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 Entity (1982)
6.6/10
Director: Sidney J Furie
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Alex Rocco, Ron Silver, George Coe, Maggie Blye
This story by Frank De Felitta is supposedly based on a genuine case story about a woman who becomes the victim of brutal sexual attacks from a ghostl... Read more
Frequency (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Andre Braugher, Elizabeth Mitchell
Thirty years after New York firefighter Dennis Quaid is killed in a warehouse blaze, his now grown son, policeman Jim Caviezel, discovers his old ham... Read more
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
5/10
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, J...
Inspired by the popular Disney theme park attraction, this family-friendly horror farce stars Eddie Murphy and Marsha Thomason as husband-and-wife rea... Read more
The Lake House (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Alejandro Agresti
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer, Dylan Wal...
Sandra Bullock is a sullen doctor coming out of a relationship; Keanu Reeves a disillusioned architect dealing with an estranged dad (Christopher Plum... Read more
The Witch (2015)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lu...
A Puritan family in 1630 New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession in this superbly crafted immersion in perio... Read more
Stephen King's The Shining (1997)
Director: Mick Garris
Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Melvin Van Peebles, Steven Weber, Courtland Mead, Pat Hingle,...
This 'more faithful' 4 1/2 hour mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's novel had the author's seal of approval. He even has a cameo as the band con... Read more
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
7.6/10
Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Joi Wang, Liu Zhaoming, Wu Ma
This delirious supernatural fantasy focuses on the relationship between a young tax collector (Leslie Cheung) and a seductive female ghost he meets in... Read more
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
5.1/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Remy Sweeney, Julian Wadham
Renny Harlin directs this controversial prequel chronicling Father Merrin's (Stellan Skarsgard) first encounter with the demon Pazuzu. Questioning his... Read more
The Orphanage (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Roger Princep, Mabel Rivera
A gothic chiller featuring a woman returning to the now-closed orphanage where she was raised. Laura and her husband plan to reopen it as a home for d... Read more
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
4.9/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham, Joanna Cassidy, Clea DuV...
In the year 2176, over 600,000 Earth colonists are living on the red planet, and Martian policewoman Natasha Henstridge is part of a squad sent to pic... Read more