DEADLY RUN
A lackluster French thriller notable for its intriguing premise, bequeathed by Marc Behm’s stunning source novel, and an unforgettable performance by Isabelle Adjani
THE DEAD PIT
I got a mild kick out of this film, an insane asylum-set zombie fest from the eighties
DAY OF THE DEAD
To many horror fans DAY OF THE DEAD, the third in George Romero’s “Dead” saga, is a genre masterpiece. Not me!
THE DARK SIDE OF LOVE
The Italian sex film is an industry in itself. Here’s one of the genre’s more interesting entries, from Salvatore Sempari, one of its key directors
DANGEROUS ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND
This relentless exercise in nihilistic violence is a stunner, being the bleakest and most psychotic film ever made by Hong Kong’s Tsui Hark
THE CURSE (1987)
This undistinguished 1987 grue fest is of interest for one reason: the name “Louis Fulci,” credited as Associate Producer—actually Italy’s Lucio Fulci
CREEPSHOW
So-so PG-rated comic book horror scripted by Stephen King and directed by George Romero
CRAZY LOVE
A whacked-out yet heartfelt Belgian import, this is a lush and romantic film about masturbation, physical deformity and necrophilia that plays like the most demented Frank Capra movie ever made
THE CRAZY FAMILY
A true classic of Japanese cult cinema, a stunningly twisted black comedy that takes on suburban life in eighties-era Japan by spoofing American sitcoms of the time
CORPSE MANIA
More over-the-top—though more refined than usual—Hong Kong horror madness from the Shaw brothers and director Kuei Chih-Hung (of the delirious BOXER’S OMEN)