the amityville horror (1979)

"The house is doing things"
Newlywed (James Brolin) and (Margot Kidder) find their perfect house, and at a great price, Unfortunately the great price is as it had been the location of a mass murder, and soon the family start experiencing bizarre events, that even the local priest (Rod Steiger) cannot stop!
A fine supernatural thriller.

altered states (1980)

"How do we stop this?"
Respected scientist Eddie Jessop (William Hurt) revives an old experiment, and using himself as guinea pig finds himself regressing...
With Russell on board you know the kitchen sink would be thrown at this body horror, with a liberal dose of sprituality and psychoanalysis.

the shape of things to come (1979)

"This is lunar space control."
Earth's a wasteland, with humanity living on the Moon, and depending on an anti-radiation drug only available from planet Delta 3. Unfortunately Delta 3 is now controlled by Omus (Jack Palance), a mad scientist, hell bent on taking over the moon. Their only chance is an unauthorised mission to stop Omus by Dr. John Caball (Barry Morse), his son Jason (Nicholas Campbell), his friend Kim (Anne Marie Martin), and a robot named Sparks. 
Screams low budget TV movie.

thriller: a cruel picture (1973)

aka en grym film . They Call Her One Eye.
"I like women that don't talk much..."
Madeline (Christina Lindberg), a young mute woman, living in rural Sweden, misses her bus, and innocently accepts a lift from Tony (Heinz Hopf), who kidnaps her, forcing her into a drug habit, then blinds her in one eye, and forces her into prostitution. But unknown to him, in her downtime, she is learning karate and shooting, life skills that come in handy when she eventually takes revenge.
Lindberg exhibits a fragility, that turns feral after her abuse, allowing this slight and unevenly paced film some life. And whatever your thoughts on the film, she looks mighty cool in her leather coat and eye patch.

diva (1981)

"My satori is this: Zen in the art of buttering bread!"
Mailman Jules (Frédéric Andréi) loves opera and his obsession with the diva Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Fernandez) leads him into trouble when he records her in concert, and a mix up with an incriminating tape on a corrupt police chief, leads to further trouble.
An art house classic, embodying everything about 80's style.

the small back room (1949)

"whats the use."
aka Hour of glory
Sammy Rice (David Farrar) is a battle weary bomb disposal expert fighting a private battle with alcohol, whilst trying to crack how a new bomb can be dismantled.
Strikingly directed psychological thriller.

the black torment (1964)

"He's been a victim of an impostor!"
The lord of the manor, Sir Richard Fordyce (John Turner), returns home with a new wife (Heather Sears), but is perplexed to find out many believe they have seen him around the estate already, and complicating things are a series of murders. Has Richard lost his mind, as he complains of ghostly figures or is something more sinister happening?
Underated gothic horror.