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Underrated: '70s & '80s Horror

A selection of horrors and chillers that don't always get their due - sure, many on this list have a cult following (let's face it, what film doesn't nowadays?), but all deserve to be either better known or better thought of, in my humble opinion.

Feel free to agree, disagree or make your own suggestions (this is far from an exhaustive or definitive list).

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  • Kutulhu Kutulhu

    I don't know. It rare for me to run into anyone who has seen it, my job is pretty much to talk to people about movies. I agree, more people probably know about it now, but I wouldn't say it ubiquitous. What about Night Warning (aka Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker)

  • bizarre_eye bizarre_eye

    I've been working my way through the films I hadn't seen before the last few nights, and am now sitting at 64% watched.

    Thanks for posting this list Dave, and thanks to anyone who contributed a title I had not seen.

  • Dave Jay Dave Jay

    Hey bizarre eye - only just seen your message! 64% is impressive! Any films stand out for you in particular?

  • Travis Lytle Travis Lytle

    Now, this is quite a list!

  • Dave Jay Dave Jay

    Thanks, Travis!

  • bizarre_eye bizarre_eye

    @Dave - I'm now at 66%! Out of the one's I hadn't seen, I enjoyed Unwin, Wittering and Zigo, Homebodies. and Fade to Black the most.

    There are some really great film on here, though: Girly, Private Parts, Messiah of Evil, The Perfume of the Lady in Black, Lemora, Demon Seed, Who Can Kill a Child?, Magic...

  • Dave Jay Dave Jay

    Great stuff, Bizarre eye! Not sure what you have or haven't seen overall, but if I were to recommend ten films from this list apart from those you already mentioned, they would have to be:

    SEE NO EVIL
    IMAGES
    DERANGED
    THE HOUSE OF THE LAUGHING WINDOWS
    THE MAFU CAGE
    THE SENDER
    EYES OF FIRE
    NEXT OF KIN
    ANGUISH
    RETRIBUTION

  • reeceindie reeceindie

    Great list, esp pleased to see the rarely-seen Unmann, Wittering & Zigo here, I'd like to think that bfi flipside may release that at some point, I'd also add the vastly underrated, but not forgotten by those who've seen it, PARENTS (1989).

  • Dave Jay Dave Jay

    Thanks, reeceindie! Love PARENTS... will add it now.

  • Dan Gorman Dan Gorman

    This list is like crack for me and my Watchlist - thanks everyone! Great stuff in here, and lots I need to get to viewin'.

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