LIFEFORCE
A product of the notorious Cannon Group directed by the late Tobe Hooper, and quite possibly the most sheerly ridiculous of all Hooper’s films
THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
Goofy eighties horror-comedy from Ken Russell, whose finest work this definitely isn’t
TOWER OF EVIL
This 1972 British splat fest can be viewed, along with Mario Bava’s TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE, as the true prototype of the modern “slasher” film
TO THE DEVIL…A DAUGHTER
If you like Hammer films you might enjoy this 1976 production, Hammer’s final horror entry. I find it confusing and silly
THE DEVILS
Almost certainly director Ken Russell’s finest achievement, and definitely one of the most significant British productions of the seventies (if not ever)
DON’T LOOK NOW
One of the greatest horror movies of the 1970s, and indeed of all time: a sexy, innovative and atmospheric depiction of psychic terror
DON’T OPEN TILL CHRISTMAS
British-made silliness with a novel twist on the Yuletide slasher formula: this time it’s not a mad Santa Claus on a killing spree but guys dressed as Santa who bear the brunt of the abuse
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY
An impressive exercise in erotic delirium by England’s Peter Strickland, who takes quite a few elements common to grade-B auteurs like Jess Franco and Walerian Borowczyk and creates a tightly controlled fever dream of a movie
REPULSION
One of the most influential horror movies of all time and a key film by Roman Polanski, REPULSION is a justified classic
THE REPTILE
Crummy Hammer horror from 1966. It’s dull and derivative, coming to life only on those occasions when the title creature makes its appearance, and then only fitfully