Fantastic Cinema (Peter Nicholls) 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films

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This extensive appendix in Nicholl's book lists 700 fantasy/horror/sci-fi films,1902-1983. Note that it is not a 'best of' list. While some films are must-see classics, others are z-grade junk - there's even a few TV-movies in the mix. Nicholls may be academic but he's no snob - like Danny Peary, he believes in seeing all types of movies.
Most of these appended films are reviewed in capsules (the others have already been discussed in more detail in the main body of the book). He gives titles a dual rating, one for quality (stars) and another for squeamishness (skulls).
Interestingly, Nicholls embraces a broad range of movies in his critique, including the James Bond series (because of its sci-fi overtones with gadgetry, supervillians, etc) and films with a surreal, psychological, or dreamlike approach. You'd have to be a true film fan to watch the wide range of titles here - everything from Monty Python and the Muppets to Russian silent films and Italian zombie gore.

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  1. 696 new

    Zombi 2

    1979 — a.k.a. Zombie, in 4 top lists Check
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    Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem

    1977 — a.k.a. Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea, in 1 top list Check
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    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
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    Zelig

    1983, in 7 top lists Check
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    Zardoz

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
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    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
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    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
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    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
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    Xtro

    1982, in 1 top list Check
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    Xanadu

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
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    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
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    Wolfen

    1981, in 1 top list Check
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    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
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    The Wiz

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
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    Witchcraft

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
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    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
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    Willard

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 677 new

    Wild in the Streets

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
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    Who?

    1973 — a.k.a. Robo Man, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 674 new

    White Zombie

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
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    The White Buffalo

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
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    When Worlds Collide

    1951, in 1 top list Check
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    When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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    Westworld

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Werewolf of Washington

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
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    Werewolf of London

    1935 — a.k.a. Unholy Hour, in 1 top list Check
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    Welcome to Blood City

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
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    Week End

    1967 — a.k.a. Weekend, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Watcher in the Woods

    1980, in 1 top list Check
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    The Wasp Woman

    1959 — a.k.a. Insect Woman, in 0 top lists Check
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    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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    Warlords of the 21st Century

    1982 — a.k.a. Battletruck, in 0 top lists Check
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    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
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    WarGames

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
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    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. The Voyage Across the Impossible, in 6 top lists Check
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    Village of the Damned

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
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    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Vault of Horror

    1973 — a.k.a. Further Tales from the Crypt, in 1 top list Check
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    Vargtimmen

    1968 — a.k.a. Hour of the Wolf, in 7 top lists Check
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    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Vampire Lovers

    1970, in 1 top list Check
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    Vampire Circus

    1972, in 1 top list Check
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    The Valley of Gwangi

    1969 — a.k.a. The Lost Valley, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Uninvited

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Uncanny

    1977, in 0 top lists Check
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