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 Devil's Backbone (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Federico Luppi, Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes
From Guillermo Del Toro comes this haunting ghost story set in a Spanish orphanage that houses children of left-wing families during the final days of... Read more
The Devil's Whore (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Marc Munden
Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, John Simm, Tim McInnerny, Tom Goodman-Hill, Pe...
A four-part mini-series set during the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of 17-year-old courtier Angelica Fanshawe. An English co-production... Read more
The Disappeared (2008)
6/10
Director: Johnny Kevorkian
Starring: Greg Wise, Alex Jennings, Harry Treadaway, Tom Felton
Still haunted by the disappearance of his younger brother many years ago, a troubled teen returns to live with his father in London and embarks on a c... Read more
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
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore
Inspired by real events, this is as much courtroom drama as supernatural chiller. It tells in flashback the tragic story of 'Emily Rose' (Jennifer Ca... Read more
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Blu-ray) (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore
Inspired by real events, this is as much courtroom drama as supernatural chiller. It tells in flashback the tragic story of 'Emily Rose' (Jennifer Ca... Read more
The Exorcist Collection: The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen / Exorcist II: The Heretic / The Exorcist III (1973)
Director: John Boorman, William Friedkin, William Peter Blatty
Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Richard Burton, Lee J Cobb, Jason Miller, Max von Sy...
Contains the original trilogy, 'The Exorcist - The Version You've Never Seen' (1973) - the one that started it all, based on William Peter Blatty's bo... Read more
The Exorcist: Extended Director's Cut (1973)
8/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Kitty Winn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Lee J Cobb, Jason Miller, Jack MacGowran...
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, the frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her moth... Read more
The Exorcist: Extended Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
8/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, Lee J Cobb, Linda Blair, Max von Sy...
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, the frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her moth... Read more
The Final Destination 3D (2009)
Director: David R Ellis
Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Nick Zano, Justin Welborn, Krista Allen, Andrew Fiscella, Bo...
On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple... Read more