Alle-Gory

List creator: DLeonard Created on: October 22, 2003 - 5:41 PM PDT Description: Horror or suspense films where the "monster" works as a metaphor. More or less grouped thematically.

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Dawn of the Dead (1978)			Not Rated
Zombies in a shopping mall. Do I need to explain?
	Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
Has nothing to do with the other Halloween movies, but it sure is saying something about consumerism destroying our youth.
	Blue Velvet (1986)
David Lynch's brilliant portrayal of suburban terrors hidden beneath a picturesque surface.
	C.H.U.D. (1984)
Low-grade horror with a decent cast and something on it's mind regarding the indifference and mistreatment of the homeless.
	28 Days Later (2002)
Is Danny Boyle trying to say that in times of crisis our leaders will mislead the public and make poor decisions? Doesn't sound like any current leaders I know.
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)			Not Rated
McCarthyism or Communism? You decide.
	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Collector's Edition) (1978)
The wonderful remake worked as an examination of big city isolation.
	The Shining (1980)
Kubrick used Stephen King's story to explore the breakdown of the modern family.
	Near Dark (1987)
Boy meets girl and gets mixed up with the wrong crowd; a "family" of vampires.
	The Brood (1979)
A woman literally gives birth to her rage and paranoia, which kill for her. Not sure what this says about motherhood.
	Rosemary's Baby (Criterion) (Disc 1 of 2) (1968)
Polanski depicts the fears associated with pregnancy in a story involving witches and the devil.
	The Company of Wolves (1984)
Loss of innocense, sexual discovery, Angela Lansbury. Scary stuff.
	Cat People (1982)
Once again sexual activity turns pretty young thing into a savage beast.
	The Haunting (1963)
Sexual repression and things that go bump in the night.
	Peeping Tom (Criterion Collection) (1960)			Not Rated
Like Rear Window, Powell explores the link between audience and voyuerism.
	God Told Me To (1976)			Not Rated
Larry Cohen examines the relation between violence and religion.
	Frailty (2002)
Is anyone free of guilt, and who has the right to pass judgment on others?
	The Experiment (2001)
Nazism? Sure. But the abuse of power depicted here really applies to any situation in which authority is left unchecked.
	Deliverance (1972)
How uncivilized will a man become to insure his survival?
	The Thing (1982)
Cold War paranoia (The original 1951 version) is updated into plain ol' paranoia as Carpenter gives us a society that is void of trust and brotherhood.
	Candyman (1992)
The evils of racism lurk beneath this story of folk tales come to life.
	Seconds (1966)
Youth is the key to happiness...
	Cronos (Criterion) (1993)
Or is it?
	Brain Damage (Unrated) (1988)			Not Rated
You should get that monkey off your back, or in this case, brain eating parasite.