Underseen overlooked horrors you should see.
by Corpus_Vile | created - 21 Apr 2011 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicUnder appreciated, and some of them also among my favorites, check 'em out. (in no real order btw)
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1. My Little Eye (2002)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five people are offered one million dollars to spend six months together in an isolated mansion, with cameras watching their every move.
Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Sean Cw Johnson, Kris Lemche, Stephen O'Reilly, Laura Regan
Votes: 12,893
Underrated little horror gem that captures the inherent creepiness of reality TV perfectly. 8.5/10
2. End of the Line (II) (2007)
95 min | Horror, Thriller
Karen boards a late-night train and fights with several other passengers to survive a murderous night after becoming trapped in a tunnel.
Director: Maurice Devereaux | Stars: Ilona Elkin, Nicolas Wright, Neil Napier, Emily Shelton
Votes: 5,135
A creepy and atmospheric self financed action horror, with a cracking pace. Watch this film closely. There's more going on with it than would appear, just a cryptic heads up. 8.5/10, possibly one of the best horrors of the last decade, certainly one of the most overlooked.
3. Messiah of Evil (1974)
R | 90 min | Horror
A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious undead cult.
Directors: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz | Stars: Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang, Anitra Ford
Votes: 5,821
This film doesn't make a whole lotta sense but it's definitely effective, with a haunting, dream like atmosphere. 7.5/10
4. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.
Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster
Votes: 12,941
More creepiness in this absorbing American horror, with Giallo overtones and some nasty, left field violence. 8.5/10
5. Dead & Buried (1981)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery
Sheriff Dan Gillis investigates eerie deaths in a sleepy coastal town.
Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield
Votes: 14,900 | Gross: $0.22M
Gary Sherman's unusual and original take on the zombie sub genre. 7.5/10
6. Fire in the Sky (1993)
PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy
An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg
Votes: 28,405 | Gross: $20.10M
A well made account of the alleged alien abduction of logger Travis Walton in the 1970s, the actual abduction sequences remains chilling to this day. 8/10
7. Noroi (2005)
Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, Marika Matsumoto
Votes: 15,306
This Japanese offering is quite frankly one of the scariest films of the decade and is far more effective than Paranormal Activity. Have patience with a slow build up as its shocking conclusion is well worth the wait. 9/10 an absolute gem.
8. Snuff 102 (2007)
Unrated | 105 min | Horror, Thriller
A young reporter fascinated by the urban legend of snuff movies gets more than she bargained for when her deep research begins.
Director: Mariano Peralta | Stars: Andrea Alfonso, Julián Alfonzo, Rodrigo Bianco, Nicolás Blanco
Votes: 1,165
Dark, vicious and horrifying film from Argentina regarding a reporter's investigation into the urban legend of Snuff films, it easily transcends its micro budget with a punch to the face. Not for everyone, horror fans or otherwise, but fans of extreme horror could do a helluva lot worse. 7.5/10, a fetid little doozie that grimly delivers in spades.
9. August Underground (2001 Video)
Unrated | 70 min | Horror
Two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera.
Director: Fred Vogel | Stars: Kyle Dealman, Casey Eganey, Dan Friedman, Alexa Iris
Votes: 3,642
Keeping things extreme, Fred Vogel's micro budgeted grime fest gets unjust hate, but if one buys into its found footage premise, it's a starkly realistic portrayal of two aimless impulse killing sociopaths. 8/10, a deceptively good film.
10. Scrapbook (2000 Video)
Unrated | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman is abducted by a serial killer and kept as his prisoner. She learns to manipulate her captor using his beloved scrapbook, which he forces his victims to write in.
Director: Eric Stanze | Stars: Emily Haack, Tommy Biondo, Todd Tevlin, Elizabeth Hammock
Votes: 1,363
Another micro budgeted slice of extreme horror cinema, Eric Stanze's experimental and dirty little account of a woman held captive by a serial killer, boasts an absolutely fearless performance by Emily Haack and is another film which transcends its shoestring budget via its sheer unrelenting grimness. 6.5/10, another unjustly scathed film.
11. Reel Zombies (2008)
89 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Independent Zombie Film makers, Producer Mike Masters and Director David J. Francis, the team behind the commercially unsuccessful Zombie Night 1 and 2, have found the climate for Zombie ... See full summary »
Directors: David J. Francis, Mike Masters | Stars: Mike Masters, David J. Francis, Stephen Papadimitriou, Sam Hall
Votes: 344
One of the most original zombie films I've ever seen, it's an absolute hoot, and proof positive that having next to zero for a budget is no excuse to make a bad film. 8/10, Well worth checking out for any zombie fan. Distributors: PICK THIS FILM UP AND GIVE IT A DVD RELEASE!!
12. Resurrecting the Street Walker (2009)
80 min | Horror
An ambitious young filmmaker discovers an abandoned and incomplete horror movie from the 1980s and decides to finish it - big mistake.
Director: Ozgur Uyanik | Stars: James Powell, Tom Shaw, Lorna Beckett, Aaronita Carlton
Votes: 209
A slipped under the radar mockumentary horror gem about one director's descent into obsession, it's very well made, has great performances and is a little horror treat. 8/10, decent UK film.
13. Tony (I) (2009)
Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A thriller centered on a serial killer in a rundown London suburb.
Director: Gerard Johnson | Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Greg Kam, Ricky Grover, Kerryann White
Votes: 3,603
Blackly hilarious fly on the wall look at the aimless existence of long term unemployed loner Tony, who happens to kill people when he isn't making conversation with them in public. 7.5/10, an overlooked and very funny horror gem.
14. Mum & Dad (2008)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
Lena, a young Polish immigrant working as a cleaner at an airport, is invited to the family home of a co-worker, which turns sinister quickly as the family intend to 'adopt' her.
Director: Steven Sheil | Stars: Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard
Votes: 6,468
A luckless Polish cleaner ends up captive with a decidedly strange family in this lean, stark, and at times blackly comic horror. UK comedy actor Perry Benson is surprisingly good as a Fred West-style nutjob and for a film shot on a mere £100k, it's quite impressive indeed. 8/10, try and imagine Mike Leigh directing a horror film. :-)
15. From a Whisper to a Scream (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror
In a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.
Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Vincent Price, Clu Gulager, Terry Kiser, Harry Caesar
Votes: 2,979 | Gross: $1.36M
I'm a sucker for anthologies. Usually they have a nicely tongue in cheek tone. Not so here, as when Jeff Burr does an anthology, he ain't in it for the humour. 7/10, solid and mean spirited fare.
16. The Hidden (1987)
R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder
Votes: 22,589 | Gross: $9.75M
Model citizens are suddenly becoming Ferrari stealing kill crazy psychos, and a baffled investigating cop gets more than he bargained for with a new strange FBI partner. The result is lots of car chases, things exploding, and refreshingly CGI free old school style FX. 8/10, a cracking little action horror.
17. The Day of the Beast (1995)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza, Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez
Votes: 23,771 | Gross: $0.02M
The time of the Antichrist is at hand and the only guys that can save us all is a slightly addled priest and his no less addled cohort, who rope in a luckless TV show host in their quest to save humanity, in this loony Spanish gem. 8/10, great film.
18. Naked Fear (2007)
R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller
Diana arrives in a town to start a new job. She's threatened into working as an exotic dancer. She's later kidnapped and let loose naked in the wilderness as prey for the psycho hunter, like many women before her. Will she survive?
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Sonja Runar, Ronald Dunas, Arron Shiver, J.D. Garfield
Votes: 2,897
Thom Eberhardt's survivalist shocker belies its rather crappy title, in this surprisingly effective film. 7/10
19. Sole Survivor (1984)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
A lone survivor of a plane crash is haunted by a feeling unworthy of survival. Dead people start coming after her to collect her.
Director: Thom Eberhardt | Stars: Anita Skinner, Caren L. Larkey, Peggy McClure, Roberta Kay
Votes: 2,560
Eberhardt again, with a creepy little film that just had to have influenced the Final Destination series. 7.5/10 another refreshingly original take on the zombie sub genre.
20. Cannibal (2006 Video)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An internet advertisement placed by a man with a cannibalistic obsession brings yields a willing victim to serve up his own flesh in this dramatic account of the crime that shocked the world.
Director: Marian Dora | Stars: Carsten Frank, Victor Brandl, Tobias Sickert, Joachim Sigl
Votes: 1,584
Marian Dora's disturbing account of real life cannibal Armin Mewes who found a willing victim on the internet, won't be to everyone's tastes, but it's one of the most starkly effective extreme horrors out there, with weird, slightly off kilter shots only adding to the nightmarish tone. 8/10, nasty but decent offering.
21. Save the Green Planet! (2003)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Byeong-gu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world.
Director: Joon-Hwan Jang | Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yun-shik, Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jae-yong
Votes: 8,700 | Gross: $0.01M
I'm gonna include this as horror as it's genre friendly enough, and it's one of the most original films I've seen in years, concerning a nutty loner who kidnaps his boss, as he's convinced he's an alien. 9/10, loopy, off the wall class from South Korea and another sadly underseen film at that.
22. Death Valley (1982)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.
Director: Dick Richards | Stars: Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley
Votes: 1,865
Haunting, atmospheric and rather creepy little slasher, about a kid who moves to Death Valley, only to be menaced by a psycho. 7/10, this film needs a dvd release, as in now, right now!!
23. Stuck (I) (2007)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby, Rukiya Bernard
Votes: 10,267 | Gross: $0.07M
Gripping Stuart Gordon horror, loosely based on a real life case, with Stephen Rea in great form as the luckless protagonist who gets quite literally stuck in the windshield of a car, when he's hit by a rather altered Mena Suvari. 8/10, a cracker from Gordon
24. Society (1989)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror
An ordinary teenage boy discovers his family is part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite.
Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: Billy Warlock, Concetta D'Agnese, Ben Slack, Evan Richards
Votes: 21,930
Brian Yuzna's masterpiece, a highly original, disturbing, yet blackly comic gem . 8/10, one of the more original horrors of the '80s.
25. The Vanishing (1988)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
Votes: 44,131
A genuinely creepy little Dutch horror, later remade in a mediocre manner with Kiefer Sutherland. 8/10, a film that stays with you long after the credits roll.
26. Right at Your Door (2006)
R | 96 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
Director: Chris Gorak | Stars: Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane, Tony Perez, Scotty Noyd Jr.
Votes: 14,383 | Gross: $0.06M
A man must seal off his home during a dirty bomb attack in this tense and very effective low budget indie offering. 7.5/10, well worth a look.
27. God Told Me To (1976)
R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to."
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Tony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy Dennis, Sylvia Sidney
Votes: 6,543
Law abiding citizens are suddenly committing multiple murders, justifying their crimes with a jubilant "God told me to!" No spoilers, but to say this film is original is a mild understatement. 7.5/10, check it out.
28. Home Movie (II) (2008)
R | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
In the remote woods of Upstate New York, David and Clare Poe are attempting to live an idyllic life. However, their twin children's bizarre behavior might just tear the family apart.
Director: Christopher Denham | Stars: Lucian Maisel, Cady McClain, Adrian Pasdar, Amber Joy Williams
Votes: 4,840
A creepy and effective low budget US indie horror, and one of the few horrors where ambiguity works for it. 8/10, decent little film.
29. Hunter's Blood (1986)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoods psychos turn the hunters into the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney, Clu Gulager, Ken Swofford
Votes: 897
Although essentially a b flick, it's still a solid and decent backwoods survivalist horror, in which city slickers are menaced by murderous hillbillies. 7/10
30. The Last Horror Movie (2003)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
Director: Julian Richards | Stars: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish, Christabel Muir
Votes: 4,067
Meet Max, a smarmy photographer who candidly films his other occupation as a serial killer in shockingly realistic detail. 7/10. Nasty.
31. Threads (1984 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May
Votes: 20,059
One of the scariest and bleakest films ever made, and a film which I personally consider horror. 9/10 Absolutely terrified me as a kid.
32. Christmas Evil (1980)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.
Director: Lewis Jackson | Stars: Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull, Andy Fenwick
Votes: 8,569
A highly original and rather poignant Christmas horror. 8/10 a really decent little film.
33. In a Glass Cage (1986)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Horror
A former Nazi child-killer is confined in an iron lung inside an old mansion after a suicide attempt. His wife hires him a full-time carer, a mysterious young man who is driven slowly mad by the old man's disturbing past.
Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, Gisèle Echevarría
Votes: 5,048
Creepy, disturbing and atmospheric shocker from Spain. 8/10
34. Frailty (2001)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
Director: Bill Paxton | Stars: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary
Votes: 91,311 | Gross: $13.10M
Bill Paxton's highly original debut as a director, it's a creepy and absorbing religious horror and a cracker to boot. 8.5/10
35. Harold's Going Stiff (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Horror
Harold is suffering from a frightening new disease that is turning him into a zombie. After an experimental new treatment fails, Harold's condition deteriorates and he ends up on the run ... See full summary »
Director: Keith Wright | Stars: Stan Rowe, Sarah Spencer, Andy Pandini, Phil Gascoyne
Votes: 738
This micro budgeted masterpiece tops even the aforementioned Reel Zombies for sheer originality, and is the most original zombie film you'll ever see. 9/10, an absolute crime if this doesn't get picked up for distribution. Brilliant UK film.
36. The Living Want Me Dead (2011)
24 min | Short, Action, Comedy
It's not uncommon for people to seem a little 'on-edge' come the holiday season, but for mild-mannered Howard Phillips, it just so happens that everyone else is suddenly running right over ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Palmer | Stars: Adam Conger, Matt Iseman, Justin McCaffrey, Tony Nunes
Votes: 50
One of the funniest short horror films I've ever seen, it has highly inventive editing, great dialogue, decent gore and belly laugh comedy, concerning a luckless and penniless everyman who sends people into a murderous rage whenever he comes into contact with them. 10/10, a perfect short horror and festival organisors should pick it up, because it's a guaranteed crowd pleaser. Brilliant film.
37. Chop (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Lance Reed is forced by a psychotic stranger to confront his duplicitous past. Seeking retribution for a crime, the man forces Lance to reveal his inner most secrets by systematically removing his limbs.
Director: Trent Haaga | Stars: Will Keenan, Timothy Muskatell, Chad Ferrin, Max Haaga
Votes: 1,302
Trent Haaga's darkly comic take on torture themed horror, concerning a luckless man who incurs the wrath of an annoyed psychopathic stranger, it's a total gem, with some smart, flowing dialogue, great gore and laugh-out-loud comedy. 9/10 a treat for any horror fan.
38. The Last Employee (2010)
88 min | Horror
Laywer David Bottcher, (Christian Berkel) after a year long absence has been hired by a new firm, to act as its liquidator, as the company is deemed unprofitable. After being out of work a ... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Adolph | Stars: Christian Berkel, Jule Ronstedt, Bibiana Beglau, Leopold Conzen
Votes: 485
Haunting, spooky and surprisingly nasty German horror, that while mainly psychological, is also punctuated with some dead straight and wince inducing ultra violence, courtesy of Olaf Ittenbach, whose work is much more impressive, when given a decent budget. 8.5/0, an excellent and very effective horror film.
39. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, David Warner
Votes: 79,289 | Gross: $8.95M
Probably John Caprenter's last truly good film, it's a nicely lurid, stylish and unpredictable tale in which insurance investigator Sam Neill gets a helluva lot more than he bargained for when investigating the disappearance of best selling horror author Sutter Cane., whose works have been known to have an effect on people... 8.5/10, possibly Carpenter's most underrated horror.
40. Tell Me Something (1999)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Lieutenant Cho, a cop on the edge, is mourning his mother's recent death while under investigation for graft; on top of that he is suddenly put in charge of a seemingly-impenetrable mystery.
Director: Yun-hyeon Jang | Stars: Han Suk-kyu, Shim Eun-ha, Jang Hang-seon, Yum Jung-ah
Votes: 3,141
This dark little murder tale is actually a South Korean Giallo, or if it isn't, it has a certain Mr Argento's bloody fingerprints all over it... A dark and absorbing mystery horror thriller, it's well worth seeing. 8/10
41. Mute Witness (1995)
R | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.
Director: Anthony Waller | Stars: Marina Zudina, Fay Ripley, Evan Richards, Oleg Yankovskiy
Votes: 6,646 | Gross: $1.20M
A solid horror regarding an unfortunate deaf mute member of a film crew in Russia, who must survive the night after being trapped in a studio with a gang of snuff filmmakers. 7/10 a solid and under seen film and definitely one of the better horrors from the '90s.
42. Parents (1989)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers.
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Bryan Madorsky
Votes: 8,580 | Gross: $0.87M
Dark, dreamy and decidedly twisted jet black comedy horror about a young kid who suspects his parents are cannibals. 8/10 an under seen treat.
43. The Children (2008)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Director: Tom Shankland | Stars: Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 19,027
Atmospheric and effective slow burner, with the scariest kids this side of Damien Thorn. 8/10
44. Alien Raiders (2008)
R | 85 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.
Director: Ben Rock | Stars: Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Rockmond Dunbar, Courtney Ford
Votes: 9,081
Never judge a book by its cover, or a film by its crappy title, as this is a tense little action horror that's well worth a look. 8/10
45. Altered (2006)
R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Fifteen years ago, a group of men's lives were forever changed by a strange occurrence. Now, the same group of men will spend a night together ... in terror.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Adam Kaufman, Catherine Mangan, Brad William Henke, Michael C. Williams
Votes: 10,934
Another slipped under the radar and solid little alien themed horror from the team behind Blair Witch. 7/10
46. Splinter (I) (2008)
R | 82 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.
Director: Toby Wilkins | Stars: Shea Whigham, Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo, Charles Baker
Votes: 40,889
A group of people in a gas station are menaced by a vicious parasite in this effective indie horror. 7/10
47. The Objective (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A military special operations team, led by a CIA case officer, are on a mission in the harsh and hostile terrain of Afghanistan where they find themselves in a Middle Eastern "Bermuda Triangle" of ancient evil.
Director: Daniel Myrick | Stars: Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, Jon Huertas, Michael C. Williams
Votes: 8,517 | Gross: $2.25M
A group of special forces soldiers escorting a tight lipped CIA operative in the course of his mission get more than they bargained for in this oddball and dreamy Afghanistan set military horror. 7/10
48. Targets (1968)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aging horror star questions his place in modern Hollywood, while a disturbed young man goes on a killing spree.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown
Votes: 11,369
Peter Bogdanovich's offbeat ahead of its time horror thriller with a great performance from Boris Karloff as an aging horror star who will have an encounter with some very real horror in the form of Bobby Thompson, a gee-whiz boy next door-style sociopath. 8/10, well recommended film.
49. Deadgirl (2008)
R | 101 min | Horror
Two high school boys discover an imprisoned woman in an abandoned mental asylum who cannot die.
Directors: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel | Stars: Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Candice King, Eric Podnar
Votes: 19,838
Another underrated and original take on the zombie genre that's surprisingly seedy and nasty in tone. 7.5/10
50. Angst (I) (1983)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.
Director: Gerald Kargl | Stars: Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Silvia Ryder, Karin Springer
Votes: 13,449
An underseen masterpiece from Austria, rgarding the tale of a released nameless killer whose murderous fantasies consume him. 10/10, one of the best serial killer horrors out there and one of the best horrors of the 80s.
51. Deranged (1974)
R | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A deranged rural farmer becomes a grave robber and murderer after the death of his possessive mother, whose corpse he keeps, among others, as his companion in a decaying farmhouse.
Directors: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson, Robert Warner
Votes: 5,758 | Gross: $0.05M
A bleak and creepy little unofficial biopic of killer Ed Gein, it's stark, disturbing and effective. 7.5/10
52. Cronos (1992)
R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of destruction in its path.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook, Margarita Isabel
Votes: 33,111 | Gross: $0.62M
Guillermo Del Toro's impressive debut is a highly original take on the vampire subgenre and well recommended. 9/10
53. Rituals (1977)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Five doctors on a wilderness outing are stalked by disfigured, crazed killers.
Director: Peter Carter | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell, Ken James
Votes: 3,059
An offbeat and intelligent slow burner, with some left field touches, in which a group of doctors are menaced by a vengeful psycho. 8/10, a really decent film in its own right as well as a great horror.
54. Sommarens tolv månader (1988 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Two construction workers are offered an unusual contract. Great pay, but they don't know where they're going or what they are supposed to build. They are brought to a place with 12 months of summer.
Director: Richard Hobert | Stars: Hans Mosesson, Bergljót Arnadóttir, Victoria Möllerström-Hjelm, Göran Stangertz
Votes: 235
Concerning a group of engineers, paid very good money to work on a top secret project, this is a true lost gem of a film, deceptively creepy with one of the most disquieting conclusions you'll ever see. 8.5/10, sadly probably banished to obscurity but a really great film.
55. Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
GP | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A recently institutionalized woman has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse and fears she may be losing her sanity once again.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett
Votes: 9,311
Oddball, surreal flick about a troubled girl that manages to get under your skin for reasons you can't precisely put your finger on. 7.5/10 effective little film.
56. The Incubus (1981)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A small town's doctor takes matters into his own hands after a series of gruesome and bizarre rape crimes perplex the clueless authorities.
Director: John Hough | Stars: John Cassavetes, John Ireland, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes
Votes: 2,953
Bizarro Canadian horror with doleful cop John Cassavetes investigating apparent string of supernatural rapes. 7.5/10 A dark and overlooked gem.
57. Deadline (1980)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A popular horror writer whose family life is falling apart struggles to write his next horror movie.
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar, Jeannie Elias
Votes: 791
Another offbeat and original gem from those underrated Canadians, in which a horror writer struggling with block, begins to suffer dark and twisted hallucinations. 7/10 a solid and underseen flick.
58. Saint (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.
Director: Dick Maas | Stars: Egbert Jan Weeber, Bert Luppes, Caro Lenssen, Huub Stapel
Votes: 9,669
The awesomely monikered Dick Maas, who also gave us the underrated and original De Lift, as well as the way entertaining Amsterdammned, delivers with this highly entertaining Christmas horror regarding a murderous St Nick. 7.5/10, great fun that doesn't waste a second of its running time.
59. The Sender (1982)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A disturbed telepathic man is unable to fully control his ability to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him, or even influence reality. A female therapist tries to help him, but his mother gets in the way.
Director: Roger Christian | Stars: Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight, Paul Freeman
Votes: 2,206 | Gross: $1.05M
Decent and overlooked little shocker regarding an addled teen with a very unusual gift. 7.5/10, an overlooked little gem.
60. The Revenant (I) (2009)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In Los Angeles, a fallen soldier who has joined the ranks of the living dead reunites with his best friend in order to deal with the city's drug dealers and killers - a perfect way to collect the blood that one of them so desperately needs.
Director: D. Kerry Prior | Stars: David Anders, Chris Wylde, Louise Griffiths, Jacy King
Votes: 11,312
A left field, offbeat and in parts hilarious horror gem concerning a luckless soldier killed in Iraq, who returns as a blood drinking ghoul, much to the bemusement of his best friend. 8/10, a great flick and special thanks to the user Sdaveak47 from the IMDB horror board for the heads up on this.
61. Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her (2008)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy design school embarks on a brutal and bloody killing spree, while gleefully evading the hapless cops assigned to the murder cases.
Director: Miguel Martí | Stars: Macarena Gómez, Alejo Sauras, César Camino, Ángel de Andrés López
Votes: 1,640
Demented offbeat Spanish horror comedy, which starts off about a hot serial killing college chick, before turning into something completely different in the second half. 8/10, a highly enjoyable film from start to finish.
62. Fortress (1985)
TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.
Director: Arch Nicholson | Stars: Sean Garlick, Rachel Ward, Elaine Cusick, Laurie Moran
Votes: 3,543
For a TV film, this is a surprisingly gritty Aussie survivalist horror/thriller, in which teacher Rachel Ward and her class get kidnapped by a low life gang, before vowing to turn the tables on them... 7.5/10, a truly overlooked and effective horror film.
63. Race with the Devil (1975)
PG | 88 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker
Votes: 7,335 | Gross: $12.64M
Decent and briskly paced road-action horror in which two unlucky traveling couples stumble across a murderous cult of Satanists. 7/10 solid stuff.
64. 36 pasos (2006)
98 min | Horror
There are important rules that must be obeyed. Don't talk back, Don't leave the grounds, have fun! For a group of girls kept in a house following the rules can mean life or death in this Spanish horror film.
Directors: Adrián García Bogliano, Adrian Garcia Bogliano | Stars: Noelia Balbo, Ines Sbarra, Melissa Fernández, Ariana Marchioni
Votes: 345
A bunch of hotties must have fun and backstab each other in equal measure, whether they like it or not, in this quirky, offbeat and highly original Argentine gem, from one of the most interesting horror directors around, Adrian Bogliano. 8.5/10, and I'm tempted to give it a 9. Well recommended film.
65. Dream Home (2010)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive - even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead.
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang | Stars: Josie Ho, Ching Wong, Helen To, Man Jan San
Votes: 5,891
Lurid, stylish and at times jaw droppingly violent contemporary CAT III style shocker about a murderous chick and her quest for her own apartment it's well recommended for any horror fan. A strong 8/10
66. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
PG | 80 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A young girl who returns to her hometown to see her dying father finds herself being drawn into a web of vampirism and witchcraft.
Director: Richard Blackburn | Stars: Lesley Taplin, Cheryl Smith, William Whitton, Hy Pyke
Votes: 2,463
A dreamy, garish adult fairy tale it's highly recommended for any horror fan.
67. Reflections (1987)
102 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Piano teacher is deeply traumatised by the events of his childhood, as well as by political oppression in his youth. Decades later, all those traumas lead to carnage.
Director: Goran Markovic | Stars: Mustafa Nadarevic, Anica Dobra, Milorad Mandic-Manda, Bogdan Diklic
Votes: 1,318
Supremely slow burning but very good Communist era Serbian horror about a disturbed piano teacher, it wouldn't be for everyone, but great film and worth seeing just for its oddity status. 8/10.
68. Big Bad Wolves (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After a little girl is brutally murdered, a suspect avoids arrest due to lack of evidence. Working separately, her father and a cop decide to do something about it.
Directors: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado | Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval'e Glickman
Votes: 17,549 | Gross: $0.03M
A dark, twisted yet blackly humorous Israeli horror, it's highly recommended. 8/10
69. Heart of Midnight (1988)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Chapman | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Hallett, Nicholas Love
Votes: 1,753 | Gross: $0.11M
offbeat and pervy sleazeball horror that's quite creepy and effective overall. Decent cast too. 7/10
70. Kaun? (1999)
90 min | Mystery, Thriller
While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee, Sushant Singh
Votes: 5,050
Clever little horror from India with mercifully no singing. 7/10
71. Resolution (III) (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Emily Montague, Kurt David Anderson
Votes: 19,509
Another decidedly offbeat and rather inventive lo fi horror regarding meth addiction. 7/10
72. Peopletoys (1974)
R | 88 min | Horror
After five deranged children are involved in a bus wreck they start killing people at the lodge who insulted them or were rude to them.
Directors: Sean MacGregor, David Sheldon | Stars: Sorrell Booke, Gene Evans, Taylor Lacher, Joan McCall
Votes: 1,894
Cracking grindhouse killer kids horror and great fun from start to finish. 7.5/10
73. They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
92 min | Drama, Horror
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price.
Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperati, Francesca Modigliani
Votes: 584
A strange and highly original take on Dracula, it's one of the more unusual and really intriguing horrors you'll see. It's also really really good. 8.5/10
74. Arcana (1972)
102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Sicilian widow earns her living as a clairvoyant, in Milan, but she hasn't got any power at all. Her son instead holds supernatural powers and with the help of his mother he becomes a ... See full summary »
Director: Giulio Questi | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Maurizio Degli Esposti, Tina Aumont, Rosaria
Votes: 358
A completely surreal horror film from Italy involving witchcraft, it's equally hard to follow as it is absorbing and rather mesmerising in parts. 8/10
75. Scherzo Diabolico (2015)
91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A bored accountant can't win for losing. He is passed over for promotion at work, has a nagging shrew of a wife, and is generally disrespected by all he comes in contact with. He devises a ... See full summary »
Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano | Stars: Francisco Barreiro, Daniela Soto-Brenner, Jorge Molina, Milena Pezzi
Votes: 639
Adrian Garcia Bogliano, who for me is currently the most interesting horror director around, delivers another low fi win, with this decent and blackly amusing revenge horror, regarding a bored corporate executive who plans the perfect kidnapping. 7/10
76. Le démon dans l'île (1983)
102 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
On an island, things start going crazy as the islands house hold appliances go rogue. It's up to Dr. Gabrielle Martin to discover what's causing this evil, and much more.
Director: Francis Leroi | Stars: Anny Duperey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Santini, Gabriel Cattand
Votes: 299
77. Nero veneziano (1978)
95 min | Horror, Mystery
A blind boy, who lives alone with his mean sister in a rundown hotel in Venice, receives a vision that warns him of the upcoming birth of the Antichrist. Soon, his sister mysteriously becomes pregnant.
Director: Ugo Liberatore | Stars: Renato Cestiè, Rena Niehaus, Yorgo Voyagis, Fabio Gamma
Votes: 488
78. Witching and Bitching (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A gang of armed robbers finds a safe haven in a secluded village crammed with witches--only to encounter the bizarre, the unexpected, and the occult. Can they save themselves, and the rest of the world from the next witch apocalypse?
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, Pepón Nieto, Carolina Bang
Votes: 15,471
79. The Treatment (2014)
Not Rated | 131 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapper
Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Geert Van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche, Laura Verlinden
Votes: 9,975
80. Deathgasm (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Two teenage boys unwittingly summon an ancient evil entity known as The Blind One by delving into black magic while trying to escape their mundane lives.
Director: Jason Howden | Stars: Milo Cawthorne, James Joshua Blake, Kimberley Crossman, Sam Berkley
Votes: 19,224
81. Housebound (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A young woman is forced to return to her childhood home after being placed under house arrest, where she suspects that something evil may be lurking.
Director: Gerard Johnstone | Stars: Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper
Votes: 37,561
82. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,136 | Gross: $3.33M
83. Lovely Molly (2011)
R | 99 min | Drama, Horror
Newlywed Molly moves into her deceased father's house in the countryside, where painful memories soon begin to haunt her.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden, Field Blauvelt
Votes: 10,099
84. Honeymoon (2014)
R | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.
Director: Leigh Janiak | Stars: Rose Leslie, Harry Treadaway, Ben Huber, Hanna Brown
Votes: 27,481 | Gross: $0.01M
85. Xtro (1982)
R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo
Votes: 8,139
86. Amoklauf (1994)
65 min | Horror
Excerpts of the life of a waiter who, living alone and isolated from the outside world developed an abysmal hatred of his fellow man. He finds himself quiz show after quiz show and then ... See full summary »
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Michael Rasmussen, Birgit Stein, Christian Kahrmann, Sonja Kerskes
Votes: 1,425
87. The Forbidden Door (2009)
115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The life of a successful sculptor is turned upside down when he begins receiving mysterious messages from someone who asks for his help.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Fachry Albar, Marsha Timothy, Ario Bayu, Tio Pakusadewo
Votes: 2,712
88. The Devil's Rain (1975)
PG | 86 min | Horror
A satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the power of the book of blood contracts, in which they sold their souls to the devil.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino, William Shatner
Votes: 5,094
89. Tourist Trap (1979)
PG | 90 min | Horror
A group of young friends stranded at a secluded roadside museum are stalked by a masked assailant who uses his telekinetic powers to control the attraction's mannequins.
Director: David Schmoeller | Stars: Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van Ness, Robin Sherwood
Votes: 12,844
90. Ritual (2012)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A man wakes up from being buried alive in the woods with no memory of who he is. He tries to recollect his memory from a cabin nearby and finds that someone is hunting him and his family.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Rio Dewanto, Hannah Al Rashid, Izzi Isman, Aridh Tritama
Votes: 2,963
91. Martin (1977)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror
A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a Pennsylvania small town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau
Votes: 12,590 | Gross: $0.10M
92. The Ugly (1997)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A female psychologist wants to understand the minds of a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state.
Director: Scott Reynolds | Stars: Paolo Rotondo, Paul Glover, Chris Graham, Darien Takle
Votes: 3,132
93. The Sect (1991)
R | 125 min | Horror
A lonely kindergarten teacher discovers a secret well in the basement of her house, and soon finds herself being followed by a murderous Satanic cult.
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Mariangela Giordano, Michel Adatte
Votes: 3,344
94. In a Glass Cage (1986)
Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Horror
A former Nazi child-killer is confined in an iron lung inside an old mansion after a suicide attempt. His wife hires him a full-time carer, a mysterious young man who is driven slowly mad by the old man's disturbing past.
Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, Gisèle Echevarría
Votes: 5,048
95. Greatful Dead (2013)
97 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Aira, Itsuji Itao, Yoichiro Kawakami, Hôka Kinoshita
Votes: 853
96. Lake Mungo (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.
Director: Joel Anderson | Stars: Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker
Votes: 28,913
97. Satan's Little Helper (2004)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror
A naive young boy unknowingly becomes the pawn of a serial killer.
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Alexander Brickel, Katheryn Winnick, Stephen Graham, Amanda Plummer
Votes: 6,518
98. The Carrier (1988)
R | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The main character is stricken with a horrible disease, but it doesn't affect him. It spreads to every inamimate object that he touches, and then if another person touches the object, they ... See full summary »
Director: Nathan J. White | Stars: Gregory Fortescue, Stevie Lee, Steve Dixon, Paul Silverman
Votes: 590
99. The Vagrant (1992)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get rid of its previous tenant, a dirty bum.
Director: Chris Walas | Stars: Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mitzi Kapture
Votes: 2,033
100. Father's Day (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A murderer, a priest, and a delinquent try to bring down a father-killing madman.
Directors: Adam Brooks, Jeremy Gillespie, Matthew Kennedy, Steven Kostanski, Conor Sweeney | Stars: Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney, Amy Groening
Votes: 3,359
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