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'.
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A perversely evil 18th-century warlock is burned at the stake. A century after the human barbecue, the warlock's great-great grandson returns to the f... Read more
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Aka 'Grip of the Strangler'. Set against the backdrop of Victorian society in London, this atmospheric horror features Boris Karloff as a novelist inv... Read more
7.6/10
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
4.9/10
This state-of-the-art supernatural thriller stars Liam Neeson, a professor who recruits three people for experiments which he claims will cure their i... Read more
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When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the ho... Read more
8.7/10
This modern reimagining of the Shirley Jackson novel follows siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted... Read more
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A medieval warrior's gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago. Read more
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Stranded in the New Mexico desert, a family find themselves under attack by savage 'hill people', mutilated after exposure to radiation from nuclear t... Read more
6.4/10
Stranded in the New Mexico desert, a family find themselves under attack by savage 'hill people', mutilated after exposure to radiation from nuclear t... Read more
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the desert, film fright master Wes Craven brings you the chilling sequel to his horror classic. A grou... Read more