10 Horror Movies That Deserved To Become Cult Classics (But Didn’t)

At the beginning of the '90s, horror master John Carpenter was at a bit of a crossroads in his career. Having owned the '80s with a cult run of films - including The Thing (1982), Big Trouble In Little China (1986) and They Live (1988) - the filmmaker took a hiatus from directing for a number of years.

When he did return to the game, one of Carpenter's comeback projects was a TV horror anthology for Showtime, Body Bags (1993), created in the vein of other anthology classics such as Tales from the Crypt (1989) and Creepshow (1982).

Carpenter brought in another horror legend, Tobe Hooper (Texas Chain Saw Massacre), and the two put together three short horror-comedy films spliced together. John himself played the role of the pseudo Crypt Keeper here, as a deranged mortician-cum-corpse who introduces each segment with a wicked dose of dark humour.

However, despite a cast that included Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and guest appearances from the likes of Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) and Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), a lukewarm response to Body Bags put an end to plans for any further episodes in the series. In retrospect, it is surprising that Body Bags isn’t looked back on with more regard, as it is a highly enjoyable tongue-in-cheek cult horror that delivers exactly what it set out to do.