Deranged killers, gore, Poe, and plenty of Brad Dourif.
Some are helmed by respected, familiar names, others are more obscure.
All, Id argue, deserve a bit more love and attention.
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Watch Two Evil Eyes on Amazon.
Watch Cat in the Brain on Amazon.
Watch Jacobs Ladder on Amazon.
Watch Hardware on Amazon.
Were big fans ofNightbreedandhave written about it in more detail here.
David Cronenberg is unforgettably flesh-crawling as a psychiatrist more crazy than his patient, Boone (Craig Sheffer).
Theres also an underground city called Midian, populated by all kinds of exotic beings.
Its a wild adult fantasy, full of imaginative creatures, copious blood and epic scope.
Jeff Fahey stars as Bill, a psychologist who loses his arm in a spectacularly over-the-top car accident.
Watch Body Parts on Amazon.
The way he angrily commands someone to go and torture some heretics is one of the films best moments.
Watch The Pit and the Pendulum on Amazon.
Sarandon, in particular, turns in a performance of real depth.
Like a Marvel movie filtered through the mind of David Lynch,Body Hammeris a wild, hallucinatory ride.
Watch Testsuo II: The Body Hammer on Amazon.
Watch Body Snatchers on Amazon.
One scene even features a decapitated head falling down a lift shaft, screaming.
Michael Rookers also inThe Dark Half.All films are better with Michael Rooker in them.
Watch The Dark Half on Amazon.
If you liked James Gunns irreverentSlither,Ticksis well worth digging out.
Watch Dellamorte Dellamore on Amazon.
One of the best involves a quiet country road and an old man on a bicycle.
Watch In The Mouth of Madness on Amazon.
Its like a grown-upTwilightwithout the simpering and sparkles.
Watch The Addiction on Amazon.
Watch Castle Freak on Amazon.
They arrive to find an astral Marie Celeste, with everyone aboard either dead or missing.
Then theres Sam Neill, whos delightful as the token mad scientist.
Watch Event Horizon on Amazon.
There are imaginative deaths, scary figures prowling corridors, all building to a satisfying conclusion.
Wed happily watch it again overHalloween: Resurrectionat any rate.
OrBig Brother, for that matter.
Watch Kolobos on Amazon.
