The Cult Video Vault

Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Sam Raimi with Ivan Raimi , starring Alison Lohman , Justin Long , Lorna Raver , Dileep Rao , David Paymer , and Adriana Barraza . The story focuses on a loan officer , who, because she has to prove to her boss that she can make the "hard decisions" at work, chooses not to extend an elderly woman'...

Army of Darkness is a 1992 American dark fantasy comedy film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi . The film is the third installment in the Evil Dead  film series and the sequel to Evil Dead II (1987). Starring Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz , it follows Ash Williams (Campbell) as he is trapped in the Middle Ages and battles the undead in his quest to return to the present. 

Evil Dead II (also known in publicity materials as Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn ) is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi , who co-wrote it with Scott Spiegel . The second installment in the Evil Dead  film series , it is considered both a remake and sequel (or "re-quel") to The Evil Dead (1981). It stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams , who vacations with his girlfriend...

The Evil Dead is a 1981 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Bruce Campbell , Ellen Sandweiss , Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker , and Theresa Tilly as five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in the woods, where they find an audio tape that, when played, releases a legion of demons and spiri...

Donnie Darko is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and produced by Flower Films . It stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Jena Malone , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Drew Barrymore , Mary McDonnell , Katharine Ross , Patrick Swayze , Noah Wyle , Stu Stone , Daveigh Chase , and James Duval . Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal)...

Phantasm is a 1979 American science fantasy horror film that was directed, written, photographed, and edited by Don Coscarelli . The first film in the Phantasm  franchise , it introduces the Tall Man ( Angus Scrimm ), a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead of Earth into dwarf zombies to be sent to his planet and used as slaves. He is opposed by a young boy, Mike ( Michael Bald...

Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver . The film stars Patrick Swayze , Ben Gazzara , Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott . In the film, a bouncer at a newly refurbished roadside bar protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman.

Dolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore , who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack. Moore, who started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1960s, heard a rhymed toast about an urban hero named Dolemite from a regular at the record store where he worked, and decided to adopt the persona as an al...

American Movie is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith , produced by Smith and Sarah Price , and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann . Mark Borchardt attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.

The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn , Gabriel Byrne , Jürgen Prochnow , Alberta Watson , and Ian McKellen . Set in Romania during World War II , it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural force after setting up camp in an ancient stone fortress in the Carpathian Mountains . It is an adaptation of t...

Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut . It stars Sylvester Stallone , Wesley Snipes , Sandra Bullock , Benjamin Bratt , Denis Leary , Bill Cobbs , and Nigel Hawthorne . Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work. After a failed attempt to...

Freaked is a 1993 American black comedy film directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter , both of whom wrote the screenplay with Tim Burns. Winter also starred in the lead role. Both were involved in the short-lived MTV sketch comedy show The Idiot Box , and Freaked retains the same brand of surreal humour seen in the show. Freaked was Alex Winter's last feature film before he shifted to cameo and...

Krull is a 1983 British science fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Yates and distributed by Columbia Pictures . It stars Ken Marshall , Lysette Anthony , Freddie Jones , Francesca Annis , and Alun Armstrong . Liam Neeson and Robbie Coltrane , still early in their film careers, appear in supporting roles. The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to...

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 American action comedy film noir mystery film directed by Renny Harlin and written by David Arnott , James Cappe, and Daniel Waters based on a story by Arnott and Cappe. The film stars comedian Andrew Dice Clay as the title character, Ford Fairlane, a "Rock n' Roll Detective" , whose beat is the music industry in Los Angeles . True to his na...

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a 1974 Mexican-American neo-Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah , co-written by Peckinpah and Gordon Dawson from a story by Peckinpah and Frank Kowalski, and starring Warren Oates and Isela Vega , with Robert Webber , Gig Young , Helmut Dantine , Emilio Fernández and Kris Kristofferson in supporting roles. 

Super Mario Bros. (also known as Super Mario Bros.: The Movie ) is a 1993 fantasy adventure film based on Nintendo 's Super Mario video game series. The first feature-length live-action film based on a video game, it was directed by the husband-and-wife team of Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel , written by Parker Bennett, Terry Runté, and Ed Solomon , and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures th...

Dark City is a 1998 neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas , and starring Rufus Sewell , William Hurt , Kiefer Sutherland , Jennifer Connelly , Richard O'Brien and Ian Richardson . The screenplay was written by Proyas, Lem Dobbs , and David S. Goyer . In the film, Sewell plays an amnesiac man who, finding himself suspected of murder, attempts to discover his true identity and c...

Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical comedy horror film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams . 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White , directed by Jim Sharman , and distributed by 20th Century Fox . The screenplay was written by Sharman and actor Richard O'Brien , who is also a member of the cast. The film is based on the 1973 musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show , with music, book, and lyrics by...

The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman from a screenplay by Joe Ritter, based on a story by Kaufman. The film was produced and released by Troma Entertainment .

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