More or less a spoof of The Exorcist by Lucio Fulci. Manhattan Baby involves a cursed object that the protagonists bring from Egypt. As with other movies by Fulci the movie’s creepy, electronic soundtrack make the action all the more watchable.
10. The Outing (1987)
9. Neon Maniacs (1986)
8. The Pit (1981)
7. Q (1982)
6. Dead Heat (1988)
5. Intruder (1989)
If you know that one of the favorite haunts of real-life ghosts are big business locations like department stores and supermarkets, and would enjoy watching a movie that happens in a supermarket, then watch Intruder. It’s not supernatural but more of a slasher movie, still, for those that think supermarkets are creepy, this is a great movie.
4. Devil Fetus (1983)
Probably the most squalid movie on this list for me. The pace of this movie is quite the slow burn and when the dreck hits the fan, the result is rather underwhelming. Still, Devil Fetus has sufficient exotic visuals as to make itself relatively interesting.
3. Purana Mandir (1984)
Like Hong Kong, India is not notorious for dishing out good horror movies. Still, there are many more Indian horror movies known in the west. Purana Mandir is maybe the lesser-known movie by the Ramsay brothers. It touches the subject (repeatedly employed by the Ramsays) of tantric black magic and its consequences.
2. Brain Damage (1988)
Brain Damage is another highly bizarre movie from the 1980s. If I had to compare this movie to a more known one I’d say it reminded me of Basket Case. Still Brain Damage is more memorable to me than its more popular counterpart. A very dark, nocturnal movie, the only day scenes in it are just a couple of shots at the midpoint. Oh, the irony! The protagonist goes to a hotel called Sunshine in those several daytime scenes.
1. Dead Calm (1989)
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