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Films like Bad Taste.

Bad Taste (1987) reads as Neutral, breathless, measured horror / comedy, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) poster
1. Killer Klowns from Outer Space1988

Keeps the running vein of humour and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Tokyo Zombie (2005) poster
2. Tokyo Zombie2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Return of the Living Dead (1985) poster
3. The Return of the Living Dead1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

The Attack of the Giant Moussaka (1999) poster
4. The Attack of the Giant Moussaka1999

Keeps the running vein of humour and the documentary-plain realism — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Mars Attacks! (1996) poster
5. Mars Attacks!1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a dense, packed storytelling.

Mutant Action (1993) poster
6. Mutant Action1993

Keeps the running vein of humour and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Mr. Vampire (1985) poster
7. Mr. Vampire1985

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Frankenhooker (1990) poster
8. Frankenhooker1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Death Becomes Her (1992) poster
9. Death Becomes Her1992

Keeps the running vein of humour and the chilly detachment; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) poster
10. Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990

Keeps the documentary-plain realism and the chilly detachment; trades toward a running vein of humour.

The Toxic Avenger (1984) poster
11. The Toxic Avenger1984

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the running vein of humour; trades toward a intimate, personal stakes.

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) poster
12. Little Shop of Horrors1986

Keeps the running vein of humour and the documentary-plain realism; trades toward a deep human warmth.

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