"Freaks" (1932) is a pre-Code drama horror film directed by Tod Browning. Set in a traveling French circus, the film follows a cunning trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers. Her deceitful plan to seduce and murder a midget in the troupe to inherit his fortune sets off a...

"The Haunted Palace" (1963) is a horror film directed by Roger Corman and stars Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget. Set in the eerie town of Arkham, Massachusetts, the story revolves around a grand palace overshadowing the village, believed to be haunted by the spirit of its former ow...

"Fantastic Planet" (1973) is an adult animated science fiction film directed by René Laloux. Set in a distant future, the story takes place on the planet Ygam, where giant blue humanoid aliens known as Draags dominate and regard humans (Oms) as mere animals. The film explores the complex and ofte...

"Eye of the Cat" (1969) is an American horror film directed by David Lowell Rich, featuring a screenplay by Joseph Stefano, known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." The story revolves around Wylie, a young man with a deep-seated fear of cats, who becomes entangled in a sinister plot inv...

In the 1963 film "The Raven," directed by Roger Corman, viewers are treated to a blend of gothic horror and dark comedy. Set in the year 1506, the story revolves around sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven, played by Vincent Price, who is mourning the loss of his wife. His life takes a mystical turn when ...

"Cat People" (1942) is a supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Val Lewton for RKO. The film centers on Irena Dubrovna, a Serbian fashion illustrator who marries marine engineer Oliver Reed. Irena is haunted by an ancient legend that claims her lineage includes "cat...

The Comedy of Terrors (1963) is a horror comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring an ensemble cast including Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone. Set in the late 19th century in the New England town of New Gilead, the story revolves around Waldo Trumbull, a co...

"Burnt Offerings" (1976) is a supernatural horror film directed by Dan Curtis. The story centers around the Rolf family, who rent a sprawling, old mansion for the summer at an unbelievably low price, with one peculiar condition: they must care for the elderly matriarch who lives in seclusion with...

"Mansion of the Doomed," a 1976 American horror film directed by Michael Pataki, follows the harrowing tale of Dr. Leonard Chaney, a Los Angeles surgeon desperate to restore his daughter's eyesight after a car accident leaves her blind. Despite his assistant Katherine's warnings, Dr. Chaney's obs...

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) is a classic American science fiction film set against the backdrop of the Cold War and the nascent nuclear arms race. Directed by Robert Wise and featuring a screenplay by Edmund H. North, the film follows a humanoid alien named Klaatu who arrives on Earth ...

A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) transports viewers to the fashion capital of Milan, where a series of gruesome murders leaves the city on edge. The killer, donning vibrant red flares, targets society's outcasts, leaving a distinctive dragonfly pendant on each victim. Inspector Paolo Scaporella...

"The War of the Gargantuas" (1966) is a classic kaiju film directed by Ishirō Honda. This Japanese-American co-production tells the story of two giant, hairy humanoid monsters that suddenly appear, causing widespread panic and destruction. As scientists Dr. Paul Stewart and Dr. Akemi Togawa inves...

"Dead Ringers" (1988) is a psychological thriller directed by David Cronenberg, featuring Jeremy Irons in a compelling dual role as twin gynecologists, Elliot and Beverly Mantle. Operating a successful clinic in Toronto, the twins specialize in treating fertility issues. Elliot, the more confiden...

"Night of the Demon," released in 1957, is a British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur. The story follows American psychologist Dr. John Holden, played by Dana Andrews, as he travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected of causing multiple deaths. The film, adapted from M.R. ...

Released in 1982, "Poltergeist" is a supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor. The film follows the Freeling family, who live in a suburban home that becomes the epicenter of malevolent ghostly activity. The youngest daughter...

"Duel", directed by Steven Spielberg, is a 1971 American action-thriller that follows the harrowing journey of David Mann, a middle-aged salesman traveling through rural California. As Mann drives his Plymouth Valiant sedan to a business meeting, he becomes the target of a relentless, unseen truc...

"Ben" is a 1972 American horror film directed by Phil Karlson. The film follows Danny Garrison, a lonely boy with a heart condition, who befriends Ben, a rat that was once the pet of Willard Stiles. As Danny finds companionship in Ben, the rat forms an army of deadly rodents. The authorities stru...

A quietly unsettling horror film from 1971, "Willard" tells the story of a socially awkward man named Willard Stiles, whose only solace comes from his peculiar friendship with a group of rats. After facing mistreatment at work and the loss of his mother, Willard's bond with the rats intensifies, ...

The Postman (1997) is an epic post-apocalyptic adventure film set in a neo-Western version of the United States in 2013, sixteen years after apocalyptic events have devastated civilization. The story follows a nomadic drifter, played by Kevin Costner, who stumbles upon a postman's uniform and ina...

"Them!" (1954) unfolds as a chilling science fiction tale where the unintended consequences of nuclear testing come to life. Set against the stark backdrop of the New Mexico desert, the film follows law enforcement officers and scientists as they uncover a nest of gigantic, irradiated ants that p...

"Demon Seed" (1977) unfolds in the chilling overlap of science fiction and horror, directed by Donald Cammell. The film stars Julie Christie and Fritz Weaver, and is adapted from Dean Koontz's novel. Julie Christie plays Susan Harris, a woman who finds herself trapped in her own high-tech home, c...

"Mansion of the Doomed” (1976) revolves around Dr. Leonard Chaney, a Los Angeles surgeon driven by desperation and grief following his daughter Nancy's tragic loss of sight in a car accident. In a controversial quest to restore her vision, Leonard explores radical medical procedures, considering ...

"Marooned" (1969) is a gripping science fiction drama directed by John Sturges, offering a poignant glimpse into the harrowing ordeal of three astronauts trapped in space. The film, which won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, chronicles the intense and life-threatening challenges faced by...

"Circus of Horrors" (1960) unfolds a gripping narrative set in 1947, where Dr. Bernard Schüler, a plastic surgeon with a checkered past, seizes an unconventional opportunity to escape his dark history. After a catastrophic failure in England, Schüler flees to France, where he manipulates his way ...