A group of teenagers watch a mysterious videotape and within a week all are dead, their lifeless faces frozen in complete terror. Enter deeply cynical journalist Reiko, unable to resist the now legendary myth, and finding herself drawn into a world of unimaginable horror and fear. Ring is a genuinely frightening movie, no post 'Scream' irony, no knowing sideswipes at the genre, just a chew your nails to the bone slice of terror. find out more...

A brilliant horror film with Mia Farrow as the mother, pregnant for the first time, living in an ageing New York apartment block and surrounded by a weird bunch of neighbours. Mostly alone and increasingly paranoid she becomes convinced they form a witch's coven with designs on her baby. Superb.

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Five builders enter the desolate and ominous Danvers state mental hospital on a two week contract. Though the hospital has long closed it still holds tormented memories and the men, each of whom have a dark secret of their own, are entering the merciless jaws of hell. "Session 9" is a class psychological horror, dripping in atmosphere, well acted, originally plotted and relentlessly unnerving. find out more...

Set around the original 1922 'Nosferatu' and based on the conceit that Max Shreck who played dracula was in fact a real vampire this film is a deliciously dark tale. The director is obsessed in his pursuit of authenticity, a devotion to his film that is proving fatal for his crew and in particular the camera-men, the grim deal he has made with Shreck no longer enough to keep the old bloodslurper's fangs safely under lock and key. Shadow of the Vampire is a superb oddity; blending period atmosphe find out more...

The jury's still out on whether director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall, Showgirls) is a blatantly gung-ho philistine, or a supreme p**s-taker of all things American. But the fact is, this frenzied, futuristic actioner is a hit of humongous proportions. Extraterrestrial bugs have invaded Earth, so Earth has declared war on Bugland. Casper Van Dien plays square-jawed, all-American boy Johnny Rico, who leads a pack of equally meat-headed raw recruits on a mission to kick some insect-ass on find out more...

A tightly made exercise in high tension as an innocent young driver is pursued across country by a homicidal and completely relentless maniac. Don't let it stop you giving lifts though, the Swindon exit of the M4 is a godforsaken place, enough to turn anyone crazy. The DVD is a two disk special edition with filmographies, a documentary and two shorts. find out more...

A New York book dealer, Dean Corso, is hired to find the last remaining copies of a demonic manuscript written in collaboration with the devil. The further Dean delves the more fascinated he becomes and soon finds himself embroiled in theft, satanic rituals and murder; the closer he comes to achieving his objective the more he begins to wonder if he should. The Ninth Gate is an effectively chilly supernatural thriller from the hand of Roman Polanski. find out more...

It's the end of WW2 and highly strung Grace and her two photosensitive children are awaiting the return of her husband. Grace lives an isolated and twilght existence but after the arrival of three uninvited servants she becomes convinced that the house is haunted by malevolent spirits. The Others is a stylish, spooky, highly intelligent ghost story that builds up the tension without having to resort to blood and guts.

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Thinking it'll give him a chance to work on his novel, ex-school teacher Jack takes a job caretaking an isolated hotel with his family during the winter season. Soon the evil spirit of the place begins to take him over, leading to a truly shattering, horrific climax... it's redrum! find out more...

A puritanical Scots detective goes to a Western Scottish island to investigate the alleged disappearance of a young schoolgirl. An outsider in a pagan Celtic world he gradually begins to uncover a web of medieval superstition and pagan worship. A highly recommended gothic horror film. Give it a go !!!!!! find out more...