Creepy Movies to Curl Up to on a Stormy Night
This list is meant for any newcomers to the horror genre and veterans alike that would like a fright on those dark and stormy nights. I tried to concentrate on movies that are creepy, atmospheric, and suspenseful as opposed outright gore-fests. At this time they are in no real order of importance. Hope you enjoy these films as much as I have. -AJC
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- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.Unflinchingly brutal, shockingly bizarre, and disturbingly realistic....this Takashi Miike breakout is not for the weak of heart.
- DirectorHiguchinskyStarsEriko HatsuneFhi FanHinako SaekiThe inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.Bizarre Japanese possession film for the video game age of horror.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsCécile de FranceMaïwennPhilippe NahonBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.The premise of Texas Chainsaw Massacre has become one of the most overused and cliched; High Tension, however, takes this story to the next level. Beautiful and brutal visuals and multiple twists and turns in the plot will keep you glued to your seat until the very end.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsMorjana AlaouiMylène JampanoïCatherine BéginA young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.The deluge of French horror films lately has brought with it many films built only on shock value and American horror cliches-such as Sheitan and Frontier(s)- Martyrs, however, is not one of these. While it may be slow at points, it possibly one of the most original, artistic, and unflinchingly disturbing horror films to come out in the last few years. Definitely a must see for any genre fan.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.It's easy to dismiss classics like this and watch newer versions with similar premises. There is no replacement for this film though; it burns horrific images into your mind's eye that will haunt you every time your eyes close. You can usually judge a film by its imitators, and The Exorcist didn't just warrant a few copycats, it spawned a whole new sub-genre of possession films. So, if you're just getting into horror or have only watched recent films: SEE THIS NOW! You won't regret it.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.This established Dario Argento as the master of the macabre that he is today. This film about a ballet student who travels to a private school in the Black Forest region of Germany to continue her studies. As she arrives, the monstrous secrets of the school begin to seep out. The from here on the story is a suspenseful, gory, and ingenious take on a fairy tale that I'm sure the Grimm brothers would have been proud of.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele LaviaA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.As popular as Suspiria made Argento, I'd argue that Deep Red is a better film. This giallo follows a jazz pianist living in Italy who is witness to a murder and becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind the identity of the murderer-an identity hidden in his own memory. While this doesn't have the supernatural allure that Suspiria does, its plot twists and dramatic kill scenes will definitely interest anyone that is into more modern slasher flicks. Also, for fans of Saw, look for a doll that is very similar to Jigsaw's puppet towards the middle of the film-coincidence, I think not.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.Wrong Turn, High Tension, House of 1000 Corpses, Wolf Creek, and numerous other hillbilly horror films owe their success to this gritty masterpiece. It's grainy footage and true-to-life characters make you believe, as the intro claims, that this is a true story. And, really this is based very loosely on the "mass murderer" Ed Gein who was also the basis for Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.The reason that Night of the Living Dead shows up on so many horror fans' top ten list isn't because it is the first zombie movie-White Zombie with Bela Lugosi predates it by over 30 years. The reason is because it melds science fiction and horror while exploring the brutality inherent in human nature. As horrifying as Romero's zombies are-even today the blood and gore is disturbing-it's humans that are the real monsters. So, if you love the deluge of zombie films and movies that have come out recently and have yet to see this, be sure to set aside an hour and a half to pay tribute to this horror legend.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsBill PullmanPatricia ArquetteJohn RoseliusAnonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.Watching Lost Highway reminds me of The Talking Heads because this really is a road to nowhere but man what a ride. This surrealistic film mixes genres such as drama, film noir, horror, and romance and will leave you questioning your own existence by the end. While this isn't a horror film per se, it has more than enough atmosphere, creepy characters, and scares to keep a die hard fan interested. However, if you need a story with a story line that you can make sense of at the end, look elsewhere: after years of watching this over and over again I'm still trying to make sense of this one.
- DirectorMike MendezStarsDominic PurcellClare KramerJosie MaranAfter a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.I first saw this movie in 2006 at the 8 Movies to Die For horror festival and was blown away. Not only does this successfully use cliches of American horror films, it is also legitimately scary. It's about three friends who reunite at a funeral of their long time friend. They drink too much, and, to celebrate their friend's life, they dance in the graveyard. This leads to them being haunted by an unsavory band of ghosts whose graves they disturbed. If you're a fan of 50's horror like The House on Haunted Hill or The Haunting or even more modern ghost stories like Insidious and Paranormal Activity check this out; I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
- DirectorJames WanStarsRyan KwantenAmber VallettaDonnie WahlbergAfter his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to find answers. His investigation leads him to the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw who seems to have ties to his entire family treeI feel like this is a commonly overlooked horror film by the writer and director of Saw and Insidious. Honestly, I think Dead Silence is scarier than both of their other films, but I seem to be in the minority. Anyway, if you've seen Wan and Whannell's more popular filmsand enjoyed them, you should definitely check this one out too.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsVincent PriceCarol OhmartRichard LongA millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.This is one of my all time favorites: Vincent Price, haunted house, and floating heads on a black screen coupled with all manner of William Castle gimmickry. Now if only I could get an Emergo rig set up in my house for each time I watch this, I could die happy.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.If you possession films like The Exorcist and Poltergeist, you'll love Insidious. While the story isn't all that original-it is basically a remake of Poltergeist-the plot twists, atmosphere, and scares in this film will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. It's not for the faint of heart, however: my wife still refuses to re-watch it with me since it gave her nightmares for a week the first time she saw it.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMarisa ParedesEduardo NoriegaFederico LuppiAfter Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.This is a really well made, eerie Spanish ghost movie by Guillermo del Toro, director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth. Left in an orphanage in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, a young boy will only survive the horrors of the war if he can first survive a ghost haunting the bowels of his new home. But, is it really the ghost that he should be worried about?
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.This is the movie that really started it all for me. Maybe it is because the town I grew up in is so similar to Haddonfield, maybe it is the killer who is more of a force than a human, or maybe it was Carpenter's iconic theme music. Whatever it is, Halloween can not be overestimated in terms of horror films then or now. Also, I would argue that as a whole the quality of the Halloween sequels far surpasses that of all of the other horror franchises of the time such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm St., Child's Play, etc..
- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.
- DirectorMasayuki OchiaiStarsHiroshi MikamiRiona HazukiTomoko NakajimaA scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsNanako MatsushimaMiki NakataniYûko TakeuchiA reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.The film that began the Japanese horror craze. And it is still one of the hardest hitting, unique ghost stories out there.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNaomi WattsMartin HendersonBrian CoxA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.This American version of this groundbreaking Japanese ghost story delivers good acting, a creepy atmosphere, and scares just as intense as the original. So, if you're not a fan of subtitles or you just love the original and want to see a different take on the same story, you'll want to check this out.
- DirectorJôji IidaStarsYôsuke EguchiMiwako IchikawaTakashi KashiwabaraA pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain in a stew. As they try to track down the killer, they discover that, quite literally, everybody is a suspect. Will they bring the terror to an end, or will they become part of it themselves?This is one of my favorite Japanese horror flicks of the late 90's and early 2000's. It has a very similar premise to The Fallen with Denzel Washington, but with over-exaggerated violence, gore, and characters it's like watching a live-action anime, and I mean that in the best possible way.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsAna TorrentFele MartínezEduardo NoriegaWhile doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student in her faculty...
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard JohnsonHill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
- DirectorTod BrowningStarsWallace FordLeila HyamsOlga BaclanovaA circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.Todd Browning made this right after Dracula with Bela Lugosi. And, apparently it was too much for some people since it was reportedly banned in England, Browning's home, for 30 years. While the story is slow and moralistic for modern audiences, the use of real circus "freaks" and the climax are shocking even today.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsEzra GoddenFrancisco RabalRaquel MeroñoA boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsSean PertweeKevin McKiddEmma CleasbyA routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scottish wilderness.This is definitely a different take on a werewolf movie. While on a training exercise in Scotland, English soldiers are attacked by werewolves and forced to take shelter in a nearby cottage. While the setting and monsters are like something out of a dark fairytale, the pacing of the film is fast, witty, and action packed. This is definitely one of the most fun films on this list.
- DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von WangenheimVampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.F.W. Murnau literally stole Bram Stoker's Dracula and turned it into his own nightmarish vision replete with medieval castles, monstrous shadows, and the most grotesque vampire to ever grace the silver screen. This is a must for hardcore horror fans, especially if you like vampire films; however, this is a silent film, so if you're not a fan of black and white and subtitles, you may want to check out the 1979 remake by Werner Herzog. This version has sound and color, but still remains faithful to the original film.
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsJulian WestMaurice SchutzRena MandelA drifter obsessed with the supernatural stumbles upon an inn where a severely ill adolescent girl is slowly becoming a vampire.For the longest time I considered this to be my favorite movie and with good reason. It is so eerie and nightmarish, you are often left wondering where reality ends and the dream sequences begin. The visuals, especially Dreyer's use of shadow, are amazing. I feel that is probably one of the most under-appreciated early vampire films of this time period. It definitely holds its own against the likes of Dracula and Nosferatu, and, in my opinion, it far surpasses both in terms of originality.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsAdrienne BarbeauJamie Lee CurtisJanet LeighAn unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.A ghost story from the director of Halloween...need I say more?
- StarsDavid SoulJames MasonLance KerwinA novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.Tobe Hooper, director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, puts his gritty twist on Stephen King's brooding vampire tale about a writer returning to his childhood home to write his newest novel. He gets more than he asks for when a all of his hidden fears about the house he's researching for his novel come true in ways he never could have predicted when he's forced to fight for survival against a vampire that is seeking to overrun the town. This movie was the reason that I slept with the covers wrapped tightly around my throat as a child, and, as an adult, I still think that it's one of the scariest vampire films out there.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane CilentoA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.The Wicker Man is a British horror-musical-yes, I said horror musical-with Christopher Lee that is actually more a mystery movie than a horror. While this may not be incredibly scary by today's standards, it's beautifully shot and acted, and it will keep you guessing up to the very end. I highly recommend this to any film lover, not just horror fans.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHarrison FordMichelle PfeifferKatharine TowneThe wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsDale MidkiffDenise CrosbyFred GwynneAfter tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Advertised as "The Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror" Evil Dead is one of my all time favorites; it's gritty low budget horror goodness with everything you'd expect from this type of film: bad acting, cheesy dialogue, and buckets of blood. What you don't expect, however, is that underneath this campy patina lies a really amazing horror flick. The bad acting makes the characters seem more true to life. The story uses tons or horror cliches, but still comes off as very original. And, the shooting is excellent and helps to the create the film's disturbingly suspenseful atmosphere. Overall, it's just a really fun horror experience that no one should miss.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellSarah BerryDan HicksAsh Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.Evil Dead II is a much more self-aware horror film than the original Evil Dead. Actually, if you haven't seen the original Evil Dead and want to check this one out, no worries because there is an almost complete recap of the original in the first 1/2 hour or so of this film. Basically, where the original film was trying to be a serious horror film, this is more of a slapstick horror comedy that sets up the main character, Ash played by Bruce Campbell, as a shotgun wielding, chainsaw armed anti-hero that is never short on catch phrases. Overall, is just a "groovy" flick that has a lot of good, dark laughs along with most of the monsters, gore and excellent camera work that made the first Evil Dead the cult movie it is.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra PaulA nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
- DirectorFruit ChanPark Chan-wookTakashi MiikeStarsBai LingLee Byung-hunKyoko HasegawaAn Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.
- DirectorGreg McLeanStarsNathan PhillipsCassandra MagrathKestie MorassiThree backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.Wolf Creek, as are many of its Australian horror contemporaries, is just a modern take on Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Nonetheless, this is still a shocking, gritty, and disturbing re-imagining of a horror classic-what more can you ask for?
- DirectorJamie BlanksStarsNadia FarèsRobert TaylorDavid LyonsA yuppie couple lost in a thick, brush-filled marsh seek refuge at an isolated farmhouse only to discover they've jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.As with Wolf Creek, the story is very similar to TCM, but the climax-no pun intended-is what sets this apart from other backwoods killer flicks.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.In this 90's slasher revival Wes Craven plays on all of the horror cliches that helped to make his career successful. Many people have criticized this film for lacking a solid plot, but, as slasher movies go, the acting is excellent, the story is solid and keeps you guessing until the end, and the meta-horror angle is a nice touch. Overall, this isn't a movie to miss.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBruce AbbottBarbara CramptonAfter an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsThe centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
- DirectorTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid MannersTransylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsClaude RainsWarren WilliamLon Chaney Jr.Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsKimiko IkegamiMiki JinboKumiko ÔbaA schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.If you were to mix a Scooby Doo episode with Evil Dead, you'd almost have this twisted Japanese horror. In House a group of Japanese school girls take a trip to the country to visit their friends' aunt whose house turns out to be haunted. If the premise of this film sounds like a standard horror, nothing else about this film is. From kung fu fighting school girls, floating decapitated heads, and people being transformed into fruit, this film will leave you asking, "What the %#&* did I just watch," in the best possible way.
- DirectorHerk HarveyStarsCandace HilligossFrances FeistSidney BergerAfter a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.If I were to make a top 10 horror list, this film would definitely make the cut. While the story is a little slow, the dark foreboding atmosphere more than compensates for it, and visuals, especially in the climax, will leave you with a very unsettling feeling. Overall, this is a classic ghost story that is a must see for all horror fans especially if you enjoy black and white horror like the MGM monster movies, House on Haunted Hill, or Night of the Living Dead.
- DirectorIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl RoweAn alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith DavidA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsDonald PleasencePaul RuddMarianne HaganSix years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsJamie Lee CurtisJosh HartnettAdam ArkinLaurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time, as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.
- DirectorTerence FisherStarsPeter CushingChristopher LeeMichael GoughWhen Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.
- DirectorJean RollinStarsMarina PierroFrançoise BlanchardMike MarshallA toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.
- DirectorCorrado FarinaStarsCarroll BakerGeorge EastmanIsabelle De FunèsA photographer finds herself falling under the spell of a witch.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsChristopher WalkenBrooke AdamsTom SkerrittA man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteMalcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.
- DirectorDavid KoeppStarsKevin BaconZachary David CopeKathryn ErbeAfter being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around him.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsFranka PotenteBenno FürmannAnna LoosA cute med student starts a summer course at Heidelberg University. David's on her dissection table. She met him the day before on the train. Something's wrong.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsCharles HerbertJo MorrowMartin MilnerA family inherits what proves to be a haunted house, but a special pair of goggles allows them to see their ghostly tormentors.
- DirectorSteve BeckStarsTony ShalhoubShannon ElizabethEmbeth DavidtzWhen Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts.
- DirectorClive BarkerStarsScott BakulaKevin J. O'ConnorJ. Trevor EdmondA private detective gets more than he bargains for when he encounters Philip Swan, a performer whose amazing illusions captivate the world, but they are not really what everyone thinks.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsSam NeillJürgen ProchnowJulie CarmenAn insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
- DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako WatanabeA collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
- DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei SatôTwo women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn KerrIn the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMark DamonMyrna FaheyUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsAnthony HopkinsEdward NortonRalph FiennesA retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsWilliam PetersenKim GreistJoan AllenFormer FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer dubbed "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorChristian AlvartStarsNorman ReedusChristian von AsterAndré HennickeWanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsUta HagenDiana MuldaurChris UdvarnokyA series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
- DirectorBill PaxtonStarsBill PaxtonMatthew McConaugheyPowers BootheA mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
- DirectorJim GillespieStarsJennifer Love HewittSarah Michelle GellarAnne HecheFour young friends bound by a tragic accident are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoByun Hee-BongPark Hae-ilA monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
- DirectorFraser C. HestonStarsMax von SydowEd HarrisBonnie BedeliaA mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
- DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
- StarsRichard ThomasTim ReidAnnette O'TooleIn 1960, seven pre-teen outcasts fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.It made generations of people afraid of clowns....it's a keeper.
- DirectorDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua LeonardThree film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.Although some people may scoff at this film, it was a new and unique idea when it came out and definitely delivers some scares.
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsChaney KleyEmma Caulfield FordAntony BurrowsA vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsAlison LohmanJustin LongRuth LivierA loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
- DirectorJacques TourneurStarsDana AndrewsPeggy CumminsNiall MacGinnisAmerican professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshipper Julian Karswell.
- DirectorWolf RillaStarsGeorge SandersBarbara ShelleyMartin StephensIn the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.Think there is something lurking beneath the surface of those overly polite and polished children you meet? Apparently so did this director. The kids aren't alright....enjoy. There is also a John Carpenter remake of this if you can't get into the black and white format.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn DouglasAfter the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsCraig WassonAlice KrigeFred AstaireTwo generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.
- StarsTim DalyColm FeoreDebrah FarentinoA dangerous blizzard hits an isolated town and brings along a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing people for his own desires.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
- DirectorAndré De TothStarsVincent PriceFrank LovejoyPhyllis KirkAn associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?