Eric Red’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Eric Red has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by The Hitcher.
Recurring themes
On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.
Dir. Robert Harmon · With Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
One man's struggle to contain the curse he hides within... and his last-ditch attempt to free himself with the love of family. But when it looks as if he is losing his battle, and endangering all he holds most dear, the family dog, Thor, is the last hope for his family's survival... and the end to his Werewolf curse.
Dir. Eric Red · With Mariel Hemingway, Michael Paré, Mason Gamble
A criminal psychologist loses his arm in a car crash, and becomes one of three patients to have their missing limbs replaced by those belonging to an executed serial killer. One of them dies violently, and disturbing occurrences start happening to the surviving two.
Dir. Eric Red · With Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Duncan, Kim Delaney
After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.
Dir. Eric Red · With Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick

Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the assailant's gun from the crime scene, the police hold Turner accountable for killing an unarmed man. That same someone carves Turner's name into the bullets and uses them in a series of murders. Turner teams up with detective Nick Mann to clear her name and catch the killer. But she is drawn into a deadly game of wits with a psychopath who's always one step ahead… and much closer than she thinks!
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to a hitchhiker. While in their car, the stranger proves to be a psychopath threatening the young couple with a knife, but Jim successfully throws him out of the car. This sets off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.
Dir. Dave Meyers · With Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton
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