K.C. Martel’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
K.C. Martel has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1980s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Recurring themes

Of Unknown Origin
1983
Horror

Puppetmaster
1989
Horror

Pet Sematary
1989
Horror

Amityville II: The Possession
1982
Horror

The House by the Cemetery
1981
Horror

Deadly Friend
1986
Horror · Science Fiction

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Science Fiction · Horror

Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
1985
Adventure · Drama

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton

George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg · With James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth.
Dir. Ed Hunt · With Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown

When the experienced guide Vic accompanies the city boy Alan and his three friends on their first wilderness experience, he not only hopes to teach the four boys lessons about the wilderness, but about themselves. Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.
Dir. Jeff Bleckner · With Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward