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Night of the Hunted is a 2023 thriller about an unsuspecting woman who stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night. She’s subsequently turned into a plaything …
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The Iron Rose is a 1973 French horror fantasy film directed by Jean Rollin (Shiver of the Vampires; Fascination; The Grapes of Death; et al) from a screenplay co-written with Maurice Lemaître, based …
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Z: A Zombie Musical – John McLean, USA, 2007 Zaat Zodiac Killer – Ulli Lommel, USA, 2005 Zombie 90: Extreme Pestilence – Andreas Schnaas, West Germany, 1991 Zombie Bloodbath and sequels – …
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Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes is a 2021 German mystery horror film about a bickering couple who inherit a dilapidated castle. Directed and edited by Kevin Kopacka (Hager) from a …
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Domina Nocturna is a 2021 Brazilian supernatural horror film about a young doomed heroine who has visions of a vampiress. Directed by and starring Larissa Anzoategui (Astaroth) from a screenplay …
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Don’t Kill Me is a 2021 Italian horror film about a teenage girl who overdoses and dies but comes back a zombie. Directed by Andrea De Sica from a screenplay …
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‘An ancient blood curse finds a new beginning’ Crucible of the Vampire is a 2017 British supernatural horror film directed by Iain Ross-McNamee (I Saw Black Clouds; The Singing Bird Will …
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‘Satan is coming!’ The Devil’s Wedding Night is a 1973 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Luigi Batzella (Nude for Satan; The Beast in Heat) from a screenplay written by …
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The Playgirls and the Vampire, Piero Regnoli’s cheeky 1960 Italian fangs ‘n’ flesh teaser, has been released on Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome for the first time, newly restored in 4K …
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Dracula’s Fiancée is a 1999 French horror film written and directed by Jean Rollin (Grapes of Death; The Iron Rose; Requiem for a Vampire; The Nude Vampire; et al). Original title: …
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‘When the honeymoon was over the terror began’ The Blood Spattered Bride is a 1972 Spanish horror film written and directed by Vicente Aranda (Las Crueles), loosely based on the …
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‘What has died, lives again.’ The Devil’s Machine is a 2018 British/United Arab Emirates horror film directed by Lawrie Brewster (The Black Gloves; For We Are Many; The Unkindness of …
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Lust of the Vampire Girls is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Matt Johnson (Ancient Evil XIV). The Some Hero Productions film stars Jeff Christensen (American Gothic; …
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The movies in the following list are those that MOVIES & MANIA suggests are better than the average genre fare and well-worth viewing. The Abominable Doctor Phibes – Robert Fuest, …
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‘He needed her body and her blood to live!’ Love Brides of the Blood Mummy is a 1973 Spanish-French horror film directed by Alejandro Martí from a screenplay written by …
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Female Werewolf is a 2015 American-Canadian horror film written, edited, scored and directed by Chris Alexander (Girl with a Straight Razor; Necropolis: Legion; Blood for Irina; Queen of Blood). It was …
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Phil Hardy, who died on 8th April 2014, was a film and music industry writer. Born in Yorkshire in 1945, Hardy studied at the University of Sussex and the University of California, …
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Sanguivorous – original title: Kyuketsu – is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Naoki Yoshimoto. It stars Masaya Adachi, Ayumi Kazizawa, Ko Murobushi and Mutsuko Yoshinaga. Review: Avant-garde cinema seems to be …
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Le Frisson des Vampires (English title: The Shiver of the Vampires) is a 1971 French erotic horror film directed by Jean Rollin. Two newlyweds, Isle and Antoine, are on their honeymoon, on …
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Vampire Circus is a 1971 British supernatural horror film directed by Robert Young from a screenplay by Judson Kinberg. It was produced by Wildburg Stark and Michael Carreras (who was uncredited) for Hammer …
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The Grapes of Death – original title: Les Raisins de La Mort – is a 1978 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. It stars Marie-Georges Pascal, Felix Marten and Brigitte Lahaie, a …
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The Living Dead Girl is a 1982 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin (Two Orphan Vampires; Fascination; Shiver of the Vampires; The Nude Vampire), starring Francoise Blanchard, Carina Barone …
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Satan’s Slave – original title: Pengabdi Setan (translation: “Devoted to Satan”) – is a 1980 Indonesian horror film directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra (Savage Terror; The Hungry Snake Woman) from a screenplay co-written with Naryono Prayitno and Imam Tantowi for …
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Fascination is a 1979 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. The movie stars Franka Mai, Jean-Marie Lemaire and Brigitte Lahaie, who also appears in Rollin’s Les Raisons de la …
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Zombies’ Lake, or Zombie Lake is a 1980 zombie horror film directed by Jean Rollin (under the name J.A. Laser) for Paris-based exploitation specialists Eurocine. The original French title is Le …
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Black Magic Rites aka The Reincarnation of Isabel and Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento… is a 1972 Italian psychedelic horror film directed by Renato Polselli (Mania; Delirium). The movie stars Mickey Hargitay, …
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Kiss of the Damned is a 2013 American horror film directed by Xan Cassavetes. The movie stars Josephine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida, Anna Mouglalis, Michael Rapaport and …
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La Nuit des Traquées (English title: The Night of the Hunted) is a 1980 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin. On a cold dark night, a man is driving through the countryside …
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Lips of Blood is a 1975 French horror film directed by Jean Rollin from a screenplay co-written with Jean-Loup Philippe. The latter stars, alongside Annie Belle (House on the Edge …
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