INTRUDER
This late eighties slasher is notable for introducing a wealth of behind-the-scenes talent, and as an alleged influence on Quentin Tarantino
INFERNO
This, the second entry in Dario Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy, is the most overtly nightmarish film Argento has ever made
IN A GLASS CAGE
This 1986 Spanish shocker is one of the most repellant, upsetting and relentless movies of all time, but it’s also a superbly made, endlessly thought provoking dissertation on the persistence of evil
IMPAKTITA
Diverting folklore-inspired trash-horror from the Philippines
NO MERCY, NO FUTURE
From Germany, a bleak and unforgiving portrayal of madness, notable for its uncompromising realism and a stunning lead performance by Elisabeth Stepanek
NINJA III: THE DOMINATION
I just can’t get enough eighties cheese, and this Cannon production is about as cheesy as they come
NIGHTMARE CITY
A trashier-than-average Italian zombie mash from the notorious Umberto Lenzi!
NIGHT DREAMS
Although little known today, this was one of the most revolutionary porn films of the 1980s, and remains a high point in a format that contains very few
NEXT OF KIN
Australia’s answer to THE SHINING was this stylish and effective chiller, an unusually thoughtful and creepy chunk of 1980s-era Ozploitation
NEAR DARK
One of the great vampire movies, and in my view the best-ever film by director Kathryn Bigelow