Chiller directed by John Carpenter. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again. Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles and Tony Moran. Screenplay: John Carpenter and Debra Hill.
Great remake directed by Martin Scorsese. A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck and Martin Balsam. Based on a novel by John D. MacDonald. Screenplay: Wesley Strick.
This sounds like a variation of the Body Snatcher 1945. An adaptation of the story of real-life killers William Burke and William Hare. In 1828 Scotland, Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Knox does medical research on cadavers he buys from murderers Burke and Hare, without questioning the unethical procurement methods. Starring Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, June Laverick and George Rose. Original story by John Gilling. Screenplay: John Gilling and Leon Griffiths. Directed by John Gilling.
A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study. Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning and Antonio Moreno. Story by Maurice Zimm. Screenplay: Harry Essex and Arthur Ross. Directed by Jack Arnold.
Drifter Frank Chambers arrives at a quiet California roadside restaurant where he meets and falls for drop-dead gorgeous Cora, the wife of restaurant owner Nick Smith. After weaseling his way into a job, the two begin a deadly love affair and cook up plans to end her marriage and start a new life together. Starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway and Hume Cronyn. Based on the novel by James M. Cain. Screenplay: Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch. Directed by Tay Garnett.
Chilling science-fiction horror, directed by John Carpenter. A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon and Keith David. Based on a story by John W. Campbell Jr. Screenplay: Bill Lancaster.
A Hammer film production. A wheelchair-bound young woman returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate. Starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd and Christopher Lee. Written by Jimmy Sangster. Directed by Seth Holt.
Highly regarded horror anthology movie. Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales. Starring Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave and Roland Culver. Based on stories by H.G. Wells, John Baines, E.F. Benson and Angus MacPhail. Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti, Robert Hamer, Charles Crichton and Basil Dearden.
An Amicus horror production. In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum. Starring Peter Cushing, Barry Morse, Robert Powell, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom and Patrick Magee. Written by Robert Bloch. Directed by Roy Ward Baker.