The Awakening (2011)

Set in 1920s England, THE AWAKENING follows Florence Cathcart, a skeptic who has set out to disprove the existence of ghosts using modern scientific techniques. Florence is called upon to settle the rumors of a haunting that has been plaguing a local boarding school, but her beliefs are soon shaken by a number of unexplainable events. Director Nick Murphy delivers a great deal of supernatural

Mama (2013)

Two feral children are discovered years after their father abandoned them in the woods, but they bring along an unexpected guest when they are taken in by their uncle in the supernatural thriller MAMA, from 2013. MAMA is a chilling and frightful ghost story whose most horrific moments come out of the children's eerie performances, rather than the sudden appearances of the spindly apparition.

Onibaba (1964)

The wife and mother of a drafted soldier are left to fend for themselves in the grassy swamplands of rural Japan, where they pay for their meager meals by slaying passing samurai and selling their armor. When a neighbor returns from the war to inform them of their loss, he strikes up a passionate love affair with his friend's ex-lover, causing her mother-in-law to lash out in jealousy and rage.

The Sender (1982)

It is criminal that many smaller films are so vastly overlooked in the genre, when they display so much creativity and individuality. THE SENDER is one of these films. Its extra-sensory plotting expands on the basic premise of PATRICK while juxtaposing dreams and reality in the same ways that A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and BAD DREAMS would in the years to follow. A telekinetic teen is admitted to

Ugetsu (1953)

Set in the midst of the Japanese Civil War, UGESTU tells the tale of two greedy men who risk the lives of their families for their own personal gains. Genjuro trades the life of a farmer to sell his pottery in the local townships, while Tobei foolishly fights to become a samurai to serve in the war. Their wives ask for nothing more than a simple life, but the men's selfish ambition leads them

The Innocents (1961)

The impressionable Miss Giddons is hired on by a rich Englishman as the governess to his unwanted niece and nephew, who are currently under the care of their witless housekeeper in a beautiful country estate. She quickly becomes enthralled by the two charming children and their idyllic home, but the seemingly perfect facade begins to fade away as Miss Giddons uncovers the deaths of the two

Spirited Away (2001)

Prepare yourself for a magical journey in SPIRITED AWAY, the acclaimed Japanese animation by renown director Hayao Miyazaki. Chihiro finds herself lost in the spirit world after her parents are transformed into pigs by a malevolent witch, and she must gather her strength and courage if she hopes to save them! SPIRITED AWAY transports us to a fantasy world that is filled with strange and

13 Ghosts (1960)

When a desperate family inherits their uncle's lavish estate, it seems like all of their dreams have finally come true... But only if they can survive the mansion's 12 ghostly inhabitants! 13 GHOSTS may be more of a nostalgic piece of Horror cinema than anything else, since its hokey charms are mostly lost on modern audiences. Master showman William Castle introduces another goofy gimmick with

House (1977)

Gorgeous invites Fantasy, Melody, and the rest of her friends to visit her auntie for their summer vacation, but their arrival stirs up a houseful of spirits that refuse to let them leave! HOUSE is an exploration of color, light, sound, form, editing, and every other element of filmmaking. Nobuhiko Ôbayashi paints a surreal horror fantasy that is given the look and feel of a living comic book

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

One of many retellings of Le Fanu's classic vampire tale Carmilla, THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE follows Susan, a repressed young newlywed who becomes intimidated by her husband's pressing sexual advances. After confiding in a beautiful stranger, Carmilla, she is seduced into a murderous plot to kill her husband as part of an ancient family curse. Unlike Hammer's Karnstein trilogy, THE BLOOD

Lady in White (1988)

Frankie is locked in the class coat closet on Halloween night by a pair of bullies, where he sees the apparition of a young girl reliving her murder from years before. Not moments later, her killer returns to recover a piece of evidence that had been left behind, when he discovers Frankie and knocks him unconscious. The boy escapes, but is followed home by the ghosts of Melissa and the mysterious

I Will Follow You Into the Dark (2012)

Sophia has all but given up on finding true love when a twist of fate introduces her to her soul mate. Adam is everything she could have ever hoped for, but she awakens one night to find that he has disappeared, with all clues pointing to the mysterious and haunting past that surrounds his apartment complex. Can Sophia find the strength within herself to rescue her one true love from the edge of

The Others (2001)

An overly cautious mother takes on three new servants to look after her two children at their beautiful English estate, but all is not well in the Stewart household... Strange sounds and odd occurences wrack the quiet halls of the house, leading the children to believe that it may be haunted by the spirits of the past. After reaching world renown with his brilliant psychological thriller OPEN

The Invoking (2013)

Samantha returns to her newly-inherited home with three of her friends to inspect the property, where they soon discovers a number of horrifying secrets about her family's dark past. What do you want me to say here, really? The only thing that director Jeremy Berg manages to invoke is complete and utter boredom. Quite frankly, I'm tired of wasting what little free time I have left patronizing