10 Forgotten 90s Horror Movies You MUST Watch

10. The Dark Half

Despite being synonymous with Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero helmed many solid horrors that never got their due, including Martin, Season of the Witch, and Monkey Shines. 

And of course, who could forget about The Dark Half? (Actually, a lot of people, which is why it's on the list.) The Stephen King adaptation follows a novelist called Thad (Timothy Hutton), who writes under the pseudonym of George Stark. When he's publicly outed, Thad retires his pen name, symbolically burying Stark in a fake grave. To his surprise, the fictional alter-ego comes to life, vowing to destroy everything the author holds dear.

It's a campy concept, but works brilliantly since the ensemble takes the nutty scenario dead seriously. The Dark Half incorporates elements from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein, without feeling like a carbon copy of either. Timothy Hutton plays his dual roles so well, it feels like they're portrayed by separate actors. 

The Dark Half was the last novel King wrote before sobering up, which plays into the story, since there's an ongoing theme of self-destruction. Romero conveys Thad's inner turmoil and fractured psyche beautifully, making his downward spiral more disturbing to watch than the violence and gore (of which there is plenty).

The Dark Half failed to break even, but there's no doubt it's one of King and Romero's most underrated works.