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. 650 new

    Vampire Circus

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  2. 616 new

    The Thing with Two Heads

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  3. 596 new

    Tales from the Crypt

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  4. 565 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 562 new

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  6. 555 new

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 532 new

    Savages

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 493 new

    The Possession of Joel Delaney

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 484 new

    The Pied Piper

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 467 new

    The Other

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  11. 454 new

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 445 new

    The Night Stalker

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  13. 443 new

    Night of the Lepus

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  14. 436 new

    Neither the Sea Nor the Sand

    1972 — a.k.a. The Exorcism of Hugh, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 365 new

    The Legend of Boggy Creek

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 316 new

    Images

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  17. 310 new

    Hungry Wives

    1972 — a.k.a. Season of the Witch, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 303 new

    Pánico en el Transiberiano

    1972 — a.k.a. Horror Express, in 1 top list Check
  19. 272 new

    Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga

    1972 — a.k.a. Baron Blood, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 256 new

    Frogs

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  21. 214 new

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 192 new

    Dracula A.D. 1972

    1972 — a.k.a. Dracula Today, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 188 new

    Doomwatch

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 180 new

    Dr. Phibes Rises Again

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 120 new

    Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 99 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 58 new

    Blacula

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 54 new

    Beware! The Blob

    1972 — a.k.a. Son of Blob, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 51 new

    Ben

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 26 new

    Asylum

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  31. 12 new

    The Amazing Mr. Blunden

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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