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The Seventh Sign (1988)

A tepid Omen wannabe that focuses on Demi Moore as a pregnant woman who fears the upcoming birth of her child is linked to a string of bizarre catastrophes across the globe and is the seventh sign of an upcoming apocalypse. Fears that are reinforced by her enigmatic new boarder, Jurgen Prochnow, who appears to know more than he lets on.

Despite some fun cataclysmic events the end of the world seems trivialised in comparison to Moore's pregnancy which takes up way too much of this daft story. Throw in the Roman soldier who refused Christ water on his way to the crucifixion and now condemned to walk the earth as a Catholic priest and you have one absurdity on top of another.

Pumpkinhead (1988)

Stan Winston's terrific morality tale of a demon resurrected from hell by a witch to carry out vengeance is a creature feature classic that is often overlooked when it comes to 80's horror. Supremely atmospheric with fairy tale like qualities and one of the greatest monster designs ever, Pumpkinhead is must see October viewing.