I BURY THE LIVING
A fifties-era descent-into-madness tale with impressive visuals, though not without some glaring flaws
THE HONEYMOON KILLERS
Perhaps the ultimate true crime movie, a dramatization of the crimes of the 1940s-era Lonely Hearts Killers that’s as garish and horrific as anyone could possibly desire
HOMICIDAL
One of the more interesting films made by William Castle, who could always be counted on for unique and enjoyable entertainment
THE HARVEST
Strong and unsettling kid centered psycho-horror by HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER’S John McNaughton, who was in top, if not quite peak, form
THE ORDER OF DEATH
England’s Hugh Fleetwood is one of contemporary fiction’s best kept secrets, and THE ORDER OF DEATH is one of his most impressive novels
STAY OUT OF THE SHOWER
Those wanting an overview of the “shocker” movies that followed Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO could certainly do worse than read this book
PSYCHO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CLASSIC THRILLER
This is by no means the first book about the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, but it is very likely the most definitive
INSIDE
For once you can believe the hype: this film, easily the most talked-about genre item in recent memory, is a groundbreaking masterpiece of shock and suspense
HIDER IN THE HOUSE
A straight-to-video 1980s thriller that holds up better than expected
FROM THE LIFE OF THE MARIONETTES
A German language psychothriller from the legendary Ingmar Bergman that pivots on the disturbed psyche of a murderer