SMOOTH TALK
A seminal ’80s indie that still holds up as a provocative and disturbing psychological horror story
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
A rare attempt at genre filmmaking by Spain’s Pedro Almodovar, who provides a visually ravishing exercise in Cronenbergian horror
SIX DAYS, SIX NIGHTS
It’s time for a trip to the art house. SIX DAYS SIX NIGHTS, imported from France, is an art film with lots of heavy talk about the nature of love. But it’s also a thriller of sorts, one with enough outright macabre touches to categorize it as psychological horror
SISTERS (1973)
A 1973 effort by Brian DePalma that adequately showcases both his good and bad qualities as a filmmaker
SINGLE WHITE FEMALE
2017 marks the 25th anniversary of this nineties thriller, one of the key entries in the “girlfriend/neighbor/cop/nanny/roommate from Hell” subgenre so popular at the time
SHOCK
A superb 1977 horror movie, the last to be directed by the late, great Mario Bava. A textbook example of how to build mood, tension and, yes, shock on a limited budget, it remains one of the best films of its kind
SHALLOW GRAVE
The timeworn concept of normal folks finding a suitcase full of money is given a wicked dose of mid-nineties cynicism in this memorably twisted British import, the directorial debut of Danny Boyle
7 DAYS
The third film adaptation of the work of Quebec’s Patrick Senecal, 7 DAYS is a provocative, multi-faceted study of a father’s revenge on the man who killed his daughter
THE SERVANT
A justified classic, and the very definition of a psychological thriller. THE SERVANT boasts great direction, writing and acting, succeeding as both a brainy thriller and an intriguing psychological case study
KISSED
A powerful, if seriously flawed, study of necrophilia, KISSED is a daring and exciting film that deserves a wider audience