LOVE RITES
From the great Walerian Borowczyk, a uniquely spare and poetic erotic reverie with extremely dark overtones that erupt in the horrific final scenes
THE LORDS OF SALEM
I found this film, showcasing a more subdued and atmospheric brand of horror than Zombie’s previous films, to be a self-indulgent mess.
LITTLE OTIK
From the legendary Czechoslovakian animator/filmmaker Jan Svankmajer comes LITTLE OTIK, a singularly twisted, surreal look at childbearing and the responsibilities that come with it
LEMORA: A CHILD’S TALE OF THE SUPERNATURAL
A dreamlike and often spellbinding early seventies low-budgeter that’s much beloved by horror cultists the world over
LA CABINA
A haunted phone booth may seem like an unlikely object of horror, but that’s precisely the status it attains in this creepy Spanish TV movie, a classic of its type
THEY CAME BACK
THEY CAME BACK, the directorial debut of Robin Campillo, eschews the flesh eating and intestine pulling of traditional living dead flicks in favor of a more surreal, even satirical approach
DESERT SPIRITS
DESERT SPIRITS This 35 minute mini-feature, a desert-set surreal-fest that plays liken an unholy combination of ALTERED STATES and THE EVIL DEAD
DREAMS THAT MONEY CAN BUY
Perhaps the ultimate surreal film, an anthology feature with segments designed by the renowned surrealists Max Ernst, Fernand Leger, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp and Alexander Calder, and directed by the avant-garde film specialist Hans Richter
DUST BOX
Creepy and unnerving art-horror from Sweden’s Ronny Carlsson, whose talent for surreal apprehension is put to unforgettable use
DEATH BED
A strange, strange seventies horror flick about a carnivorous bed presided over by the spirit of Aubrey Beardsley(!)