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April 26, 2010 by

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Director: Wes Craven

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Amanda Weiss, Nick Corri, Ronee Blakely, Charles Fleischer

Music by: Charles Bernstein

Taglines: “She is the only one who can stop it… if she fails, no one survives.”

“If Nancy Doesn’t Wake Up Screaming She Won’t Wake Up At All…”

“Sleep Kills”

“A scream that wakes you up, might be your own…”

“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep…or you’ll meet the terrifying Freddy.”

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November 19, 2008 by

An American Werewolf In London (1981)

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Director: John Landis
Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodbine, Brian Glover
Written by: John Landis
Makeup effects by: Rick Baker
Music by: Elmer Berstein

Taglines: “From the director of Animal House… A different kind of animal.”
“The Monster Movie”
“Beware the Moon”

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June 7, 2008 by

Videodrome (1982)

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Director: David Cronenberg

Starring: James Wood, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley

Written by: David Cronenberg

Special Makeup Designer: Rick Baker

Music by: Howard Shore

Taglines: “First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body… Long live the new flesh!“

“First it controls your mind…then it destroys your body”

“A shocking new vision”

“A vision of enormous physical impact!”

“A terrifying new weapon”

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