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Robert Stephens

The Asphyx (1972)

The Asphyx (1972)
Rating: ★★★½
Jun 2, 1999Capturing the Spirit of Death
Capturing the Spirit of Deathasphyx-19721972A very underrated and almost completely ignored film from the great Anglo-horror cycle in which Victorian scientists are on a quest to capture the spirit of death
Director: Peter Newbrook
Actors: Robert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire
Category: Horror
2 June 199924 November 2025 by Roog

The Shout (1978)

The Shout (1978)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 6, 2010Enigmatic Stranger With Supernatural Powers
Enigmatic Stranger With Supernatural Powersshout-19781978Fascinating film starring Alan Bates as a mystery man who demonstrates to John Hurt a killing shout he learned among the Aborigines
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Actors: Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York, Tim Curry, …
Category: Fantasy
6 April 201022 October 2023 by Roog

Afraid of the Dark (1991)

Afraid of the Dark (1991)
Rating: ★★★★
Apr 7, 1999Psycho-Thriller/Reversal of Perception
Psycho-Thriller/Reversal of Perceptionafraid-of-the-dark-19911991Quiet a remarkable film - on one level ostensibly a psycho-thriller about a killer targeting blind women before conducting a unique reversal of perception to reveal something else altogether
Director: Mark Peploe
Actors: Ben Keyworth, James Fox, Paul McGann, Claire Holman, …
Category: Horror
7 April 199923 June 2025 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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