HEARTSTOPPER (1989) Interesting if not fully successful vampire yarn in which a surgeon in the American Revolution (Kevin Kindlin) is executed for drinking human blood—whether vampirism was common practice in 1776 is never explained—but reawakens in 1980s Pittsburgh. Kindlin tries…

ANGST (1983) A mentally deranged man (Irwin Leder) is released from prison ten years after committing cold-blooded murder and immediately sets up shop at an isolated house where he indulges in terrorizing its inhabitants. Since the film is narrated by…

DESTROYER (1988) The worst prison riot in American history results in the assumed escape of serial killer Ivan Moser (Lyle Alzado), who disappears the night of his execution. The soon-abandoned jailhouse becomes the perfect location for a movie crew making…

GOODNIGHT, GOD BLESS (1987) (AKA: Lucifer) A priest opens fire on a group of schoolchildren for no apparent reason and subsequently goes on a pointless killing spree. The survivor of the shooting, a small girl (Jane Price) who seems completely…

DOLLS (1987) Stranded travelers take shelter in the home of enchanted toymakers Guy Rolfe and Hilary Mason, unaware that the couple’s vast collection of dolls are watching (and judging) them. Whenever the guests show disrespect towards Rolfe and Mason, the…

CHEERLEADER CAMP (1988) Someone with a vendetta against cheerleaders is making mincemeat out of the pretty trainees at Camp Hurrah, a campsite for competitive cheerleading. Bodies start dropping after the arrival of nightmare-plagued Alison (future Saw alumni Betsy Russell), whose…

Death House – 1988, US, 90m. Director: John Saxon. Flesh-Eating Mothers – 1988, US, 89m. Director: James Aviles Martin. Zombie 4: After Death – 1989, Italy/Philippines, 84m. Director: Claudio Fragasso. DEATH HOUSE (1988) Decorated Vietnam vet Dennis Cole is framed…