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...
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
6.9/10
Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck He...
In this remake of 'Here Comes Mr Jordan', Warren Beatty stars as a quarterback who is taken to Heaven before his time, but because his body on Earth i... Read more
The Fury (1978)
6.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving
A stylish, violent tale about two young people's deadly psychokinetic powers - and an evil government agency that's trying to control them. Directed b... Read more
The Lord Of The Rings (1978)
6.2/10
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: William Squire, John Hurt, Christopher Guard
J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale of Middle- Earth comes to life through the imaginative art of animator Ralph Bakshi. Frodo the hobbit, Gandalf the wiz... Read more
The Fury (Blu-ray) (1978)
6.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving
A stylish, violent tale about two young people's deadly psychokinetic powers - and an evil government agency that's trying to control them. Directed b... Read more
Children of the Stones (1977)
7.7/10
Director: Peter Graham Scott
Starring: Gareth Thomas, Iain Cuthbertson, Peter Demin, Ruth Dunning, Katharine Levy, Vero...
What is the powerful force that seems to have taken hold of the village of Milbury? Why are the people acting so strangely and why do they greet each... Read more
Carrie ( Blu-ray ) (1976)
7.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, P J Soles, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, W...
Director Brian De Palma brings Stephen King's novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted h... Read more
The Signalman (1976)
7.8/10
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Bernard Lloyd
Charles Dickens' chilling tale of a haunted railway track. The signalman at a lonely country station is haunted by a spectre warning of an impending t... Read more
Carrie (1976)
7.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Amy Irving, John Travolta, Nancy Allen, P J Soles, Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, W...
Director Brian De Palma brings Stephen King's novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted h... Read more
A Christmas Carol (BBC) (1976)
6.8/10
Director: Moira Armstrong
Starring: Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee, John Le Mesurier, Clive Merrison, Patricia Quinn,...
Michael Hordern plays the sour Scrooge in this wonderful BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' great Christmas story. John Le Mesurier is Jacob Marley a... Read more
Kolchak: The Night Stalker - The Complete Series (1974)
8.6/10
Starring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland
First introduced in the top-rated tv movies "The Night Stalker" and "The Night Strangler", Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin), a headstrong investigative r... Read more