Directed by Paul Verhoeven in his American breakthrough, RoboCop is a titan of 80s cinema. While it presents as a high-octane sci-fi actioner, it is secretly a razor-sharp satire of corporate greed, privatization, and the media, all wrapped in a poignant “ghost in the machine” tragedy.
Directed by Jon Hess and executive produced by the legendary Roger Corman, Watchers is a sci-fi horror thriller loosely based on the bestselling 1987 novel by Dean R. Koontz. It’s a quintessential 80s creature feature that mixes “boy and his dog” sentimentality with graphic, R-rated slasher violence.
Directed by Peter Sasdy and written by the legendary science-fiction visionary Nigel Kneale (creator of the Quatermass series), The Stone Tape is a landmark of British television horror. Originally produced as a BBC Christmas ghost story, it has since earned a reputation as one of the most intelligent and terrifying blends of supernatural haunting and hard science fiction ever filmed.
Directed by William Castle, a filmmaker world-famous for his theatrical gimmicks, Project X is a departure from his usual horror fare. Instead, it offers a psychedelic blend of Cold War espionage and futuristic science fiction.