10 More Perfect Horror Movies You've Never Heard Of

"F**ked up" doesn't even begin to cover Psycho Goreman, but it's a good starting point. Imagine if Quentins Dupieux and Tarantino had made E.T. on a shoestring budget, then throw it in a blender with 1990s Saturday morning TV, and you might get something in the ballpark of Steven Kostanski's bats**t sci-fi horror.

Psycho Goreman (Matthew Ninaber) is a genocidal intergalactic warlord, whose name comes courtesy of a sociopathic little girl (Mimi, played by Nita Josee-Hanna) and her long-suffering brother Luke (Owen Myre), who dig the alien up in their back garden playing a game of Crazy Ball (don't ask), and inadvertently harness the power to control him. Psycho wants nothing more than to visit exquisite suffering upon the galaxy, and the kids want a new playmate. Wackiness ensues.

Due primarily to its B-movie creds, the film has thus far seemed destined for the Shudder back-shelves, and yet Psycho Goreman sports brilliant writing for all, not leaving a single character to melt into the scenery, but paying especially screwy attention to the children, with Josee-Hanna in particular delivering lines that would feel at home on BoJack or South Park.

Add to this Psycho's cadre of alien generals, most of whom look fit for the rogues gallery of Power Rangers; Luke and Mimi's parents, who are going through something of a marital crisis; and more gore and violence than an MMA match in a butcher shop, and this is one unsung horror you'll someday be showing your kids.