Supernatural
That which cannot be explained by science - psychic powers, other-worldly phenomena, things that go bump in the night and hide under the bed. Filmmakers have been tapping people's fascination for the supernatural since they first started cranking out celluloid. And who doesn't love a good ghost story? Below are Alice's films that touch on the paranormal, some in a nice way ('What Dreams May Come', 'Phenomenon'), some in a not-so-nice way, ('The Exorcist', 'The Grudge'). A little something for everyone...
The Haunted Strangler (1957)
6.3/10
Director: Robert Day
Starring: Boris Karloff, Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan, Anthony Dawson
Aka 'Grip of the Strangler'. Set against the backdrop of Victorian society in London, this atmospheric horror features Boris Karloff as a novelist inv... Read more
The Haunting (1963)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Claire Bloom, Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn
This nerve-jangling adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 'The Haunting of Hill House' centres on a gathering at a Boston mansion. An anthropologist, a disb... Read more
The Haunting (1999)
4.9/10
Director: Jan De Bont
Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson
This state-of-the-art supernatural thriller stars Liam Neeson, a professor who recruits three people for experiments which he claims will cure their i... Read more
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
6.1/10
Director: Alex Zamm
Starring: Emily Osment, Cody Linley, Brittany Elizabeth Curran, Tobin Bell
He's given you 'Goosebumps,' and now R.L. Stine will thrill you with this family-friendly horror tale following a 13-year-old Goth girl as she tries t... Read more
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
5.9/10
Director: Peter Cornwell
Starring: Elias Koteas, Martin Donovan, Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew, Kyle Gallner
When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the ho... Read more
The Haunting of Hill House: Season 1 (2018)
8.7/10
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Co...
This modern reimagining of the Shirley Jackson novel follows siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted... Read more
The Hitchhiker: Volumes 1 and 2 (1983)
3.3/10
Starring: Gary Busey, Kirstie Alley, Peter Coyote, Sandra Bernhard, Helen Hunt, Margot Kid...
A collection of 17 epsiodes from HBO's long-running cult horror anthology series with such notable guest stars as Helen Hunt, Virginia Madsen, Willem... Read more
The House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Director: William Castle
Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Omart, Richard Long
Vincent Price stars in this classic William Castle film about a group of people who make a bet with the wealthy Price. They will each get $10, 000 if... Read more
The Illustrated Man (1969)
6.1/10
Director: Jack Smight
Starring: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas
Rod Steiger plays the tattoo-covered title role in this fascinating vision of doom and danger based on the classic short story collection by futurist... Read more
The Innkeepers (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Ti West
Starring: Kelly McGillis, Sara Paxton, Pat Healy
After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees - Claire (Sara Paxton) and... Read more