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...
Death Trance (2005)
5.9/10
Director: Yuji Shimomura
Starring: Tak Sakaguchi, Kentaro Seagal, Honoka Asada, Yoko Fujita
A genre-crossing, time-fusing, fantasy blockbuster from the action director of 'Versus' and starring Tak Sakaguchi as a nameless warrior who attacks a... Read more
The Dead Zone (Blu-ray) (1983)
7.2/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen, Colleen Dewhurst,...
Christopher Walken stars in this David Cronenberg film of a Stephen King thriller about a man with the ability to read the thoughts of others. A gift... Read more
The Suicide Squad (4K Ultra HD) (2021)
7.3/10
Director: James Gunn
Starring: Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, Nathan Fill...
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X... 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
Patrick (1978)
6.1/10
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Julia Blake
Patrick is a young man who lies in a state of constant catatonia. But he has very special powers - the ability to move objects and control people with... Read more
Cronos (Blu-ray) (1993)
6.7/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook
Guillermo del Toro made an auspicious and audacious feature debut with 'Cronos', a highly unorthodox tale about the seductiveness of the idea of immor... Read more
Pet Sematary (Blu-Ray) (1989)
6.6/10
Director: Mary Lambert
Starring: Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne, Dale Midkiff, Brad Greenquist, Miko Hughes
Doctor Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff) moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall (Fred Gwynne). After the Creeds' cat i... Read more
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
7/10
Director: William Brent Bell
Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Hiro Kanagawa
After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wea... Read more
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
One Step Beyond: Vol. 1 (1959)
7.9/10
Director: John Newland
Starring: Dennis Patrick, Mickey Shaughnessy, Suzanne Pleshette, Yvette Mimieux, Harry Tow...
This ground-breaking anthology series debuted on U.S. television one year before 'The Twilight Zone' and ran for a total of 96 half-hour episodes. Joh... Read more