Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)
A police precinct comes under attack from a merciless street gang.
Dark Star (1974)
Parody of early sci-fi epics, especially 2001: A Space Odyssey
Escape From LA (1996)
By-the-numbers remake-cum-sequel to Escape from New York.
Escape From New York (1981)
Kurt Russell embarks on a one-man mission to save the US President in a futuristic prison city.
The Fog (1980)
A small town on the California coast is swathed in a mysterious fog containing the vengeful ghosts of shipwrecked sailors.
Halloween (1978)
Slasher shocker about a crazy guy who kills teenagers in a sleepy suburban town. On Halloween re-issue.
John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
Law enforcement officers on Mars are attacked by Alice Cooper lookalikes in a mining town.
John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
A vampire hunter goes on the prowl.
Prince Of Darkness (1987)
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Satan.
They Live (1988)
Alien conspiracy to brainwash California is exposed by looking at life through "magic" sunglasses.
The Thing (1982)
A group of scientists at an Antarctic research station discover a killer alien that can mutate into any life-form it touches. See it in all its glory in big-screen re-release.
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