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...
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
8/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: John Cassavetes, Mia Farrow, Ralph Bellamy, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Mauric...
Horrifying and darkly comic, "Rosemarys Baby" was Roman Polanski's Hollywood debut. This wildly entertaining nightmare, faithfully adapted from Ira L... Read more
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
7.9/10
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Patrick Magee
Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme wit... Read more
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The Addams Family: Volume 1 (1964)
6.9/10
Director: Arthur Hiller, Jean Yarbrough, Sidney Lanfield, Jerry Hopper
Starring: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Ken Weatherwax, Lisa Lori...
From the cartoon strip of creator Charles 'Chill' Addams, and supposedly inspired by his own family (!), this creepy comedy soon became a cult hit. F... Read more
Kwaidan (1964)
8/10
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Starring: Keiko Kishi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kazuo Nakamura
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Masaki Kobayashi's 'Kwaidan' features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanes... Read more
Onibaba (1964)
8/10
Director: Kaneto Shindo
Starring: Nobuku Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato
An exotic and stylish tale of deceit and survival. A peasant mother and daughter lure soldiers away from their comrades and slay them for their armour... 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 Innocents (1961)
7.9/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, M...
Possibly the best ghost story ever filmed, this adaptation of Henry James's novel 'The Turn of the Screw', offers spooky apparitions, demented religio... 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
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
Night of the Demon ( aka Curse of the Demon ) (1957)
4.9/10
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Dana Andrews, Niall MacGinnis, Peggy Cummins
'It's in the trees! It's coming!' American psychologist John Holden (Dana Andrews) arrives in England to discover that his colleague, Henry Harrington... Read more