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Pro Life 2006 Determined to rescue his pregnant daughter from an abortion clinic, a religious fanatic and his sons plan a violent assault just as the doctors suspect her pregnancy might not be of this world

An exploration of true tales of terror that took place in seemingly perfect American hometowns.

In Search of Darkness Part III 2022 Conclusion to In Search of Darkness trilogy This chapter involves straight into video horror classics populated the bottom shelves rental store Imaginative, gory, experimental and entertaining These hidden gems are ripe for red

The Rise of the Synths (2019) Raise your hand if you haven't seen or heard of Stranger Things. The phenomenon of this series responds to a nostalgia for the 80's that is reflected today and relentlessly in film, television and even video games - And of course, also in music. Narrated by iconic direc

Body Bags (1993) Three short stories in the horror genre: the first about a serial killer, the second about a hair transplant gone wrong, and the third about a baseball player.

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with "Halloween," "Friday the 13th," and "Prom Night." The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films'

Dark Star (1974) Low-budget story of four astronauts in deep space, whose mission is to destroy unstable planets in star systems which are to be colonised. The late Commander Powell is stored in deep freeze, where he is still able to offer advice. As their mission nears completion, they must cope wi

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) Nick Halloway is accidentally made invisible during an accident. When Jenkins finds out about Nick, he set out to recruit him into the world of espionage, seeing the potential for an invisible CIA agent. When Alice Monroe falls in love with Nick, they are forced to

Someones Watching Me! (1978) A woman is slowly stalked to the brink of madness by a man watching her from the opposite tower block. Her attempts to get the police to take her seriously leave her with no option but to track him down herself.

Elvis (1979) Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.

A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Escape from L.A. (1996) The year is 2013 and Snake Plissken is back but this time its L.A., which through the agency of earthquakes has become an island of the damned. But something has gone wrong in this new moral order, because the Presidents daughter has absconded to L.A. with a detonation device

Escape from New York (1981) In the future, crime is out of control and New York City is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the Presidents plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a oneeyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced

Prince of Darkness (1987) A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement and discovers a vat containing a green liquid. The priest contacts a g

Its the first week of winter in 1982. An American Research Base is greeted by an alien force, that can assimilate anything it touches. Its up to the members to stay alive, and be sure of who is human, and who has become one of the Things.

Vampires (1998) The church has long known that vampires exist. However, it is discovered that a group of vampires are searching for a powerful doom for mankind. The Vatican then secretly enlists a team of vampire-hunters, led by Jack Crow, to hunt down and destroy the vampires before they find the c

Starman (1984) Answering a NASA message intended for aliens, a space being tries to contact mankind, but an American missile grounds his ship. Scrambling, the so-called Starman (Jeff Bridges) inhabits the body of a late Wisconsinite and kidnaps the dead man's widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen). Deter

In the Mouth of Madness (1994) With the disappearance of hack horror writer Sutter Cane, all Hell is breaking loose...literally! Author Cane, it seems, has a knack for description that really brings his evil creepy-crawlies to life. Insurance investigator John Trent is sent to investigate Cane's mys

Ghosts of Mars (2001) 200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet.

The Ward (2010) In 1966, in North Bend, Oregon, the runaway Kristen is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Kristen is introduced to Dr. Gerald Stringer, who uses experimental therapy. Then she meets the inmates Emily, Sarah, Zoe

After a freak accident, a yuppie turns invisible and runs from a treacherous CIA official, while trying to cope with his new life.

The lone inhabitants of an abandoned police station are under attack by the overwhelming numbers of a seemingly unstoppable street gang.

Truck driver Jack Burton arrives in Chinatown, San Francisco, and goes to the airport with his Chinese friend Wang Chi to welcome his green-eyed fiancée Miao Yin who is arriving from China. However she is kidnapped on the arrival by a Chinese street gang and Jack and Wang chase the group. Soon they

A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.

A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.

On Halloween night of 1963, 6-year old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill.

Legend says that Antonio Bay was built in 1880 with blood money obtained from shipwrecked lepers but no one believes it. On the eve of the town's centennial many plan to attend the celebrations, including the murdered lepers.