It may seem like cliché now but ‘Psycho’ was the granddaddy of all slasher films and psycho-thrillers and thrilled audiences with its shocking twists and tawdry details.
Tobe Hooper, the director of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ takes on Spielberg’s story of ghosts terrorizing a suburban family in this terrific 1982 horror film.
Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star in this lively monster movie, a creature feature by way of a contemporary western with offbeat humor, eccentric characters and a clever twist on a classic genre.
Ominous title aside, this 1953 science fiction classic is one of the more optimistic movies about visitors from the stars, and in its way was an inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s ‘E.T.’
Neil Jordan’s take on the vampire genre is a a Gothic tale with a twist of conspiracy and a radically different take on vampirism. Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan star.
Director Edgar Wright and cowriter/star Simon Pegg bring British humor to the undead in their self-proclaimed “rom-zom-com” (that’s romantic zombie comedy).
Neil Marshall’s nerve wracking, claustrophobic survival thriller about six spelunking women turns into a gripping horror film featuring the creepiest cave dwellers to skitter across a screen.
The debut feature by Robert Eggers is a primal horror film rooted in the fear and superstition of early 17th century New England and introduced Anya Taylor-Joy.
Ti West was a young horror director with old-school sensibilities when he made his name with this throwback to the style of John Carpenter in the early eighties.
