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German Angst is a 2015 German horror anthology film written and directed by Jörg Buttgereit (Schramm; Nekromantik), Michal Kosakowski and Andreas Marschall. With a ‘fil rouge’ of old images of Berlin scariest …
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‘Four deadly tales by four killer women’ XX is a 2016 American horror anthology film produced by XYZ Films (Tusk) with four female directors: Karyn Kusama (The Invitation; Jennifer’s Body), Jennifer Chambers …
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Morris County is a 2009 American anthology film directed by Matthew Garrett dealing with different individuals and groups in a small town who experience similar levels of alienation and despair. …
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Phantasmagoria is a 2014 Italian horror anthology helmed by three directors: Mickael Abbate, Domiziano Cristopharo and Tiziano Martella. The three horror tales are titled ‘Diabolique,’ ‘A Snake with a Steel Tongue’ and ‘My Gift to …
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México Bárbaro is a 2014 Mexican horror anthology film with tales by eight different directors: Isaac Ezban – “La cosa mas preciada” Laurette Flores Bornn – “Tzompantli” Jorge Michel Grau – “Muñecas” Ulises Guzman …
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‘Eleven visionary directors. One horrifying vision.’ Tales of Halloween is a 2015 American anthology horror film consisting of tales of terror from the ‘October Society’ directors: Darren Lynn Bousman – Saw …
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“A terrible thought crept like a snake into my mind – hunting was beginning to bore me.” Like calamitous oceanic buses, two shipwrecks have left Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrae) and …
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‘Back on the prowl’ American Beast aka Beast of Prey – original title: Solitude – is a 2014 American horror anthology film co-directed by Livingston Oden and Taylor Scott Olson from a screenplay they wrote with Jana …
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Brian Clemens (1931 – 2015) was a noted British screenwriter and producer. Clemens is best known for his TV work, often in fantasy-based action series. His most famous creation is TV series The Avengers, …
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Takut: Faces of Fear is a 2008 Indonesian anthology horror film with episodes directed by Rako Prijanto, Riri Riza, Ray Nayoan, Robby Ertanto, Radithya Sidharta, and The Mo Brothers (DreadOut; Macabre, an …
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Shivers Down Your Spine is a 2014 American horror anthology film compiled by Dead Lantern Pictures, a micro-budget indie horror outfit based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The tales are: Out of the …
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V/H/S Viral is a 2014 American anthology horror film sequel produced by The Collective and Bloody Disgusting. Also known as V/H/S: Viral; VHS Viral and V/H/S 3 It features segments directed by Justin …
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Skywald Publications was a 1970s American publisher of black-and-white comic magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream. Skywald’s first publication was Nightmare #1 (Dec. 1970). The company lasted until early 1975, with …
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“Royal Jelly” is a short story by Roald Dahl first published in the February 1983 issue of Twilight Zone Magazine. It was included in Dahl’s books Tales of the Unexpected, …
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“Obey” They Live is a 1988 American satirical science-fiction film written and directed by John Carpenter (Halloween; The Fog; The Thing). The film stars Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg …
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Dead on Appraisal is a 2014 comedy horror anthology film produced by Infested Films and directed by Sean Canfield, Scott Dawson and David Sherbrook. The movie stars Zack Fahey, Mike Pfaff, Marguerite Insolia, Anthony Berhle, James Howell, R. …
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Zombie TV is a 2013 Japanese action horror comedy film co-written and co-directed by Maelie Makuno, Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police; Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl; Helldriver) and Naoya Tashiro (splatter shorts: …
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The Worst of Eerie Publications in September 2014, IDW Publishing/Yoe Books are re-publishing some of the most gruesome and gory moments from Eerie Publications’ horror comics in a collection gathered together by Mike …
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The following books on cult, horror and sci-fi cinema are available for offline reading: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | …
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The films on this ‘Essential’ list are important in terms of their global impact on the horror movie genre, either for their box office draw, artistic merit, cult credibility, or …
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In the lacklustre Milton Subotsky production The Uncanny, Peter Cushing plays a man desperate to expose a sinister cat conspiracy against the human race: ‘They prowl by night… lusting for …
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‘Creatures created by the evil of men!’ Things is a 1993 American horror anthology film directed by Dennis Devine (Things II, Vampires of Sorority Row, Don’t Look in the Cellar), Eugene …
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‘When the curtain goes up the terror begins’ Creepshow 2 is a 1987 American comedy horror anthology film directed by Michael Gornick and the sequel to Creepshow (1982). Gornick was George A. Romero’s cinematographer on …
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The Haunt of Horror is a American horror magazine published by Curtis Magazines – an imprint of Marvel Comics – that lasted just five issues from May 1974 until January …
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Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear is a 2013 American horror anthology film from Chiller cable TV directed by Eric England, Nick Everhart, Emily Hagins, Jesse Holland, Miko Hughes and …
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A ghoul is a folkloric monster or evil spirit associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh, often classified as undead. The oldest surviving literature that mentions ghouls is likely One …
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House of Mystery is a 1961 British horror film written and directed by Vernon Sewell (Ghost Ship; The Blood Beast Terror; Burke & Hare). Cast: Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Colin …
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Creepshow III – aka Creepshow 3 – is a 2006 American horror film directed by James Glenn Dudelson and Ana Clavell (Day of the Dead: Contagium). It is a sequel to the 1982 horror anthology movie Creepshow, by Stephen …
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The Mummy can, in many respects, hold claim to being the most unloved of the classic movie monsters – if not, then surely the most inconsistently served. The oft-quoted line …
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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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Doctor Fu Manchu is a fictional character introduced in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. The character was also …
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‘If stark terror were ecstasy… living here would be sheer bliss!’ Madhouse is a 1974 released British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions in association with Samuel …
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‘Come out and play.’ All Hallows’ Eve is a 2013 American horror anthology film written and directed by Damien Leone (Terrifier; Frankenstein vs. The Mummy) and produced by Ruthless Pictures. The …
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Perhaps even more abundant than the ever-popular trend of adapting comic books into films, particularly Marvel’s ever expanding universe, is the very opposite, transposing popular characters from film onto the …
Comics from Hell: The Horror Films That Spawned Comics – article Read More
‘A rock band gives their final performance on a hell bound trip into the outer reaches of horror!’ Night Train to Terror is a 1985 American horror film directed by John Carr, …
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The Dungeonmaster, (originally titled Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights), is a 1984 American science fiction fantasy film with horrific elements, starring Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll and Leslie …
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(Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (9 July 1906 – 14 April 1983) was an English composer of classical music but is best known for her contribution for scores to horror films throughout the 1960’s. Born …
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Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …
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Cataclysm is a 1980 American horror film directed by Phillip Marshak (here spelling his Christian name with only one ‘l’), also known for Dracula Sucks. The movie stars Cameron Mitchell, Marc Lawrence and …
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‘Chill or be Chilled.’ Tales from the Hood is a 1995 American horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff from a screenplay co-written with Darin Scott. It was executive produced by Spike Lee. The film presents four short African American-themed …
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‘Zip yourself in tight!’ Body Bags is a 1993 American science fiction comedy horror film, directed by John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and Larry Sulkis. It is an anthology film, featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend …
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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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Sinister Visions is a 2013 Danish/Swedish horror anthology film directed by Henric Brandt (‘My Undead Girlfriend’), Doug Gehl (‘Genital Genocide’), Andreas Rylander (‘My Undead Girlfriend’ intro) and Kim Sønderholm (‘Mother Knows Best’, ‘A Woman Scorned’ and ‘Succubus’). Horror anthologies …
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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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Richard Lewis was a novelist who emerged during the British horror fiction boom of the late 1970s, then vanished once that boom turned to bust. Over a few short years, …
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The ABCs of Death 2 is a 2014 American horror anthology film and a sequel to The ABCs of Death produced by Ant Timpson (Fangoria) and Tim League. Once again 26 …
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Some animals are guaranteed to inspire feelings of disgust and fear in cinema audiences, and none more so than the humble rat. While a few people keep rats as pets, …
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Vampires is a 1979 made-for-television play, broadcast by the BBC as part of their Play For Today strand. Concerning the obsessions of two school boys who suspect their neighbourhood is inhabited …
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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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Creepy was an American horror-comics magazine launched by Warren Publishing in 1964. Like Mad magazine, it was a black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format and thus did not require the approval or seal of the dreaded Comics Code …
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