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Dracula 2000, also known internationally as Dracula 2001, is a 2000 American horror film written and directed by Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry; My Bloody Valentine 3D; Dracula II and III) from a screenplay …
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The Girl in the Photographs is a 2015 American horror film directed by Nick Simon (writer of The Pyramid) from a screenplay co-written with Robert Morast, Osgood Perkins. The film was executive produced by …
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‘Evil seeks evil.’ Hellraiser: Judgement – aka Hellraiser X: Judgement is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by FX and makeup artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe (Waxwork II; Feast; The Hive). …
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The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 American horror-thriller film written and directed by James DeMonaco, who also helmed the first two (and wrote Skinwalkers), and produced by Blumhouse Productions …
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The films on this ‘Essential’ list are important in terms of their global impact on the horror movie genre, either for their box office draw, artistic merit, cult credibility, or …
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Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror thriller film written and directed by James Watkins (The Woman in Black). It stars Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender and Jack O’Connell. Plot: Nursery school teacher Jenny (Kelly Reilly), …
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Dee Wallace – born Deanna Bowers; December 14, 1949 – and also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress and ‘Scream Queen’. She is perhaps best known for …
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‘Terror is just beneath the surface’ Harbinger Down – aka Inanimate – is a 2015 American independent science-fiction monster horror film written and directed by Alec Gillis and produced by Tom Woodruff, …
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a 2014 American horror-thriller film remake/reboot/sequel of Charles B. Pierce’s 1976 film of the same name produced by Blumhouse in conjunction with resurrected Orion Pictures. …
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David Alexander Hess was an American actor, musician and songwriter, best known for his appearances in a trio of extreme horror films in the 1970s, in which he played a variety …
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The Last House on the Left is a 2009 American horror film remake of the 1972 Wes Craven film of the same name, directed by Dennis Iliadis from a screenplay written …
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‘They say war changes you… they have no idea.’ War Wolves is a 2009 American action horror film that stars Michael Worth, who also serves as the film’s writer and …
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‘To avoid fainting keep repeating, it’s only a movie…’ Hallmark Releasing Corp. was a Boston-based American film distribution company. With a pointedly provocative approach, Hallmark’s first major success was with German …
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‘How long can you hold your breath?’ The Drownsman is a 2014 Canadian horror film produced and directed by Chad Archibald from a screenplay co-written with Cody Calahan (Antisocial). It stars Michelle Mylett, …
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‘New decade. New rules.’ Scream 4 is a 2011 American meta slasher mystery horror film and the third sequel to Scream (1996) following Scream 2 (1998) and Scream 3 (2000). Stylized …
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‘The most terrifying scream is always the last.’ Scream 3 is a 2000 American satirical slasher mystery horror film and the second sequel to Scream (1996) following Scream 2 (1997). …
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We Are What We Are is a 2013 American horror film directed by Jim Mickle (Mulberry Street, Stake Land) from a screenplay co-written with Nick Damici. It is a remake of the 2010 Mexican …
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The People Under the Stairs is a 1991 American comedy horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. The movie stars Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A. J. Langer, Ving Rhames (Julia X; Piranha 3D; Dawn …
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‘You think you know the story’ The Cabin in the Woods is a 2009 American horror film co-directed and co-written by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon. The movie stars Kristen …
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Benjamin ‘Bob’ Clark could have been one of the leading lights of the horror genre after making a series of popular and critically acclaimed shockers during the 1970’s. Yet despite …
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th is a 2013 American documentary – based on the book of the same title by Peter M. Bracke – about …
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The Horror Show is a 1989 American supernatural horror film starring Lance Henriksen (Daylight’s End; Stung; The Visitor; et al) and Brion James. James Isaac (Jason X) is the credited director, David Blyth …
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‘Zip yourself in tight!’ Body Bags is a 1993 American science fiction comedy horror film, directed by John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and Larry Sulkis. It is an anthology film, featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend …
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The Last House on the Beach (Italian: La settima donna, also known as Terror and The Seventh Woman) is a 1978 Italian revenge thriller film directed by Franco Prosperi. Although the title it is best known for in English-language …
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Dracula II: Ascension is a 2003 American-Romanian horror film, directed by Patrick Lussier. The movie stars Jason Scott Lee, Stephen Billington and Diane Neal. Roy Scheider – star of Jaws, …
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Perhaps even more abundant than the ever-popular trend of adapting comic books into films, particularly Marvel’s ever expanding universe, is the very opposite, transposing popular characters from film onto the …
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Baron Samedi (the slightly less impressive Baron Saturday, translated into English), and also Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi, or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the Loa of Haitian vodou, the spirits of the dead. Samedi is a Loa of the dead, along with …
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Some animals are guaranteed to inspire feelings of disgust and fear in cinema audiences, and none more so than the humble rat. While a few people keep rats as pets, …
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‘Digging in the cemetery can have grave consequences.’ Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI is a 1986 American comedic supernatural slasher horror film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin (One …
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‘The lucky ones die first’ The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 action horror film and remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 film The Hills Have Eyes. Written by filmmaking partners …
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Hitch-Hike – original title: Autostop rosso sangue – also known as Hitchhike, Death Drive and The Naked Prey, is a 1977 Italian crime-exploitation film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The movie stars Franco Nero and Corinne Cléry as a couple in a troubled …
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“Scream!” is the ninth single by the horror punk band the Misfits, and the only single released from their 1999 album Famous Monsters. The music video for the song was directed by George A. Romero, famous for his Living Dead series …
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Michael Berryman is one of the most recognisable faces in horror films. This is due to several reasons, not least because he was born in the right part of America …
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‘Pray you’re not blessed’ Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American horror film directed by Wes Craven (The Last House on the Left; The Hills Have Eyes; Scream) from a screenplay …
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Scream 2 is a 1997 American satirical slasher horror mystery thriller film about a spate of new killings by Ghostface. The movie is obviously a sequel to Scream (1996). Once …
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The Hills Have Eyes 2 is a 2007 American horror film, and the sequel to the 2006 film The Hills Have Eyes which was a remake of the 1977 film of …
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Critters is a science-fiction horror comedy directed by Stephen Herek (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead) and starring Scott Grimes, Dee Wallace-Stone, Don Opper, Billy Zane, Billy Green …
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A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher horror film written and directed by Wes Craven, and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The movie …
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is a 1987 American supernatural slasher horror film directed by Chuck Russell (The Blob) from a screenplay co-written by original creator Wes …
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At the time of Scanners‘ release, the horror film was enjoying – arguably – its final great era. The post-Star Wars sci-fi boom had abated (primarily because low budget film-makers …
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Spiders are one of the most common phobias that people have (technical term: arachnophobia). Even normally fearless individuals can be reduced to quivering wrecks by the sight of a tiny …
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Wishmaster is a 1997 American horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman. It was executive produced by Wes Craven – the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached. The plot of Wishmaster concerns a djinn (evil genie), an omnipotent, supremely evil …
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Pulse is an 2006 American horror film and remake of the Japanese horror film, Kairo; Pulse was written by Wes Craven and Ray Wright, and directed by Jim Sonzero. The film stars Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian and Brad Dourif. Plot: When …
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‘The lucky ones died first’ The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 American horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. Inspired by the Scottish legend of Sawney Bean and his cannibal clan, …
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‘Don’t answer the phone. Don’t open the door. Don’t try to escape.’ Scream is a 1996 American slasher horror film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. Produced …
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Feast is a 2005 American horror film, a result of Project Greenlight‘s third season, the amateur filmmaking documentary series and contest. The winning team was composed of writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, …
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Night Train Murders is a 1975 Italian exploitation revenge film inspired by Wes Craven’s 1972 exploitation hit The Last House on the Left. The film was directed by Aldo Lado (Short Night of Glass …
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Insidious is a 2010 American-Canadian independent psychological horror film written by Leigh Whannell, directed by James Wan (Saw). The story centers on a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for …
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