Crikey I haven't put up a post in over a month and half that's crazy !
But as this is the first post in ages I decided to do a top 4 of some obscure Horror gems that are Surprisingly very good. All films are not positioned in the rank of obscurity.
At no.4
Pi
Year of release 1998
Directed by Daren Aronofsky
Not part of the horror genre but truly a nightmare scenario.
Pi is a strange film that uses quirky dreamlike conventions to tell a compelling story of obsession. The plot is about paranoid Mathematician Max Cohen (Sean Gullettee), who discovers he has found a number which could be the key to unlocking the universal patterns in nature. This tale of a mathematicians unhealthy solution to finding life's hidden mystery is also shot in gorgeous monochrome Black and White due to keeping the budget low, added to the gritty and unnerving atmosphere of Max's decent into pure insanity.
No.3
Splinter Year of release 2008
Directed by Toby Wilkins
This indie monster movie is a gem which shouldn't be over looked by any avid horror movie fan who loves practical effects and gore. When a couple go on a camping trip to celebrate their anniversary, all hell breaks loose when their Car is hijacked by a man and woman on the run. And the cherry on top of the cake of disaster is that there is an aggressive parasite on the prowl looking for sustenance in the gas station they go to. Claustrophobic , Grizzly and Stressful. Splinter is a film which is superbly acted and written that will definitely make you squeal with terror.
No.2
Bad Taste
Year of release 1987
Peter Jackson's cinematic debut Bad Taste is a fun and bloody film about an Alien Invasion who is looking for food, and their preferred option is of course you guessed it. Humans.
Filmed over the span of four years and on a shoe string budget, Jackson and his mates built everything themselves from the weaponry to the Aliens themselves. Bad Taste won best film at Cannes film festival in France 1992, it is a cult classic which helped put Peter Jackson on the map of film making whilst demonstrating that anyone can make a film with passion, dedication and also no budget.
No.1
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Year of release: 1989
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Now this films is like Marmite, people love it or hate it. Tetsuo is about a Salary man (Tomoro Taguchi) and his girlfriend who run over a pedestrian known as the Metal Fetishist (Tsukamoto) and leave him for dead in a hit and run incident.
Slowly the Salary man begins to turn into a Scrap metal robot that is being controlled by the Fetishists rage. Dark, Psychotic and completely off the rails. Tetsuo is a film that will leave you feeling assaulted and confused beyond measure when the credits role.
Filmed in 8mm black and white whilst taking inspiration from directors David Lynch and David Cronenberg, Shinya Tsukamoto is one of Japans finest and well known underground film makers still working today and truly kicked off the Cyberpunk genre.
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