuality involved.. but it never really live up to its promises. Cast include regular Italian exploitation faces like Robert Hoffmann and Susan Scott.

DEATH RACE 2000.(1975). D: Paul Bartel

Starring: David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone. Corman -produced exploitation flick about a road race across America where points are scored by running over people (Infants and old people give bonus points). Good fun.

Review by Thomas Herlofsen

DEATH RING. (1992). D: Robert J. Kizer

On the video cover there was text with a big font : "McQueen, Norris, Swayze" - there was also their first names with smaller font: "Chad, Mike, Don"... So, this is a rip-off of Most Dangerous Game (1937) with relatives of three successful movie stars. And it's very bad. Not even a good laugh - that´s what I hoped for.

DEATH TRAP. (1976). D: Tobe Hooper

Second entry from Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Hooper has even more disturbing and lunatic scenes than TCM. One little (and at the same time very important) thing that separates these films is that lunacy of Death Trap is little overblown. Demented motel-owner kills visitors and customers, and feeds them to his crocodile. Despite these minor faults, Death Trap (aka Eaten Alive) is still one of the best Hooper's efforts and highly underrated stuff.

DEATH WARMED UP. (1984). D: David Blyth

New Zealand has many great directors, but on the basis of this one and Red Blooded American Girl, David Blyth doesn't belong to them. Although '96 action/thriller flick Red Blooded American Girl 2 (name-only sequel, sometimes with name Red Blooded 2) is fairly entertaining entry from him, which gave some promises. But Death Warmed Up has only good splatter scenes, but otherwise it's just a bore.

DEATHSTALKER. (1984). D: John Watson

Ludicrous and boring adventure in the Middle Ages, which is followed by several sequels. Only question: why?

DEEP RED. (1975). D: Dario Argento

Better than most Argento's latest features, only the cheap look of this was little annoying. Slasher murders, as usual.

DEF BY TEMPTATION. (1990). D: James Bond III

Little horror/comedy flick made by black brothers, telling a story of a female vampire sucka. Fun and impressive, if sometimes dull. Still goes to high above average. Featuring Samuel L. Jackson.

DELICATESSEN. (1991). D: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro

Great highly recommended bizarre cannibal comedy, with great camerawork, beatiful colors and strange looking characters. They'll never make pictures like this in Hollywood.

DELIRIOS DE UM ANORMAL. (1977). D: Jose Mojica Marins

Whoa... I honestly didn't understand anything from this deranged film(in fact, it's also known as Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind) until I read about the plot from magnificent book Mondo Macabro by Pete Tombs. But I did guess right: this movie is a collection from Jose "Coffin Joe" Mojica Marins' earlier films - Marins edited strange scenes from his strange films together... all in all, a really weird experience! It reminds me little bit of White Zombie's/Rob Zombie's music videos. With lots of violence and nudity.

DEMON WITCH CHILD. (1974). D: Amando De Ossorio

From the director of Blind Dead-series comes this unbelievably bad Exorcist-copy, with a young girl having her head spinning and cursing to a priest. I guess it's pretty safe selection for the parties. Contains funny special effects and terrible acting - all in all, I was amazed.

DEMONIC TOYS. (1991). D: Peter Manoogian

Right. Full Moon "Entertainment".

DEMONS. (1985). D: Lamberto Bava

Good musical score and gross splatter scenes, but not much more. Still slightly better than most Italo-splatters.

DEMONS 2. (1987). D: Lamberto Bava

Check the review of the original.

DEMONS OF LUDLOW. (1983). D: Bill Rebane

Without doubt, this is one of the worst horror movies ever. Plot has something to do with cursed piano(?) and that's all I can/want to remember. Not a surprise that director Rebane worked with H.G. Lewis in Monster A Go-Go.

DENTIST. (1996). D: Brian Yuzna

Jealous dentist loses his mind, and gives "driller killer" a new meaning. I think that only goal of this film is trying to shock people with its ultra-violent and disturbing scenes of drilling teeth. And it surely succeeds! Co-written by Stuart Gordon and Corbin Bernsen in great title role. Think about what Psycho's shower scene affected for being in shower in real-life.

DEVILMAN: THE BIRTH. (199 ). D: Tsutomu Iida

Fast-paced horror anime, that has young, good-natured boy transforming to Devilman - evil and violent combination of man and demon. Too bad this was just a first part of two one-hour long films, so it left a feeling that they'll work better together.

DEVIL'S WEDDING NIGHT. (1975). D: Paul Solvay

Twin brothers in a search for Dracula's ring in Transylvania, where they find an attractive countess ... Lots of blood and nudity in typical seventies' mix of vampire movie and soft-core sex. For the most fanatic fans of the subgenre only

DIAL: HELP! (1988). D: Ruggero Deodato

Stupid crap where somekinda demon haunts fashion model by talking to phone or something like that. Don't these people have any self-criticism? (considering for example this review - look who's talking...)

DIE SCREAMING, MARIANNE! (1970). D: Pete Walker

Bad guys cause trouble to a go-go dancer. That's all you have to know about it. Great title.

DIE WATCHING. (1993). D: Charles Davis

Sleazy pic about video artist who kills beautiful silicon-aided sex bombs in front of the videocamera. It is bad, it has lotsa nudity, it is stupid and it is no fun. Unless you get thrilled of violent sleaze.

DOBERMANN. (1997). D: Jan Kounen

Violent crime thriller from Franch, which is highly entertaining - this is not an "art flick" you might expect. Just watch only that incredible camerawork, which is similar to Evil Dead- era Sam Raimi - movies. Dobermann is not a dog, he's a famous criminal with an attempt to rob a bank with his strange friends. I admit that this film tries sometimes to be too trendy and hip but let's forgive it, let the brains rest and enjoy!

DOC SAVAGE : THE MAN OF BRONZE. (1975). D: Michael Anderson

Ron Ely as Doc Savage, which is originally a pulp book hero. This is so camp stuff that it has truly memorable scenes, and it entertains throughout the film. In this adventure, Doc goes to South America to find out about his father's death, and he has his great team with him: Fabulous Five. Highly recommended! "Have no fear, the man of bronze is here!"

DR. BLACK AND MR. HYDE. (1974). D: William Crain

One of the best blaxploitation movies, and damn sure the best blaxploitation horror movie. Bernie Casey stars as Dr. Pride who discovers a serum that changes him incidentally as a white monster (get it?)! Thanks to competent acting of ex-football player Casey, this low-budget wonder keeps to maintain its interest. Even though the topic itself makes the viewer smile frequently. Recommended.

DOCTOR BUTCHER, M.D. (1979). D: Frank Martino

Typical Italian cannibal/zombie flick with ultra-violent gore and splatter. Fun when seeing first time.

DOLEMITE. (1975). D: D'Urville Martin

A cult classic, where we are introduced to foul-mouthed badass standup comedian, who fights against gangsters trying to take away his black nightclub. Made with very low budget, and has some terrible acting but nevertheless one of the funniest blaxploitation films ever made. Lead actor and stand-up comedian Rudy Ray Moore has been called as "godfather of rap", and you'll understand it when you hear his sexist rhymes first time. "Dolemite is my name and f***in' up motherf***ers is my game!". Sequel: Human Tornado

DOOM GENERATION. (1995). D: Gregg Araki

Couple give a ride for murderer, and together they cause a lot of trouble - also to themselves. I am sure that lot of cult film fanatics praise this movie, but I don't know... It has a feel that it's artificially brutal, bleak and depressing. Violence in Doom Generation is really crude, you won't often see as sickening scenes than this film has. And surprise(?), Marilyn Manson's girlfriend Rose McGowan stars in it. Not for me and not for the faint-hearted too. But: check it out!

DOPPELGANGER. (1992). D: Avi Nesher

It is a unspeakable disappointment when the good and thrilling film is ruined by utterly moronic ending. In this one, the great special effects just do the harm for the story.

DRACULA'S WIDOW. (1988). D: Christopher Coppola

Wax museum proprietor receives series of crates from Rumania, one of them containing Dracula's Widow, Vanessa (Slyvia Kristel). Proprietor becomes Kristel's slave & unwilling participant (sort of) in series of slayings. Classified "Erotic Thriller", in reality some form of "hardboiled" horror comedy. Kristel's femdom antics make the grade, remaining material fails miserably. Look out for: coven of Satanists performing gruesome S&M ritual murder, cheap bat/monster sequences, eye straining cinematography & decent mince-meat killings.

Review by Chris D.

DR. GIGGLES. (1992). D: Manny Coto

OK idea of crazy man (who thinks he's a doctor) causing terror in the neighborhood, suffers from lousy direction. Larry Drake is good in title role, though.

DR PHIBES RISES AGAIN!. (1972). D: Robert Fuest

Starring: Vincent Price. Dr phibes goes to Egypt to try to resurrect his dead wife.Kinda like the first one crossed with INDIANA JONES.....on acid.

Review by Thomas Herlofsen

DRILLER KILLER. (1979). D: Abel Ferrara

Infamous arty gore story of artist drilling the street people to the death. Ferrara as the killer, with pseudonym Jimmy Laine. Contains one sickeningly beautiful scene where blood spatters all over him from the victims stomach.

DUEL. (1971). D: Steven Spielberg

The first breakthrough film by a young Steven Spielberg. This film remains a cult classic. Every time I watch this film it brings me back to the first time. A businessman (Dennis Weaver) starts out on a business trip to an unknown destination. Along the way he passes a large tanker truck. After venturing a few miles past, the truck gains up to him and from then on won't leave him alone. The businessman starts to fear for his life and the film goes on from there. Even though the plot line is simple it is very complex because the paranoia that envelops Weaver's character. The direction by Steven Spielberg is dynamic. He takes us on a journey of high speed pursuits and delirious excitement. This film is one of my favorites and showcases Spielbergs talent for first time viewers. Excellent!!

review by Pete@Cult Clash

DUNE. (1984). D: David Lynch

Very strange sci-fi-drama from Lynch, but this time it's too strange even for him. Anyone who understands what's this all about, has probably forgotten to take the medication.