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PROBLEM & BORDERLINE FILMS T to Z

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TABOO (1997)  - “Some things are better left unsaid” (tagline). Half-hour short directed by Edward Boase, starring James Hannay and Desmond Llewellyn. ‘Horror’  - Internet Movie Database.

TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN (1975) - U.S./Welsh co-production, art-house fare with a feminist slant on a MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE-like 'programmed assassin' theme in a post-nuclear 1990.

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TALE OF TALES (2015)  - Euro co-production with UK involvement. Three stories of dark fantasy involving sea monsters, witches, ogres, flayings, and a king with a gigantic pet flea.

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TALE OF THE FIDDLE (1909)  - girl deals with the Devil, exchanging her soul for a violin made from the bodies of her family members.

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TALISMAN (1997)  - reviewed by the indefatigable M.J. Simpson at www.mjsimpson.co.uk , this was an unfinished fantasy production directed by Christian Vassie (later a Liberal councillor in york!) under the name ‘xian vassie’, concerning the quest for pieces of an ancient talisman. Features ghostly twins, much fantasy and swashbuckling action.

TALK OF THE DEVIL (1967) - directed by Francis Searle. Faustian comedy short with Tim Barrett and Hugh Latimer.

THE TALL GUY (1989) - includes fake musical based on THE ELEPHANT MAN.

TALOS THE MUMMY (1999) - one of the late-90s wave of Mummy movies, a U.S./Luxembourg co-production directed by Russell Mulcahy, set in London and featuring largely British cast including Christopher Lee.

TATTOO VAMPIRE (1995)  - video documentary featuring American tattooist ‘Spider Web’ showing his needle skills. Fantasy scenes see the tattoo artist portrayed as a vampire prince biting female victims!

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TEA BREAK (2004) - 6-minute short directed by Sam Walker. From Soho Curzon press release (prior to an October 2005 screening where the film played with a number of other shorts in support to DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES): "A tired man wearing a bloodstained apron punches the clock and goes to work, dispassionately turning livestock into dead-stock. Chopping. And... chopping... and... Wait a minute?! This third short film from Britain's arch subversive Sam Walker has much by way of caustic black humour and more than a little shock value".

THE TELL TALE HEART (2000)  - short directed by Jim Threapleton (husband of Kate Winslet). Based on the Poe story? Ref: Reelscreen website.

THE TEMPTATIONS OF JOSEPH (1914)  - amorous mummy comes to life to hug its owner. Silent short.

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TEN DEAD MEN (2005) - another variant on THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME; a year after a successful crime during which one of the gang dies, the nine survivors are abducted and taken to a remote forest for a manhunt, climaxing in a bloody siege as they team up in an old barn to fight back against their captors/pursuers.


TERRORE A AMITYVILLE PARK (1984)  - Norman J. Warren’s film PREY (1977), with additional scenes filmed by Ferruccio Casacci in Italy involving a mummy!

TERRORS (1930) - "boys tunnel to Australia, scare dinosaurs with bagpipes" - Donald C.Willis, 'Horror And Science Fiction Films II'.

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TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE SHOCKING TRUTH (2000)  - documentary on the classic 1974 shocker, featuring interviews with many of the participants. Produced by the Nottingham-based video label, Exploited Films.

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THAT’S YOUR FUNERAL (1972)  - Hammer comedy about rival firms of undertakers, climaxes with a body being covered in bronze and displayed as a statue.

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THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR (1968)  - early 8mm feature, based on Greek mythology, from director Michael J. Murphy, later to helm INVITATION TO HELL and various other British horror obscurities.

THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD (1940) - Korda's classic fantasy. Genie, giant spider, deadly automaton, etc.

THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD (1978) - t.v. movie version of the classic fantasy, directed by Clive Donner. Wazir's soul retained in crystal guarded by monster bird, making him invincible.

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THE THING FROM BENEATH THE BED (1990)  - ref: The Film Centre website. Early short by Genevieve Joliffe, producer of WHITE ANGEL and director of URBAN GHOST STORY. Horror?

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THE THING FROM UNDER THE STAIRS (19??)  - early short camcorder film by Henry Burrows, later to establish Foiled Productions, the makers of FOILED and FLUFFY THE ENGLISH VAMPIRE SLAYER. Ref: Foiled Productions website.

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THINGS BEST LEFT (2002)  - 3-minute short by Anthony Carpendale (director of THE MOST BORING WOMAN IN THE WORLD) and Beki Laws. Screened at the Curzon Cinema, London in March 2003, described as “an urban chiller”.

THE THIRTEEN CHAIRS (1969)  - adaptation of the Russian novel ‘The 12 Chairs’. Includes Orson Welles as manager of a Grand Guignol theatre staging a Jekyll and Hyde-type show. Italian/French/U.K. co-production.

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33 x AROUND THE SUN (2005) - restaging of the Orpheus myth using contemporary London settings.

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THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG (2003)  - written by Simon Beaufoy and directed by Bille Eltringham  - following an accidental death, two friends, one just released from prison, are pursued across rough country by a bunch of farmers seeking vengeance.

THIS IS PERSONAL: THE HUNT FOR THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER (2000) - superb 2-part drama made for the ITV network, starring Alun Armstrong as George Oldfield, the police chief in charge of the botched Ripper investigation.

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THIS UNNAMEABLE LITTLE BROOM (1985)  - “very weird” – ‘The BFI Companion To Horror’. More macabre grotesquery from animators The Brothers Quay.

THREADS (1984) - BBC production, Sheffield in the aftermath of a nuclear attack.

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3 GHOSTS (201?)  - MJ Simpson's review of Belinda Green-Smith's FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY mentions that she made this version of 'A Christmas Carol', though there is no mention of the film on her IMDb page.

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THREE MINUTES IN THE LIFE OF A SERIAL KILLER (2000)  - 3-minute short from Welsh director Claire Lincoln which “explores the domestic life of a serial killer”.

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3 MINUTES OF TORTURE (2000)  - Welsh short, based on a true story from World War 2 about a woman being tortured while her parents, held in separate rooms, are forced to endure her ordeal. Directed by Christopher Morris.

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THRILLER (1979)  - pretentious-sounding short from director Sally Potter – “investigates the fictional death of Mimi, from the opera ‘La Boheme’, with her reincarnation wondering whether it was misfortune or murder. Bernard Herrmann’s PSYCHO score is used to suggest the latter possibility” – Kim Newman, ‘Ten Years Of Terror’.

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THROUGH BLACK EYES THEY LOOK (2013)  - directed by Bazz Hancher and Thomas Lee Rutter. "This is a weird art house music video which contains some images of simulated horror.". 4-minute running time.

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THUNDER ROCK (1942)  -  lighthouse-set drama; fantasy scene featuring ghostly shipwreck victims.

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THE TICKET OF LEAVE MAN (1937) - Tod Slaughter as 'The Tiger' in another ripe slice of ham. Slaughter's best screen outing?

TIME BANDITS (1981) - directed by Terry Gilliam. Ogre, minotaur.

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TIME OF HER LIFE (2005) - directed by Steven M. Smith; "two ghosts wander around an historic English mansion, separated by time. A photography student must overcome her fear of ghosts in order to help them". Supernatural fantasy.

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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD (2000)  - directed by John Hardwick. Couple are involved in a car accident - the man is killed, still tightly gripping the hand of his partner who is unable to release herself...

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TO LET (1919)  - retired magician attempts to frighten a couple into leaving his house

TOBE HOOPER'S NIGHT TERRORS (1993) - Hooper continues his variable relationship with Cannon Films and our own Harry Alan Towers in this grandly-titled hotchpotch featuring Robert Englund as the Marquis de Sade. U.K. production involvement?

TOMMY (1975) - brief appearance of Frankenstein's monster.

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TOMORROW  LA SCALA! (2002)  - feature-length BBC comedy drama about a bunch of prison inmates who stage a production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical ‘Sweeney Todd’.

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TORMENT (1950)  - aka PAPER GALLOWS. Directorial debut of John Guillermin; psychotic novelist plots to murder his secretary.

 

TOWER BLOCK (2012)  - Jack O'Connell stars in thriller about a group of high-rise residents under threat from an unseen sniper. 


TRACK 29 (1987) - psycho-sexual drama from the pen of Dennis Potter, directed by Nicolas Roeg.

TRAINSPOTTING (1996) - directed by Danny Boyle, from the novel by Irvine Welsh. Nightmare 'cold turkey' sequence includes such horrors as game-show host Dale Winton and a dead baby which crawls across the ceiling.

THE TRIAL (1992) - from the Kafka novel. Kyle MacLachlan and Anthony Hopkins star in BBC film scripted by Harold Pinter. Directed by David Jones.

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A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN HORROR (2011)  - 17-minute documentary short made for Gorezone magazine, interviews with various stars and filmmakers on the UK's low-budget horror scene. Directed by David V.G. Davies.

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THE TRICK (1996)  - short directed by Rob Green, starring Don Warrington. A panel auditions various magicians, one of whom conjures up a supernatural doorway, with sinister and disturbing results…

TRILBY (1912) - from George du Maurier's novel. 

TRILBY (1914) - directed by Harold Shaw.

TRILBY (1922) - another version of the Svengali story, from the 'Tense Moments With Great Authors' series.

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TRINITY (2001) - minimalist psychological science-fiction drama involving the possibility of cloning in an isolated, snowbound military base.

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THE TRYGON FACTOR (1966) - directed by Cyril Frankel, German/U.K. production based on an Edgar Wallace novel.

 

TUB BOY (2013)  - 3-minute Jason Impey short (aka 6 SECONDS TO DIE, in a slightly revised cut). Suicidal man sits in bathtub musing over his failed life  - his monologue eventually reveals that he may be speaking to two offscreen corpses he has murdered.

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TUCK BUSHMAN AND THE LEGEND OF PIDDLEDOWN DALE (2009)  - comedy filmed in Hull, featuring a Steve Irwin-like character hunting a monster, with a mad scientist concocting a fake beast. The same team made a 15-minute sequel, TUCK BUSHMAN AND THE DEMON BITCH BAGS in 2012.


THE TURN OF THE SCREW (1999) - new feature-length version of the Henry James classic, starring Jodhi May and Colin Firth; made for the ITV network and premiered as a t.v. special at Christmas. 

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TURN OF THE SCREW (2004) - 110-minute BBC production, a dramatized shot-on-location version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Henry James novel.

TUT-TUT AND HIS TERRIBLE TOMB (1923) - directed by Bertram Phillips, for Butcher's Films. Comedy short featuring revived Egyptian mummies, presumably cranked out at the height of Tutankhamen fever.

TUTTI I COLORI DEL BUIO (1972) - directed by Sergio Martino. Italian horror film shot in London.

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24 HOUR HORROR MOVIE (2005)  - documentary short by MJ Dixon (IMDb list cast members from MJ's shorts DEAD IN THE WOODS and RESIDENCE EVIL - does this film cover the making of those?)

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TWISTED (2003)  - twin brothers share a girlfriend and a passion for murder, planning to kill a Hollywood star in order to bring themselves and their killing spree to the media’s attention. Shot by Bristol-based filmmakers, sounds like an attempt to imitate NATURAL BORN KILLERS on a £50,000 budget.

 

TWO OF A KIND (1949) - one of the six short films in the series A STRANGE EXPERIENCE WITH ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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U.F.O. (1993)  - science-fiction vehicle for comic Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown. Includes brief appearance by a midget Dracula.

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THE UGLY DUCKLING (1959) - the Jekyll and Hyde story updated to the rock'n'roll era, with Bernard Bresslaw transforming into the cool, spiv-like 'Teddy Hide' after knocking back the usual potion.

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UK HAUNTERS (2019)  - documentary by Dan Brownlie about the UK's 'haunted house' scare attractions scene.

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UK KILLING (2001) - 40-minute production directed by Travis Dean for Jackal Films. "A man is driven to murder". Ref: Paul Higson. Horror?

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ULTUS AND THE GREY LADY (1916) -  first of three sequels to ULTUS, THE MAN FROM THE DEAD.

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ULTUS AND THE SECRET OF THE NIGHT (1917)

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ULTUS AND THE THREE-BUTTON MYSTERY (1918)

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ULTUS, THE MAN FROM THE DEAD (1915)  - with Aurele Sydney as the Fantomas-like avenging anti-hero. First of four films to feature the character.

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THE UMBRELLA (1933)  - ref: M.J.Simpson. “crime comedy featuring Dick Francis as ‘Michael Frankenstein’!”

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UNDER THE BED (1989) - Children's Film Unit production for Channel 4. Garbage-monster, and the brief reunion of The Goodies!

 

UNDER THE TIDE (1928)  - Harry Agar Lyons in one of the series of six 1928 'Dr. Sin Fang' shorts


UNDRESSING EXTRAORDINARY: OR, THE TROUBLES OF A TIRED TRAVELLER (1901) - directed by Walter Booth. Seaside boarder finds a lively skeleton in his bed!

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UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION (2005) - sequel to Len Wiseman's UNDERWORLD, again featuring many British cast members. Appears to be officially a U.S. production.

UNEXPLAINED LAUGHTER (1989) - BBC drama starring Diana Rigg - woman moves into Welsh cottage, is harassed by the locals and haunted by the spirit of a child in a graveyard. Had someone been watching Harry Bromley-Davenport's WHISPERS OF FEAR, one wonders?

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UNIVERSAL HORROR (1998)  - Kevin Brownlow, one of Britain’s most noted film historians and archivists, compiled and directed this superb documentary on the classic horror films from the 1930s and 1940s, with excerpts from many of Universal’s classics, plus other contemporary movies such as R.K.O.’s KING KONG.

UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO (1971) - new teacher is informed by his pupils that they killed his predecessor.

UNNATURAL SELECTION (1996) - directed by Bill Baggs for his BBV video label. Abandoned government project researching into human evolution may have produced a murderous creature responsible for a series of gruesome killings. As usual, former 'Doctor Who' cast members appear in leading roles. Script by Mark Gatiss, later part of the comedy team 'The League Of Gentlemen'.

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UNSKIN (2018) - surreal/experimental fantasy short. "a mysterious godlike being who abducts alienated mortals and leads them through dance to shed their artificial masks and embrace each other's common humanity."

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VACUUM (2002)  - man attempts to tackle a room full of litter using a vacuum cleaner – but the trash starts to fight back. Dark and atmospheric 5-minute short.  

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THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969)  - cowboys versus an allosaurus in this Ray Harryhausen monster-western. U.S. production shot in Spain, with Harryhausen’s special effects and stop-motion work filmed in the U.K.

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THE VALLEY OF THE GHOSTS (1927)  - directed by G.B. Samuelson

THE VAMPYR: A SOAP OPERA (1992) - BBC curiosity, a revival of a 19th century gothic opera, with modernized lyrics. Broadcast in 15-minute chunks over the Xmas period, later screened in its entirety.

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VEC VIDJENO (1987)  - Yugoslavian horror movie part-backed by the U.K.’s Smart Egg Pictures. “Piano teacher deeply traumatised by the events of his childhood” – Internet Movie Database.

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THE VEIL (1958) - more episodes of the Karloff-hosted t.v. series, packaged as a compendium movie. U.S./U.K. co-production?

LA VENGANZA DE LA MOMIA (1973) - Paul Naschy in Spanish 'mummy' movie partially set in London. Shot on location in U.K.?

THE VENGEANCE OF EGYPT (1912) – Egyptian mummy unearthed by Napoleon Bonaparte; cursed ring. Stephen Jones’ ‘Essential Monster Movie Guide’ records this as a British movie, Walt Lee’s ‘Reference Guide To Fantastic Films’ claims it is French.

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VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES (1972)  - Indian mystic raises women from the dead. Spanish shocker starring Paul Naschy, features some footage shot in London.

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VERY CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SMALL KIND (2004)  - short by Philip Pugh, recycling an old 2000 A.D. 'Tharg's Future Shocks' plot. Drunken student becomes increasingly paranoid that an alien invasion of Earth is imminent. When it happens for real, he unwittingly saves the day by treading on them! 

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VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (1977) - Swedish/Irish co-production.

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VIDEO NASTY (2000)  - 3-minute short directed by Mike Booth. Man goes on murder spree after watching videos  - but the content of his viewing material turns out to be somewhat unexpected. Ref: The Film Centre website.

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VILLAGE OF THE MIST GHOULS (1979) - a great favourite over at www.britishhorrorfilms.co.uk, this one. Extremely rare British horror movie? Or is there more (or less?) to it than meets the eye...

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VINCENT PRICE'S DRACULA (1982) - documentary hosted by Price, with some dramatized scenes and clips from various vampire movies.

 

VIPCO: THE UNTOLD STORY (2019)  - Jason Impey's very entertaining 2-hour documentary on the history of the notorious UK video label. Contains an exclusive interview with company boss Mike Lee.


VIRTUAL TERROR (1995) - anthology film produced by Elisar Cabrera.

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VIRUS (1999)  - shipboard sf/horror with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland. Electronic organisms fuse with humans to create deadly new life-forms. U.S. production, co-funded by several European backers including the BBC

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VISIT FROM A DEAD MAN (1974)  -  ABC t.v. movie, filmed in Britain. “Triangular situation between a wealthy collector of statues,   his gorgeous wife and a lawyer results first in murder, then in a supernatural visitation” – John Stanley, ‘Revenge Of The Creature Features   Movie Guide’.

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A VISIT TO A SPIRITUALIST (1906) - ref: 'Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Films And TV' website: "a sceptic visits a spiritualist, hoping to find proof of fakery". Directed by Arthur Cooper.

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VOICE OVER (1981)  - Ian McNeice stars as radio scriptwriter working on a serial involving a vampire-hunter. Knife murder at end.

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WANTED - A MUMMY (1910) - man pretends to be a mummy.

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WANTED FOR MURDER (1946)  - directed by Lawrence Huntingdon. Son of a hangman is a psychotic killer who strangles women.

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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) - 3-hour production from Pendragon Pictures, directed by Timothy Hines. Some sources say parts of this were filmed in Surrey; mainly filmed in Seattle, Washington.

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WARTIME (1987)  - Reeltime ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off with John Levene reprising his role as Warrant Officer Benton, on a mission to deliver radioactive material to U.N.I.T. headquarters but distracted by ghostly visions of his late father and brother.

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WATCHING OVER YOU (2003)  - Nurse suspects a man is stalking her – but it turns out to be her lesbian colleague. 25-minute video production, directed by Leicestershire filmmaker Paul Burton.

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THE WATER HORSE (2007)  - big budget family-orientated monster fantasy set in Scotland. Mythical beast hatches from egg.

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THE WAXING MOON (1976)  - one of two horror/fantasy films listed on the Internet Movie Database as having been directed in mid-1970s Britain by the Hollywood production designer Jeremy Kay. This one is said to be about a botanist who cultivates a plant which flowers during the full moon, using its essence to rejuvenate his crippled form. Exists/completed? See also SATAN’S CASTLE (1975).

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WAY UPSTREAM (1987) - directed by Terry Johnson. BBC t.v. production adapted from Alan Ayckbourn's play; couples on a weekend boating excursion sail towards 'Armageddon' bridge. "Mr.Johnson managed to steal ideas from EVIL DEAD, FRIDAY THE 13TH and virtually any Brian de Palma film you care to name" - Ernest Harris, 'Shock Xpress'.

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WE DO BELIEVE IN GHOSTS (1947)  - 36-minute short, produced and directed by Walter West for Hammer, depicting the spirits of King Charles I, Fred Archer, and Anne Boleyn, haunting historic houses and stately homes.

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011)  - mother struggles to come to terms with the actions of her teenage son after he commits a massacre at his high school. Frequently described as a 'horror film' by critics and even by the director Lynne Ramsay herself.

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WE SHALL SEE (1964) - based on Edgar Wallace novel; scene featuring attempt to murder woman via use of bees.

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THE WEEKEND MURDERS (1970)  - Italian thriller, family gather for the reading of a will and the expected killings soon commence. Features Brit stalwarts Lance Percival and Ballard Berkeley among the cast. Filmed/set in U.K.?

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THE WEIGHT (2005) - two mates offer to buy a set of lifting weights from a weird older man who turns out to be a gun-toting psychopath. Sinister but ultimately unsuccessful black-and-white suspenser. Directed by The Turrell Brothers, screened at the 'Bang! Mayhem' short film event in Nottingham.

WELCOME TO BLOOD CITY (1977) - U.K./Canadian sf western, a la WESTWORLD.

WHAT A NIGHT! (1931)  - directed by Monty Banks. Crooks pose as ghosts.

WHAT A WHOPPER! (1961) - Loch Ness monster comedy with Adam Faith and Sid James.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE? (1971) - Italian horror thriller set (and filmed?) in the U.K.

WHAT NEXT? (1928)  - ref: ‘English Gothic’. “Horror comedy”; “demented antiques dealer”. Directed by, and starring, Walter Forde.

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WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES (1907)  - taxi driver has his place taken by the Devil, who drives his passengers into the sky, under the sea, up a cliff face and into an abyss, laughing in close-up at the film’s end.

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WHILE I LIVE (1947) - directed by John Harlow. Cliff-top melodrama; woman who believes her sister has been reincarnated in the form of the heroine.

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WHISTLE AND I’LL COME TO YOU (1968)  - Jonathan Miller’s terrifying spin on M.R.James, starring an appropriately nervy Michael Hordern. Rarely have white bedsheets been so unsettling! 42-minute production filmed for t.v.’s ‘Omnibus’.

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THE WHITE DARKNESS (2002)  - documentary on voodoo in modern-day Haiti, directed by Richard Stanley.

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THE WHITE WITCH (1913) - 14th-century witch uses magic to save a woodsman's daughter from the clutches of a wicked baron.

THE WIDOWMAKER (1990) - feature-length ITV drama; woman must cope with hostile attention from local community and the media when her husband is revealed as a mass murderer.

WILT (1989) - black comedy based on Tom Sharpe's novel. Suspected chainsaw murders; 'Swaffham Strangler' character, notorious stocking-killer.

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WINKY AND THE CANNIBAL CHIEF (1914) - silent comedy from Yorkshire-based Bamforth films. Comic character 'Winky' pretends to be "a savage to scare picknickers" (ref: British Film Catalogue) before encountering a genuine cannibal.

WINTER WITH DRACULA (1971) - half-hour travelogue filmed in Rumania - brief reference to Dracula but no horror content otherwise!

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WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP (1999)  - documentary feature by James Marsh, based on the history of Black Falls, Wisconsin, whose inhabitants encountered an above-average quota of homicide, suicide, mental illness and other weird goings-on during the 19th century.

THE WITCH OF THE GLEN (1910) - witch who has control over 2 spirits uses them to scare men. Silent short.

WITCHCRAFT (1992) - BBC mini-series directed by genre veteran Peter Sasdy. Film production about mediaeval witchfinder is haunted by its subject's spirit.

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WITCHES’ BREW (195?)  - early Harrison Marks 8mm nudie short, a brief clip of which can be seen in the BBC documentary ‘Doing Rude Things’.

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THE WITCHES OF PENDLE (1977)  - feature-length, shot-on-film, BBC production dramatising the real-life witch trials which took place in Northern England in 1612.

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THE WITCH’S SPELL (1910)  - “a peasant captured at a witches revel is cursed and transformed into a beast”  - ‘The Missing Link’ website.

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WITHIN (2005) - four friends visit a 14th-century castle but find themselves trapped in another dimension, experiencing terrifying hallucinations. They discover that if one of them stays forever, the others can return to our world. Directed by John A. Curtis and Merlin Ward.

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WITHOUT LIGHT (2019)  - short film screened at Horror-on-Sea in 2020, directed by Yorkshire-based Vernon Lishke. Female attack victim becomes terrified to leave the house, too afraid to face anyone, as she spirals further and further into darkness.

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THE WOLVES OF KROMER (1998)  - odd gay-themed fairytale/drama about an evil maid who plots to murder her rich mistress and blame the killing on a local pack of wolves (played by a group of men wearing fur coats and tails).

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THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE (1988) - gothic melodrama aimed at older children.

THE WOMAN WITH NO NAME (1950) - gothic drama; woman fears something terrible lies behind panelled door. Nightmare dream sequence shot in negative.

 

WOMEN PRISONERS OF SS CAMP FROM HELL (2008)  - 10-minute Nazisploiter directed by Jason Impey.


THE WORST WITCH (1986) - fantasy involving witches and Halloween, made for Central T.V. Pilot (70 minutes) for the children's t.v. series?

THE WRONG BOX (1966) - all-star black comedy; family members all try to manoeuvre and murder their way to a fortune. 'Bournemouth Strangler' character.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1920)  - silent adaptation of Emily Bronte’s windswept gothic classic, starring Milton Rosmer

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1970)  - directed by Robert Fuest for AIP, starring Anna Calder-Marshall and Timothy Dalton. Fuest’s next AIP movies were the ‘Dr. Phibes’ films starring Vincent Price!

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1992)  - Juliette Binoche as Cathy, Ralph Fiennes as Heathcliff.

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WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1998)  - adaptation made by London Weekend Television, starring Orla Brady and Robert Cavanah.

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THE WYVERN MYSTERY (1999)  - David Pirie penned this two-part BBC drama based on le Fanu’s novel.

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THE X-RAY FIEND (1897)  - skeletons of embracing lovers are seen in professor’s X-ray machine.

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YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) – animated fantasy based on the songs of The Beatles. Evil ‘Blue Meanies’, brief bits with Frankenstein monster and King Kong.

 

THE YOB (1988) – pretentious video director and football hooligan have their personalities swapped in a scientific experiment. ‘Comic Strip’ comedy owing much to Cronenberg’s THE FLY and Fuest’s THE FINAL PROGRAMME.

 

YOUNG HUNTERS: THE BEAST OF BEVENDEAN (2015)  - children's adventure movie with two boys on a quest to find a mysterious big cat said to be living in the nearby woods. Aka NIGHTMARE HUNTERS. 

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THE YOUNG POISONER’S HANDBOOK (1995) – teenager begins to murder family members using various chemical concoctions. Black comedy with 1950s setting.

 

ZARDOZ (1974) – directed by John Boorman.

 

A ZED AND TWO NOUGHTS (1986) – directed by Peter Greenaway. Perhaps Greenaway’s best, a bizarre tale of twins and amputation akin to David Cronenberg’s DEAD RINGERS.

 

THE ZERO IMPERATIVE (1994) – another BBV video production featuring ex-‘Doctor Who’ cast members. “Particularly good horror story featuring Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Jon Pertwee and Caroline John” – Solar Flare website.

 

ZETA ONE (1969)  - sf sex comedy; race of alien females invade Earth, planning takeover.

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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (2005)  - 69-minute documentary on the making of Jason Impey's ZOMBIE VILLAGE.

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THE ZONE OF DEATH (1928)  - Harry Agar Lyons in one of the six Fred Paul-directed 'Dr. Sin Fang' series of shorts.

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