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Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 1931, Universal Studios release Dracula starring Bela Legosi. It was a box-office success, and the first in a series of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics. Neibaur reviews the key horror films that Universal produced into the mid-1950s, provided production information, critical commentary, and an overall assessment of the movie's significance. He also examines their impact on popular culture, into the cinemas of today....
3) Bedlam
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
A supernatural thriller set in a luxury apartment building which is haunted by the ghosts of its dark and violent past. Welcome to Bedlam Heights, a hip new high rise on the edge of a British metropolis. Behind the façade of stylish 21st century living lie unimaginable horrors, for this former pre-Victorian asylum is possessed by its previous inhabitants. Kate, who lives and works at Bedlam Heights, thinks anyone who believes in ghosts is a fool....
4) Whitechapel
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
The streets of Whitechapel are awash with blood in this compelling crime drama. A murderer stalks the night, picking off vulnerable women and leaving them brutally butchered. The locals live in fear and the police remain clueless. But this is not the 19th Century and the time of Jack the Ripper. This is now. Assigned to the case is fast-tracked DI Chandler - a novice in the business of murder, but an expert in the politics of policing. Can Chandler...
5) Pearl
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, technicolor-inspired origin...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
When Ruth Blacksmith's new partner, Aidan, reveals that he once hurt a woman called Mary Trelease, Ruth is deeply worried. She raises her concerns with Detective Sergeant Charlie Zailer who is intrigued. But when Charlie decides to call in at Ruth's house, she finds a disturbing scene. Ruth's ex-husband, Jason Blacksmith, has been murdered. Charlie and Detective Simon Waterhouse investigate the case and find themselves divided over motives and suspects....
8) The Ring
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When four teenagers all meet with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching a videotape, investigative reporter Rachel Keller tracks down the video... and watches it.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
One of the most aggressively bizarre films in recent memory, “WELCOME TO THE CIRCLE” is a genuinely nightmarish, creepy, trippy, almost Lynchian Canadian "horror" film about a sinister mind control cult and the survivors who are trying to escape its clutches. A camping misadventure forces a young girl and her father into the realm of a demon-worshiping cult known as The Circle, a New Age-ish commune living in cabins in the woods and headed by...
10) XX
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Four dark horror stories by women: Annie Clark with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY; Karyn Kusama exorcises HER ONLY LIVING SON; Roxanne Benjamin screams DON’T FALL; and Jovanka Vuckovic dares to open THE BOX. Award-winning Sofia Carrillo wraps it all together.
11) Creepypasta
Publisher
Cineverse
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A horror anthology based on the viral stories known as creepypasta. Trapped in an abandoned house, a young man searches for clues to how he got there.
12) The Overnight
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After a romantic weekend gets sidetracked, a young couple find themselves at an outdated hotel, caught up in murderous death-loops, and as bait for a demon.
13) Devil's Domain
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Lisa's a troubled and bullied teen, conflicted with her sexuality and on the brink of suicide. A beautiful, stranger (The Devil) strikes up an online relationship and promises to rid her of the bullies - in exchange for a baby.
14) Ash and Bone
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Cassie Vanderbilt, a self-destructive teen dealing with the death of her mother, a new stepmother, and a strained relationship with her father, continues to find her way into trouble. To reconnect with her, her father takes her away from the distractions and bad influences of the big city where they live, to spend the summer in the beautiful, small-town countryside. But this small town has a terrifying, deadly, secret that has been buried for over...
15) The Necromancer
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Retreating from the violent Napoleonic War, a weary band of British soldiers make their way through the Black Forest in Germany, unaware of what new terror is awaiting them.
16) Abandoned
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Follow the sharply intense lives of a mother, father, and infant son as they move into a remote farmhouse, which harbors a dark, tragic history.
17) The Tank
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region—including his own ancestors—for generations.
18) Maniac
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A 21st century Jack the Ripper set in the present day, MANIAC is a reboot of the cult film considered by many to be the most suspenseful slasher movie ever made. Frank (Elijah Wood) is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, whose life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank's obsession escalates and the number of victims increases, it becomes clear that Frank is...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After Edward's wealthy wife, Jessica, dies in a mysterious fire, he marries Francene, the governess of his daughter Susan. Francene is interested in one thing: money. Wasting no time in spending Edward's inheritance, she turns her attention to Susan: if Susan and Edward were both to die, the money would pass to Anthony, Edward's cousin and Francene's former lover. Francene and Anthony work out a plot and decide to drive Susan mad...
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