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...
Next (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Peter Falk
Frank Cadillac (Nicolas Cage) is your average Vegas magic man, only in his case, he can do real magic. He can see into the future. Only his own, and... Read more
Dead Like Me: Season 1 (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Kevin Dowling, David Grossman, Peter Lauer, Robert Duncan McNeill
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Gayheart, Cynthia Stevenson, Jasmine Guy, Callum Blue, E...
The hit series about a group of 'reapers' - the undead who escort souls from their old life to their afterlife. Mandy Patinkin stars as the leader of... Read more
Sinister (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, James Ransone, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, Clare Foley, M...
Ten years ago, true crime writer Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) made his reputation with a best-selling account of a notorious murder. Now, desperate to... Read more
Haunted (1996)
8.3/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Anthony Andrews, Kate Beckinsale, Aidan Quinn, John Gielgud
This creepy thriller stars Aidan Quinn as an investigator looking into a haunting in the isolated British countryside. A series of eerie occurrences l... Read more
Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
Director: Norio Tsuruta
Starring: Yukie Nakama, Kumiko Aso, Daisuke Ban, Chinami Furuy, Masami Hashimoto, Kazue Ka...
The first and final part of the Ring cycle, this prequel sheds new light over the chilling tale of an ancient, fatal curse. Finally, the secrets surro... Read more
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barra...
Sam Raimi returns triumphantly to his horror roots with this camp frightener about a good-hearted Southern girl who attracts a nasty curse. Christine... Read more
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
4.7/10
Director: Chris Weitz
Starring: Peter Facinelli, Dakota Fanning, Billy Burke, Michael Sheen, Kristen Stewart, Ni...
In the second chapter of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling "Twilight" series, the romance between mortal Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and vampire Edward... Read more
Headspace (2005)
4.7/10
Director: Andrew van den Houten
Starring: William Atherton, Olivia Hussey, Udo Kier, Mark Margolis, Dee Wallace, Sean Youn...
When Alex has a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger his intellect begins to rapidly expand, but as the power of his mind grows, so does the my... Read more
Stephen King's Desperation (2006)
Director: Mick Garris
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish, Charles Durning, Matt Frewer, Henry T...
En route to Lake Tahoe for a much-anticiapted vacation, the family of writer Ralph Carver (Matt Frewer) are arrested by the local sheriff (Ron Perlman... Read more
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
8.9/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serk...
Director Peter Jackson's triumphant finale to fantasy cinema's most acclaimed series has Frodo, Sam and the treacherous Gollum attempt to destroy the... Read more