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Films like Delirium.

Delirium (1987) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured giallo / magazine, 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.

A Blade in the Dark (1983) poster
1. A Blade in the Dark1983

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

Happy Birthday to Me (1981) poster
2. Happy Birthday to Me1981

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

Phantom of Death (1988) poster
3. Phantom of Death1988

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

Murder Rock (1984) poster
4. Murder Rock1984

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Body Puzzle (1992) poster
5. Body Puzzle1992

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

The House on Sorority Row (1983) poster
6. The House on Sorority Row1983

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

Child's Play (1988) poster
7. Child's Play1988

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

Terror Train (1980) poster
8. Terror Train1980

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

The Devil's Honey (1986) poster
9. The Devil's Honey1986

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Murder Obsession (1981) poster
10. Murder Obsession1981

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Dead & Buried (1981) poster
11. Dead & Buried1981

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Watch Me When I Kill (1977) poster
12. Watch Me When I Kill1977

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

These are Delirium’s neighbours — where are yours?

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