With tragic Swine Flu news breaking we thought you might like to take a break from news to dig into the Top 5 disease related biological horror flicks.
 Outbreak (1995) 5. Outbreak (1995)
Dustin Hoffman is an Army virologist struggling to thwart a killer virus attacking a California community. |
 The Omega Man (1971) 4. The Omega Man (1971)
Based on Richard Matheson’s novel I Am Legend — A government created virus is unleashed. Charlton Heston plays a surviving Army Colonel in a Los Angeles inhabited by mutated survivors of the virus. |
 The Andromeda Strain (1971) 3. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
After a satellite crashes in New Mexico — scientists race to stop a deadly alien virus from spreading in this Oscar-nominated sci-fi bio-horror classic based on Michael Crichton’s novel. This film is filled with thrills and definitely not to be missed. |
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Exploitation, grindhouse, splatterhouse. Whatever you choose to call them, these graphic, intense horror films are not for the faint-of-heart
 Halloween (1978) 5. Halloween (1978)
Probably the least graphic film featured on this Top 5 list — Halloween makes the cut for achieving classic status without pulling too many punches. Michael Myers remains the template most Slasher films follow yet to this day. |
 Last House on the Left (1972) 4. Last House on the Left (1972)
Wes Craven definitely serves up some explicit horror scenes in Last House on the Left. This is usually the film people mention when trying to define what Grindhouse/Exploitation films are. |
 Sleepaway Camp (1983) 3. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Who can forget the last scene of this one? Nearly a decade before The Crying Game, Sleepaway Camp gave us an unforgettable ending. |
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Even though these films weren’t produced in the U.S.A. they are arguably some of the best horror films of our time.
 Mute Witness (1994) 5. Mute Witness (1994)
Originally set in Chicago, Director Anthony Waller moved production to Moscow, Russia to save money. Mute Witness is an intense thriller, gaining suspense from trepidation you feel seeing the main character run for her life, while being unable to scream.
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 PIN (1988) 4. PIN (1988)
PIN comes to us by way of Canada and Director Sandor Stern. The film centers around Leon and his delusion that his father’s anatomically accurate medical dummy PIN, is actually alive.
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 Vampyr (1932) 3. Vampyr (1932)
Director Carl Theodor Dreyer’s masterpiece transcends time, remaining a true classic. Filmed in France and Germany, Vampyr tells the story of Allan Grey and his castle adventure . Vampyr is not to be missed!
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