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Films like Asylum.

Asylum (1972) reads as Heavy, kinetic, measured anthology / amicus, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) poster
1. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The House That Dripped Blood (1971) poster
2. The House That Dripped Blood1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Tales from the Crypt (1972) poster
3. Tales from the Crypt1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

From Beyond the Grave (1974) poster
4. From Beyond the Grave1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Vault of Horror (1973) poster
5. The Vault of Horror1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Blue Sunshine (1977) poster
6. Blue Sunshine1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) poster
7. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors1965

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Child's Play (1972) poster
8. Child's Play1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stepford Wives (1975) poster
9. The Stepford Wives1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Twins of Evil (1971) poster
10. Twins of Evil1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) poster
11. Frankenstein Created Woman1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Sorcerers (1967) poster
12. The Sorcerers1967

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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