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Ah, good! So you've found the filmic archives! The purpose of this particular guide is to suggest to you, comrade in arms, a selection of visual aids to further assist you in your fight 'twixt good and evil, as it were. Of course (and always), any suggestions you might offer to supplement this guide are greatly appreciated and can be flown by carrier pigeon, floated by corked wine bottle, or fast-tracked by email to the webmaster via our handy-dandy and ever-so-versatile suggestions page. The table below lists the film's title, year of prouction, and each troublesomely tricky situation that each film addresses. Additionally, each title also serves as a link to the most appropriate or relevant page for the film. Each film's title also lists the film's director, in most cases, particularly if the director's work is, on the whole, relevant to our efforts to fight the good fight and survive long enough to come home in time for hot chocolate and a shower. |
| Title | Year Released | Horror Baddie(s) Concerned |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Days Later | 2002 | "Rage"-fueled zombie-like "dead" humans — agile, quick, tool-using; post-apocalypse survival |
| Darkness | 2002 | Occult-like activities, ghosts, haunted house, supernatural architecture, chaos, insanity |
| Dawn of the Dead — George A. Romero | 1978 | Zombies, zombie epidemic |
| Dawn of the Dead (remake) | 2004 | Zombies: faster, more agile, tool-users |
| Day of the Dead — George A. Romero | 1985 | Zombies, surviving the aftermath |
| Dead Ringers — David Cronenberg | 1988 | Twins, murder/suicide, mutant genitalia |
| The Fly | 1958 | Gigantic homicidal fly-human mutant hybrid; also a smaller, guinea pig-human accident |
| The Hills Have Eyes — Wes Craven | 1977 | Psychopaths, twisted "American family," cannibals |
| The Hunger — Tony Scott | 1983 | Vampires (though the word "vampire" is never spoken), immortality |
| Identity | 2003 | Secretive psychotic serial killer (oh yes, there's a beautiful twist) |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers — Don Siegel | 1956 | Aliens, plant/pod people |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers — Philip Kaufman | 1978 | Pod people, aliens, paranoia |
| Land of the Dead — George A. Romero | 2005 | Post-apocalypse zombie survival |
| Last House on the Left — Wes Craven | 1972 | Sadistic/psychopathic killers, torture |
| Night of the Living Dead — George A. Romero | 1968 | Zombies |
| The Order | 2003 | Conspiracy involving The Church and ritualistic homicide |
| Return of the Fly | 1959 | Return of the gigantic homicidal mutant human-fly (and then some) |
| Rosemary's Baby | 1968 | Conspiracy: Satan's child carried to term by unsuspecting housewife |
| Se7en | 1995 | Sadistic serial killer who enacts theatrical homicides around the seven deadly sins to eke out "justice" |
| Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Zombies, modern aftermath of failing to notice zombification of the general population |
| The Stepford Wives | 1975 | Homicidal robots, idenity theft, mass conspiracy |
| The Thing — John Carpenter | 1982 | Aliens (webmaster's note: Absolutely fantastic movie.) |
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