Cult Films generally have limited but very special appeal. They are usually strange, quirky, offbeat, eccentric, oddball, or surreal. They may have outrageous, weird, cartoony characters or plots, and garish sets. They are often considered controversial because they step outside standard narrative and technical conventions. Cult films cut across many film genres (science fiction, horror, melodrama, etc.), and though they can be very stylized, they are often flawed or unusual in some striking way. To make a little sense of this unique genre, scroll the motherlode below, or take a side road by clicking a blue sub-heading to yer left... Visiting "Television Shows" and the "Cult Television" sub-feature may be worth checking out, also the "Animation" feature and the "Cult Animation" or "JapAnime" sub-feature will help with the bigger picture.. Right: Henry (Jack Nance) is "Eraserhead".
Howard Hawks' western classic stars John Wayne as a sheriff whose town is under siege by the army of gunmen brought in by crooked cattle baron John Ru... Read more
A Cornish fisherman is found covered with what looks like radiation burns. Before he dies, the fisherman utters the word 'behemoth', citing a monster... Read more
A collection of ten classic cult horrors from the heyday of Roger Corman and his peers. These fabulously over-the-top gore-fests and chilling delights... Read more
Jimmy Clanton gets the top billing as Johnny Melody, a young singer trying for Alan Freed's talent show, but the star of this blast from the past is t... Read more
Cinematic punishment from grade-Z auteur Jerry Warren. On a secluded island, a mad scientist concocts a horrific plot for world domination. When a gro... Read more
Dick Contino stars as Phil Sandifer, a part-time truck driver and singer who is almost run off road by a feisty buxom platinum blonde. They meet up ag... Read more
A.k.a. 'Grave Robbers From Outer Space'. Hailed as the worst film of all time and so mesmerizingly awful it actually improves (so to speak) with each... Read more
Roger Corman's prelude to 'Little Shop of Horrors' has Dick Miller getting that life-like quality to his clay sculptures by building them around life-... Read more
The original "swords, sandals and sweat" number stars the former Mr Universe Steve Reeves as Herc. On his quest for the Golden Fleece, Hercules just f... Read more
Vincent Price stars in this classic William Castle film about a group of people who make a bet with the wealthy Price. They will each get $10, 000 if... Read more