CAST
GEORGE SANDERS, BARABARA SHELLEY, MARTIN STEPHENS, MICHAEL GWYNN, LAURENCE NAISMITH

DIRECTED BY
WOLF RILLA

Creepy kids with supernatural powers hold a small English town in their grasp in Village of the Damned. George Sanders plays the hero of the film, which blends sci-fi and horror to create one of the best scary movies of the ‘60s. John Carpenter attempted a remake in 1995 which is considered by many as a dismal failure.

CAST
JAMIE LEE CURTIS, DONALD PLEASENCE, NANCY LOOMIS, P.J. SOLES

DIRECTED BY
JOHN CARPENTER

A horror classic that marked the arrival of John Carpenter and introduced the world to mute killing machine Michael Myers, Halloween set the ground rules for all slasher films to follow. Also, Jamie Lee Curtis’s teen heroine gave us our first taste of female empowerment in horror cinema.

CAST
JEFF GOLDBLUM, GEENA DAVIS, JOHN GETZ

DIRECTED BY
DAVID CRONENBERG

Remake of the 1951 classic of the same name, The Fly remains one of David Cronenberg’s best films. Starring Jeff Goldblum as an eccentric scientist turned man-fly after an experiment gone wrong, and Geena Davis as the journalist who loves him, The Fly successfully infuses a tragic love story with Cronenberg’s penchant for “body horror”.

CAST
MICKEY ROURKE, ROBERT DE NIRO, LISA BONET, CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG

DIRECTED BY
ALAN PARKER

Horror mysteries don’t come as good or disturbing as Angel Heart. Starring an in his prime Mickey Rourke as a private detective and a creepy as hell Robert De Niro as the man who hires him for an important assignment,  Angel Heart features director Alan Parker at his visionary best and features one hell of a twist.

CAST
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, BROOKE ADAMS, TOM SKERRITT, MARTIN SHEEN

DIRECTED BY
DAVID CRONENBERG

In the annals of Stephen King adaptations The Dead Zone remains one of the best, with director David Cronenberg and equally eccentric actor Christopher Walken restraining themselves to create a touching and thrilling exploration into what happens when a man is given psychic powers. Here is a clue: scary things happen. 

CAST
JOHNNY DEPP, CHRISTINA RICCI, MIRANDA RICHARDSON, CHRISTOPHR WALKEN

DIRECTED BY
TIM BURTON

The third collaboration between joined at the hip compatriots Tim Burton and Johnny Depp saw the eccentric twosome get bloody in Sleepy Hollow. Depp played fictional sleuth Ichabod Crane who uses his rational mind and current scientific methods to solve several crimes in the village of Sleepy Hollow, only to find his culprit is the Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken).

CAST
BELA LUGOSI, HELEN CHANDLER, DAVID MANNERS, EDWARD VAN SLOAN

DIRECTED BY
TOD BROWNING

Bram Stoker’s Dracula has been adapted numerous times, yet it is Tod Browning’s 1931 take on the iconic character which many still point to as the ultimate Dracula movie. This is mostly due to Bela Lugosi’s take on the legendary character, with his look and mannerisms setting a trend for vampire performances.  

CAST
ALISON LOHMAN, JUSTIN LONG, LORNA RAVER, DILEEP RAO

DIRECTED BY
SAM RAIMI

After dabbling with a little comic book movie called Spider Man, director Sam Raimi returned to his horror roots with the appropriately titled Drag Me to Hell. Playing the part of torture victim this time was Alison Lohman, who starred as a loan officer who must lift a curse placed upon her. Otherwise down to the fiery pits of Hell she will go, yet not without contending with some much patented Raimi slapstick madness.  

CAST
KATIE FEATHERSTON, MICAH SLOAT

DIRECTED BY
OREN PELI

Shot on a shoestring budget and featuring a simple premise, Paranormal Activity took the found footage sub-genre to a new level while also ushering in a new wave of demonic possession thrillers. Intimate in its scares, this film directed by first time Oren Peli thrilled audiences worldwide and spawned two equally chilling sequels.  

CAST
CATHERINE DENEUVE, IAN HENDRY, JOHN FRASER, YVONNE FURNEAUX

DIRECTED BY
ROMAN POLANSKI

The film which put Roman Polanski on the map, Repulsion starred a young Catherine Deneuve as a Belgian woman in London who slowly succumbs to madness, leading to chilling results. A psychological thriller of the highest quality, Repulsion portrayed the horror of insanity to intense, chilling results.