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Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature (1955) is Universal-International's 3-D sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon, directed by Jack Arnold, in which the Gill Man is captured and displayed at a Florida marine park; it marks Clint Eastwood's film debut.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American Christmas horror film directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr. It became highly controversial due to its killer Santa advertising.
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers is a 1988 American slasher comedy, the first Sleepaway Camp sequel, directed by Michael A. Simpson, starring Pamela Springsteen as killer counselor Angela Baker at Camp Rolling Hills, shot in Atlanta with Sleepaway Camp III.
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939) is Universal's third Frankenstein film, directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff in his last Monster role, and Bela Lugosi as Ygor; it revived the horror genre and inspired Young Frankenstein.
Suspiria
Suspiria is Dario Argento's 1977 Italian supernatural horror film about an American ballet student (Jessica Harper) at a German academy run by witches; scored by Goblin, shot by Luciano Tovoli in Technicolor, first of the Three Mothers trilogy, remade by Luca Guadagnino in 2018.
The Amityville Horror (1979 film)
The Amityville Horror (1979 film), Stuart Rosenberg supernatural horror film starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger, adapted from Jay Anson's 1977 book; a 1979 AIP box-office hit whose true-story basis is widely disputed, spawning sequels, the 2005 remake, and 2025 reimaginings.
The Curse of the Cat People
The Curse of the Cat People (1944) is Val Lewton's RKO quasi-sequel to Cat People, directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, about six-year-old Amy Reed and her imaginary friend Irena, a fantasy rather than a horror film.
The Curse of the Fly
The Curse of the Fly (1965) is a British black-and-white sci-fi horror film directed by Don Sharp, the third and final film of the original Fly trilogy, starring Brian Donlevy, George Baker, and Carole Gray, notable for having no fly monster.
The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) is Universal's fourth Frankenstein film and first without Boris Karloff, with Lon Chaney Jr. as the monster and Bela Lugosi as Ygor, whose brain is transplanted into the creature by Dr. Bohmer, directed by Erle C. Kenton.
The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) is Wes Craven's desert horror film about the Carter family, stranded in the Mojave and hunted by a cannibal clan led by Papa Jupiter; a profitable Vanguard-released indie that spawned a 1985 sequel and 2006 remake.
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940) is Universal's first Invisible Man sequel, directed by Joe May, starring Vincent Price as wrongly convicted Geoffrey Radcliffe, who takes an invisibility serum to find his brother's real killer while going insane; Oscar-nominated special effects.
The Omen
The Omen is a 1976 Richard Donner supernatural horror film (aka La Malédiction) starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as parents whose adopted son Damien may be the Antichrist; it grossed about $60 million and won Jerry Goldsmith a Best Original Score Oscar for "Ave Satani."
The Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Dan O'Bannon, in which fast-moving, talking zombies reanimated by a gas crave human brains.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein is Hammer Films' 1958 horror sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher, written by Jimmy Sangster, and starring Peter Cushing as the Baron, who escapes the guillotine and resumes experiments as Dr. Victor Stein in Carlsbruck.
The Slumber Party Massacre
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) is an American slasher film directed by Amy Holden Jones, written by Rita Mae Brown, and produced under Roger Corman for $220,000, about escaped killer Russ Thorn attacking a sleepover with a power drill.
The Stepfather (1987 film)
The Stepfather is a 1987 American psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben, starring Terry O'Quinn as a serial killer who marries widows and infiltrates families.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Tobe Hooper's black-comedy sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, written by L.M. Kit Carson for Cannon Films, starring Dennis Hopper and Caroline Williams, released unrated, grossing $6.2 million.
The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)
The Toxic Avenger (1984) is Troma Entertainment's cult horror-comedy directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, in which mop boy Melvin becomes Toxie after falling into toxic waste; it spawned sequels, Toxic Crusaders, a musical, and a 2025 remake.
Warlock (1989 film)
Warlock (1989) is a Steve Miner horror film, written by David Twohy, starring Julian Sands, Lori Singer, and Richard E. Grant; a 1691 warlock escapes to 1980s Los Angeles seeking the Grand Grimoire, delayed until a 1991 Trimark release.