John Karlen’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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John Karlen has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
Recurring themes

The Antichrist
1974
Drama · Horror

Stoker
2013
Drama · Horror

Cadaver
2020
Drama · Horror

The Amusement Park
1975
Horror · Drama

Inferno
1980
Horror · Thriller

Torso
1973
Horror · Thriller

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
1972
Horror · Mystery

The Amityville Horror
1979
Horror
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.
Dir. Dan Curtis · With Karen Black, Robert Burton, John Karlen

Ostend, Belgium. In a decadent seaside hotel, Stefan and Valerie, a newlywed couple, meet the mysterious Countess Báthory and Ilona, her secretary.
Dir. Harry Kümel · With Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet

During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.
Dir. Herbert Ross · With Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper
Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance includes magically-induced martial arts prowess and seeing the future. Using their new powers, they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman with a metal face!
Dir. Neal Israel · With Ernie Reyes Sr., Ernie Reyes Jr., Nicolas Cowan