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  • The Funhouse (1981)
    Review preview for The Funhouse

    The Funhouse is a cult classic that has languished in obscurity for far too long.

    David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
    Four friends find themselves in peril after deciding to spend the night inside a carnival house of horrors.
  • Poltergeist (1982)
    Review preview for Poltergeist

    As well as the corrupting influence of television, Poltergeist provides a sly commentary on the tribulations of suburban life, colonialism, the ill-treatment of Native Americans, the break-down of the nuclear family unit, and the damaging excesses of capi

    James Gracey · 5 out of 5
    Story of spooks in suburbia gets a silver anniversary DVD release.
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    Review preview for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    TCM2 was never going to match its predecessor’s intensity but it does achieve a debauched delirium all of its own.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Leatherface and family torment a radio DJ in a bloody comedy sequel to the horror classic.
  • The Toolbox Murders (2004)
    Review preview for The Toolbox Murders

    Hooper is not a pastiche merchant, at least not here, which adds to the genuine sense of panic.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    People disappear in grizzly circumstances in a low rent, old fashioned Los Angeles hotel.
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
    Review preview for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    Hooper infects characters and viewers alike with the thrill of a madness from which there can be no real escape.

    Anton Bitel · 5 out of 5
    A tragedy that befalls five youths in the Texas outback takes horror to a new dimension.

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