griggs's - Horror Films (Available on Cinema Paradiso) Everyone Should Watch Once List

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Hobbs End, Knightsbridge, London. Whilst working on a new subway tunnel for the London Underground a group of construction workers uncover a strangely shaped skull amongst the rubble. Nearby is another discovery: a large, mysterious and impenetrable metal object.

Initially mistaken for an unexploded bomb the origins of the object and its strange power are far more horrific and terrifying than anybody could have possibly imagined. Is it of this earth? Could it be the ancestral link to mankind's evolution? Or could it be an ancient link to unleashing ultimate evil? There's only one man capable of unravelling the clues, his name is Professor Bernard Quatermass, a man of science who thrives on the dark mysteries of the world, a man with answers.

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On the shores of Lake Michigan, the eccentric Captain Seafield (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also writes and directs) enlists a colorful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths.

But as Seafield's obsession with exacting revenge on the creature that killed his father threatens to consume him, can weapons expert Sean Shaughnessy (Erick West), sonar whiz Nedge Pepsi (Beulah Peters) and former N.A.V.Y. - Nautical Athletes adVenture Yunit - officer Dick Flynn (Daniel Long) hold the show together?

Plagued by nightmares, celebrated artist Leonardo (Franco Nero) takes rest in his new villa on advice from his lover, Flavia (Vanessa Redgrave). He begins researching the local legend of a promiscuous countess who died in his house. Meanwhile, Flavia encounters a series of mysterious accidents.

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A young woman inherits a decaying hotel on the edge of a Louisiana swamp, unaware that more than fifty years ago it served as the gateway to hell, and that it's horrific evil lives on to this day.

Her dream to build a new life for herself becomes a nightmarish fight for survival as horrors straight out of Lovecraft's Book of Eibon lay their own claim to her property, and the souls around her...

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From the creators of Pulp Fiction and Desperado, comes this wild and wicked action thriller about two brothers on a desperate crime spree! Quentin Tarantino stars as a deranged convict who, along with his brother (George Clooney), kidnaps a preacher and his two kids (including Juliette Lewis) and

flees for the safety of a remote nightclub in Mexico. But once they arrive, they discover that the club is anything but a safe haven for criminals. It's bloodthirsty clientele forces the brothers to team up with their hostages in order to escape alive.

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A sexually sadistic killer is preying on the girls of St. Mary's Catholic College. Student Elizabeth witnessed one of the murders, but her hazy recollections of a knife-wielding figure in black do nothing to further the police's investigations.

Why is the killer choosing these young women? And what does it have to do with a girl named Solange?

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"And God Said to Cain" is a 1970 Italian Western film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Klaus Kinski. Gary Hamilton (Klaus Kinski) is pardonned after ten years of prison labor in the desert. The first thing he has on his mind, is getting a shotgun and a horse.

It soon becomes clear that the man has his own reasons for making this a priority…

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You will experience the palpable feeling of terror and all encompassing sense of claustrophobia as you watch this intense exercise in basic fear and dread...A unnamed man wakes up to find himself locked in a tiny, cramped unlit concrete space, in which he can hardly move.

Why is he there and where did he come from? All we know is that he has a terrible stomach injury and is slowly bleeding to death. He begins to explore the narrow confines of his maze-like prison. Horrible visions of hell wait for him at each end of the space.

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Obsessive scientist Dr. Pretorius (Ted Sorel) and his assistant Crawford Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs) have invented 'The Resonator', a device intended to stimulate the brain's pineal gland and expand the powers of the mind. The machine gives them more than they bargained for however.

A parallel universe inhabited by creatures ready to prey on humans reveals itself, Pretorious meets a sticky end only to return as a grotesque being and all manner of depravity ensues.

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After suffering deep gashes to her leg from an accidental fall, a young research analyst, Esther (Marina de Van), becomes obsessed with her body and skin. At first merely caressing her arms, pinching her excess skin, and tracing the outlines of the fresh scar tissue on her legs.

It isn't long, however, before Esther begins carving new and increasingly brutal wounds into her body. Despite her boyfriend's anger and concern, Esther continues her intimate and bloody quest until her new-found sense of self drives her to increased isolation.

More of a companion piece to 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man' than a sequel, 'Tetsuo II: Body Hammer' sees Tsukamoto's disturbing vision of a world populated by man-machines explode into a stunning colour interpretation.

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Mary (Kim Hunter) travels to New York to discover the reason for her sister Jacqueline's sudden disappearance. The cosmetics shop that Jacqueline (Jean Brooks) owned has been sold and her rented room is empty, save for a solitary chair and a noose.

Suspecting that her sister is under the influence of Satanists, Mary hires a private detective to stakeout the shop at night, but she then discovers that he has been murdered. Dr. Louis Judd (Tom Conway) contacts Mary to explain that he is a psychiatrist and that Jacqueline is under his care because she is mentally ill. But when Jacqueline vanishes again, it becomes clear to Mary that she in the clutches of a satanic cult whose penalty for revealing anything about themselves is death. Six people have already been murdered... will Jacqueline become the seventh victim?

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Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend Richard (Kevin Janssens) until his two sleazy friends arrive early for an unannounced hunting trip.

As tension mounts in the house, the situation abruptly and viciously intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, she survives and soon begins a relentless quest for bloody revenge.

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A group of young dancers rehearsing in an old theatre is accidentally locked-in for the night - but not alone. In the shadows, someone is watching, waiting and selecting victims at his demented leisure...

tonight, deranged serial killer Irving Wallace (Clain Parker) has escaped and is about to put on his own real-life horror show!

A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress (Francoise Blanchard) who, needs blood to live, and lots of it! An unholy mix of sex and zombies and some truly poignant moments. The film's fairytale like quality contracts with its stunning and extremely gory finale...