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The Ring
on DVD
(2002) Starring:Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox Director:Gore Verbinski Certificate:
In Gore Verbinski's remake of Hideo Nakata's chilling horror film, a group of teenagers all die suddenly and inexplicably exactly one week after watching a mysterious videotape at a remote cabin in the Pacific Northwest. Journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts), a relative of one of the victims, ..read more »
The Grudge
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall Director:Takashi Shimizu Certificate:
Karen, an exchange student who agrees to cover for a nurse, unknowingly enters a Tokyo house, unaware that a dark secret lies within. The house is cursed with a violent plague that causes those individuals who enter the building to die within a fit of rage. As more and more people become victims to ..read more »
The Blair Witch Project
on DVD
(1999) Starring:Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard Director:Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez Certificate:
Made for $30,000 by two young filmmakers from Florida, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT wowed festival audiences for several months before finding distribution at the 1999 Sundance Festival. It is an ingenious creation which makes effective use of its lack of budget and cast of unknowns. The film is ..read more »
Poltergeist
on DVD
(1982) Starring:JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight Director:Tobe Hooper, Steven Spielberg Certificate:
Life is very pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family until a host of otherworldy forces invades their peaceful suburban home. It starts with just an odd occurence or two, but soon their house is transformed into a swirling supernatural sideshow. The forces at work are anything but friendly, and ..read more »
The Exorcist
on DVD
(1973) Starring:Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller Director:William Friedkin Certificate:
With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
The Thing
on DVD
(1982) Starring:Kurt Russell, T.K. Carter, Richard Dysart Director:John Carpenter Certificate:
Based on both the short story by John W. Campbell, Jr. and the 1951 film produced by Howard Hawks, THE THING is John Carpenter's stunning masterpiece of horror. A group of weary scientists enduring the winter in an isolated camp deep in Antarctica chance upon an alien spacecraft buried in the ice. ..read more »
Pet Sematary
on DVD
(1989) Starring:Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Brad Greenquist Director:Mary Lambert Certificate:
Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange, elderly neighbor called Jud knows a secret that may spare the young girl's tears. He takes the dead cat ..read more »
The Amityville Horror
on DVD
(1979) Starring:James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger Director:Stuart Rosenberg Certificate:
A family's Long Island dream home becomes a horrific nightmare in this chilling tale, supposedly based on a true story. The brutal murder of six people just one year previous causes the new tenants (James Brolin and Margot Kidder) some restless nights, to say the least. Ooze comes out of the walls, ..read more »
Saw
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung Director:James Wan Certificate:
When Adam (Leigh Whannell) is jolted back to consciousness after nearly drowning at the bottom of a decrepit bathtub, he awakes to find himself chained to a rusty pipe inside a dark torture chamber. There is someone else in the room. Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) has also just regained ..read more »
A Nightmare On Elm Street 1
on DVD
(1984) Starring:John Saxon, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakley Director:Wes Craven Certificate:
A hellish, razor-fingered monster enters the dreams of the teenage residents of a bucolic town and systematically slaughters them in their sleep--until one courageous young woman does battle with the predatory fiend. An excellent, surprisingly surrealistic genre entry from the master, Wes Craven.