Cult Classic
Many cult movies have gone on to transcend their original cult status and have become recognized as classics, others are of the "so bad it's good" variety, and are destined to remain in obscurity. Here you will also discover some of the most astonishing, tastless and sometimes the worst movie ever made. The term cult film implies a certain level of obscurity, and widely popular, mainstream movies are not considered to be cult films and will not be found in this company.
The Day The World Ended (1956)
4.4/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Richard Denning, Adele Jergens, Lori Nelson
Originally released in the fifties during the atomic decade, Day The World Ended tells the story of what happened when man finally destroys himself in... Read more
How to Make a Monster (1958)
5.3/10
Director: Herbert L Strock
Starring: Robert H Harris, Gary Conway, Paul Brinegar, Gary Clarke, Malcolm Atterbury
Pete Drummond (Robert H. Harris) has been chief makeup man at the Hollywood Studio for 25 years. When the studio is sold, Pete is brusquely informed t... Read more
Runaway Daughters (1957)
4.9/10
Director: Edward L Cahn
Starring: Marla English, John Litel, Adele Jergens, Gloria Castillo
Tells a story of the misadventures of a trio of teenage girls. Audrey Barton (Marla English) wants something more out of life than her parents' money... Read more
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
5.2/10
Director: Gordon Hessler
Starring: Adolfo Celi, Christine Kaufmann, Herbert Lom, Jason Robards, Lilli Palmer, Micha...
Jason Robards takes a rare horror role in this, Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of mutant creatures and murderous intentions. Robards stars as Cesar Ch... Read more
Troll Hunter (2010)
Director: André Øvredal
Starring: Otto Jespersen
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to fo... Read more
The Wasp Woman (1961)
4.6/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Susan Cabot, Fred Eisley, Barboura Morris
Cosmetics producer Susan Cabot thinks she's discovered a new age-retarding cream, but learns that the 'wasp enzymes' in the formula turn her into an i... Read more
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
3.8/10
Director: Edgar G Ulmer
Starring: Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman, James Griffith
This sci-fi schlocko concerns a crazed scientist who, hoping to create the perfect henchman, renders a crook invisible. Unfotunately, the unseen under... Read more
The She-Creature (1956)
3.2/10
Director: Edward L Cahn
Starring: Tom Conway, Cathy Downs, Chester Morris, Marla English
A hypnosis based horror film tells the story of an oily hypnotist Dr Carlo Lombardi and his beautiful former carnival worker assistant Andrea. Dr Lomb... Read more
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
6.2/10
Director: Ishiro Honda
Starring: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akihiko Hirata, Tomoko Ai, Katsumasa Uchida
Aliens rebuild Mechagodzilla with the help of a demented scientist who has discovered a creature called Titanosaurus, which they intend to team up to... Read more
Hercules Unchained (1960)
4.4/10
Director: Pietro Francisci
Starring: Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Sylvia Lopez
Steve Reeves returns as the mighty Hercules in this saga of muscles, maidens and monsters. Robbed of his memory, Herc is a prisoner of the lovely Quee... Read more