Horror Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Ugetsu (1953)	Recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Kuroneko (1968)	Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere	1999-05-22	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
Killer Snakes (1974)	Gritty urban shocker	2004-01-19	Simon
Black Magic (1975)	Decent enough horror/exploitation film	2004-02-25	Simon
Snake Prince (1976)	Quite awful, but definitely different	2007-02-05	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Legend Of The Mountain (1979)	Better than most other movies	2002-02-03	Simon
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980)	One of the finest movies ever made!	2002-05-11	Simon
Bat Without Wings (1980)	Sadly the KISS makeup is really the best thing about it	2021-06-13	Simon
We're Going To Eat You (1980)	Darkly amusing kung fu horror	2012-11-27	Simon
Altered States (1980)	...read review...	2020-07-19	Simon
The Happenings (1980)	Decent enough delinquents film	2023-05-14	Simon
Bloody Parrot (1981)	Very entertaining!	2021-03-08	Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)	Sounds more fun than it actually is	2021-09-25	Simon
The Dead and The Deadly (1982)	Very enjoyable supernatural action-comedy	2012-06-26	Simon
Human Lanterns (1982)	A real masterpiece!	2021-05-24	Simon
Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)	Suffers from a weak script	2005-08-09	Simon
To Hell With The Devil (1982)	To Hell with this movie :p	2003-01-05	Simon
He Lives By Night (1982)	Strange film	2007-07-29	Simon
Portrait In Crystal (1983)	Fun fantasy wu xia, 80's style	2007-05-24	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
The Trail (1983)	Weird	2003-02-25	Simon
Seeding Of A Ghost (1983)	Great final scene	2008-08-15	Simon
Shaolin Drunkard (1983)	More Yuen Clan antics	2021-05-23	Simon
Fantasy Mission Force (1983)	Well it's different...	2024-04-08	Simon
The Island (1985)	Reasonably entertaining.	2009-09-28	Simon
Abracadabra (1986)	Not very good	2002-04-23	Simon