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Salem's Lot – 1979 (TV)Starring: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
Written by: Stephen King (novel), Paul Monash (screenplay)
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 112 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG
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Salem's Lot – 2004 (TV)Starring: Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher, Donald Sutherland
Written by: Stephen King (novel), Peter Filardi (teleplay)
Directed by: Mikael Salomon
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 174 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: NR
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Saw - 2004Starring: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover
Written by: James Wan (story) and Leigh Whannell (story), Leigh Whannell (screenplay)
Directed by: James Wan
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Reviewer 1: This one was not as good at being "scary" as it is good at keeping you on the edge of your seat. Fright Factor Rating: SPOOKER! -Cody
Saw II - 2005Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell
Written by: Darren Lynn Bousman, Leigh Whannell
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 93 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Reviewer 1: Saw 2 was much scarier than the first because more scary gross things happen. Fright Factor Rating: SHOCKER! -Shelby
Reviewer 2: Saw 2 was not horribly scary. But it was more surprising than Saw 1 and kept you in suspense and that is a great movie. Fright Factor Rating: SPOOKER! -Cody
Reviewer 3: Back again for more tricks with "Jigsaw". It took me a while to rent this one, mainly because I'm not real big on gore and I had heard this one had more than it's fair share. However, "Saw" was just too original for me to at least not check this one out. I can't say I was disappointed. In my opinion, not as good as the original, but still worth a rent. Hard to live up to the first one. There is definitely a decent amount of gore, but not absolutely so much that I couldn't handle it although I did look away on one occasion. Anyways, lots of twists and turns in this one, just like the first. We get to meet Jigsaw in this one and find out a little more about what makes him tick. Look for another sequel for sure. SHOCKER! -Burt
Gotta admit, that is one freaky puppet/mannequin/whatever in Saw! Check it out in this Saw II poster
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Scream - 1996 Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
Written by: Kevin Williamson
Directed by: Wes Craven
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 111 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Scream 2 - 1997Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
Written by: Kevin Williamson
Directed by: Wes Craven
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 120 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Scream 3 - 1996 Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox
Written by: Kevin Williamson (characters), Ehren Kruger (screenplay)
Directed by: Wes Craven
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 116 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Secret Window - 2004Starring: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello
Written by: Stephen King (novel), David Koepp (screenplay)
Directed by: David Koepp
Category: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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The Sentinel - 1977Starring: Chris Sarandon, Cristina Raines, Martin Balsam
Written by: Jeffrey Konvitz, Michael Winner
Directed by: Michael Winner
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Seven - 1995Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow
Written by: Andrew Kevin Walker
Directed by: David Fincher
Category: Drama/Thriller
Running Time: 127 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Shining - 1980Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Written by: Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson (screenplay)
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 119 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
The shining was a very good movie. I liked the plot that they go up there because of writer's block and then just go crazy!
Fright Factor Rating: SPOOKER! -Shelby
No doubt about it, this movie poster for The Shining has got to be one of the all-time best! [Right-click the link and select "Open in new window/tab" in order to keep your place here.]
The Shining – 1997 (TV)Starring: Steven Weber, Rebecca De Mornay, Courtland Mead
Written by: Stephen King (novel & teleplay)
Directed by: Mick Garris
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 273 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: NR
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The Silence of the Lambs - 1991Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn
Written by: Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Category: Crime/Thriller
Running Time: 118 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Signs - 2002Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Category: Thriller/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 106 minutes
Language: English, Portuguese
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Scariest Moment: "When the first video of the alien comes on TV."
The Sixth Sense - 1999Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Category: Thriller/Drama
Running Time: 107 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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The Skeleton Key - 2005Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Written by: Ehren Kruger
Directed by: Iain Softley
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 104 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Skeleton key was very good…I liked it! I think the scariest part was when she was dreaming.
Fright Factor Rating: SHOCKER! -Shelby
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight - 1995Starring: John Kassir, Billy Zane, William Sadler
Written by: Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, & Mark Bishop
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson, Gilbert Adler
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 92 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Crypt Keeper tells one heck of a story! He's the star in this movie poster for Demon Knight. [Right-click the link and select "Open in new window/tab" in order to keep your place here.]
Tales from the Hood - 1995Starring: Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds
Written by: Rusty Cundieff & Darin Scott
Directed by: Rusty Cundieff
Category: Horror
Running Time: 98 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Terror Train - 1980Starring: Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner
Written by: T.Y. Drake, Daniel Grodnik (story)
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Category: Horror
Running Time: 97 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 1974Starring: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 83 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 – 1986Starring: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow
Written by: Kim Henkel, and Tobe Hooper (characters), L.M. Kit Carson (screenplay)
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Category: Horror/Comedy
Running Time: 89 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3: Leatherface – 1990Starring: Jennifer Banko, Ron Brooks, William Butler
Written by: Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (characters), David J. Schow (screenplay)
Directed by: Jeff Burr
Category: Horror/Comedy
Running Time: 81 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 1994Starring: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks
Written by: Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (characters), Kim Henkel
Directed by: Kim Henkel
Category: Horror/Comedy
Running Time: 95 minutes (uncut version)
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 2003Starring: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen
Written by: Kim Henkel & Tobe Hooper (1974 screenplay), Scott Kosar (screenplay)
Directed by: Marcus Nispel
Category: Horror
Running Time: 98 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
This remake of the classic gives the original a run for its money. Not only was the chainsaw weilding man scary, everyone in that town was! I HATED that cop (R. Lee Ermey) and LOVED the end because of that. Some of the scariest moments didn't even involve the main madman. The girl they picked up in the beginning? Freaked everyone out because you know she must have seen something bad if she was willing to do that to herself! Also, the moment with Morgan in the van when he attempted to shoot the sheriff had me in my seat saying, "Do it! Pull the trigger!"
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Family Portrait – 1988Starring: Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, John Dugan
Written by: Brad Shellady
Directed by: Brad Shellady
Category: Documentary/Horror
Running Time: 64 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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They – 2002Starring: Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry
Written by: Brendan Hood
Directed by: Robert Harmon, Rick Bota
Category: Horror
Running Time: 89 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Thing - 1982Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter
Written by: John W. Campbell Jr. (story), Bill Lancaster (screenplay)
Directed by: John Carpenter
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Running Time: 109 minutes
Language: English/Norwegian
MPAA Rating: R
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13 Ghosts - 1960Starring: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Rosemary DeCamp
Written by: Robb White
Directed by: William Castle
Category: Horror
Running Time: 85 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: NR
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Thir13en Ghosts - 2001Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard
Written by: Robb White (story), Neal Marshall Stevens and Richard D'Ovidio (screenplay)
Directed by: Steve Beck
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 91 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Tourist Trap - 1979Starring: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness
Written by: J. Larry Carroll, David Schmoeller
Directed by: David Schmoeller
Category: Horror
Running Time: 90 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG
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Tremors - 1990Starring: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter
Written by: Brent Maddock & Ron Underwood & S.S. Wilson (story), S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock (screenplay)
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi/Action
Running Time: 96 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Tremors II: Aftershocks – 1996Starring: Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver
Written by: Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson & Ron Underwood (characters), Brent Maddock & S.S. Wilson (screenplay)
Directed by: S.S. Wilson
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Tremors 3 – 2001Starring: Michael Gross, Shawn Christian, Susan Chuang
Written by: S.S. Wilson (& Brent Maddock & Nancy Roberts (story), John Whelpley (teleplay)
Directed by: Brent Maddock
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 104 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins – 2004Starring: Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago
Written by: S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock & Ron Underwood (characters), S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock & Nancy Roberts (story), Scott Buck (teleplay)
Directed by: S.S. Wilson
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 101 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Trick or Treat – 1986Starring: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini
Written by: Glen Morgan, Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson, Rhet Topham, James Wong
Directed by: Charles Martin Smith
Category: Horror
Running Time: 98 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Trilogy of Terror – 1975 (TV)Starring: Karen Black, Robert Burton, John Karlen
Written by: Richard Matheson, William F. Nolan
Directed by: Dan Curtis
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 72 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Trilogy of Terror 2 – 1996 (TV)Starring: Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark
Written by: Dan Curtis, Henry Kuttner, Richard Matheson William F. Nolan
Directed by: Dan Curtis
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 90 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Twilight Zone: The Movie – 1983Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow
Written by: Rod Serling (TV series), John Landis , George Clayton Johnson & Richard Matheson & Melissa Mathison, Jerome Bixby, Robert Garland
Directed by: Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, Steven Spielberg
Category: Horror
Running Time: 101 minutes
Language: English/French/German/Vietnamese
MPAA Rating: PG
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The Village – 2004Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 108 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
"The Village" isn't the typical horror film. Horror is an "aside", or "offset", here. M. Night Shyamalan caught negative points because he didn't remain in the same vein of his previous films (horror with an "Oh My God" end twist). This movie has an "end twist", but it is so telegraphed that it can't be considered a surprise. This is a love story with creepy asides. A love story that can only be set in the "surprise ending". The creep factor is in the nature of how the tale is told. This is only considered a horror film because of the director's past film history. It isn't a horror film. It's a romance (horror is romance as well), well-done, intense and brilliantly executed with some of the best dialogue and perfect scenes to come along in years. It is a "subtle" "SCREAMER" because it doesn't scream in your face, it screams at your heart. –Bob Martin
For me, The Village was a disappointment. First of all, it can hardly be considered a horror movie at all. It plays out as more of a suspenseful drama as there are really only about two somewhat scary moments throughout the entire film. It moves along dreadfully slow and never builds up to a climax worth waiting for.
I particularly did not like the end of the movie as it leaves you with so many unanswered questions. The movie, however, is not interesting enough to make you really care about the answers to those questions anyway. Do not be fooled by the trailer for this film as that alone is what drove me to see it, even though I had heard nothing but negative feedback prior to viewing the film. The best thing going for this film is the acting which I would say is above average for the supporting characters and superb for Bryce Dallas Howard.
Fright Factor Rating: SNOOZER! - Nick Buckley
The Village of the Damned – 1995Starring: Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley
Written by: John Wyndham (novel: The Midwich Cuckoos), Stirling Silliphant & Wolf Rilla & Ronald Kinnoch (1960 screenplay), David Himmelstein, Steven Siebert & Larry Sulkis
Directed by: John Carpenter
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 99 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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War of the Worlds - 2005Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin
Written by: Josh Friedman and David Koepp (screenplay), H.G. Wells (novel)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Category: Horror/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 116 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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What Lies Beneath - 2000Starring: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid
Written by: Sarah Kernochan and Clark Gregg (story), Clark Gregg (screenplay)
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 130 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG-13
What Lies Beneath was very interesting and I liked it. It has its moments of scaring you and making you think it's someone else all the time.
Fright Factor Rating: SHOCKER! -Shelby
When A Stranger Calls - 1979Starring: Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst
Written by: Steve Feke, Fred Walton
Directed by: Fred Walton
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 97 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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When A Stranger Calls Back – 1993 (TV)Starring: Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Jill Schoelen
Written by: Steve Feke and Fred Walton (characters), Fred Walton (screenplay)
Directed by: Fred Walton
Category: Horror/Thriller
Running Time: 94 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Wicker Man - 1974Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento
Written by: Anthony Shaffer
Directed by: Robin Hardy
Category: Horror/Thriller
Runtime: 102 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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The Wolf Man - 1941Starring: Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains
Written by: Curt Siodmak
Directed by: George Waggner
Category: Horror/Drama
Running Time: minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: NR
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The Woman in Black – 1989 (TV)Starring: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker
Written by: Susan Hill (novel), Nigel Kneale
Directed by: Herbert Wise
Category: Horror
Running Time: 100 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: NR
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Wrong Turn - 2003Starring: Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui
Written by: Alan B. McElroy
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
Category: Horror
Running Time: 84 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
I ran out and bought Wrong Turn after one viewing! There are so many breath holding, heart-pounding moments; a real nail-biter. Definitely makes you think twice about taking a side road shortcut! SHOCKER! -Tina Dean
Young Frankenstein - 1974Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman
Written by: Mary Shelley (novel-Frankenstein), Gene Wilder & Mel Brooks
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Category: Horror/Comedy/Sci-Fi
Running Time: 106 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: PG
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Zodiac Killer - 2005Starring: Vladimir Maksic, Ulli Lommel, Peter Beckman
Written by: Ulli Lommel
Directed by: Ulli Lommel
Category: Horror/Crime
Running Time: 83 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
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Zoltan, Hound of Dracula - 1978Starring: Michael Pataki, Reggie Nalder, José Ferrer
Written by: Frank Ray Perilli
Directed by: Albert Band
Category: Horror
Running Time: 90 minutes
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Scariest Moment: "When Zoltan is on the roof and looking into the children's bedroom with his glowing eyes."
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