Horror Movies
Things that go bump in the night, the monster in the closet, the shadow on the wall and the shape under the bed are all part of our subconcious fears that stem from childhood... the fear of the unknown. Horror films tap into that fear and serve up fright-filled nightmares that keep us screaming for more... For that one man cottage industry of fear and suspense, Stephen King films can be found through the 'Special Interest' link, under 'Based on...' or by using the 'Stephen King' link on any of his adaptations. See also 'Classic Horror'.
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
Army of Darkness ( Evil Dead III ) (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Marcus Gilbert, Embeth Davidtz, Bruce Campbell
This is the third film in Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series and is by far the most polished. Film fanatics will cherish the comedy, mayhem and salutes to... Read more
The Birds (1963)
7.7/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Veronica Cartwright, Tippi Hedren, Suzanne Pleshette, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy
Nature runs amok in this chilling adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier story, as a small Californian coastal town finds itself under attack by gulls, c... Read more
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Director: Steve Beck
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, F Murray Abra...
This special effects-filled remake of William Castle's 1960 shocker stars Tony Shalhoub as a widower who, along with children Shannon Elizabeth and Al... Read more
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
7.6/10
Director: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Ruther...
Flatmates Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonny Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) are three vampires who are just trying to get by in modern soci... Read more
The Thing (1982)
8.1/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Dysart, Donald Moffat
John Carpenter's under-rated remake of the 1951 classic actually follows the original source material (John W Campbell, Jr.s 'Who Goes There?') more c... Read more
Resident Evil (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius
Inspired by the top selling video game, this horror epic is set in Raccoon City, an industrial complex where a deadly virus has been unleashed, killin... Read more
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Bill Nighy, Derek Jacobi
The violent feud between the snooty vampires and thuggish werewolves escalates as beautiful Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her forbidden Ly... Read more
Jaws (1975)
8/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider
A relentless, 25-foot-long "killing machine" is on the prowl off the coast of a New England resort town, and no one in the water is safe. Roy Scheider... 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