21 Amazing Psychedelic Horror Films

by Robert Lamb
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Dark City (1998)
Theiapolis

If you want to get specific, I suppose 1998's "Dark City" is more of a neo-noir sci-fi film, but there's more than enough horror to score it a place on the list. Reality isn't want it seems. Time isn't what it seems. A spiral murderer is on the loose and strange men in dark coats stalk the streets at night. Oh yes, and Lovecraftian parasites hijack the bodies of the dead in order to carryout a metaphysical investigation. There's more than enough here to blow the mind, plus relish in Richard O'Brian's fantastically creepy performance as Mr. Hand.

About the Author: Robert Lamb spent his childhood reading books and staring into the woods — first in Newfoundland, Canada and then in rural Tennessee. There was also a long stretch in which he was terrified of alien abduction. He earned a degree in creative writing. He taught high school and then attended journalism school. He wrote for the smallest of small-town newspapers before finally becoming a full-time science writer and podcaster. He’s currently a senior writer at HowStuffWorks and has co-hosted the science podcast Stuff to Blow Your Mind since its inception in 2010. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling with his wife Bonnie, discussing dinosaurs with his son Bastian and crafting the occasional work of fiction.