Gremlins – USA, 1984 – reviews
In the USA, Regal is re-releasing Gremlins theatrically in 4DX for a one-week pre-Holiday run from December 5th – December 11th. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. released Gremlins on 4K Ultra HD, …
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Splatter University – USA, 1984 – reviews and story behind the production
‘Where the school colours are blood red!’ Splatter University is an American slasher horror feature film directed, edited, co-produced and co-written by Richard W. Haines. The movie stars Forbes Riley [as …
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The Hills Have Eyes Part II – USA, 1984 – reviews
The Hills Have Eyes Part II will be released on Blu-ray newly restored in 2K from original film elements with the original, uncompressed mono audio by Arrow Video on September …
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Death Warmed Up – New Zealand, 1984 – reviews
‘You only have one life to lead… but there are many ways to die…’ Death Warmed Up – aka Death Warmed Over – is a 1984 New Zealand science fiction …
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Children of the Corn – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘An adult nightmare.’ Children of the Corn is a 1984 American horror feature film directed by Fritz Kiersch from a screenplay by George Goldsmith (Blue Monkey aka Insect), based on the …
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Blood Theatre aka Movie House Massacre – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘Who will survive opening night?’ Blood Theatre – aka Blood Theater and Movie House Massacre – is a 1984 American comedy horror feature film written and directed by Rick Sloane (Hobgoblins and …
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Black Devil Doll from Hell – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘Was it a nightmare? Or was it for real?’ Black Devil Doll From Hell is a 1984 American blaxploitation horror feature film written, produced, and directed by Chester Novell Turner (Tales from the QuadeaD Zone), …
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Hard Rock Zombies – USA, 1984 – overview and reviews
‘You can’t keep a good band down’ Hard Rock Zombies is a 1985 American comedy horror feature film directed by Krishna Shah from a screenplay co-written with David Allen Ball. The movie stars E.J. …
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Girls School Screamers – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘The finishing school that finished them off!’ Girls School Screamers is a 1984 American supernatural slasher horror film written and directed by John P. Finnegan [as Finegan] from a storyline written …
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Day of the Reaper – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘The Reaper is coming. Pray he kills you first.’ Day of the Reaper is a 1984 American horror slasher feature film written and directed by Tim Ritter (Creep; Killing Spree; Truth …
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Bloodsuckers from Outer Space – USA, 1984 – reviews
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space is a 1984 American comedy science fiction horror feature film written and directed by Glen Coburn (Tabloid!). It stars Thom Meyers, Dennis Letts, Laura Ellis, and Robert Bradeen. …
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Rocktober Blood – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘Billy’s back from the dead with a message from Hell!’ Rocktober Blood is a 1984 American slasher horror film written, produced and directed by Fred and Beverly Sebastian (Gator Bait). It …
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The Power – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘Pray for them. They have unleashed…’ The Power is a 1984 American supernatural horror film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow (Bram Stoker’s Legend of the Mummy; The Servants of …
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Terror in the Aisles – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘It’s a cut above the rest.’ Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 American documentary feature film about horror and suspense films. It was co-produced and directed by Hollywood trailers supremo Andrew J. Kuehn …
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The Dark Side of Midnight aka The Creeper – USA, 1984 – overview and reviews
‘By knife, by rope, by axe. Bye bye!’ The Dark Side of Midnight – aka The Creeper – is a 1984 psycho thriller feature film co-produced, written, edited and directed by Wes Olsen (who …
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Biohazard – USA, 1985 – overview and reviews
‘Science gone very, very bad’ Biohazard is a 1985 American science fiction horror film produced, written and directed by Fred Olen Ray (Scalps; Evil Toons; Super Shark), with additional dialogue by T.L. …
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Pyasa Shaitan – “Thirsty Satan”, India, 1984
Pyasa Shaitan – which translates as “Thirsty Satan” is a 1984 Indian Hindi horror film directed by actor Joginder Shelly (Son of Dracula) who also stars. It also features Kamal Haasan (as the vampire), Madhu Malhotra, Shobha Lata …
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Ghoulies – USA, 1984
‘They’ll get you in the end!’ Ghoulies is a 1984 American comedy horror movie. It was to be directed by Charles Band, with special effects by Stan Winston (the two had …
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Alien – Commodore 64 computer game
‘In space no-one can hear you scream.’ Not so on Earth, sadly, as game enthusiasts trying to play Alien on their Commodore 64 screamed in frustration. Although that said, I …
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Threads – UK, 1984
“In an urban society, everything connects. Each person’s needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make …
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The Dungeonmaster – USA, 1984 – reviews
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 Wing. …
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Night of the Comet – USA, 1984 – reviews
Night of the Comet is a 1984 science fiction horror feature film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall), Sharon Farrell (It’s Alive; Sweet 16), Geoffrey Lewis (Human …
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Monty Python: Horrific Humour – article
It would be fair to say that British comedy team Monty Python – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michel Palin – are not usually …
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The Initiation – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘They pledge themselves to be young, stay young… and die young’ The Initiation is a 1984 American slasher horror feature film directed by Larry Stewart from a screenplay by Charles Pratt …
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – USA, 1984 – reviews
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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Terror, Sex and Witchcraft – Mexico, 1984
Originally filmed as Cautivo del más allá (“Captive of the Beyond”) by Rafael Portillo (The Aztec Mummy) from a script by Fernando Cortés (El fantasma de la opereta), this was an ultra-obscure 1968 Mexican horror-crime film …
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Razorback – Australia, 1984 – reviews
Razorback is a 1984 Australian horror feature film, based on Peter Brennan’s novel, written by Everett De Roche, and directed by Russell Mulcahy who would later make the first two …
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Firestarter – USA, 1984 – reviews
Firestarter is a 1984 American science fiction thriller horror feature film based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The plot concerns a young girl who develops …
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Nasty – episode of The Young Ones TV series, UK, 1984
Nasty was the ninth episode of British situation comedy series The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall (also seen briefly in An American Werewolf in London) and Lise Mayer, and directed by …
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Scream for Help – USA, 1984 – reviews
‘Alone and afraid… was she imagining or was it real…’ Teenager Christie Cromwell (Rachael Kelly) discovers that her stepfather and his cronies are trying to murder her mother and then …
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