- In the chilling film Hereditary, the Graham family, helmed by Annie (Toni Collette), finds their lives spiraling into an abyss of horror following the death of their secretive matriarch. Peter (Alex Wolff), the son, grapples with his increasingly eerie and inexplicable experiences, while Steve (Gabriel Byrne), the father, attempts to hold the fraying family threads together. The movie, a psychological thriller sprinkled with supernatural elements, reveals a haunting exploration of heritage and fate. Directed by Ari Aster, Hereditary was nominated for multiple awards due to its darkly gripping narrative and powerful performances, notably Collette's critically acclaimed portrayal of a mother on the edge.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ari Aster
- Teenage Charley Brewster is a horror-film junkie, so it's no surprise that when a reclusive new neighbor moves next-door, Brewster becomes convinced he's a vampire. It's also no surprise when nobody believes him. After strange events begin to occur, Charlie has no choice but to turn to the only person who could possibly help: washed-up television vampire killer Peter Vincent.
- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Tom Holland
- A man (Gong Yoo), his estranged daughter and other passengers become trapped on a speeding train during a zombie outbreak in South Korea.
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
- When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman), what starts out as a fun, hedonistic weekend turns into something more sinister. Muffy is very fond of practical jokes, and sets up numerous gags throughout her mansion. But, when friends begin going missing and turn up dead, they realize that they're trapped on the isolated isle with a mysterious and brutal killer.
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Fred Walton
- Young American dancer Susie Bannion arrives in 1970s Berlin to audition for the world-renowned Helena Markos Dance Co. When she vaults to the role of lead dancer, the woman she replaces breaks down and accuses the company's female directors of witchcraft. Meanwhile, an inquisitive psychotherapist and a member of the troupe uncover dark and sinister secrets as they probe the depths of the studio's hidden underground chambers.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
- When George Lutz (Ryan Reynolds) and his wife, Kathy (Melissa George), find a beautiful new house in the small town of Amityville, N.Y., they think the place is too good to be true. After they move in with their kids, they find out the cheap price tag is thanks to the house's sordid history: The former tenant murdered his family after supposedly being possessed by the devil. Believing the home is haunted, the couple find a priest (Philip Baker Hall) to help them rid the place of evil spirits.
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Andrew Douglas
- After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.
- Released: 2022
- Directed by: Parker Finn
- Desperate to make some money so she can move into a new apartment, college student Samantha Hughes (Jocelin Donahue) takes a mysterious babysitting job. When she arrives at the house, Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) mentions a full lunar eclipse and explains there is no child, but that Samantha will be watching his mother instead. After exploring the sinister-seeming house, Samantha soon comes to realize that her employers are hiding a horrifying secret and have plans to use her, dead or alive.
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Ti West
- M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl an M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.
- Released: 2022
- Directed by: Gerard Johnstone
- On vacation at a remote lake house, a woman and her two young daughters fight to survive after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath.
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Quinn Lasher
- Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Robert Eggers
- After suffering a stroke, Judith Albright moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect something supernatural is preying on the residents. In order to escape, she'll need to convince everyone around her that she doesn't actually belong there after all.
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Axelle Carolyn
- Sarah and John Blume are thrilled when their young son Miles starts to show signs of rapid development and extreme intelligence. Their family bliss soon turns into a living nightmare when Miles' behavior becomes increasingly erratic and violent by his eighth birthday. After seeking help from two experts, Sarah is horrified to learn that her beloved prodigy may be under the grip of a dark and supernatural force.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Nicholas McCarthy
- Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its owner seven wishes. Skeptical at first, Clare becomes seduced by its dark powers when her life starts to radically improve with each wish. Everything seems perfect until she realizes that every wish she makes causes the people who are closest to her to die in violent and elaborate ways.
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: John R. Leonetti
- One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behavior grows increasingly disturbing. Sarah begins to believe that the boy who returned may not be her son at all.
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Lee Cronin
- A radio DJ (Sheri Moon Zombie) in Salem, Mass., is plagued by nightmarish visions of vengeful witches after she plays a record by a mysterious group known only as "The Lords."
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Rob Zombie
- Sleep Tight is a 2011 Spanish horror thriller film directed by Jaume Balagueró. César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
- Released: 2011
- Directed by: Jaume Balagueró
- After she and her husband (Rob Corddry) move into a haunted house, a woman (Leslie Bibb) gives birth to a demonic infant that wreaks havoc.
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
- In 1988 best friends Abby and Gretchen navigate boys, pop culture and a paranormal force clinging to Gretchen. With help from a mall exorcist, Abby is determined to compel the demon back to the pits of hell -- if it doesn't kill Gretchen first.
- Released: 2022
- Directed by: Damon Thomas
- An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converges in a Georgia forest after a 500-pound black bear ingests a large amount of cocaine and goes on a drug-fueled rampage.
- Released: 2023
- Directed by: Elizabeth Banks
- Three women strive to find their place at a prestigious New England university that may disguise something sinister.
- Released: 2022
- Directed by: Mariama Diallo
- A camping trip on a Maine island turns nightmarish for three women (Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth) when they encounter a group of violent war veterans.
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Katie Aselton
- A seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a woman becomes convinced that her daughter's new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past.
- Released: 2020
- Directed by: Elan Dassani, Rajeev Dassani
- A Mexican-American couple expecting its first child relocates to a migrant farming community in 1970s California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Ryan Zaragoza
- In the barrio of Oak Springs live a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Their leader, Lupita, keeps them together as a community and family. However, their beloved bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Gigi Saul Guerrero
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A Clean Kill
Perry King, Roxana Zal, Michele GreeneUnmarried film editor Katie Griffin (Roxana Zal) meets married suspense writer Richard Mannhart (Perry King) when he saves her during a convenience store robbery. During the confusion, they exchange an erotically charged moment that leads to a rapturous affair. Mannhart promises to leave his wife, Laura (Susan Blakely), but procrastinates right up to the moment that his wife's car is involved in a suspicious accident. When the adulterous couple is accused of murder, they turn on each other.- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Roxanne Captor
- An ambitious chef opens a restaurant at a remote estate, but a haunting presence soon threatens to sabotage her at every turn.
- Released: 2024
- Directed by: Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
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