Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)
The Film: A cult leader keeps a teenage girl hostage in a giant laboratory, hoping to unlock her latent psychic powers in orde🎐r to reveal the secrets of the universe.
Why It's Amazing: Beautifully shot, Rainbow looks like a cross between 2001 and Suspiria. Tonally, it's 🥀mesmerising--think Berbarian Sound Studio being played 🅺at the wrong speed.
Why You've Never Seen It: Rainb🍨ow hasn't been picked up for UK distribution but yo♉u can pick it up on R1.
Even The Wind Is Afraid (1968)
The Film: A cruel headmistress torments a group of girls at a board♔ing school--refusing to believe their claims that there's a ghost haunting the hallways.
Why It's Amazing: It's been described aꦅs the greatest Mexican horror film of all time, and for good reason. Creepy, atmospheric and with a gripping story full of twists, this is a💙 very special film.
Why You've Never Seen It: Once again, it's never had a UK release, but it's easy enough to impo⭕rt from Amazon under it's slightly less catchy title Hasta el Vi✅ento Tiene Miedo.
The Friends Of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Film: An aging criminal is forced to turn informant to avoid a lengthy jail s🅺entence.
Why It's Amazing: The kind of movie Hollywood doesn't൲ seem to make any more, it's almost entirely populated by anti-heroes. Mitchum's world-weary and worn-out performancꦐe is unlike anything he'd done before, and it deserves more attention.
Why You've Never Seen It: Overshadowed by🐟 director Peter Yates' other classic crime 🦂thriller Bullitt, Eddie Coyle is nonetheless available to stream on Netflix.
Manborg (2011)
The Film: When Nazi vampires k🥂ill a young soldier, h♕e is resurrected as the ultimate tool of revenge: Manborg.
Why It's Amazing: It's basically a Frankenstein's mix of every singꦕ♕le late '80s / early '90s b-movie you grew up on and loved. Just ridiculous fun.
Why You Haven't Seen It: You were probably put off because it looks like an Asylum knock-off, but it's far fresher, and funnier than t✨hat. A smart script (just wait until the final scene) combined with genuinely joyful special effects add up 💧to a brilliant experience.
Return Of Doctor X (1939)
The Film: Humphrey Bogart's first 🍒(and last) science-fiction horror film about a mad doctor who's murdering people with a rare blood type in order to extend his lifespan. Despite the title, i🐎t's a stand-alone story.
Why It's Amazing: Bogart considers this to be his wo𝔉rst film, which could partly explain why he's so incredibly hammy in it. As so-bad-it's-amazing watche𓃲s go, you can't go far wrong with this one.
Why You've Never Seen It: We're wouldn't be surprised if🔥 Bogart burnt every copy. But you can pick it up in a double bill with ꦑthe unrelated Doctor X on R1.
The Two Faces Of Dr Jekyll (1960)
The Film: In a twist on the Jeykll and Hyde story, here Dr Jekyll is a 🔴wea🍒kling and Mr Hyde is a charismatic creep. When the Dr discovers his wife is having an affair, Hyde takes revenge.
Why It's Amazing: Brilliant story, shot beautifully, with a stunning score. The central performance(s) is electrifying. There's nothing ironic abo💞ut this one, it's just fine filmmaking.
Why You've Never Seen It: Despite the fact it's one of Christopher Lee's favourite Hammer films, it hasn't the reputation of some oꦛf his other classics. Available on R1ღ and R2, it deserves a place in your collection.
Fiend Without A Face (1958)
The Film: The earth is invaded b💞y aliens. Who take the form of human ꩲbrains. Brains!
Why It's Amazing: A '50s monster movie so influential it found its way onto the Criterion Collection, Fiend Without A Face has the typical charm of the b-movies of th𝄹e era, with a hard edge. Believe it or not, there are some scenes that have retained their power to shock.
Why You Haven't Seen It: Despit💃e the fact it's a British film, it's currently out of p𓂃rint in this country. But the Criterion set is fantastic, a loving tribute to a great film.
Fragment Of Fear (1970)
The Film: A former 🍸drug addict uncovers a𝓡 government conspiracy. Or does he?
Why It's Amazing: One of the greatest films about paranoia ever put to celluloid, Fragment perfectly replicates the feeling🐠 experienced by our protagonist of the blu✤rring lines between fantasy and reality. And the ending is unforgettable.
Why You Haven't Seen It: Despite the fact it's a British thriller starring one of our greatest actors (David Hemmings), this is another one you'll have to import f🐎rom Amerౠica.
The Bad Seed (1956)
The Film: A mother slowly starts to suspect her daughter is an evil ಌkiller.
Why It's Amazing: Extraordinarily ahead of its time, The Bad Seed is a complex mediation on the nature of evil. And it's as t🦩errifying as any modern horror.
Why You've Never Seen It: Despite picking up four Academy Award nominations, Seed appeওars to have been forgotten--but you can pick it up on a R2 DVD.
Return Of The 5 Deadly Venoms (1978)
The Film: A gang of martial artists who have had limbs r♏emoved / been blinded by an evil warrior, team up to taౠke revenge.
Why It's Amazing: The fight sc𒈔enes are genuinely incredible. Without going into sp🦋oiler territory, the way our heroes combine their resources has to be seen to be believed.
Why You've Never Seen It: It's best known by a different (less politically correct) title which may have put⛄ you off. But trust us, it's a🌼 triumph.
