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	A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983) Summary: Lamberto Bava's Argento-esque, and very violent, giallo. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS (w/s)  Region 2 DVD (budget price) Rating out of five:
	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) Summary: The first sighting of horror icon Freddy Krueger, who emerges here as a scary, dark presence. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE (1985) Summary: Not nearly as effective as the original, partly due to an exploding parrot! Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) Summary: The original movie's Heather Langenkamp returns here, along with a young Patricia Arquette. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER (1988) Summary: The series started to roll downhill at this point, as Freddy became a wisecracking cartoon character. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD (1989) Summary: Incredibly, the sequels continue... Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	ALONE IN THE DARK (1982) Summary: Classy flick featuring Jack Palance and Donald Pleasence, in which a gang of vicious killers descend upon a house. Availability... NTSC VHS Rating out of five:
	ANGUISH (1988) Summary: Film-within-a-film madness. Not for those who hate eye violence. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR (1987) aka Deadly Presence Summary: Nico Mastorakis' slasher clone, overseen by Halloween producer Moustapha Akkad. Featuring a character named Debi Sue Voorhees! Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	APRIL FOOL'S DAY (1986) Summary: Deborah Foreman throws a party at her island mansion, on the titular day. Strangely enough, people start to die. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	AX 'EM (2002) Summary: It's the old 'getting away from it all in a remote cabin' routine... ain't gonna work. Much like the movie itself. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:

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