CROWHAVEN FARM (1970) Dir. Walter Grauman A reminder that made for television once meant genuinely disturbing. Bleak and severe in tone, it feels far darker than its ABC origins suggest. Careful direction and austere production design sustain a steady, creeping dread.🎞️📽️

CURTAINS (1983) Dir. Richard Ciupka This slasher hints at something deeper. It feels like a sharper film struggling to emerge from the familiar formulas of established slashers, exploring ego and obsession within the acting world. Not fully successful, but compelling enough to justify a revisit.🎞️📽️

WE ARE STILL HERE (2015) Dir. Ted Geoghegan This is how you honor Italian horror without copying it. Stylish and atmospheric, it blends retro influence with a solid narrative and game actors. The payoff feels earned and memorable. A rewarding watch for anyone who loves stylish haunted house tales🎞️📽️

THE APPLE (1980) Dir. Menahem Golan This one feels like a cheat since it has already been reclaimed as glorious Cannon schlock. The Golan Globus spirit Sings in the Rain. It is mystifying and sincere magnificent nonsense that rewards surrender. What strange beauty Cannon Films has created🎞️📽️🎬

LISA, LISA aka AXE (1977) Dir. Frederick R. Friedel Not a lost classic, but an intriguing snapshot of late seventies horror. It bridges rural exploitation and the coming slasher boom. Grim and stripped down, it mixes nastiness with a dry humor. Best viewed as an artifact rather than top tier cinema🎞️

SHE CREATURE (2001) Dir. Sebastian Gutierrez This reimagining of an AIP property finds its footing through atmosphere and a genuinely unsettling premise. The mermaid is more dangerous than anyone expects, and the effects and performances are solid. A satisfying horror choice for a relaxed afternoon🎞️

THE UNINVITED (1944) Dir. Lewis Allen Proof that a well told ghost story never goes out of style. Set in a windswept coastal house, the film builds atmosphere with care and confidence. The cast delivers subtle work, and the luminous black and white cinematography deepens the quiet dread.🎞️📽️🎬

PSYCHO III (1986) Dir. Anthony Perkins A surprising win. Perkins directs with confidence, sidestepping nostalgia and formula to create something heightened and strange. The tone is tense and stylized, and the gamble works. It stands as a distinct and respectable entry in the Psycho story.🎞️📽️

THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT (1984) Dir. Stewart Raffill Time travel, naval secrets, and 80s style collide in this cult favorite. The concept is bigger than the budget, but the effects and atmosphere sell it. Nancy Allen shines, Michael Paré is um...there-Result is an entertaining cautionary tale.🎞️📽️

DEMON SEED (1977) Dir. Donald Cammell This sci fi thriller imagines a computer that desires more than data. Julie Christie faces a calculating intelligence that seeks power over her body and choices. It explores technology, feminism, and coercion in ways that feel disturbingly current.🎞️📽️

THE EXORCIST III (1990) Dir. William Peter Blatty I wanted to spotlight a film that found its audience at last. Long dismissed, now fully embraced- as it deserves. Rewatch it and remember the craft, the acting, and that unforgettable jump scare that still ranks among the best ever put on screen.🎞️📽️

BETTER MAN (2024) Dir. Michael Gracey I rarely use the word audacious, but it fits here. Skeptical at first, I found myself moved by the emotional depth given to a CGI chimp version of Robbie Williams. It reshapes the standard biopic into something inventive and surprisingly, deeply heartfelt🎞️📽️

Peau d’âne-1970 Dir. Jacques Demy A storybook fever dream buoyed by Catherine Deneuve’s luminous performance. Demy turns a dark fairy tale into a pastel fantasia, balancing whimsy and unease with songs, color, and romance. Strange, charming, and unmistakably Demy. Nice way to spend an afternoon📽️🎞️

GAMERA VS GUIRON (1969) Dir. Noriaki Yuasa Not top tier Gamera, but hardly dull or unwatchable. The monster battles a walking blade, and the young leads encounter sinister alien women who feast on brains. Shockingly intense for a children’s movie. Imperfect, bizarre, and endlessly nostalgic for me🎞️

MANDY (2018) Dir. Panos Cosmatos I do not use the word gonzo enough, but if any recent film deserves it, this one does. A straightforward revenge story becomes a fever dream of color and sound. The experience is overwhelming and beautiful. It makes its impact through style more than narrative.🎞️📽️

DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971) Dir. Harry Kümel Not exactly obscure, yet it still feels underseen. We may know this story, but rarely told with such elegance. The tone, the striking hotel setting, and Delphine Seyrig’s poised performance elevate it into something hypnotic and unforgettable.🎞️📽️

OFFICE KILLER (1997) Dir. Cindy Sherman Often overlooked, and that is a mistake. This wry and dark film has more on its mind than most workplace satires. Sherman blends deadpan humor with genuine unease. It makes corporate alienation into something strange and quietly unsettling.🎞️📽️

THE DEVILS (1971) Dir. Ken Russell A deliberate act of cinematic provocation. Russell uses overwhelming imagery to confront hypocrisy in faith and power, and by extension humanity itself. The film still provokes strong reactions years later. One of those rare works I am grateful survived intact.🎞️📽️

THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD (1975) Dir. J. Lee Thompson Awkward plotting aside, this succeeds through atmosphere. The mystery is revealed with restraint, creating genuine tension rather than shocks. Very much a product of the 1970s supernatural moment, earnest and at times quietly unsettling.🎞️📽️

RUNAWAY (1984) Dir. Michael Crichton Crichton imagines a near future ruled by everyday robots and creeping dread. The concept lands better than the action, but the cast rises to the challenge. It may promise more excitement than it delivers, yet it remains a solid and thoughtful genre piece.🎞️📽️

ENEMY MINE (1985) Dir. Wolfgang Petersen This deserved better on release. Thoughtful and emotionally grounded, it shows how science fiction can explore prejudice and compassion without preaching. Strong effects, rich design, and good acting and a message that has lost none of its urgency over time🎞️📽️

FUTUREWORLD (1976) Dir. Richard T. Heffron An oft forgotten sequel to Westworld that pushes the idea further with cloning added to the nightmare. Once again it is not the machines but the men behind them who are the real villains. Some things never change, and that is the point. 🎞️📽️

THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK (1972) Dir. Charles B. Pierce This frightened a generation by looking unfinished and unpolished. Grainy images, oddly framed shots, and unsettling audio created a sense of truth that horror rarely achieved. It might seem mild today, but its impact in the 70s was undeniable🎞️

EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (1988) Dir. Julien Temple A candy colored blast of 80s excess shaped by Julie Brown’s humor and Temple’s visual flair. Packed with iconic fashion and a cast stacked with future stars, it is light, ridiculous, and full of charm. A tubular rewatch that still delivers the smiles.🎞️📽️

DOGORA (1964) Dir. Ishirō Honda Yes, there is a routine crime story at its core, but Dogora quickly rises above it. Eiji Tsuburaya’s superb effects work is imaginative and impressive, turning the strange floating Kaiju into something truly memorable. Odd but charming this film is worth your time.🎞️📽️

EXISTENZ (1999) Dir. David Cronenberg A film that feels more relevant with time. Cronenberg explores virtual worlds and screen addiction through physical decay and organic technology. Practical effects are intentionally repulsive. The tone is bleak but the film’s warnings linger long after it ends🎞️📽️

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN (1981) Dir. Joel Schumacher Uneven but oddly memorable. Lily Tomlin’s many characters keep this afloat while the film quietly wrestles with control and identity in a consumer driven 80s world. Never fully works, yet, stays with you. Galaxy Glue song plays in my head🎞️📽️

THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (1974) Dir. Kevin Connor A rare beast movie that hooks you before the monsters appear. The wartime submarine opening grounds the story, then dinosaurs take over and the fun explodes. Doug McClure carries it effortlessly-natch. Imaginative and endlessly rewatchable.🎞️📽️

ATRAGON (1963) Dir. Ishirō Honda Often tagged as lesser Honda, this still dazzles with inventive effects and a strong Jules Verne spirit. Manda coils, a flying submarine wages war, and the sense of stylish adventure lifts it up. Worth a rewatch, especially if childhood memories are all you have🎞️📽️

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (2020) Dir. Roseanne Liang Part throwback creature feature, part modern riff, this film is messy but enjoyable. It does not always shine, but when it hits it's a blast. Chloe Grace Moretz understands the assignment and commits, proving that attitude can carry a film a long way.🎞️📽️

FRANCES (1982) Dir. Graeme Clifford Plays like a horror film without monsters. Mental illness is ignored and buried, turning life into horror. Jessica Lange is extraordinary, stripped bare by the role she delivers one of the most powerful performances of her career. Kim Stanley is quietly chilling🎞️📽️

SCREAMERS (1995) Dir. Christian Duguay This atmospheric sci-fi thriller asks what it means to be human once AI can evolve on its own. The tension builds steadily, paranoia runs deep, and it’s always a pleasure to watch Peter Weller navigate the fallout. A sharp Philip K. Dick adaptation with teeth🎞️📽️

KILLER FISH (1979) Dir. Antonio Margheriti A rare big screen outing for Lee Majors and pure 70s action schlock. The hook is simple and silly hide stolen jewels in piranha filled waters. Add Karen Black and Margaux Hemingway and you get a film that is not earth shattering but very easy to enjoy.🎞️📽️

ROAR (1981) Dir. Noel Marshall The plot is almost irrelevant when reality is this dangerous. Roar documents genuine fear and uncontrolled animals, creating horror without intention. Baffling, tense, deeply uncomfortable. Featuring Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith. It raises a single question. Why?🎞️

SILENT MOVIE (1976) Dir. Mel Brooks What looks like a goofy throwback turns out to be smarter than expected. A loaded 70s cast, big-hearted showbiz optimism, and a sharp jab at late capitalism hiding in plain sight. Proof that the best laughs come with ideas, not words. Also, it's really funny.🎞️📽️

Sky Riders (1976) – Dir. Douglas Hickox Pure ’70s low-budget action fodder, but the aerial stunts and Greece’s Meteora cliffs still awe. Acting varies, but York and Coburn put in the work. The scenery does most of the heavy lifting—and does it beautifully. A bit slow, but fun to be had. 🎞️📽️

FRIGHTMARE (1974) – Dir. Pete Walker Too grim to be fun, too strange to dismiss. This Walker oddity skirts dark comedy beneath layers of bleakness, anchored by Sheila Keith’s unnerving turn. It may repel as much as it fascinates, but it sticks in the mind—and that’s more than most films manage.🎞️📽️

SOAPDISH (1991) Dir. Michael Hoffman Have we forgotten about this film? That would be a mistake. A ridiculous, star-heavy spoof made when soap operas still mattered, it’s pure cartoon comedy. Broad, noisy and unapologetic, it wrings laughs from excess and commits to the joke every step of the way.🎞️📽️

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977) – Dir. Bert I. Gordon Another Bert I. Gordon “classic,” very loosely inspired by H.G. Wells. Cheap but charming, it delivers giant ants, mind control and evil land developers. Dame Joan Collins clearly enjoying the paycheck. Silly for sure but oddly irresistible (to me)🎞️📽️

BEYOND EVIL (1980) – Dir. Herb Freed Let’s be clear... this isn’t a good film. But imagining Lynda Day George and John Saxon enjoying a sunny Philippine getaway while shooting this clumsy possession story brings me joy. It’s cheap, uneven, misguided, yet somehow fun despite itself-and-laser eyes.🎞️📽️

GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (1973) – Dir. Jun Fukuda Often tagged a lesser entry (and yes, that kid), this one still rocks. The rough-and-tumble fights shine, and two wildly imaginative kaiju bring color and chaos to Godzilla’s battle gallery. Not prestige Toho—but loud, lively, and proudly ridiculous.🎞️📽️

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) Dir. Jack Arnold Still astonishing after all these years. A faithful, intelligent Matheson adaptation with effects that punch above their era and acting that grounds the spectacle. Equal parts adventure, horror and philosophy. Sci-fi firing on all cylinders.🎞️📽️

THE HEARSE (1980) – Dir. George Bowers Yes, it's minor league horror but it is not without it's charms. The Hearse delivers an eerie small-town mood, some striking visuals, and a memorable score. When the late 70's "satin worshippers" vibes falter the atmosphere and commitment keep it engaging.🎞️📽️

SILKWOOD (1983) – Dir. Mike Nichols This isn’t a horror film, yet it’s scarier than many. Mixing ’70s conspiracy paranoia with sustained, nerve-shredding tension, Silkwood turns bureaucracy and secrecy into monsters. Every performance hits hard, making the danger feel intimate and inescapable.🎞️📽️

TROUBLE EVERY DAY (2001) – Dir. Claire Denis This is not a comfort watch. Bleak to the bone, Denis strips romance down to horror, raw need and cruelty. The mood is oppressive, the violence shocking. The experience, exhausting by design. A film that refuses to show mercy- yet- engaging-not for all.🎞️📽️

THE ATOMIC SUBMARINE (1959) –Dir. Spencer G. Bennet Low budget and proudly so. Cold War sci-fi yarn leans into fun over polish-don't question the science of it all. The effects are scrappy, the pace brisk, and the rubbery beastie, at its core, delivers pure drive-in charm. Cheap thrills done right🎞️📽️

THE ADDICTION (1995) – Dir. Abel Ferrara A gritty and uncompromising film that blurs vampirism and drug addiction without coy metaphors or cheap shock. Stark and intellectual it delivers the vampire we needed then—perfectly tuned to the underground spirit of ’90s cinema. Evokes a time out of time🎞️📽️

THE BEDROOM WINDOW (1987) –Dir. Curtis Hanson While hardly groundbreaking, this Hitchcock-tinged thriller finds its footing through sharp tension and confident direction. Hanson squeezes real unease from a very familiar setup, delivering a solid, watchable slice of suspense +Guttenberg and Huppert 🎞️

SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (1998) – Dir. Tamara Jenkins Dark and personal, sometimes mean, and always funny as hell. Natasha Lyonne’s lead performance is raw and razor-sharp. An early push toward a more human feel, less obvious dark tome—awkward truths over easy jokes. A comedy for the rest of us🎞️📽️

WITCHBOARD (1986) – Dir. Kevin Tenney A low-budget shocker that’s far better than its reputation suggests. Witchboard is brisk, spooky fun, powered by engaging performers (really) and a playful Ouija-board premise. Surprisingly effective, it punches above its weight and knows exactly what it is.🎞️📽️