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. 676 new

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 675 new

    Who?

    1973 — a.k.a. Robo Man, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 665 new

    The Watcher in the Woods

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  4. 656 new

    Village of the Damned

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 648 new

    The Uninvited

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 643 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  7. 613 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 599 new

    Tales That Witness Madness

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 598 new

    Tales of Terror

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  10. 592 new

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 586 new

    Strange Invaders

    1983, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 585 new

    Strange Behavior

    1981 — a.k.a. Small Town Massacre, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 584 new

    The Stepford Wives

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 581 new

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 578 new

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  16. 571 new

    Soylent Green

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 565 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 553 new

    Shock Waves

    1977 — a.k.a. Almost Human, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 545 new

    The Seventh Victim

    1943, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 544 new

    7 Faces of Dr. Lao

    1964 — a.k.a. The Secret World of Dr. Lao, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 543 new

    Sette note in nero

    1977 — a.k.a. The Psychic, in 1 top list Check
  22. 529 new

    Salem's Lot

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  23. 513 new

    The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

    1975, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 507 new

    Quintet

    1979, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 505 new

    Quella villa accanto al cimitero

    1981 — a.k.a. The House by the Cemetery, in 1 top list Check
  26. 495 new

    The Premature Burial

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 482 new

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 469 new

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    1951, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 467 new

    The Other

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  30. 460 new

    The Omen

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 453 new

    Nothing But the Night

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 446 new

    The Night Strangler

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 440 new

    Night of Dark Shadows

    1971 — a.k.a. Curse of Dark Shadows, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 372 new

    Lisa e il diavolo

    1973 — a.k.a. Lisa and the Devil, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 366 new

    The Legend of Hell House

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  36. 365 new

    The Legend of Boggy Creek

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 364 new

    The Legacy

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 362 new

    The Last Wave

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 337 new

    Isle of the Dead

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  40. 324 new

    Inferno

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 310 new

    Hungry Wives

    1972 — a.k.a. Season of the Witch, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 306 new

    The House That Dripped Blood

    1971, in 1 top list Check
  43. 292 new

    The Hearse

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 286 new

    Harlequin

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 274 new

    The Godsend

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 267 new

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    1947, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 260 new

    Full Circle

    1977 — a.k.a. The Haunting of Julia, in 1 top list Check
  48. 256 new

    Frogs

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  49. 247 new

    The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 220 new

    Eyes of Laura Mars

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
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