Horror : best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

and shocked and blind sided by bc they were unknown to you bc they were never mentioned by anyone that you knew of?

for me it is the redeemer: son of satan.

even if i knew about a circle or group of 100s or 1000s of people who respected and admired this film before i watched it it would never be enough for this film's worth bc this film needs to have a following and needs to be respected more than almost any horror film that has ever been made. it is that classic, that genius, that original, and that great and amazing.

watching it is like watching a master class on how to make the best slasher film that has ever been made and it is so original, unique, weird and moving, disturbing, and scary that is is an anomaly in the horror genre and that it is like watching a horror movie for the first time.

lukejbarnett

Re: best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

"Daughters of Darkness" (1971)



"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

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you hvae to watch a movie which this movie looks similar to in these pics called the kindred(1986). it is so well made and gets under your skin. you can watch it on you tube for free.

lukejbarnett

Re: best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

I've heard of The Kindred. I'll check it out.

A couple of really great horror films I've seen recently are The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas (1957), starring Peter Cushing, and the incredibly weird Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973).

I totally recommend Malatesta's Carnival of Blood for you. If you can imagine Carnival of Souls crossed with Night of the Living Dead with H.G. Lewis directing and John Waters as cinematographer, you might get an idea of what this unique film looks and feels like. It's quite skanky and low budget (like early Waters or Romero films) but also surreal and nightmarish and atmospheric like a good art house film…just do yourself a favor and WATCH IT. It's a short film (about 75 mins) and currently on Tubi (or youtube, if you prefer).

Here's the trailer:

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that looks like Herve something from fantasy isalnd in this movie.

i've never watched carnival of souls but i've heard of it. it was remade by tobe hooper in 1993 well he produced it anyway.

are you a fan of paul naschy? i love him. he's so briliant in everything in the '70s.

lukejbarnett

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that looks like Herve something from fantasy isalnd in this movie.

Yes, it's him. The one and only.


i've never watched carnival of souls but i've heard of it. it was remade by tobe hooper in 1993 well he produced it anyway.

I'm surprised to hear that! It's a classic and all… and it's spooky as hell. 👻

are you a fan of paul naschy? i love him. he's so briliant in everything in the '70s.

Not really. I need to see more of his work, I guess.

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I recently saw a superb giallo called The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971). You'd probably like it. It has a great plot with lots of suspense, blood and beautiful women and plenty of topless scenes, too. It's currently on tubi.

Directed by Sergio Martino (Torso, The Mountain of the Cannibal God, Island of the Fishmen). It's as good as anything Argento or Fulci were doing at the time.

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huh i happened to just watch torso a few months ago i was very bored by it. though i did love how it has a lot of nudity wow! i can never understand why american movies are always so uptight about nudity compared to italian movie directors? i mean if it's an r movie why do american directors always hold back on nudity compared to italian and french movies?

lukejbarnett

Re: best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

My Bloody Valentine.

This is nostalgic to me; it used to air on USA Up All Night with Gilbert Gottfried hosting.





Monster, how should I feel? Creatures lie here, looking through the window.

Re: best unheralded horror movies from the '70s, '80s that you were amazed by?

Eyes of Fire. Very eerie and inspired horror-Western winner that deserves to be a lot better known than it is.



Yes, this is really me.

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See No Evil (aka Blind Terror)

Just because I'm not on THEIR side, doesn't mean I'm on YOURS.
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