10 Killer Horror Movies To Watch This Friday The 13th

10. The Black Cat

Pigeonholed as a horror director after the success of Zombie Flesh Eaters, Lucio Fulci followed up the Lovecraft-tinged City Of The Living Dead with another atmosphere chiller inspired by classic literature. “Freely adapted” from the Edgar Allan Poe story, The Black Cat delivers everything you’d expect from the Italian maestro: atmosphere, gore, moody cinematography, an illogical plot and some cheesy laughs.

Inexplicably set in England, The Black Cat spins a mad tale about a cat that can hypnotize drivers (causing them to crash), start house fires and asphyxiate horny teenagers by trapping them in an airless room. His owner is growly Patrick Magee (as eccentric as ever) who courtesy of a psychic connection with the animal is able to lead the police to the location of one murder but unable to keep his pet from reoffending.

It doesn’t enjoy the following enjoyed by The Beyond or Zombie Flesh Eaters, but The Black Cat is still one of Fulci’s better efforts and it’s a good showcase for the filmmaker’s visual flair. If only multiplex horror movies had this much style and atmosphere.