1. Tourist Trap: Teenagers come across a shut-in psychopath (played by Chuck Connors) with telekinetic powers. He proceeds to use these powers to slay them one by one as well as animate the various mannequins he uses to keep himself company. This one gets my vote because it is so utterly hilarious and creepy at the same time. Chuck Connors can be one scary dude. And of course, any B-Horror with the lovely and extremely talented Tanya Roberts can't lose. Apparently, someone has created a Tourist Trap Font. Click here to download your very own.
2. Class of Nuke 'em High: When Warren and Chrissy notice some strange things happening around their high school, they begin to suspect that something is going on at the nuclear plant next door. Though the plant officials deny that there are any problems, Crissy gives birth to a bloodthirsty mutant who immediately begins eating everyone in the school. Will Warren and Chrissy be able to stop their killer kid?
3. Bloodbath at the House of Death: Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a minister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan. Total carnage and STILL funny. The jewel in this one is that it's one of Vincent Price's last horror films. And, let's face it....Who is the KING of B-Horror if it is not Vincent Price. May he rest in peace. Two words: Toilet Scene.
4. April Fool's Day: A group of college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to Foreman to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each has a hidden secret and as they are revealed they end up dead. Yet are they really dead or are they just part of the very real and cruel April Fool's jokes. The hostess is the only one who knows what's going on but then again is it really her. This one is rather surprising in that it is fairly intelligent with some decent and surprising plot twists for a B-Horror.
5. Rabid: Rose is involved in a motorcycle accident, and has experimental surgery performed in order to save her life. However, she develops a taste for blood. Her victims grow in number as well as madness, turning the city into chaos. Hands down, the most absurd B-Horror movie ever. And it stars former porn star Marilyn Chambers.
6. Videodrome: Lowlife cable TV operator Max Renn discovers a "snuff TV" broadcast called Videodrome. But Videodrome is more than a TV show; it's an experiment that uses regular TV transmissions to permanently alter the viewer's perceptions by giving them brain damage. Max is caught in the middle of the forces that created and the forces that want to control Videodrome, his body itself turning into the ultimate weapon to fight them. This one actually falls into the category of B-Horror officially, but I think it's a little too smart for that. I would call it Classic Horror. Tune in to watch Deborah Harry (Blondie) in her costarring role with James Woods.
7. The Brood: A man's wife is under the care of an eccentric psychiatrist who uses innovative and theatrical techniques to breach the psychological blocks in his patients. When their daughter comes back from a visit with mom and she's covered with bruises and welts, the father attempts to bar his wife from seeing the daughter, but faces resistance from the secretive psychiatrist. Meanwhile, the wife's mother and father are attacked by deformed children, and the husband begins to suspect a connection with the psychiatrist's methods. Memories of some of the scenes from this movie STILL creep me out. This one is actually a successful horror movie in that it could probably scare someone for real.
8. The Toxic Avenger: This is the story of Melvin, the resident geek at the local health club. One day, Slug and Bozo (some resident jocks) chase Melvin around the club and Melin ends up plunging out of the window into a tub of toxic waste. Melvin is transformed into The Toxic Avenger and he is a geek no more! Toxie fights crime and gets revenge on his enemies like a true hero. Really, any Troma Film is a winner, but this is the company's classic.
9. Re-Animator: In this H.P. Lovecraft tale, Herbert West is a Swiss scientist who has discovered a fluid which brings living tissue back to life. After the suspicious death of his professor in Switzerland, West moves to Miskatonic University to continue his research. He involves fellow student Dan Cain and his fiance Megan Halsey in his research by experimenting on their dead cat. Dan, fascinated by West's research, agrees to smuggle him into the hospital morgue with predictable results. I'm a sucker for mad scientists whose experiments go horribly horribly wrong. This guy is nuts-o-rama. This is technically Classic Horror too, but still a little on the absurd side.
10. From Beyond: Doctor Pretorius and his colleague work on a sensational experiment: by means of stimulation if the pineal gland they want to open mind for higher dimensions. When the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms, who seem to be floating around us all the time. When Pretorius is killed by one of them, Dr. Tillinghast is under suspect and thrown into psychatry due to his stories. Only the ambitious psychologist Dr. McMichaels believes him and wants to continue the experiment. This is another Mad Scientist story (with the same actor who played in Re-Animator), but complete insane and absurd and so NOT scary. The most hilarious part is when the pineal gland makes its "appearance."
* All synopses are taken from IMDB.com. Please pardon the random bolding in this entry.
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