Known for being a surprisingly bloodless affair this slasher tries for suspense rather than sex and violence. The response to that in some quarters went as you’d expect.

It’s the one where the woman gives birth to the alien man mutant on screen. You know the one.

The Toy Box is a bizarre psychotronic mix of porn, sci-fi and horror. It’s a real trip.

This American supernatural slasher, also called The Witch, didn’t do great business and was left on the shelf. It still delivers in the kills, though

Better known as The Prowler, this slasher from 1981 is best known for some great effects from Tom Savini. While the film did not do well on release, it’s now a bit of a cult classic.

An Indonesian cannibal film. Not the best in a fairly thin field for the genre.

We return to the world of Norman J Warren for this horror film about an alien who has a taste for humans in the English countryside

Surprisngly classy for an early 80s slasher film. That said, it’s equally nuts.

Pam Grier is Foxy Brown, a key moment in blaxploitation and female-led action movies.