PRIVATE PARTS (1972)
Perverse is the word for this freaky 1972 film, the first by the late Paul Bartel
PONTYPOOL
There’s never been a zombie movie like PONTYPOOL, a Canadian import with possibly the nuttiest explanation for zombiedom I’ve ever encountered
POLTERGEIST (1982)
The first big budget Hollywood production by THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’S Tobe Hooper, although POLTERGEIST’S actual director has long been in question
PLAY MISTY FOR ME
The directorial debut of Clint Eastwood, and the uncredited inspiration for FATAL ATTRACTION, was 1971’s seminal girlfriend-from-Hell chiller PLAY MISTY FOR ME
PIRANHA (1978)
the infamous Roger Corman produced JAWS rip that contained some heavy duty talent working behind the scenes. It’s fun, but don’t expect anything too profound
PINOCCHIO AND THE EMPEROR OF THE NIGHT
More scary eighties kid cinema, this one an animated rethink of PINOCCHIO crossed with SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
PINOCCHIO 964
Director Shozin Fukui employs innumerable over-the-top touches here, creating what may be the ultimate “punk” movie
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
This early effort by Brian De Palma shows a unique side of this controversial auteur, being a musical satire, and an extremely good one
THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
This Wes Craven freak-out, about a demented couple living in a tricked-out house, is definitely unique, but far from Craven’s best work
PATTY HEARST
The 1974 abduction and brainwashing of Patty Hearst reconfigured as a CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI-esque horror show