Nightbreed (1990)

Nightbreed is a movie that was doomed to obscurity for several reasons: one being a horrible marketing campaign ( the movie was marketed as a slasher film when it is actually an alternative super hero movie), and the studio did not give Clive Barker final cut when he was directing it, so the studio cut out a lot of what Barker originally wanted in it, as well as changed how he wanted things to be (i.e. the ending). This film is based on a short story by Clive Barker (originally titled Cabal), about a man who is being mislead by his evil psychiatrist to think that he (the client) is responsible for a series of murders lately. The man also has recurring nightmares about inhuman creatures and a place called Midian, the man ventures out to the town where the murders occurred and it just has to be next to "Midian" a cemetery, the man wanders through the cemetery and gets attacked by two creatures who threaten to kill him, after being bit by one of the creatures though, the man learns he can no longer die and he becomes one of "The Nightbreed" and joins them in their underground city of Midian. The man (known as Boone) then has to help defend Midian against his evil former psychiatrist who hopes to destroy Midian.This film is part slasher film, but the more overwhelming important part of the film/plot is that it is an alternative super hero movie (think if Clive Barker made The X-Men, or if the cenobites  from Hellraiser were good guys). The creaures, or "mutants",  in the movie

   tell the viewer that they've always been around but misunderstood by man, and that because of mankind's ultra violent treatment towards them the creatures, they had to retreat underground. The movie is one of the few major acting roles for acclaimed horror director David Cronenberg (he's the main villain), his acting is pretty horrible when he plays the doctor, but when he plays the killer his acting improves ten fold.The movie has a great 90s vibe to it, some offbeat humor, an interesting concept as well as characters, and AMAZING costumes special effects and makeup. The underground city definitely is reminiscent of the bar in Mos Eisley in Star Wars a New Hope. Danny Elfman also scored the film. This film was a commercial and critical failure when it came out, but it has since become a cult classic. For years a special print of the movie known as "The Cabal Cut", has been touring and playing exclusively on the convention circuit for the last five to ten years, ( a print that has restored as much of the  movie as they can find over the years, [the negatives of the film were destroyed in a fire). Well I mention this because later this year The Cabal Cut will finally be getting an official DVD release sometime later this year. I generally love Clive Barker's movies (his dissatisfaction with this film led to him only directing one last film after this one), and this film is pretty great, the only thing I dock it for, is having some minor-moderate logic flaws/plot holes. Other than that though I give it a 4.25/5: you can view the trailer below: