Rob Van Eyck

The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. The viewer gets a chance to discover long forgotten - and even unfinished - genre gems and learn in-depth info about underrated 'splatter and gore'-fests, post-apocalyptic movies, slasher-films, nazisploitation, women-in-prison and other fantastical Flemish genre benders through the eyes of the directors, producers, composers, principal actors and genre experts. "Forgotten Scares" is illustrated by rare behind the scene footage, classic film scenes, production stills, promotional art and even never before seen videos out of the vaults of the filmmakers.

A woman tells a story told in a poem about her life messing around with a lot of men.

A woman tells a story told in a poem about her life messing around with a lot of men.

After losing his wife, a young man unable to put up with the pain, sinks into schizophrenia. As of this moment, the world, now seen through the filter of his mental condition, changes and becomes a frightening maze. So much so that at a time he collapses in a shopping street of Brussels, falling victim to a heart attack.

After losing his wife, a young man unable to put up with the pain, sinks into schizophrenia. As of this moment, the world, now seen through the filter of his mental condition, changes and becomes a frightening maze. So much so that at a time he collapses in a shopping street of Brussels, falling victim to a heart attack.

The story of a man who lived alone in an atomic fallout shelter after the A-Bomb was dropped, so he can’t read, write or speak. 20 years later the shelter opens and he wanders into a barbaric world full of sex and depravity.

The story of a man who lived alone in an atomic fallout shelter after the A-Bomb was dropped, so he can’t read, write or speak. 20 years later the shelter opens and he wanders into a barbaric world full of sex and depravity.

The story of a man who lived alone in an atomic fallout shelter after the A-Bomb was dropped, so he can’t read, write or speak. 20 years later the shelter opens and he wanders into a barbaric world full of sex and depravity.

The Year is 2012. Bin Laden is a political refugee in Brussels. Somehow, helped by the criminal underworld he becomes President of Europe. Europe, the new dictatorship, is an awful place of high security and closed borders . When the Afterman hears about the upcoming revolution, he returns from Russia to his fatherland. He accidentally joins a group of Lesbian freedom fighters.

Rob Van Eyck’s De Terugtocht (1981) is a bleak, unforgiving slice of Flemish cult cinema. The gritty revenge thriller follows a man returning to his hostile native village after serving seven years for a rape and murder he did not commit. Instead of a fresh start, he faces brutal social isolation and relentless torment from the locals. Driven to the edge, his quest to find the real killers spins out of control, trapping him in a tragic, inescapable cycle of violence.

A building contractor and his spouse are driven apart by financial worries. Tony is an energetic personality well on in his 30s, presuming upon having everything under control. He's married to Nora, and they have two kids. Tony frequents tough assertiveness training sessions, owing to which he boosts up his self-confidence and considers himself to be the never-failing businessman and the perfect husband. As a result of his excessive investments and his haughty attitude, his company gets under a heavy cloud. When bankruptcy has become inevitable, his problems also affect family life. He starts taking his problems out on his wife who seems to be able to cope with the new situation more easily. She makes him see how vulnerable he really is.

A building contractor and his spouse are driven apart by financial worries. Tony is an energetic personality well on in his 30s, presuming upon having everything under control. He's married to Nora, and they have two kids. Tony frequents tough assertiveness training sessions, owing to which he boosts up his self-confidence and considers himself to be the never-failing businessman and the perfect husband. As a result of his excessive investments and his haughty attitude, his company gets under a heavy cloud. When bankruptcy has become inevitable, his problems also affect family life. He starts taking his problems out on his wife who seems to be able to cope with the new situation more easily. She makes him see how vulnerable he really is.

Tells the story about the friendship between a promising architect and his friend, the son of a wealthy building contractor. Some beautiful girls are the cause of their “inseparability” being severely disturbed.

Tells the story about the friendship between a promising architect and his friend, the son of a wealthy building contractor. Some beautiful girls are the cause of their “inseparability” being severely disturbed.

One man‘s struggle to survive in a post-Holocaust hell.

One man‘s struggle to survive in a post-Holocaust hell.

Two criminals form a pact to destroy Belgium so that their principals can take over the government and restore order with a firm hand.

Two criminals form a pact to destroy Belgium so that their principals can take over the government and restore order with a firm hand.