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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    And Now the Screaming Starts!

    1973, in 0 top lists Check
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    Asylum

    1972, in 1 top list Check
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    Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde

    1971, in 1 top list Check
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    The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    1974 — a.k.a. The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Monster Club

    1981, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moon Zero Two

    1969, in 0 top lists Check
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    Quatermass and the Pit

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
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    Scars of Dracula

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Vampire Lovers

    1970, in 1 top list 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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