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‘Time runs out’ Tenet is a 2020 American science-fiction action feature film about one man’s mission to save the world beyond real-time via Inversion. Written, co-produced and directed by Christopher …
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Frightmare is a 1974 British horror film directed by Pete Walker (House of the Long Shadows; The Comeback; Schizo; House of Mortal Sin; House of Whipcord; Die Screaming Marianne) from a …
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‘It’s time to prey’ Breeders aka Deadly Instincts is a 1997 British horror feature film about an alien that emerges from a meteorite on a college campus to mate with …
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‘If she knows you’re here… it’s already too late’ Hell of a Night is a 2017 American supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Brian Childs. The Javelina 98 …
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‘A theme that has thrilled audiences all over the world, now terrifyingly set forth:’ Exorcism – aka Exorcismo – is a 1975 Spanish horror film directed by Juan Bosch [as Joan …
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‘The dead never die’ A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return is a 2019 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Teo Konuralp (Feedback) from a screenplay by co-producer Jesse …
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‘Real pain cuts deep’ Masked Mutilator is a 2019 American action horror feature film directed by Jeff Beltzner from a screenplay by Ed Polgardy and Dale Schneck. The movie stars …
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‘A Love Story’ Dracula is a 1979 British-American horror feature film directed by John Badham from a screenplay by W. D. Richter (Needful Things; Invasion of the Body Snatchers), loosely …
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‘You have the right to remain silent… forever’ Maniac Cop is a 1988 American horror film directed by William Lustig (Uncle Sam; Relentless; Maniac) from a screenplay by producer Larry …
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‘Salvation is yours’ Purgatory Road is a 2017 crime horror feature film directed by Mark Savage (Bring Him Back Dead; Painkiller; Stressed to Kill; Circus of Dread; Sensitive New Age Killer) …
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‘They’ll lust for your life.’ Offspring is a 2009 American horror feature film co-produced and directed by Andrew van den Houten (director of Headspace; producer of The Ranger; Camera Obscura; All …
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IT: Chapter Two will be released by Warner Bros. in the USA on Digital on November 19th 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital combo (the one …
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‘It’s about to get twisted’ Clownado is a 2019 American horror film written, produced and directed by Todd Sheets (Bonehill Road; Dreaming Purple Neon; House of Forbidden Secrets; Zombie Bloodbath; …
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‘They reopened a door that should have stayed closed’ The Rizen: Possession is a 2019 British science fiction action horror feature film written and directed by Matt Mitchell (The Rizen; …
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is a 2018 American comedy horror feature film directed by Ari Sandel from a screenplay by Rob Lieber, based on the Goosebumps books by R.L. Stine, and produced …
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‘It preys on human fear. It feeds on human flesh.’ Without Warning is a 1980 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Greydon Clark (Uninvited; Wacko; Satan’s Cheerleaders). The movie …
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Creature from Black Lake – aka Demon of the Lake – is a 1976 American Bigfoot horror film directed by Joy N. Houk Jr. (Night of Bloody Horror; The Night of the …
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‘Darkness will know his name’ Corbin Nash is a 2018 American supernatural horror action feature film directed by Ben Jagger from a screenplay co-written with Dean S. Jagger and Christopher …
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‘What will it sound like when you die?’ One Missed Call is a 2008 supernatural horror film directed by Eric Valette (Malefique) from a screenplay by Andrew Klavan. An international US/UK/Japanese/German co-production, it is …
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The movies in the following list are those that MOVIES and MANIA suggests are better than the average genre fare and well-worth viewing. The Abominable Doctor Phibes – Robert Fuest, …
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‘There are monsters in the woods’ The Gatehouse is a 2017 British fantasy horror feature film written and directed by Martin Gooch (Death). The Gothic Manor production stars Scarlett Rayner, Simeon Willis and …
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‘Vampire leopard women prowl the jungle” Night of the Sorcerers is a 1973 Spanish horror feature film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio (Tombs of the Blind Dead, Night of …
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”They exist on the flesh of the young and beautiful’ The Ghost Galleon is a 1974 Spanish supernatural horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio (Tombs of the Blind …
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‘Hungry for a killer meal?’ Drive-Thru – aka Drive Thru – is a 2007 American dark comedy horror feature film written and directed by Brendan Cowles and Shane Kuhn. It stars …
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‘Fear is rising.’ The Thing Below – aka Sea Ghost – is a 2004 science fiction horror feature film directed by Jim Wynorski [as Jay Andrews] (Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre; CobraGator; …
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Marrowbone – aka The Secret of Marrowbone – is a 2017 horror thriller film written and directed by Sergio G. Sánchez (writer of The Orphanage) and co-produced by J.A. Bayona (director of The …
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‘From time unborn… a hideous she-thing!’ Terror from the Year 5000 is a 1958 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. It is based …
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‘Her soul lives on…’ Curse of the Witch’s Doll is a 2017 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Lawrence Fowler (The Jack in the Box). The Up A …
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‘If you can’t breathe, then you can’t scream.’ Reeker is a 2005 American horror feature film co-produced, written, scored and directed by Dave Payne (Addams Family Reunion; Alien Avengers II; …
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Feral is a 2017 American horror feature film directed by Mark H. Young (Tooth and Nail; Southern Gothic) from a screenplay co-written with Adam Frazier. The movie stars Scout Taylor-Compton, Olivia …
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Wax is a 2014 Spanish horror feature film co-written and directed by Víctor Matellano. The movie stars Jack Taylor (Count Dracula; Female Vampire; Horror of the Zombies), Geraldine Chaplin, Jimmy Shaw, Lone …
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‘The most shocking conclusion awaits you…’ Gehenna: Where Death Lives is a 2016 Japanese-American supernatural horror film directed by special effects creator Hiroshi Katagiri (Love Hurts) from a screenplay co-written …
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Braindead is a 1992 New Zealand zombie horror film directed by Peter Jackson (King Kong; Meet the Feebles; Bad Taste) from a screenplay co-written with Fran Walsh and Stephen Sinclair. Also known as …
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‘Evil takes many forms’ The Witch – stylized as The VVitch – is a 2015 American-Canadian horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers, (The Northman; The Lighthouse; plus 2008 Poe-based short The …
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‘Evil lives here’ Havenhurst aka Resurrection of Evil is a 2016 American horror film directed by former writer Andrew C. Erin (Sam’s Lake; Embrace of the Vampire) from a screenplay co-written with Daniel Farrands …
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‘Innocent co-ed… or bride of the Devil?’ Mark of the Witch is a 1970 American horror film co-produced and directed by Tom Moore (Return to Boggy Creek) based on a …
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‘Fear has a new name…’ Hazard Jack is a 2014 American slasher horror film directed by David Worth (House at the End of the Drive; Shark Attack 3: Megalodon; Shark …
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Jesús Franco, commonly known as Jess Franco, the Spanish director of nearly 200 horror, fantasy, exploitation and adult films has died today aged 82 year-old. Franco was also a screenwriter, …
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The Addams Family are fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family characters include Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, Pubert Addams, Cousin Itt and Thing. …
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‘The only thing more terrifying than searching for the Devil… is finding him.’ The Ninth Gate is a 1999 French-Spanish-American dark thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski (Repulsion; …
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What a Carve Up is a 1961 British comedy horror film produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman (Blood of the Vampire, Jack the Ripper, The Flesh and the Fiends) and directed by Pat Jackson from a …
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The Mummy can, in many respects, hold claim to being the most unloved of the classic movie monsters – if not, then surely the most inconsistently served. The oft-quoted line …
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Man-Thing is a 2005 American-Australian horror telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and featuring the Marvel Comics creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The film had a budget rumoured to be $30 million. The screenplay by Hans Rodionoff is very …
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‘The greatest horror monster alive’ The Mighty Gorga is a 1969 US science fiction/fantasy film and the brainchild of David L. Hewitt (Gallery of Horror; Monsters Crash the Pajama Party), who stars, produces, directs and wrote …
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Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King is the twelfth in the series of Scooby-Doo direct-to-video films produced by Warner Bros. Animation. This movie, along with the next film Samurai Sword were both produced and completed in 2008, …
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Godzilla is 2014 American science fiction monster film based on the Japanese movie monster of the same name and is a reboot of the Godzilla film franchise. It is to be the second Godzilla film to be fully filmed by an American …
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’13½ murders + 1423 laughs =’ Student Bodies is a 1981 American comedy horror film written and directed by Mickey Rose, with an uncredited Michael Ritchie co-directing. A spoof of films such …
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Sand Sharks is a 2012 American action horror film directed by Mark Atkins (Shark Season; Empire of the Sharks; Planet of the Sharks; Evil Eyes; et al) from a screenplay …
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The 1960s was a boom period in the United States for fantasy-themed situation comedies. For a while, it seemed that the standard domestic comedy show was a thing of the …
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‘The body count continues…’ Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher horror film directed by Steve Miner, who also directed its sequel, Friday the 13th Part III and House. The film was a …
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