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Bride of Frankenstein to House of Wax to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Broodhorror is a beloved and multifaceted genre, with no two classics truly alike. And almost all of themgreat and not-so-greatinspire the kind of passion that only cult films truly reach. In this collection of 33 essays drawn from his revered Cult Movies series, cult film specialist Danny Peary examines, dissects, defends, and exalts horror films from his unique and engaging perspective. His writing is a cornerstone of the cult film culture that continues to flourish today. New to this ebook series are Danny Pearys cult movie checklists for each genre. Every horror fan will walk away with newly discovered gems to watch, and a newfound appreciation of his or her favorites.

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Cult Horror Movies
Discover the 33 Best Scary, Suspenseful, Gory, and Monstrous Cinema Classics

Danny Peary

Workman Publishing New York

Copyright 2014 by Danny Peary

Cult Horror Movies features content previously published in Cult Movies, Cult Movies 2, and Cult Movies 3.

eISBN: 9780761181705

Cover photo credit: Bryanston Distributing Company/Photofest

Photo credits go to the following: Warner Bros., Universal, Polygram, Analysis Releasing, American International Pictures, Box Office Spectaculars, New World, Decla-Bioscop, Gemini Releasing, MGM, Embassy, Compass International Pictures, Paramount, RKO Radio, Allied Artists, Filmgroup, Libra, New Line Cinema, Columbia, United Artists, Walter Reade Organization, Corinth, Atlantic Releasing, Bryanston Pictures, British Lion

Randall Lotowycz assisted in compiling the cult horror movie checklist.

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Introduction

Cult movies were once considered to be only those obscure pictures that were admired by a small, sad coterie of film experts and other social outcasts. But I choose to define cult movies quite broadly. I consider them those special films that elicit a fiery passion in moviegoers long after their initial releases; that have been taken to heart as if they were abandoned orphans in a hostile world, cherished, protected, and enthusiastically championed by segments of the movie audience; that are integral parts of peoples lives. Cultists dont merely enjoy their favorite films; they worship them, seek them out wherever they are playing, see them repeatedly, and are intent on persuading anyone who will listen that they should be appreciated regardless of what reviewers thought. They will brave blizzards, skip their weddings, ignore their most solemn religious holidays, and even date their least-appealing cousins to see a film for what may be their tenth, twentieth, or one hundredth time.

When you speak of cult movies, you speak in extremes. Hardcore cultists, ranging from polite to lunatic, insist that their favorite films are the most intriguing, unusual, outrageous, mysterious, absurd, daring, entertaining, erotic, exotic, and/or best films of all time. Also they point out that cult films differ radically from standard Hollywood films in that they characteristically feature atypical heroes and heroines; offbeat dialogue; surprising plot resolutions; highly original story lines; brave themes, often of a sexual or political nature; definitive performances by stars who have cult status; the novel handling of popular but stale genres. Outstanding special effects, spectacular camerawork, and a willingness by the filmmakers to experiment distinguish many cult films, but adoration for some, like Blood Feast, has absolutely nothing to do with admiration for the filmmakers skillsits often to the contrary.

The typical Hollywood product has little potential for becoming a cult favorite because it is perceived by everyone in basically the same way. Almost everyone agrees on the quality of these films, on what the directors are trying to say, and on the correct way to interpret the films messages. On the other hand, the great majority of cult films are born and live in controversy, in arguments over quality, themes, talent, and other matters. Cultists believe they are among the blessed few who have discovered something in particular films that the average moviegoer and critic have missedthe something that makes the pictures extraordinary. They grasp the elusive points of their favorite films, the filmmakers most personal visions, the cult stars real selves coming through; and they find glory in the belief that they are among the few on the same wavelength as the people involved in making these films. While word of mouth certainly plays a large part in the growth of cults for individual films, what is fascinating is that in the beginning pockets of people will embrace a film they have heard nothing about while clear across the country others independently will react identically to the same picture. There is nothing more exciting than discovering you are not the only person obsessed with a picture critics hate, the public stays away from en masse, and film texts ignore.

In this book on horror, I have included prime examples of various types of cult films. You will find pictures that reviewers attacked and, almost as a reflex action, film enthusiasts rallied around; pictures hated by the average moviegoer as much as by the press that have been saved from oblivion by a cult of out-of-the-mainstream critics and film scholars; pictures underrated or neglected by everyone at the time of their releases that recently have been rediscovered and reevaluated; pictures that have gained popularity because they star performers who have become cult stars or were made by filmmakers who likewise have become cult figures; pictures for which we have nostalgic feelings because they had great impact on us when we were kids; pictures that are so out of the ordinary that attending them has become a communal event. You see that what really differentiates cult movies is that they can be discussed not only in terms of their genres but also in terms of their fans.

Altered States

1980 Warner Bros.

Director: Ken Russell

Producer: Howard Gottfried

Screenplay: Sidney Aaron (Paddy Chayefsky)

From a novel by Paddy Chayefsky

Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth

Special Visual Effects: Bran Ferren

Special Makeup: Dick Smith

Music: John Corigliano

Editor: Eric Jenkins

Running time: 102 minutes

Color

Cast: William Hurt (Eddie Jessup), Blair Brown (Emily Jessup), Bob Balaban (Arthur Rosenberg), Charles Haid (Mason Parrish), Thaao Penghlis (Eccheverria), Miguel Godreau (Primal Man), Dori Brenner (Sylvia Rosenberg), Peter Brandon (Hobart), Charles White Eagle (The Brujo), Drew Barrymore (Margaret Jessup), Megan Jeffers (Grace Jessup).

Synopsis: In 1967, in New York, psychophysiologist Edward Jessup spends time floating in an isolation tank, researching sensory deprivation. He hallucinates religious allegories and cries while re-experiencing his fathers painful death. His friend Arthur Rosenberg, a pharmacologist, records his EEG tracings. Jessup admits he doesnt know what hes searching for.

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