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Rampage is a 1986 arcade game created by Bally Midway. Players take control of gigantic monsters trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces. Each round is completed when a particular city is completely …
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The Horror Show is a 1989 supernatural horror film starring Lance Henriksen (Daylight’s End; Stung; The Visitor; et al) and Brion James. James Isaac (Jason X) is the credited director, David Blyth …
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It says a lot about the effectiveness of Tyburn Films’ publicity machine – at least within the horror scene – that in the 1970s, the newly formed British studio was …
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‘When make believe is just not enough!’ Faces of Death II is a 1981 American documentary (or shockumentary) film and the first sequel to the 1978 mondo movie Faces of Death. Also known …
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The Pan Book of Horror Stories was a paperback series of short horror story anthologies published by Pan Books Ltd. The series ran to thirty volumes, the first published in …
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Demonwarp is a 1987 American sci-fi horror film directed by Emmett Alston (New Year’s Evil) from a screenplay by Bruce Akiyama and Jim Bertges. The movie stars George Kennedy, David Michael O’Neill, Pamela …
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From the second half of the 1950s to the mid 1970s, Hammer Films ruled supreme as Britain’s masters of horror. But the company was not unrivalled, as several other producers …
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‘You’ll pray for dawn.’ Deadtime Stories is a 1986 American horror anthology film directed by Jeffrey Delman. It is also known as Freaky Fairytales (in the UK), The Griebels (European DVD title) and The Griebels …
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Bates Motel is a belated 1987 television movie spin-off of the 1960 suspense/horror film Psycho scripted and directed by Richard Rothstein (Human Experiments; Death Valley) The film was originally produced as a pilot for a TV series …
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Opera aka Terror at the Opera – is a 1987 Italian Giallo horror thriller film written and directed by Dario Argento. The movie stars Cristina Marsillach, Urbano Barberini, and Ian Charleson. The film’s …
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José Ramón Larraz (born 1929 in Barcelona) was a Spanish director of exploitation and horror films such as the cult classic Vampyres (1974). He died in Malaga on 3rd September 2013 whilst working on a remake of …
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‘They pledge themselves to be young, stay young… and die young’ The Initiation is a 1984 American slasher horror film directed by Larry Stewart from a screenplay by Charles Pratt Jr. …
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‘Digging in the cemetery can have grave consequences.’ Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI is a 1986 American comedic supernatural slasher horror film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin (One …
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The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. …
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‘They bred the ultimate killing machine… now you’re not safe OUT of the water!’ Piranha II: The Spawning, also known as simply The Spawning and Piranha II: Flying Killers, is a …
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Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American horror-thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma (Scarface; Phantom of the Paradise, Carrie, The Fury). The plot focuses on the murder of …
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Psycho III is an American 1986 slasher horror film. It is the second sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The screenplay was written by Charles Edward Pogue (The Fly). The movie stars Anthony Perkins (who also directed), Diana Scarwid (Strange Invaders), Jeff …
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Gossamer is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. The character is a hairy, red monster. His rectangular body is perched on two giant tennis shoes, and his heart-shaped face is composed …
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The Appointment is a 1981 British horror film written and directed by Lindsey C. Vickers (The Lake, 1978 short). The movie stars Edward Woodward (The Wicker Man), Jane Merrow (Hands of the Ripper; Night …
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‘America’s Biggest Hero is back… and He’s not happy.’ King Kong Lives is a 1986 American monster film produced by DEG Studios (Maximum Overdrive; Trick or Treat; Evil Dead II). Directed by John Guillermin and featuring …
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‘The rocking, shocking, new wave of horror!’ Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf is a 1985 supernatural horror film directed by Philippe Mora, as a sequel to the 1981 film The Howling. Although Gary …
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Richard Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He may be known best as the author of I Am Legend, …
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Drak Pack is an animated sixteen episode television series produced by Hanna-Barbera’s Australian subsidiary. The series aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning between September 6, 1980 and September 12, 1982. Drak (voiced by Jerry Dexter), Frankie and Howler (both …
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Headless Ghost (Phi hua khaad) is a 1980 Thai supernatural horror film. The movie stars Sorapong Chatri [Sorapong Chatree] and Setta Sirachaya.
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Gre-Gory, Big Bad Vampire Bat, was a Mattel company creation from 1980, designed to appeal to horror-obsessed youngsters or to those with a fondness for large rubber bats. Once you’ve come …
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Night Screams is a 1987 American slasher horror film directed by Allen Plone from a screenplay written by Mitch Brian and Dillis L. Hart II, based upon the latter’s storyline. …
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The Silurians are a fictional race of reptile-like humanoids in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The species first appeared in Doctor Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians, and were created by Malcolm Hulke. The …
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Joseph Brenner Associates was a leading US distributor of exploitation films in the 1960s and 1970s. The company specialised in lurid eye-catching posters and hyperbolic trailers and found success in …
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Lobster Man From Mars is a 1989 comedy film directed by Stanley Sheff and starring Tony Curtis. It is a spoof of low-budget sci-fi films from the 1950s. Plot: Filmmaker Stevie Horowitz (Dean Jacobson) eagerly awaits …
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Despite rumours to the contrary, the British exploitation film didn’t die with Mary Millington in 1979, the release of Inseminoid, nor the abolition of the Eady tax levy, but crawled …
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Castle Films was a home-movie distributor founded in California by former newsreel cameraman Eugene W. Castle in 1924. The company originally produced business and advertising films. In 1937, Castle branched out into 8mm and 16mm home movies, buying newsreel …
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The Night of the Living Duck is a six minute 1987 animated Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Daffy Duck, directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon. It was released to theatres as a part of Daffy Duck’s …
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Devil Hunter is a 1980 Spanish/West German horror film directed by Jesus Franco [as Clifford Brown]; it has also been released as The Devil Hunter, Chasseurs d’Hommes, Jungfrau under Kannibalen, The Man Hunter, Mandingo Manhunter. …
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Terror and Black Lace is a 1985 Mexican horror film, originally titled Terror y encajes negros, directed and scripted by Luis Alcoriza, from a story by Ramón Obón. The movie stars Gonzalo Vega, Maribel Guardia, Claudio …
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Terror at London Bridge (original title: Bridge Across Time) is a 1985 American made-for-television film directed by E.W. Swackhamer from a screenplay by William F. Nolan. It stars David Hasselhoff, Adrienne Barbeau and …
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British actor Frank Thornton, most famous for playing stuffy Captain Peacock in the long-running innuendo-filled BBC TV sitcom – and offshoot film – Are You Being Served? died in March 2012, …
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Phenomena is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento (Tenebrae; Deep Red; The Bird with the Crystal Plumage; et al) from a screenplay co-written with Franco Ferrini. The …
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‘The only thing she craved was blood’ Bloody Flesh – original title: Carne de tu Carne – is a 1983 Colombian surrealist horror film directed by Carlos Mayolo. The movie stars Adriana …
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‘The newest thing in nightmares!’ Screamtime is a 1983 British-American horror anthology film produced and directed by Stanley Long [as Al Beresford] from a screenplay written by Michael Armstrong (The Haunted House of Horror; …
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Jaws III is a 1983 American action horror film about a giant thirty-five-foot shark that becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park. Promoted as Jaws 3-D and for home release …
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Michael Berryman is one of the most recognisable faces in horror films. This is due to several reasons, not least because he was born in the right part of America …
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The Killing of Satan is a 1983 Filipino fantasy horror film directed by Efren C. Pinon from a screenplay written by Joe Mari Avellana. The movie stars Ramon Revilla, Elizabeth …
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Deadly Eyes is a 1982 Canadian horror film about contaminated grain that causes rats to become huge and attack the residents of a city. Also known as The Rats and Night Eyes Directed …
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher horror film. It was directed by Joseph Zito (Abduction: Bloodrage; The Prowler) and produced by Frank Mancuso Jr. (April Fool’s Day; Species series). It is also …
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Graham Humphreys is a London-based English illustrator and graphic designer creating film posters, magazine illustrations, packaging, DVD inlay and book design. His distinctive rich, colourful style has graced many iconic films, starting with the …
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The Game of Jaws is a 1975 board game by Ideal. The game is based on the blockbuster film of the same name. Similar in many ways to the game Buckaroo, this was a …
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Satan’s Mistress is a 1982 American supernatural horror film co-written, co-produced and directed by James Polakof. It is also known as Demon Rage; Fury of the Succubus; Dark Eyes and, confusingly (as there is a 1977 …
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Frankie Stein is a British comic book character who was popular throughout the 1970s. He should not be confused with the identically named female character from Monster High. The original …
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 horror film directed and co-written by John McNaughton (The Borrower; The Harvest) with Richard Fire about the random crime spree of …
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Given Hollywood’s obsession with ‘true crime’, it’s perhaps fitting that some of the most notorious murders in history took place smack in the centre of movie land, and involved a …
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