Which 1983 supernatural horror film was based on the overview of noted paranormal investigator Stephen Kaplan?
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Stephen Kaplan Stephen Kaplan (September 19, 1940 – June 9, 1995) was a noted paranormal investigator, vampirologist, and founder/director of the Vampire Research Center and the Parapsychology Institute of America, both of which were founded in Suffolk County, New York and subsequently relocated to Elmhurst, Queens. He was a popular author and radio commentator, best known for his vocal skepticism of the alleged Amityville Horror hauntings. Kaplan lived in Suffolk County, New York and worked for the New York City Board of Education. His overview of the Amityville Horror became the basis for the film Amityville 3-D that chronicles his attempt to prove the story was a hoax.
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Amityville 3-D Amityville 3-D (also known as Amityville III: The Demon) is a 1983 American supernatural horror film and the third film based on the Amityville horror. It was one of a spate of 3-D films released in the early 1980s. The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and the script was written by David Ambrose (under the pseudonym William Wales). It was the only Orion Pictures film filmed in 3-D.
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List of thriller films of the 1980s A list of thriller films released in the 1980s.
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Hide and Go Shriek Hide and Go Shriek (also known as Close Your Eyes and Pray) is a 1987 American horror film. It was directed by Skip Schoolnik, who had already served as an editor on several films, including "Halloween II". Screenplay by Michael Kelly. The film was given a limited theatrical release with an R rating; an alternate video version, containing only a little more violence, was released unrated.
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Prime Times Prime Times is a 1983 American film starring Leslie Nielsen.
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Ghost Story (1981 film) Ghost Story is a 1981 American horror film directed by John Irvin and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Peter Straub. It stars Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman and Craig Wasson (in a dual role). It was the last film to feature Astaire, Fairbanks, and Douglas (who died four months before the film's release), and the first film to feature Michael O'Neill. The film was shot in Woodstock, Vermont, Saratoga Springs, New York and at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.
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Paranormal Activity Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American horror film written, co-produced, photographed, edited, and directed by Oren Peli. It is the first (chronologically, the third) entry into the "Paranormal Activity" film series. The film centers on a young couple, Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. It is presented in the style of "found footage", from cameras set up by the couple in an attempt to document what is haunting them. The film sets up found-footage conventions that were mirrored in the later films of the series.
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Sole Survivor (1983 film) Sole Survivor is an American 1983 horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt, in his feature film debut.
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Warlock Moon Warlock Moon is a 1973 horror-thriller feature film starring Laurie Walters, Joe Spano and Edna MacAfee. A young college student believes she had seen ghosts when she first visited an abandoned spa with an unknown companion who had accosted her and "accidentally" driven her there. When she goes there to meet him the second time she ends up the victim of cannibals.
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The Final Terror The Final Terror (also known as Carnivore, and internationally Campsite Massacre) is a 1983 American horror film directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Rachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, Adrian Zmed, and Joe Pantoliano. The film originally went through many working titles as "The Creeper", "Three Blind Mice", and "The Forest Primeval", but during production it was filmed under the title "Bump in the Night" before ultimately choosing the title as "The Final Terror". The plot follows a group of forest rangers camping in the Northern California wilderness who find themselves fighting for their lives against a backwoods feral killer hunting them as prey. It blends elements of survival thrillers and slasher films.
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Terror in the Aisles Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 American documentary film about horror films featuring clips from "Friday the 13th" I and/or II, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", "Halloween" I and II, "Jaws" 1 and 2, "Alien", "John Carpenter's The Thing", "The Shining" and Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and "The Birds". The film is hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen. The original music score is composed by John Beal.
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Halloween (1978 film) Halloween is a 1978 American slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film is the first installment of the "Halloween" franchise. In the film, on Halloween night in 1963, Michael Myers murders his sister in the fictional Midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He escapes on October 30, 1978 from Smith's Grove Sanitarium, and returns home to kill again. Michael's psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis, knowing Michael's intentions, gives chase. The next day, Halloween, Michael stalks teenager Laurie Strode.
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Christine (1983 film) Christine is a 1983 American horror film directed by John Carpenter and starring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, and Harry Dean Stanton. The film also features supporting performances from Roberts Blossom and Kelly Preston. Written by Bill Phillips and based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, the plot follows a sentient and violent vintage Plymouth Fury named Christine, and its effects on the car's new teenage owner.
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Hysterical (film) Hysterical is a 1983 film from Embassy Pictures that was intended to spoof the horror movies that were abundant at the time. The Hudson Brothers star in this movie.
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Carrie (1976 film) Carrie is a 1976 American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King's 1974 epistolary novel of the same name. The film was directed by Brian De Palma and produced by Paul Monash, with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen.
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Kung Fu Zombie Kung Fu Zombie is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Hwa I Hung. It stars Billy Chong as a martial artist who must fight supernatural foes.
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Night of the Creeps Night of the Creeps is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Fred Dekker, starring Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, Steve Marshall and Jill Whitlow. The film is an earnest attempt at a B movie and a homage to the genre. While the main plot of the film is related to zombies, the film also mixes in takes on slashers and alien invasion films. "Night of the Creeps" did not perform well at the box office, but it developed a cult following.
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Gorky Park (film) Gorky Park is a 1983 film based on the novel "Gorky Park" by Martin Cruz Smith. It was directed by Michael Apted. Dennis Potter won a 1984 Edgar Award for his screenplay for the film.
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Savage Weekend Savage Weekend is a 1979 American slasher film directed by David Paulsen and starring Christopher Allport, David Gale, William Sanderson, and Caitlin O'Heaney. The film follows a woman who retreats to upstate New York with her wealthy boyfriend, her sister, and friend, only to be stalked by a killer in a disfigured mask. Filmed in 1976 as "The Killer Behind the Mask", the film was also titled "The Upstate Murders" before being released in 1979 by Cannon Films. It has been cited as an early prototype for the slasher film, predating "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th".
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Dreamcatcher (2003 film) Dreamcatcher is a 2003 American science fiction horror film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-written by Kasdan and screenwriter William Goldman, the film stars Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee and Timothy Olyphant as four friends who encounter an invasion of parasitic aliens.
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The Changeling (1980 film) The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere (Scott's real-life wife). The movie's executive producers were Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna; its screenplay is based upon events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in Denver, Colorado.
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Kisapmata Kisapmata (  "In the Wink of an Eye" ) is a 1981 psychological horror film directed by Mike De Leon, written for the screen by De Leon and Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., It was inspired by Nick Joaquin's 1961 article "The House on Zapote Street", which was later republished in Joaquin's non-fiction book, "Reportage on Crime" (1968).