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The Pale Blue Eye is a 2022 American mystery thriller about a veteran detective investigating a series of murders at the West Point Academy. In doing so, the detective is …
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The Fall of Usher is a 2022 American horror film about a young man who is pulled into a maelstrom of murder, madness and the macabre whilst caring for his …
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‘When the light goes out, the terror begins’ Lighthouse Keeper is a 2016 supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Cooper (Primitive) from a screenplay by Carl Edge. It is based upon Edgar Allan Poe’s …
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Raven’s Hollow is a 2022 British mystery horror thriller film based around Edgar Allan Poe’s time as a West Point cadet. Directed by Christopher Hatton (Battle of the Damned) from …
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‘Where nothing grows but fear’ Torture Garden is a 1967 British anthology horror film involving stories about people who visit Dr Diabolo’s fairground haunted-house show. Directed by Freddie Francis (Tales …
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The Blancheville Monster is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video as part of the four-film limited edition Gothic Fantastico box set which is due out on October 17, 2022. …
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‘Be careful what you believe in’ Hoodman is a 2021 American mystery horror slasher film about an urban legend about a killer that haunts a small town. Written, produced and …
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‘Pray you don’t cross her’ Lady Usher is a 2020 American psychological thriller film about a young woman whose visit to a family uncovers some dark secrets. Produced, directed and …
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The Tomb of Ligeia, Roger Corman’s eighth Poe adaptation, will be released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics on September 7, 2021. Special features: Audio commentary by film critic …
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The Bloodhound is a 2020 American horror film about a young man’s visit to a wealthy and reclusive friend that leads to fear and despair. Written and directed by Patrick …
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‘Edgar Allan Poe probes new depths of terror!’ Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 British horror film about a cruel magistrate who runs afoul of a witch who conjures a …
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Haunting Fear is a 1990 American horror film about a married woman who has nightmares involving being buried alive. She somehow awakens a long-repressed entity inside her while her greedy, …
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House of Usher is a 1960 American horror feature film directed by Roger Corman from a screenplay written by Richard Matheson. It is loosely based on the short story “The …
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Edge of Sanity – which stars Anthony Perkins and mixes Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Jack the Ripper – will be released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video in the …
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The Black Cat is a 1981 Italian horror film – released as Black Cat (Gatto Nero) in Italy – directed by Lucio Fulci (Don’t Torture a Duckling, Zombie Flesh Eaters, The New York Ripper) …
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The Black Cat is a 1989 Italian horror film about a new movie production that inadvertently resurrects an ancient witch named Levana. She tries to take over our world so …
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‘When the lights go out the terror begins’ Poltergeist Activity is a 2015 British horror film about a grieving father and his teenage daughter menaced by a paranormal spectral presence. …
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Mario Bava‘s 1977 Italian film Shock will be released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video on January 17th 2022. The film has been newly restored in 2K from the original 35mm …
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Night Tide is a 1961 American horror fantasy film, written and directed by Curtis Harrington (Ruby; The Dead Don’t Die; The Killing Kind; The Cat Creature; et al) and starring …
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‘Suddenly she could see into the future… and saw her own murder…’ The Psychic is a 1977 Italian mystery film about a clairvoyant woman who discovers a skeleton in a …
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‘Some things are better left buried’ The Oblong Box is a 1969 American-British horror film about an aristocrat who keeps his disfigured brother locked in his manor house. The latter …
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‘When I wake you… you’ll be dead.” Two Evil Eyes is a 1990 Italian-American supernatural horror feature film, written and directed by Dario Argento and George A. Romero. The pair had …
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House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American horror film produced and directed by William Castle (Strait-Jacket; 13 Ghosts; The Tingler; et al) from a screenplay written by Robb White. The …
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‘There’s no rest for the wicked…’ The Terror is a 1963 American horror feature film about a young officer in Napoleon’s Army who pursues a strange woman to the castle …
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All the Creatures Were Stirring is a 2018 American anthology horror feature film written and directed by David Ian McKendry (Zombies March) and Rebekah McKendry (producer of Blood and Guts with Scott …
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‘Some men take on the world. Roger Corman created his own.’ Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel is a 2011 documentary feature directed by Alex Stapleton (and co-written with …
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‘Darkness lives here’ House of Ravens – original title: P.O.E. Pieces of Eldritch (P.O.E. 3) – is a 2014 Italian horror anthology feature film based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe. …
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Murders in the Rue Morgue is a 1932 American horror feature film directed by Robert Florey (The Beast with Five Fingers) from a screenplay co-written with Ethel M. Kelly, Tom Reed …
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‘You can’t go forward until you go back…’ Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is a 2000 American psychological horror feature film directed and co-written by Joe Berlinger. The movie …
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Stephen Weeks’ idiosyncratic Ghost Story is being released in the UK for the first time on Blu-ray by Nucleus Films on 28th October 2019. The special features have been ported …
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‘Crucified, blinded and buried… Now she’s back!’ The Haunting of Morella is 1990 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Jim Wynorski (CobraGator; Sorceress; Chopping Mall; et al) from a …
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The Tell-Tale Heart is a 1953 American animated horror short film produced by UPA, directed by Ted Parmelee, and narrated by James Mason (Salem’s Lot; Frankenstein: The True Story). The screenplay by Bill Scott and Fred Grable …
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Extraordinary Tales is a 2013 international animated anthology horror film directed by Raul Garcia comprised of five Edgar Allan Poe stories (‘The Fall of the House of Usher’, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, ‘The Facts …
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‘Stare into these eyes if you dare!’ The Shadow of the Cat is a 1961 British horror film about a cat that witnesses its owner murdered and becomes ferociously bent …
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Elvira’s Haunted Hills, the 2001 comedy horror flick, will be released on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray by Scream Factory on September 28, 2021. The new cover artwork was designed by Joel …
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‘Beware’ Crimson Peak is a 2015 American Gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro (Cronos; Hellboy and sequels; Pan’s Labyrinth; Pacific Rim) from a screenplay by del Toro, Matthew Robbins and …
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Bone Chillers is a 1996 American comedy horror television series directed by Adam Rifkin (Director’s Cut; Psycho Cop 2; The Invisible Maniac) for Hyperion Pictures, based on a series of …
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The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire is a 1971 Italian-French-West German Giallo thriller film directed by Riccardo Freda [as Willy Pareto] (Murder Obsession; The Ghost; The Horrible Doctor Hichcock; …
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‘Shock! Male witchcraft in evil terror!’ House of the Black Death is a 1965 American horror film directed by Harold Daniels (Diabolical Wedding; Terror in the Haunted House) and Jerry Warren …
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‘Things you never saw before or ever dreamed of!’ The Black Cat is a 1934 American horror film directed by Austrian-born Edgar G. Ulmer from a screenplay by Peter Ruric (better …
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1922 is a 2017 American horror feature film written and directed by Zak Hilditch for Netflix, based on the 2010 Stephen King novella of the same title. The movie stars …
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‘Who’s following you?’ Recovery is a 2016 American horror thriller feature film directed by Darrell Wheat (Slumber; short: Swallowed) from a screenplay co-written with Kyle Arrington (The Originals TV series). Main …
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Masque of the Red Death is a 1989 American horror feature film produced by Roger Corman, and directed by Larry Brand (Paranoia; writer of Halloween: Resurrection; Psychic Murders), starring Adrian Paul (Deadly Descent: …
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Tales of Poe is a 2014 American horror anthology film co-directed by Bart Mastronardi and Alan Rowe Kelly. It combines three of Edgar Allan Poe’s most popular stories: The Tell Tale Heart, …
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‘Sometimes the dead come back’ Abandoned Dead is a 2016 American supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Mark W. Curran (Hoodman; Poe: In His Own Words, An Evening …
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‘A classic tale of horror!’ Web of the Spider – original title: Nella stretta morsa del ragno (“In the Tight Grip of the Spider”) – is a 1971 Italian-West German-French supernatural …
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‘We see you’ The Lodgers is a 2017 Irish gothic horror feature film directed by Brian O’Malley (Let Us Prey) from a screenplay by David Turpin (The Indecents) for Epic Pictures (Day of …
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The Black Cat is a 1941 American comedy mystery horror film directed by Albert S. Rogell (The Last Warning) from a screenplay by Robert Lees (The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo …
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Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 American 3D horror feature film directed by Roy Del Ruth (The Terror; The Alligator People) from a screenplay by Harold Medford and James R. Webb …
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