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Phantom of the Paradise
1974 87mins USA (15) Musical
Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, William Finley

After record producer Swan (Paul Williams) steals the music of songwriter Winslow Leach (William Finley) and gives it to one of his bands, Leach sneaks into Swan's offices. Catching Leach, Swan frames him for dealing drugs, which lands him in prison. After Leach breaks out and again attempts to sabotage Swan's empire, an accident crushes his face. Leach then dons a costume and becomes the Phantom, intent on ruining Swan while saving singer Phoenix (Jessica Harper) from a terrible fate.

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972 88mins Japan (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Shunya Ito Starring Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yayoi Watanabe

When young Nami is framed and falsely imprisoned, she must find a way to escape and exact revenge upon the man who betrayed her. Meiko Kaji (LADY SNOWBLOOD) leads the 1st ferocious film in director Shun'ya Itô's stylish must-see FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION saga. Contains strong language, violence and gore.

Memories of Murder [Salinui chueok]
2003 132mins South Korea (15) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Bong Joon Ho Starring Kang-ho Song, Roe-ha Kim, Sang-kyung Kim

In 1986, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Cho (Kim Roi-ha) are two simple-minded detectives assigned to a double murder investigation in a South Korean province. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. Relying on only their basic skills and tools, Park and Jo attempt to piece together the clues and solve the case in this thriller based on true events.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972 90mins Japan (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Shunya Ito Starring Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Kayoko Shiraishi

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

Frankenstein (1931)
1931 70mins USA (PG) Horror
Directed by James Whale Starring Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye

This iconic horror film follows the obsessed scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein as he attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but it escapes into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc. Frankenstein searches for the elusive being and eventually must confront his tormented creation.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
1973 87mins Japan (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Shunya Ito Starring Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri

Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.

Suspiria [1977]
1977 99mins Italy (18) Horror
Directed by Dario Argento Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci

Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
1973 89mins Japan (18) Crime / Thriller
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe Starring Meiko Kaji, Masakazu Tamura, Yumi Kanei

Nami is once again on the run from the law but is saved by an old classmate who works at a strip club. Through a subsequent conversation they discover they both have a score to settle with a particular crooked cop. However, Nami has doubts about ever trusting a man.

The Mist (Black & White)
2007 126mins USA (15) Horror
Directed by Frank Darabont Starring Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones

After a powerful storm damages their Maine home, David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his young son head into town to gather food and supplies. Soon afterward, a thick fog rolls in and engulfs the town, trapping the Draytons and others in the grocery store. Terror mounts as deadly creatures reveal themselves outside, but that may be nothing compared to the threat within, where a zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) calls for a sacrifice.

Presented from Director Frank Darabont's preferred Black & White version.  

Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988 88mins USA (15) Sci-Fi / Action
Directed by Donald G. Jackson|R.J. Kizer Starring Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell

'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to infertility. Hell is given the task of helping in the rescue of a group of fertile women from the harem of the mutant leader (resembling a frog). Hell cannot escape since he has a bomb attached to his private parts which will detonate if he strays more than a few hundred yards from his guard.

Street Trash (1987)
1987 101mins USA (18) Horror / Comedy
Directed by J. Michael Muro Starring Mike Lackey, Bill Chepil, Vic Noto

A group of hobos begin melting into multicolored piles of goo after drinking sixty-year-old liquor. At the same time, the psychotic Vietnam War vet who rules the hobo camp snaps and begins killing at random. Two brothers set out to stop the liquor and the killer.

Ghoulies
1984 81mins USA (15) Horror / Comedy
Directed by Luca Bercovici Starring Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres

As a child, Jonathan (Peter Liapis) was almost killed by his father, Malcolm (Michael Des Barres), during a satanic ritual. After being saved and raised by Wolfgang (Jack Nance), who has kept him unaware of his background, Jonathan inherits Malcolm's house and moves in with girlfriend Rebecca (Lisa Pelikan). During a party, he jokingly performs a ceremony described in one of his father's books on black magic, not realizing he has unleashed small, demonic creatures known as "Ghoulies."

Ganja & Hess
1973 113mins USA (18) Horror / Drama
Directed by Bill Gunn Starring Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Sam Waymon, Bill Gunn

After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor's assistant finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.

Society
1989 99mins USA (15) Horror / Comedy
Directed by Brian Yuzna Starring Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards

A California teen's worst nightmares about his parents come true when he returns home to find a grotesque party in full swing.

Ti West's X Trilogy
2022 311mins USA (18) Horror
Directed by Ti West Starring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, David Corenswet, Elizabeth Debicki, Lily Collins

X (2022): A group of actors sets out to make an adult film in rural Texas under the noses of their reclusive hosts, but when the elderly couple catches their young guests in the act, the cast finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.

PEARL (2023): Trapped on an isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the watch of her mother. Lusting for the glamorous life she's seen in movies, Pearl's temptations and repressions collide.

MaXXXine (2024): In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. However, as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Los Angeles, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Gone Girl
2014 143mins USA (18) Thriller / Mystery
Directed by David Fincher Starring Ben Affleck, Neil Patrick Harris, Rosamund Pike

In Carthage, Mo., former New York-based writer Nick Dunne and his glamorous wife Amy present a portrait of a blissful marriage to the public; when Amy goes missing on the couple's fifth wedding anniversary, Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance; the resulting police pressure and media frenzy cause the Dunnes' image of a happy union to crumble, leading to tantalizing questions about who Nick and Amy truly are.

Requiem for a Dream
2000 102mins (18) Drama
Directed by Darren Aronofsky Starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly

Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn) is a retired widow, living in a small apartment. She spends most of her time watching TV, especially a particular self-help show. She has delusions of rising above her current dull existence by being a guest on that show. Her son, Harry (Jared Leto) is a junkie but along with his friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) has visions of making it big by becoming a drug dealer. Harry's girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly) could be a fashion designer or artist but is swept along in Harry's drug-centric world. Meanwhile, Sara has developed an addiction of her own. She desperately wants to lose weight and so goes on a crash course involving popping pills, pills which turn out to be very addictive and harmful to her mental state.