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- DirectorPaul MaslanskyStarsMarki BeyRobert QuarryDon Pedro ColleyWhen her boyfriend is murdered by mobsters, Sugar Hill decides not to get mad, but BAD. She asks the voodoo priestess Mama Maitresse to summon Baron Samedi, the Lord of the Dead, to help her gain a gruesome revenge. In exchange for Sugar's soul, the Dark Master raises up a zombie army to do her bidding. The bad guys who think they got away clean are about to find out that they are DEAD wrong.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsBud CortShelley DuvallSally KellermanAn introverted loner living in the bowels of the Astrodome plots to develop - with the aid of a mysterious guardian angel - a pair of wings that will help him fly.
- DirectorPeter MastersonStarsRoy ScheiderKaren YoungLane SmithA Texas police detective ties pitcher's strikes to a serial throat slasher.
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJohn WayneKatharine RossJim HuttonDivorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites them.
- DirectorLili Fini ZanuckStarsJason PatricJennifer Jason LeighSam ElliottTwo small-town Texas cops go undercover to catch a major drug dealer and are sucked into the drug culture, compromising their assignment.
- DirectorTom DaleyStarsDeborah WintersJames HustonAndra St. IvanyiA group of high schoolers decide to stay in a natural museum after closing hours, but a newly acquired and mysterious lamp hiding a deadly force will turn the fun into horror.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsPeter FondaBlythe DannerArthur HillUpon uncovering the dirty secret of futuristic theme-park Futureworld, an ex-employee is killed after he tips off two other reporters who decide to do an undercover investigation.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard JordanA police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
- DirectorJohn A. AlonzoStarsMichael BrandonEileen BrennanAlex KarrasWhen a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
- DirectorWilliam HaleStarsKatharine RossSam ElliottFarrah FawcettStory of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house and indulges in some odd hobbies. He eventually has an affair with a woman named Ann Kurth. Eventually Ash threatens John with him losing custody of his son unless he makes full restitution to Joan. One day, Joan gets sick and dies. John somehow doesn't allow an autopsy to be done. Ash thinks it's strange, and thinks John killed Joan and sets out to prove it. John eventually marries Ann and she can't help but find his behavior strange.
- DirectorBigas LunaStarsDennis HopperMichael MoriartyAntonella MurgiaA man discovers that his girlfriend is a "stigmata" (someone whose hands and feet mysteriously bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was crucified) and tries to keep her out of the hands of a greedy TV preacher who plans to exploit her to make money for himself.
- DirectorBill ForsythStarsBurt LancasterPeter RiegertFulton MackayAn American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn GetzFrances McDormandDan HedayaThe owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies, and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsHarry Dean StantonNastassja KinskiDean StockwellTravis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
- DirectorGordon HesslerStarsShô KosugiJames BoothDonna Kei BenzAfter a peace-loving Japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate, a master ninja emerges.
- DirectorLarry ThomasStarsAl BakerJohn BlissBill BucknerA High School Science Field Trip is stalked by an Alien!
- CreatorMichael ButlerJay BernsteinStarsMichael ParéMichael BeckRobyn DouglassA Chicago cop is transferred to Houston where he teams up with a Texas lawman.
- DirectorRoger EvansStarsRed MitchellTracey HuffmanCharles L. TrotterThe sole survivor of a backwoods massacre investigates the incident with the help of a photographer and a police officer. Soon, it becomes clear that they're up against nothing less than an ancient god!
- DirectorPeter MastersonStarsGene HackmanTeri GarrBurgess MeredithOn an island off the gulf coast of Texas, a roadhouse owner is a recluse since the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Into his life comes a woman who tries to help him and save his floundering business as his troubles begin piling up.
- DirectorFrank PattersonStarsJane BadlerPeter SheraykoJulia MontgomeryTravis Winslow is an honest man trapped in the middle of a drug war, deliberately placed in the crossfire by Shelby Collins, a woman as deadly as she is beautiful. After his brother Matt's death, no one knows the location of the last shipment of cocaine Matt smuggled into America. The cops think Travis has the answer, and so do the two rival crime lords. When Travis's daughter, Jennifer, is kidnapped, Travis realizes that he can rely on no one but himself. He races against the clock to find a way to rescue his daughter and save his own life, even if it means becoming as deadly as his enemies.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsRutger HauerTerry O'QuinnBrandon CallA blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
- DirectorRobert BurgeStarsLee MajorsAbe VigodaDon RicklesWhen a ruthless mob hit-man mistakenly murders the wrong guy, a detective (Lee Majors) and his partner (Don Rickles) are ordered to protect the intended target (Abe Vigoda) in this hard-edged action-comedy.
- DirectorJohn WoodwardStarsTammy StonesDennis WorthingtonEdwin NealA writer needs funds to make a film based on her screenplay. She will stop at nothing to get the bucks including dancing at a nude bar, stealing cash and hijacking snakes.
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsDolph LundgrenBrian BenbenBetsy BrantleyA Renegade Cop is forced to work with an FBI Agent in order to bring down a group of Drug Dealers with sinister plans.
- DirectorLouis MathewStarsChris RobinsonLuis LemusShelley Stolaroff SegalA millionaire's irresponsible decision to dump millions of gallons of toxic waste into public waters comes back to haunt him.
- DirectorAaron NorrisStarsChuck NorrisBeau BridgesJonathan BrandisA bullied teen who fantasizes about being Chuck Norris' sidekick trains in martial arts to fulfill his dreams.
- DirectorLou AntonioStarsMichael BiehnJason BatemanHenry ThomasTwo college students get a summer job on an offshore oil rig. They are soon approached by a co-worker who had earlier befriended them, and who now tries to draw them into a plot to murder the rig's crew chief.
- DirectorKarl ArmstrongStarsJanet PawlakDavid Paul LordCraig BoyettAfter he witnesses the death of a black law student, Chris, an American ninja, decides to clean little redneck town from the Ku Klux Klan.
- DirectorAdam RifkinStarsCharlie SheenKristy SwansonHenry RollinsEscaped convict Jack Hammond takes a woman hostage and sets off for the Mexican border with the police hot on his tail.
- DirectorRobert BurgeStarsDavid HarrodTerri HarrelRodney ScotA doctor is called to the bedside of a dying ex-lover only to find her living in the midst of a bizarre and sinister cult. As the cult leaders labor to make him one of their own, the good doctor plots with a disaffected cult member to escape. Meanwhile, the doctor's ex has plans and schemes of her own.
- DirectorBob WillemsStarsKim KilwayBob PoolePaige HartA guy - old enough to be her father - woos Tina away from her twenty-something boyfiend, who then starts acting even nuttier. Could it be, however, that they're BOTH whack jobs?
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsLisa DeWildTodd Jason CookBill DeWildLow budget horror film actress Lisa Cook stars as herself in this series of horror shorts comprised of her own nightmares. Lisa dreams of various serial killers, slashers, creatures and other horrors that terrorize her in her sleep.
- DirectorRobert BurgeStarsShannon TweedJason CarterLisa PesciaA psychologist decides to try life as a stripper to gain insight into the psyche of a stripper and finds she enjoys the freedom she feels with her body. But then a series of murders start occurring that may be connected to her pastime.
- DirectorVictor SalvaStarsMary SteenburgenSean Patrick FlaneryLance HenriksenAn off-the-charts genius who is home schooled and shunned after his last relative dies shows the unconscious residents of his town about connection awareness and the generosity of the spirit.
- DirectorRobert HarlingStarsShirley MacLaineBill PaxtonJuliette LewisAfter the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but she has a grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter and another grandson living almost on the poverty line.
- DirectorJohn Patrick KelleyStarsKate CapshawJeremy DaviesVince VaughnA drifter enters a small town looking for employment. While working at the local cattle ranch, he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Kitty and becomes involved in a deadly yet erotic love triangle.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsJeff BridgesTim RobbinsJoan CusackA man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.
- DirectorJames DalthorpStarsRichard TysonSteven OwsleyMichelle StaffordTexas cop Thomas Carruth is not just any police officer. He delivers justice -- justice at any price -- with just his badge and trusty bullet, and he's a one-man judge, jury and executioner looking for any punks who do wrong.
- DirectorBob WillemsStarsErica HanlonKen HebertChristopher AllisonA couple of friends are chased by a killer clown in the woods during a week-end.
- DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsHelen SlaterChristian SlaterKeith GordonA Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.
- DirectorCullen BlaineStarsMargaret TriggRichard GessweinJayne SmithRobotic Officer Tactical Operation Research. A prototype robot intended for crime combat escapes from the development lab and goes on a killing rampage.
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsGregory PeckRichard CrennaDavid JanssenThree American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsBeau BridgesMaud AdamsGilbert RolandA tennis champion falls in with the Hollywood crowd. He soon finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
- DirectorRollin BinzerStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsMick TaylorA concert film taken from two Rolling Stones concerts during their 1972 North American tour.
- DirectorBud YorkinStarsRyan O'NealJacqueline BissetWarren OatesA computer programmer decides to become a thief. And when he starts making waves an insurance investigator hounds him. He also meets a woman who becomes his accomplice.
- StarsHarold Gunn"Boo Theatre" was a hosted horror movie show with Harold Gunn as "Count Harold" presenting movies on Friday nights during the 70's on KRIV, Channel 26, Houston, Texas.
- DirectorDavid R. LoxtonStarsPrem RawatRennie DavisPat HalleyThis doc by video pioneers TVTV examines Guru Maharaj Ji, 16-year-old leader of a cult-like new age group, known to his followers as Lord of the Universe. The 1974 gathering at Houston's Astrodome features Rennie Davis and Abbie Hoffman.
- DirectorWilliam HaleStarsWilliam DevaneMichael BrandonAdrienne BarbeauA computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and receives erroneous information of a radiation leak. It seals off the compound, trapping the crew inside.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineKatharine RossRichard WidmarkA huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.
- DirectorFrank Q. DobbsStarsGeorge KennedyStrother MartinJohn TerryA hard drinking old man and a cocky street-wise drifter are blackmailed into repossessing a Rolls-Royce from a local gangster, and all hell breaks loose.
- DirectorMickey RoseMichael RitchieStarsKristen RiterMatthew GoldsbyJerry BelsonA serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.
- CreatorSandor SternStarsJim MetzlerAlec BaldwinShelley HackThe cases of the staff of Cutter Community Hospital in the small rural community of Cutter, Texas.
- DirectorJames OrrJohnny YuneStarsJohnny YuneDavid MendenhallPat PaulsenA Korean man comes to America to thank the American GI who saved his life, but instead winds up running a struggling karate studio.
- DirectorJimmy HustonStarsRobert Sean LeonardEvan MirandLeeAnne LockenAfter a sexual encounter with a beautiful client, a teenage delivery boy finds himself being turned into a vampire.
- DirectorEric RedStarsRoy ScheiderAdam BaldwinHarley CrossWhen a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.
- DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenBelinda BauerRoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsRobert John BurkeBill SageMartin DonovanDennis is a handsome & bookish college student. His brother, Bill, is a roughhewn ladies' man & thief. Together they search for their dad, confront their expectations of each other, themselves, & their attitudes towards women.
- DirectorDoug McHenryStarsAllen PayneJada Pinkett SmithBokeem WoodbineTwo brothers, survivors of family tragedy, take different life paths: one falls for a high-spirited waitress and dreams of success, the other follows a life of petty crime. Their lives reconnect in shattering fashion.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookLisa DeWildWhile taking a long bubble bath, Lisa's next series of nightmares range from slashers, vampire stories, creature attacks and various other horrors.
- DirectorBrian SimonStarsJoe GrisaffiDulce SummerChris GreenA young man's obsession with the Grim Reaper leads to a confrontation.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsMilton RushC. Jo VelaLisa DeWildBrad Masters enters a contest and wins an album by his favorite band of all time, Living Corpse. The tape has a special song called "Zombiefied", which turns Brad and his friends into zombies at a party. Luckily, Brad's girlfriend Angel misses the party and it is up to her to save her friends. She runs into Shengar (lead singer of Living Corpse and ruler of the dead world) , who attempts to stop Angel. During Angel's escape, she teams up with her friend Tommy who learns that there is only way to stop the zombies. Now, Angel and Tommy have limited time to figure out how to reverse the zombie curse and save their friends. DMZ is known for it's strangely original story.
- DirectorDante FalconiStarsLisa DeWildTodd Jason CookSabrina CookA newlywed couple visits a fortune teller just for laughs. The fun soon turns to terror after they insult the woman and leave without paying. The fortune teller then unleashes an evil spirit inside a creepy-looking ventriloquist doll that she commands to kill anybody who speaks to the couple on their first anniversary. The silent, murderous dummy kills without words, unlike the Chucky movies. A creepy, Italian-style independent horror movie that's fun and wicked with an unexpected ending.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookBill DeWildLisa DeWildLisa writes all of her nightmares down into her diary, documenting the bizarre dreams of murder, torture and various horrors.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookBill DeWildLisa DeWildLisa visits a dream therapist to see why she is having such bizarre dreams. She reveals some of the most interesting nightmares yet, but the therapist seems to have an ulterior motive.
- DirectorPhillip ByrdStarsJohn R. LevineGina SmithIn this 1995 PBS documentary, technology experts Gina Smith and John Levine provide a light, plain English introduction to the Internet, World Wide Web and related technologies for work and home use.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsEric StoltzJohn CorbettJosh HamiltonDrug addict Jesse think he's found the answer to all his problems in the form of a breifcase full of money. However, the money isn't his and stealing it from right under the nose of a gang's hitman isn't a good idea. With his new wealth, Jesse heads home to the coastal region where he grew up. There he meets up with childhood friends, but the bad guys are hot in his trail, so now everyone's in danger.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookBill DeWildLisa DeWildIn the final sequel of Lisa's Nightmares, Lisa is terrorized by a phone stalker who threatens her life if she does not answer the killer's horror trivia questions correctly. Eventually, the killer forces her to reveal all of her bizarre nightmares to him over the phone.
- DirectorStuart GillardStarsHarland WilliamsJessica LundyWilliam SadlerFred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.
- DirectorGreg CarterStarsKory WashingtonDonna WilkersonThomas MilesAn African-American male in the ghettos of Houston struggles with opportunities to enter a life of crime including a chance to kill the man who killed his brother.
- DirectorJennifer PaysonStarsMYC AgnewChristine McPetersChristy MerrittComing-of-age story of three suburban teenagers.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookBrian TruittTara WardA trilogy of horror stories from the director of Evil Night, Death Metal Zombie and The Dummy.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanBill MurrayOlivia WilliamsA teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
- DirectorHoward McCainStarsKelly McGillisBruce DernD.W. MoffettA former Texas Ranger (McGillis) is recruited by a Houston police captain (Dern) to assist a homicide detective (Moffett) in the search for an elusive serial killer (David) who collects antique dolls.
- DirectorMark DavidStarsJeremy FoxAmalia StifterEv LunningA young artist's success with controversial paintings clashes with his father's political hopes.
- DirectorNicholas SturghillStarsNicholas SturghillAndrew SuirePhillip AlexanderAndrew Suire and Nicholas Sturghill star in this independent production that's based on a true story about a billionare who hires an assassin to wipe out the crooked cops who wrongfully murdered his son.
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsBoyd KestnerKathryn MorrisAmanda WellesAn ex-convict teams with government agents to battle an advanced race bent on conquering Earth.
- DirectorJerry HenryStarsDavi JayClarence WhitmoreDiego Villarreal GarciaA respected female doctor is shot by police for supposedly pointing a gun at them, but for several people this doesn't ring true. Not least one reporter who uncovers links to the previous murders of several black children in the area.
- DirectorGreg CarterStarsThomas MilesGregory O. StewartNapoleonTake a step into the thugged out world of gangs, dollars and power set in da hood of Compton with rappers Willie d, lady of rage and napoleon.
- DirectorAlvin EcarmaStarsFrank PratherPatricia DugueyeCash Flagg Jr.After his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped, a gangster is forced to betray his best friend who is also a deadly killer, in this raucous, off-the-wall satire that is to action films what Scream (1996) is to horror movies.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsHolly AeckJoseph FautinosSpencer TraskA group of rich college brats conspire to play a prank on Jimmy Fisher, the school nerd. But when Jimmy ends up unconscious, the co-eds leave him and head out to a party. What they don't realize is that, when Jimmy wakes up, the evil inside of him triggers and he sets out for revenge as he offs his tormentors in some very original ways: exploding cigarettes, beer bottles, mops, spiked frat paddles and more.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookRik DeskinLisa DeWildA doll animated with an evil spirit can imitate anyone it comes into contact with.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsTodd Jason CookLisa DeWildChad EubanksA trilogy of horror stories that begins with a crazy musician who has trouble composing his latest song. His lack of concentration on his work leads to the accidental conjuring of an evil spirit. The second story concerns a couple who go to a pool hall for a night of fun. While there, they meet a friendly guy named David who invites them back to his place for a private party where he has other bloody plans. The final story is about a girl who comes home from work to find a mysterious package on her doorstep. Upon opening it, she finds a creepy ventriloquist dummy that seems to have a life of its own and a liking for blood.
- DirectorTodd Jason CookStarsLisa DeWildTodd Jason CookChad EubanksWhat happens when a millionaire sells his company? MURDER! Todd is a savvy businessman with a golden touch. His company is worth so much money that others are willing to kill for it . . . even his brothers. Each of Todd's brothers envy him, but could one of them be the reason there are bodies piling up, or is it a mysterious clown roaming the area? Either way, Lisa and Todd are in for a surprise as the brothers start disappearing. Night of the Clown has been considered to be one of the strangest, wackiest, wildest slasher films ever made, with some of the most original and weirdest kill scenes depicted in a movie.
- DirectorJohnnard HarperStarsDenisha HardemanAya WashingtonKyle LeeHighschool friends are haunted by a supernatural entity after receiving a text message from a strange phone number belonging to someone they thought were dead.
- DirectorLluvia AlmanzaAmishVicky BagleyStarsBarack ObamaDonald TrumpMindy RobinsonPart documentary, part fiction, part mockumentary, the film follows notorious serial killer Brandon, also known as Reid Ryan Allen, and documents the affects he's made on all of us worldwide; from fans, to law enforcement, copycats, victims' families and vigilantes seeking justice, all looking to catch the Chameleon who can't be caught.
- DirectorJeremy SumrallStarsBrinke StevensJessa FluxKris SmithRecently retired narcotics detective Jack "Hellfire" Bradshaw witnesses his family murdered in cold blood. Left for dead, he awakens with one thought on his mind: bloody, bloody revenge.
- DirectorGabriel TheisStarsAlec WhiteGabriel TheisCat ThomasA conspiratorial loner recruits an underachieving film student to help prove the existence of an urban legend.
- DirectorJeff DunnStarsSam J. JonesChristine NguyenEvan George VourazerisA young girl discovers a dark secret hiding beneath her small college town as Cyborgs emerge from the shadows to threaten life as she has known it.
- DirectorAlex NaborsStarsMcKay LawlessSusan AllisonTwo bored teenage girls seek a legal way of intoxication.
- DirectorDavid Quintana-LujanStarsZara MajidpourChris HahnBrett Wilson Sr.An innocent traveler, Kris Castle, stumbles into a hoard of zombies after a nerve agent is released in a small town north of San Antonio, Texas which causes the dead to rise. With the help from a family that is also stranded, they work together to escape the town and kill as many zombies that they can to survive.
- DirectorManon de ReeperStarsTené Carter MillerDeep in the throes of psychosis brought on by neglected OCD, a woman comes to face her inner demon.
- DirectorTroy EscamillaStarsBrinke StevensJulie Anne PrescottDebra LambWhat is supposed to be an educational and collaborative weekend professional development session for the English Department of Prescott High School instead turns into a blood soaked nightmare when a masked killer targets them.
- DirectorJacky ChaoStarsJacky ChaoBen TinsleyJoseph LandisAs an alien abductee, Houston vigilante Jackman learns to live with the cliché fact that he is different. But before that, he must protect the city and fight the bad guy.
- DirectorJanine RiversStarsCandace ReuterWhen Madison Dupree awakes in the middle of the night, she is come face to face with a series of unfortunate events that will soon unveil her mysterious adventures of the night before. Or was it her after all?
- DirectorWayne SlatenStarsJason DouglasDavid MatrangaJames HongThe hunt is on as a government assassin comes out of retirement to track down a killer extraterrestrial murdering the former members of his team in this science fiction thriller set in an alternate future America.