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1. The Wicker Man (1973)
R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.
Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland
Votes: 92,305 | Gross: $0.06M
2. The Ritual (I) (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.
Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton
Votes: 119,725
3. The Birds (1963)
PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette
Votes: 204,527 | Gross: $11.40M
4. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi
Votes: 15,096 | Gross: $1.19M
5. No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After being forced to take a room in a boardinghouse, an immigrant in search of the American Dream finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape.
Director: Santiago Menghini | Stars: Phil Robertson, Joana Borja, Victoria Alcock, Cristina Rodlo
Votes: 20,883
6. The Turning (2020)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl's problematic brother uncovers secrets from their past. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."
Director: Floria Sigismondi | Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Barbara Marten
Votes: 16,152
7. What the Peeper Saw (1972)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy author's second wife begins to suspect that her 12-year-old stepson may have murdered his mother, who mysteriously died in a bathtub accident.
Directors: James Kelley, Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Mark Lester, Britt Ekland, Hardy Krüger, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 1,692
8. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester
Votes: 19,363 | Gross: $16.32M
9. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera
Votes: 7,157 | Gross: $8.72M
10. Ben (1972)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Lee Montgomery, Joseph Campanella, Arthur O'Connell, Rosemary Murphy
Votes: 3,427 | Gross: $0.77M
11. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" - one male, one female - planning to mate them in order to create a master race.
Directors: Paul Morrissey, Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Monique van Vooren
Votes: 6,923 | Gross: $10.25M
12. The Shout (1978)
86 min | Drama, Horror
A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt, Robert Stephens
Votes: 5,217
13. Tam Lin (1970)
PG-13 | 106 min | Horror, Mystery
An older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends. Based on an ancient Scottish folk song.
Director: Roddy McDowall | Stars: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 731
14. The Influence (2019)
TV-MA | 99 min | Horror
After moving back to her family home to care for her dying mother, a nurse haunted by her childhood memories must struggle with an evil force in the house.
Director: Denis Rovira van Boekholt | Stars: Manuela Vellés, Maggie Civantos, Alain Hernández, Claudia Placer
Votes: 4,193
15. Lost Hearts (1973 TV Movie)
35 min | Horror, Mystery
A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor, James Mellor, Susan Richards
Votes: 958
16. The Signalman (1976 TV Movie)
38 min | Drama, Horror
A lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Bernard Lloyd, Reginald Jessup, Carina Wyeth
Votes: 1,754
17. Mrs. Hyde (2017)
Unrated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Mrs. Géquil is a teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
Director: Serge Bozon | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia, Adda Senani
Votes: 1,658 | Gross: $0.02M
18. A Warning to the Curious (1972 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herington, John Kearney
Votes: 1,638
19. Frankenstein 90 (1984)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Eddy Mitchell, Fiona Gélin, Herma Vos
Votes: 396
20. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 717
21. Jonathan (1970)
110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a apocalyptic 19th century landscape where wealthy vampires have taken over the world, a group of humans prepare an uprising, and select an adventurous young man to track down the leader of the undead and destroy him.
Director: Hans W. Geissendörfer | Stars: Jürgen Jung, Hans-Dieter Jendreyko, Paul Albert Krumm, Hertha von Walther
Votes: 330
22. The Ash Tree (1975 TV Movie)
32 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Man of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Preston Lockwood, Barbara Ewing, Lalla Ward
Votes: 765
23. The Island of Doctor Agor (1971)
Animation, Short, Horror
An adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells story "The Island of Doctor Moreau".
Director: Tim Burton | Star: Tim Burton
Votes: 267
24. The Castle of Otranto (1977)
Not Rated | 17 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A mockumentary-style adaptation of the gothic 1764 novel of the same name, which includes Terry Gilliam-like animations throughout.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Milos Frýba, Jaroslav Vozáb
Votes: 572
25. In the Ruins (2016)
5 min | Short, Horror
When Ayden arrives at a deserted church in the forest, he meets the strange Doctor Faber who offers him some food, if Ayden promises to provide the next meal. While both men are having a ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Frerichs | Stars: Bruno Eyron, David Gant, Xenia Assenza
Votes: 22
26. Hrabé Drakula (1971 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Jonathan Haker travels to Transylvania to seal a business deal with the mysterious Count Dracula.
Director: Anna Procházková | Stars: Ilja Racek, Jan Schánilec, Klára Jerneková, Jirí Zahajský
Votes: 64
27. The Landlady (2016)
8 min | Short, Horror
Billy Weaver is a youth who has traveled by train to London to start a new job. Looking for lodgings, he comes across a boarding-house with a sign saying "Bed and Breakfast". When he rings ... See full summary »
Directors: Amy Kellie, Max Christelow, Sam Thomas | Stars: Ashton Charge, Maggie Day
28. Konecná (1970)
Short, Horror, Mystery
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Vera Budilová, Olga Jirouskova, Zdenek Rehor, Zbynek Vanous
29. Záhadný pan Hyde (1964 TV Movie)
73 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Giorgos Skalenakis | Stars: Svatopluk Benes, Blanka Bohdanová, Felix Cerný, Milena Dvorská
Votes: 19
30.
Circle of Fear (1972–1973)
Episode:
The New House
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple move into a home that is haunted by a girl who had been hanged there many years ago and vowed never to be evicted from the site.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Birney, Barbara Parkins, Sam Jaffe, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 226
31.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Casting the Runes
(1979)
Not Rated | 47 min | Comedy, Drama
Like Curse of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence "Ghost Story For Christmas" Gordon Clark
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham
Votes: 188
32.
'Way Out (1961)
Episode:
William and Mary
(1961)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bullying husband allows his brain to be kept alive after his demise to irritate his wife, but she may have the last laugh.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Henry Jones, Fritz Weaver, Mildred Dunnock, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 50
33.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode:
The Landlady
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery
Billy Weaver's just moved to a small English village, and sees an advert for a room. The landlady's quite pleasant. He's perplexed when she later mentions two others are also staying; he's ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Henreid | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Dean Stockwell, Patricia Collinge, Laurie Main
Votes: 438
34.
Late Night Horror (1968)
Episode:
William and Mary
(1968)
25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Can an eye and a brain be kept alive when the rest of a man's body has died? And is it desirable that they should be?
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Alan Bennion, Brenda Bruce, Donald Sinden, Andre Van Gyseghem
35.
Danger (1950–1955)
Episode:
The Birds
(1955)
Drama
A terrifying tale in which birds attack humans in order to show them their disapproval of the way the world is progressing.
Stars: Betty Lou Holland, Michael Strong, Ian Tucker
36.
Et lite grøss? (1973–1974)
Episode:
Vertinnen
(1973)
17 min | Horror
Director: Bob Williams | Stars: Lillebil Ibsen, Oddbjørn Hesjevoll, Vegard Hall