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The Brain (1988)
, 1h34Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Cynthia Preston, David Gale, George Buza
Dr. Blakely runs a TV show called "Independent Thinkers", which is a Scientology-like self-help/religion program. But he's not making his audience think any more independently - with the help of an alien organism he calls The Brain, he's using brainwashing and mind control. The only thing that stands between them and world domination is a brilliant but troubled high school student with a penchant for pranks.
Food of the Gods II (1989)
, 1h31Directed by Damian Lee
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Lisa Schrage, Colin Fox, Frank Pellegrino, Jackie Burroughs
Dr. Neil Hamilton (Paul Coufos) receives a call from his mentor Dr. Kate Travis (Jackie Burroughs) about a young boy named Bobby, whose deficient growth has been treated with Travis' experimental serum. Bobby has swiftly and unexpectedly grown larger than a full-grown adult and become violent. To find an antidote, Neil takes a sample of the serum back to his lab at a university science complex. There, animal-rights activists led by Mark Hales (Réal Andrews) and Neil's girlfriend Alex Reed (Lisa Schrage) are protesting the work of Prof. Edmund Delhurst (Colin Fox), who claims to study cancer but in fact subjects animals to experimentation seeking a cure for baldness.
Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
, 1h36Directed by Martin Campbell
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, Clancy Brown, David Warner, Charles Hallahan, Lee Tergesen
Ward stars as 1948 hardboiled private detective H. Philip Lovecraft, in a fictional universe where magic is real, monsters and mythical beasts stalk the back alleys, zombies are used as cheap labor, and everyone—except Lovecraft—uses magic every day. Yet, cars, telephones and other modern technology also exist in this world.
Witch Hunt (1994)
, 1h40Directed by Paul Schrader
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Bogosian, Debi Mazar, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Julian Sands
Hopper stars as 1950s hardboiled private detective H. Phillip Lovecraft, in a fictional universe where magic is real, monsters and mythical beasts stalk the back alleys, zombies are used as cheap labor, and everyone—except Lovecraft—uses magic every day. Yet, cars, telephones and other modern technology also exist in this world.
Zarkorr! The Invader (1996)
, 1h20Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Kaiju films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Giant monster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors William Frederick Knight
Intelligent aliens who have been studying Earth for centuries decide to challenge mankind by sending in a 185-foot, laser-eyed monster called Zarkorr to wreak city-crushing havoc. Only one incredibly average young man, postal worker Tommy Ward (Rhys Pugh), can find the beast's weakness and save the planet with the help of a 6-inch-tall pixie (Torie Lynch), who says she is "a mental image projected into his brain" by the aliens. She explains that Zarkorr cannot be destroyed by weapons, but that the key to the monster's destruction lies within the monster itself. Tommy, chosen as an average human, is the one destined to fight Zarkorr, who is programmed to kill him. Tommy asks scientist Dr. Stephanie Martin (De'Prise Grossman) for advice about his mission, but everyone thinks he is crazy. He takes the scientist hostage, but manages to explain his predicament to one of the policemen, who believes him and helps him escape. Dr. Martin agrees to help him. Using computers belonging to a friend of hers, they establish that the monster, which is destroying city after city in the style of Godzilla, neither sleeps nor breathes. Going to the place where the monster first appeared, they come into possession of a strange metallic capsule that fell out of the sky at the time the monster arrived. It is believed to be unopenable, but it opens by itself for Tommy as he touches it. He uses the top of the capsule as a shield, reflecting Zarkorr's laser rays back at him, and the monster dissolves into a small glowing sphere flying into space. Tommy is taken to hospital to recover; a TV reporter congratulates him for saving the world, and he jokes he might run for president.
Dagon (2001)
, 1h35Directed by Stuart Gordon
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Francisco Rabal, Macarena Gómez, Brendan Price, José Lifante
The film opens with a dream sequence in which stock market tycoon Paul Marsh discovers a mermaid with razor sharp teeth while scuba diving into a carven pit. Paul awakes on a boat off the shores of Spain, where he is vacationing with his girlfriend, Barbara, and their friends Vicki and Howard. A sudden storm blows their boat against some hidden rocks. Vicki is trapped below deck, and Howard stays with her while Paul and Barbara take a lifeboat to the nearby fishing village of Imboca. During their absence, an unseen creature from the deep attacks the two in the boat.
New Alcatraz (2002)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Prison films, Natural horror films, Films about snakes, Giant monster films, Reptile, Disaster films
Actors Dean Cain, Elizabeth Lackey, Mark Sheppard, Craig Wasson, Grand L. Bush, Dana Ashbrook
Paleontologist Robert Trenton (Dean Cain) is called to Northeastern Antarctica near the Indian Ocean to help the FBI build an underground maximum-security military base and prison for the world's most dangerous criminals and terrorists. The prison is dubbed "New Alcatraz" by the staff. While building the prison, the staff accidentally awaken and unleash a prehistoric Boa Constrictor from its 200 million year hibernation. The snake escapes unnoticed until the staff notice a massive hole chewed in the five-foot thick concrete walls. Soon, the staff, and prisoners begin disappearing as they are brutally hunted and eaten by the snake. The FBI agents, Trenton and the rest of the prisoners try to escape, but are hampered as they don't have many weapons. They begin to give up hope as most of the survivors die. However, Trenton manages to kill the snake by kicking it off the helicopter, which it had bitten into, and it is assumed the fall kills the snake.
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp (2002)
, 1h29Directed by Gary Jones
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Reptile, Disaster films
Actors Heidi Lenhart, David Valcin, Martin Kove, Jon Sklaroff, James Parks, Dan Martin
After a bank robbery, four criminals try to escape to the village of Santo Cristo in Acapulco, but they hijack the plane when a storm requires the pilot to start to turn around. They force the pilot to continue flying. After the copilot struggles with one of the hijackers, the plane's instrument panel is destroyed and it crashes. Most of the passengers and one of the hijackers die in the crash. The criminals gather the remaining passengers, killing those too injured to be of use, and force the rest to haul their loot through the swamp to the town they need to reach to finish their escape. While they gather the loot, a crocodile suddenly emerges from the water and eats the pilot. The criminals empty three guns into it, killing it.
Dinocroc (2004)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Films about magic and magicians, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Costas Mandylor, Matthew Borlenghi, Charles Napier, Bruce Weitz, Jennifer Siebel (Newsom), Joanna Pacuła
A North African dinosaur, related to the crocodile, is found which could grow up to fifty feet long. Dr. Campbell (Bruce Weitz) uses its DNA to create two hybrids of it with a modern-day crocodile at Paula Kennedy's Genetic Research Co. (Gereco) lab. One creature kills Dr. Campbell's assistant and the other creature before escaping. This information is kept from Sheriff Harper (Napier) by Kennedy, stating the dead creature killed Campbell's assistant. His daughter, county dog catcher Diane Harper, helps her ex welding artist, Tom Banning, and his 12-year-old brother Michael (Jake Thomas) find their three legged dog, Lucky, who was lost a few days earlier.
Garuda (2004)
, 1h55Origin Thailande
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Sara Legge
The discovery of a mysterious fossil sets the stage for a terrifying confrontation between modern day man and Thai folklore. A tunnel excavation has revealed a rock so dense that it cannot be penetrated by even the strongest drill. When the workers discover a collection of unrecognizable fossils that bear no similarities to the familiar dinosaur types, they enlist the aid of archeologist Lenna Pierre and her American partner Tim in revealing the origins of the mysterious geological find. Awakened by the large scale excavation and enraged at having been trapped beneath the Bangkok concrete for hundreds of years, the ancient Garuda sets out on a bloody rampage as Leena, Tim, and the military struggle to find a means of bringing Garuda's destructive reign to terror to an end.
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
, 1h41Directed by S. S. Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror, Western
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films
Actors Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, August Schellenberg, J. E. Freeman, August Schellenberg
In 1889, the site that would become Perfection Valley is home to the town of Rejection Valley. The inhabitants are completely dependent on the income from a nearby silver mine, when a hot spring causes Graboid eggs to hatch, resulting in the death of 17 miners. The mine's owner is Hiram Gummer, great-grandfather of Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Hiram is a direct opposite of his descendant: he is a cold, lofty, well-mannered businessman with no experience in weapons or in any physical activity whatsoever (except bicycle riding, which quickly proves useless on the harsh terrain). He arrives in town to fix the problem, but finds he is in way over his head dealing with the larvae-like Graboids, which the town has dubbed "Dirt Dragons", when they attack his camp one night. One of his companions, Juan, kills one with a pick-axe, and the group barely gets away.
Frankenfish (2004)
, 1h24Directed by Mark Dippé
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Tory Kittles, K. D. Aubert, China Chow, Matthew Rauch, Tomas Arana, Mark Boone Junior
Medical examiner Sam Rivers and biologist Mary Callahan travel into the bayou to investigate the mysterious death of a fisherman. Having grown up in the area, Sam is comfortable in his surroundings while Mary is not. They find Elmer noodling for catfish in the swamp canals. With Elmer, Sam and Mary travel up river to the fishing community. They meet Gloria, the wife of the deceased fisherman. Gloria's daughter Eliza and her semi-boyfriend Dan also live in the house. Gloria explains that a boat washed up river a few months ago and strange things have happened since.
The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
, 47minutesDirected by Andrew Leman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Barry J. Lynch, Andrew Leman
The film adheres very closely to Lovecraft's story, but there are a few changes. The sailors aboard the Emma first encounter the Alert abandoned at sea, rather than crewed by Cthulhu cultists and taken over by Emma 's crew after a violent confrontation as in the original story. Additionally, the film depicts the narrator present at the time of his great-uncle's death, who dies peacefully in his sleep, rather than being summoned upon the mysterious death of his great-uncle, who was presumably killed by Cthulhu cultists in the original short story. The narrator (Matt Foyer) notes as well that Inspector Legrasse, who had directed the raid on cultists in backwoods Louisiana, had died before the narrator's investigation began.
Cthulhu (2007)
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Films about cephalopods, Giant monster films, LGBT-related films, Disaster films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tori Spelling, Cara Buono, Jason Cottle, Scott Patrick Green, Amy Main
When young history professor Russ is called upon by his sister to execute their late mother's estate, he is reunited with boyhood friend Mike, and with his father, the charismatic leader of a New Age cult. While exploring his memories, Russ wanders into a warehouse where hundreds of names are listed on the walls. As he sleeps that night, he dreams of a stone cudgel and awakens to find a cudgel in his motel room; the town drunk warns him that it is an instrument of sacrifice. A young liquor store clerk enlists him to help find her brother, whom she believes has been taken by the cult. Russ's aunt, who has been living in an asylum, tells him that his mother left a message hidden in her house.
Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008)
, 1h31Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about snakes, Giant monster films, Reptile, Disaster films
Actors David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen, Anthony Green, John Rhys-Davies, Frank Welker
In Romania, a female anaconda and a male anaconda captured, are being held in a genetic research facility, Wexel Hall for experimentation. The research project is led by Dr. Amanda Hayes (Crystal Allen) and funded by J.D. Murdoch (John Rhys-Davies), a well-known industrialist. While visiting the facility, Murdoch agitates the male anaconda with a large flashlight, and has it gassed to calm it down. However, as Murdoch, his assistant Pinkus (Ryan McCluskey) and a scientist leave, the anaconda breaks through his enclosure's wall. As it escapes, it kills many of the people working in the lab, though Cupboard escapes the destruction. In looking through the facility, Amanda and another researcher realize that the second (Queen) anaconda has also escaped. Murdoch calls in a team of animal hunters, led by Hammett (David Hasselhoff), to capture both snakes. Amanda and Pinkus go with them. At a small farm in the middle of the woods, the owner is eaten alive by one of the snakes.