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John Hough has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s.
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Tourist Trap
1979
Horror · Fantasy

The Amityville Horror
1979
Horror

Dead of Night
1974
Horror

Man from Deep River
1972
Adventure · Horror

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Science Fiction · Horror

Children of the Corn
1984
Horror · Thriller

Deadly Blessing
1981
Horror · Thriller

Shivers
1975
Horror · Science Fiction

A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.
Dir. John Hough · With Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill

While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
Dir. John Hough · With Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson

Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
Dir. John Hough · With Peter Fonda, Susan George, Adam Roarke

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.
Dir. John Hough · With Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Michael J. Pollard

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.
Dir. John Hough · With Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence
In a small town in Wisconsin, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and the local sheriff discover that the boy's dreams are real and that a sinister cult might be behind the brutal murders. They must track down the vicious killer, who may be the indestructible incarnation of a demon spawned from hell.
Dir. John Hough · With John Cassavetes, John Ireland, Helen Hughes
After an American family moves to an old country manor in rural England, one of the daughters is tormented by the spirit of the owner's long lost daughter, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago during a solar eclipse.
Dir. John Hough, Vincent McEveety · With Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
Dir. John Hough · With Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards
An author who was sent to the town Drakho, because of a nervous breakdown, gets wound up in a mystery revolving around demons and werewolves. She starts seeing ghosts and dismisses them as her own imagination, but when they turn out to be real she becomes suspicious of the odd town and of its past.
Dir. John Hough · With Romy Walthall, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton