WAVE of Terror (1988)Two tales of unending horror! Hadley's Hellhole finds a female reporter (Clancey McCauley) and an archeologogist (GW Lawrence) investigating the reopening of an old mine that was rumored to be haunted by the men who died in a cavein back in the 30's. Will they find themselves confronting the ghosts of the past and will they be able to escape? (25 min.) Road Kill finds a jealous wife haunted by the ghost of the husband she murdered! Will her guilt get the best of her? Starring clancey McCauley and Mike Brady. (25 min.)
Camcorder Atrocity (1988)Various Evil Dead (and possibly Napalm Death) inspired lowjinks, starting with early turntablism experiments and classic lines such as "whether you like it or not I'm an anarchist", early primitive gore effects, an abandoned film which may be really famous who knows, even one kid on the news slagging off politicians, and for the climax ye olde melting polystyrene head trick. Oh, and skateboarding.
The Horror Night (1988)The story takes place in the pre-liberation southwestern borderlands, where two well-dressed young men are welcomed on a winding path in the deep mountains. They are Qi Yuanjing and Zhou Luo, spies sent by the police department, disguised as merchants to find out the reality of a group of cunning bandits. As twilight approaches, the two men make their way to the secluded Purple Cloud Taoist Temple. The Taoist master, Shou Jing, shows the two of them in, but the meticulous Qi Yuanjing discovers a series of suspicious things inside the Taoist temple. The Taoist master blinks at the queries raised by Qi. Before long, they saw horrific ghostly figures in a nearby attic. According to the Taoist priest's account, a tragic war once took place here two hundred years ago, so whenever it rained, ghosts would come out and roam around.
Sea Roar (1988)In a certain fishing village, a memorial service is held to burn abandoned boats, and old fishing boats that have finished their duty have a dream on the verge of death. Deep-sea fish galloping through the alleys, fishermen pulling long ropes, ghosts of screaming girls...
Out of Town (1988)A man walking on a country road gets his foot stuck in a hole. But why will nobody stop to help?
OH! MY GOD (1988)Mahjong hell" is a common occurrence for university students. One night, a young man who spends all his time playing mahjong and neglects his studies goes to a phone box to call his parents, only to be attacked by a terrifying ghost. A mixture of horror film and slapstick comedy, this is a cautionary tale for all lazy students. The last act of "Father", who makes a grand entrance in the film, brings tears to the eyes.
Whoever Sows Hate Will Reap Disaster (1988)After a woman is murdered, her housekeeper, lover, his infertile wife and others find themselves in supernatural events
Nukie's Sermon from the Bottle (1988)This is Joanthan Amitay's 1988 stop-motion animated film using his unique sand-and-chain technique. Nukie, the nefarious mushroom cloud is disappointed that Armageddon has not yet occurred. But don't worry - he has an exciting new plan to bring about the end of humanity.
The Vanishing of Mystery Science (1988)Gendon wants to take revenge on Ms. Hilman who has fired him, using a power to become invisible.
The Devil Oath (1988)Lintang and Bayu, held a pocong oath, due to the insistence of the villagers who felt their village was polluted. This was done because Lintang, who had just become engaged to Bayu, was declared pregnant, they had sworn not to do anything and did not know that Lintang could become pregnant. Once the oath is executed, the Oath has no consequences.
No coverGrampa Presents Carnival Of Souls (1988)This was an installment in the "Grampa Presents" series of VHS tapes put out by Amvest video throughout the 1980's and 1990's, in which Al Lewis, playing Grandpa Munster (named "Grampa" in the tapes to avoid legal troubles with Universal, who owned the copyright to the Munsters), hosted public domain horror and science fiction movies, mostly B-movies. This tape has Grampa hosting the 1962 horror film Carnival of Souls, which featured ghouls haunting the main characters of the film.
No coverKhooni Aankhen (1988)A sect of Christians are being haunted by a half-cat half-woman ghost. It's up to a local exorcist to banish her.
Agnes Keedan's Secret Plan (1988)Early short by Patrick McGuinn. Included on the Puppets and Demons DVD.
No coverThe Heckling (1987)A takeoff on The Exorcist. This time around, Linda Blair's daughter is possessed not by demons but by the spaced-out comic spirits of Joan Rivers, Pee-wee Herman and Rodney Dangerfield.
Night Visitors (1987)The Whitmore family's cozy home life is disrupted one dark evening by a group of bizarre characters seemingly acting under the spell of their leader. This brutal gang takes possession of their home and forces each family member to take part in eerie rituals designed to feed the leader's apparent death wish.
Storm (1987)Two college students on a survival weekend in the wilderness cross paths with three desperate killers in what turns into a fight for life.
No coverThe Magic Toyshop (1987)After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but he also maintains dictatorial control over his family and intends to exercise the same control over the new arrival.
The Yattering And Jack (1987)A three-foot tall demon is sent to corrupt a virtuous, happy go-lucky salesman named Jack Polo during Christmas, but if he touches him then he falls under the man's control.
All Hallows Eve (1987)A vengeful supernatural scarecrow stalks a group of teens and a drunk Michael Myers at a Halloween party in Northern Pennsylvania!
No coverKristalltod (1987)Two friends steal a crystal ball in an antique store, but the owner takes cruel revenge using a magic chess set.
Malum (2023)A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a newly decommissioned police station in an attempt to uncover the mysterious connection between her father's death and a vicious cult.
Gotta Quarter? (1987)In downtown Kansas City, a bunch of drunk bums get strangled with a radioactive chain of mutation.
Sinister Cinema (1987)"Sinister Cinema" was a reunion special featuring Victor Ives and assisted by Jimmy Hollister as "Ravenscroft" presenting horror movies on KATU-TV Channel 2 Portland, Oregon. Features a guest appearance by Portland‘s famous drag queen Darcelle XV (aka Walter Willard Cole).
Atsuku naru made matenai Sawaki Yūko (1987)To a detective, a woman recounts how she escaped from a killer in a hockey mask. The killer had followed her and her boyfriend to a cabin for the summer...
The Rosary Murders (1987)A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
The Scent of Honey between a Man and a Woman (1987)The film depicts the counterattack by Haimis, who was swindled out of a large sum of money by a marriage swindler. Shizue (Tomoko Hoshino) goes to visit her parents' grave and meets Yamakawa (Ryo Tamura), who works for an airline company. Shizue is unwittingly captivated by his stylish manner and charming manner of speaking. However, Yamakawa is a marriage swindler. Shizue is lured by his clever words, and is forced to pay him over 5 million yen in tribute.
Muramasa (1987)A wandering samurai finds a straw dummy with a magical sword, which makes him overwhelmingly powerful but begins to drive him mad.
Instinto Devasso (1987)"Dramas existenciais de um homem decadente, que larga a esposa e conduz à sua casa de praia uma mulher, na verdade uma prostituta, que ele julga semelhante a ele e superior às demais pessoas que ele conhece. O subsequente choque de personalidades nas diferentes expectativas quanto à sua auto-destruição. Um homem entre a razão e a demência.
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi (1987)The sisters lived near a pond called Koigafuchi, near Edo, and kept a father-and-son cat named Tama and Kaze. The elder sister, Oichi, was discovered by a samurai named Kazuma who rescued her when she had fallen ill, and she was sent to serve him at his mansion in Edo, but this was the beginning of her misfortune.
Hot and Glossy Shower Starting from Morning (1987)Hiromi was in the bath when she was pulled into the devil's hand from the bubbles. She struggled and escaped onto the water, and found herself on a grassland, where she was attacked. When she came to, she was in a strange room with candles lit. Wine was poured all over her body...
Botika Bituka (1987)Based on popular Filipino tongue-twisting words "botika" and "bituka" spoken aloud in fast speed till the tongue gets twisted. The film visualizes in rapid succession the correlation of the botika (drug or pharmaceutical store) and bituka (intestine) in social, economic, and political context which gets faster and faster too.
7 Saal Baad (1987)A married couple Nisha Mathur and her husband Dilip Mathur, purchase a hotel in a scenic locale. In the beginning, no one comes to stay there, however, the hotel soon attracts several young couples; an ex-convict, who possesses some dark secrets out of Nisha's past; a police inspector who warns people against staying in this hotel; and a journalist Lisa. And then one by one people start turning up dead, brutally killed, by person(s) unknown. What is the secret behind this hotel?
No coverDevil in broad Daylight: The targeted Housewife (1987)A detective who shoots and kills the younger brother in a sibling robbery becomes mentally ill because he believes his brother is going to kill him.
Love Rites (1987)Hugo, a vain clothing buyer, meets Myriam on a train and pursues a relationship with her. He is delighted to learn she is a prostitute and has no idea she has more in mind than Hugo bargained for.
Corpse of your Choice (1987)A confessional article in a weekly magazine and the strange suspense between an ordinary housewife who sees it. A mother tries to kill her son's lover, whom she doesn't take too kindly to, and paint them into the wall of her apartment...
It's Hidden in the Dormitory (1987)A student and his friend rent an old house as a dormitory. At the same time, he meets a mysterious woman whom he falls in love with without knowing she is the ghost.
Shishamo and the Widow (1987)Widow Sugita moves into a second-hand house and starts living alone. However, when she sees a bill brought by the electricity company's bill collector, she becomes suspicious that the electricity bill is too much higher than that of her previous house. The widow persistently complains to the bill collector and the power company, and is annoyed. The widow hears a bad rumor about the couple next door from the fishmonger's wife, and notices that the electricity meter is still running even though all the cords for the appliances are unplugged. She complains to the power company that the electricity is being stolen from the neighbor's house, and an investigation is finally launched with heavy machinery. The workers find a branched cord in the ceiling. After breaking a wall along the cord and tearing up the floor, they find the cord buried in the earth under the floor. A refrigerator is dug out from under the floor.
No coverR.E.M. (1987)While on drugs, Jeff "trips" out and encounters everything from Jason, Myers, Gremlins, Pee-Wee Herman, Witchboards, Freddy, the living dead, scary phone calls, killer tv sets, fire and rubber reality.
The Web (1987)Dark gothic puppet animation based on a section of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy, Titus Groan.
A Nightmare on Sesame Street (1987)Nightmare on Sesame Street is a spoof of B-rated horror movies with muppets. This movie was shot in 1987 and was shown on Quad Cities Cable Access (Anoka, Champlin, Fridley, and Blaine Minnesota).
