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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    Witchfinder General

    1968, in 8 top lists Check
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    Wild in the Streets

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Vargtimmen

    1968 — a.k.a. Hour of the Wolf, in 7 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Power

    1968, in 1 top list Check
  7. 444 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 384 new

    The Love Bug

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 379 new

    The Lost Continent

    1968 — a.k.a. Lost Island, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 350 new

    Je t'aime, je t'aime

    1968, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 314 new

    If....

    1968, in 18 top lists Check
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    Finian's Rainbow

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

    1968, in 1 top list Check
  14. 167 new

    Diabolik

    1968 — a.k.a. Danger: Diabolik, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 164 new

    The Devil Rides Out

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 136 new

    Curse of the Crimson Altar

    1968 — a.k.a. The Crimson Cult, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 106 new

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Charly

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
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    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
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