SLASHER MOVIE BUYER'S GUIDE: 'H'

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	HALLOWEEN (1978) Summary: The grand-daddy of all the masked stalker movies. Certainly not the best in terms of gore or even action, but deserving of classic status and respect. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN II (1981) Summary: John Carpenter's sequel which literally picks up where the first movie left off. More violent than the first, which is no bad thing. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) Summary: Michael Myers doesn't appear in this one, but it's a great horror movie regardless. Tom Atkins stars as the man trying to discover what sinister motives lie behind the Silver Shamrock corporation. Uncut these days after years of censorship in the UK, this one is a disturbing corker. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS (1988) Summary: After Halloween III did disappointing business, The Shape came back to the series, though without John Carpenter's involvement. This one certainly has its moments. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1989) Summary: The series' weakest entry, partly due to the fact that Myers is chasing a little girl who you just know he's not going to kill. Does feature a nifty gardening-fork-in-forehead gag, though. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995) Summary: This, the series' sixth entry, is widely derided, but features some pretty cool ideas, such as Michael being appropriated by a Satanic cult. It makes little sense, but is darkly entertaining nevertheless. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN H20: TWENTY YEARS LATER (1998) Summary: Jamie Lee Curtis returns for a breathtaking confrontation with the Shape. Great ending. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HALLOWEEN RESURRECTION (2002) Summary: Jamie Lee Curtis only appears in part of this one, the eighth episode. The internet theme already seems old, but the delivery and gore are sound. Features Busta Rhymes. Read our cinema review. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (1981) Summary: A strange piece of work, more complicated than the average early '80s stalk-fest. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	HE KNOWS YOU'RE ALONE (1980) Summary: The killer here stalks brides. Features Tom Hanks in a role which probably isn't on his C.V. these days. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	HELL NIGHT (1981) Summary: Linda Blair stars in this one about a typical bunch of kids who make a typical decision to spend the night in a haunted house. Not bad, though... Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER (1987) Summary: Clive Barker directs what would turn out to be the opening chapter of a never-ending franchise. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND (1988) Summary: The first sequel of many, this one ably expands the Hellraiser universe. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH (1992) Summary: The Cenobites run amok in this fun sequel, which introduces CD Head! Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE (1996) Summary: Under-rated, gory sequel which takes place in three different points in history. Pinhead in space, anyone? Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER: INFERNO (2000) Summary: Sequel which suffers from a dearth of Pinhead action. Read our full review. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER (2002) Summary: The series' sixth entry sees the welcome return of Ashley Laurence from the first two movies. Read our full review. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1990) Summary: Michael Rooker chills in the titular role, as a white trash guy who kills indiscriminately. A disturbing must-see. Read our interview with Rooker here. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER 2: MASK OF SANITY (1998) Summary: This time Neil Giuntoli takes over as Henry, in the inevitably less effective follow-up. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HIDDEN RAGE (1993) aka Perfect Victims (US) Summary: Sick thriller, banned outright in the UK, about a killer who infects his victims with AIDS. Nice. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) Summary: Wes Craven's classic tale of a caravan family beset by mutant cannibals. The latest DVD releases are crammed with extras. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2 (1984) Summary: Wes Craven's lousy follow-up, which robs those mutants of all their previous menace. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE HITCHER (1986) Summary: Rutger Hauer stalks C. Thomas Howell in the middle of nowhere. The UK release is a two-disc set with plenty of special features. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE HITCHER II: I'VE BEEN WAITING (2003) Summary: Jake Busey stands in for Rutger Hauer, with predictably inferior results. Not too bad, though. Read our review here. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	HOUSE III (1989) aka The Horror Show (US) Summary: Excellent cop vs supernatural killer flick, which is entirely unconnected to the House series. Stars Lance Henriksen and Brion James. Availability...  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (1983) Summary: Very strange slasher movie with an even stranger ending. Availability... Region 1 DVD  Region 2 DVD Rating out of five:
	HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK (1985) Summary: Ruggero Deodato's vicious psycho-thriller with David Hess and John Morghen. Availability... Region 1 DVD or NTSC VHS.  Region 2 DVD or PAL VHS Rating out of five:
	HUMONGOUS (1982) Summary: Darkly-lit, fairly typical early '80s job about a monster on an island. Guess what? It kills people. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:
	HUNTER'S BLOOD (1987) Summary: Largely overlooked backwoods movie, in the grand tradition of Deliverance and Southern Comfort. Gorier than either. Availability... NTSC VHS. Rating out of five:

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