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5/5
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93%
|
Horror of Dracula (1958) |
"
Bram Stoker's terrifying vampire creation becomes a modern classic in the adept hands of the House of Hammer."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
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|
4/5
|
96%
|
Village of the Damned (2004) |
"
Compelling, creepy and often unbearably tense."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
Theater of Blood (Theatre of Blood) (Much Ado About Murder) (1973) |
"
The magnum opus of Vincent Price's film career, this stylish, witty comedy horror boasts an irresistible premise, an inspired ensemble cast, fabulous music and first-rate production values."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
The Conjuring (2013) |
"
Even in the dark, it's clear where this is going -- but Wan does know his way around a haunted house."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Night of the Living Dead (1968) |
"
Director George A Romero redefined the meaning of horror for fear-sated audiences in the 1960s with this seminal classic."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
98%
|
The Evil Dead (1981) |
"
Director Sam Raimi burst onto the horror scene with this crude cult favourite that's short on story but long on excessive gore and innovative camerawork."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
98%
|
Evil Dead 2 (1987) |
"
Campbell mugs shamelessly and clearly has a ball as scene outdoes scene in comic thrust and haphazard horror."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
91%
|
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) |
"
Time has not dimmed the shock value of this seminal classic from director Tobe Hooper that's based on the same real-life case that inspired Psycho."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Dracula (1931) |
"
It remains the most subtly romantic and highly atmospheric rendition of Bram Stoker's tale about the Transylvanian count, with Browning orchestrating the opening scenes to macabre perfection."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Frankenstein (1931) |
"
Shocking in its day and still a genuinely creepy experience, director James Whale's primitive yet enthralling interpretation of Mary Shelley's classic tale of man playing God is the most influential genre movie ever made."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 7, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
28 Days Later (2003) |
"
This Dogme-driven apocalyptic nightmare from director Danny Boyle is a tense, exciting and terrifying horror."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
House of Usher (The Fall of the House of Usher) (1960) |
"
Lavishly produced and visually gorgeous (thanks to the atmospheric photography of Floyd Crosby), Corman's gothic creepfest is still scary after all these years."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
The Birds (1963) |
"
This Hitchcock classic somehow strayed from favour for a while, yet in the realm of popular mythology it is now rivalled only by Vertigo or Psycho."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
95%
|
House On Haunted Hill (1959) |
"
There's no denying that Castle's directorial crassness does actually supply some genuinely frightening moments."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
86%
|
The Black Cat (1992) |
"
This timeless classic is a testimony to the craft of director Edgar G Ulmer before his career lurched into the quickie arena."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
Near Dark (1987) |
"
One of the best vampire movies ever made."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
ParaNorman (2012) |
"
The thrilling finale is a terrific blend of heartfelt emotion, surreal visuals and inventive ghostly spectacle, and the film's timeless message is put across in wonderfully ghoulish and surprising ways."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Dead Zone (1983) |
"
[An] engrossing yet strangely unembellished adaptation of Stephen King's bestseller by director David Cronenberg."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Carrie (1976) |
"
Brian De Palma's modern gothic fairy tale, based on Stephen King's bestseller, offers a tense and lyrical web of emotions."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
"
If you like Pegg and director Edgar Wright's cult Channel 4 series Spaced, you'll enjoy this deadpan blend of undergraduate humour and hardcore horror, which ransacks George A Romero's Dead saga and virtually every Italian zombie flick for inspiration."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
—
|
94%
|
The Wolf Man (1941) |
"
This Universal classic not only established Lon Chaney Jr as a horror star but also instigated most of the cinematic werewolf lore concerning pentagrams, the Moon and the fatality of silver."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
I Walked With a Zombie (1943) |
"
The lighting, shadows, exotic setting and music all contribute to the immensely disturbing atmosphere, making this stunning piece of poetic horror a classic of the genre."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (The Bird With the Crystal Plumage) (1970) |
"
A glossy, stylistic, cosmopolitan and jagged mystery firmly entrenched in Hitchcockian paranoia."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Descent (2006) |
"
Super-scary and vicious, both psychologically and physically, this cleverly produced chill-ride is edgy British horror at its very best."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
97%
|
Alien (1979) |
"
This revolutionary "haunted house in space" thrill-ride is the classic business, stunning you with shock after shock, even when the fascinating monster is exposed in all its hideous glory."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) |
"
James Whale's extravagantly produced sequel to his own Frankenstein still ranks as one of horrordom's greatest achievements."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) |
"
This most enduring adaptation of the Faustian moral fable is totally satisfying."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Suspiria (1977) |
"
A stunning combination of menacing Grand Guignol atmosphere, dazzling colours, gory violence, lush décor and pounding soundtrack."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 6, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
Poltergeist (1982) |
"
Hooper's direction may lack its usual edgy personality -- apparently over-ruled by Spielberg's script suggestions -- but he puts on a dazzling show, and the intuitive performances are uniformly on the panic button."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 11, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
Hammer Of The Gods (2013) |
"
If it's gratuitous Saxon violence you're after then you've come to the right place."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 3, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) (Nosferatu the Vampire) (1922) |
"
Count Orlock, played by the hideous Max Schreck, creeps through Murnau's archetypal silent imagery with a mesmerising authority that retains a surprising amount of tension."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 21, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Phantom Of The Opera (1925) |
"
Despite outdated acting techniques and staging, this is a must-see for all cinema buffs, as make-up genius Lon Chaney's Phantom is a Hall of Horror landmark."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
An American Werewolf in London (1981) |
"
Director John Landis here pulls off the difficult trick of revitalising the horror genre while parodying it at the same time."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 16, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Minority Report (2002) |
"
This masterfully sleek vision of the future from director Steven Spielberg is an awesome mix of skewed science fiction, twisty Hitchcock-style thrills, stunning blue-grey tinged photography and outstanding design."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Insomnia (2002) |
"
This skilfully directed psychodrama from Christopher Nolan proves that hit European movies can be remade successfully."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 5, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
The Fly (1986) |
"
Only Cronenberg can get away with working out his raw phobias on screen while being poignantly witty and repulsively entertaining at the same time."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Iron Giant (1999) |
"
This wonderful Warner Bros version of Ted Hughes's The Iron Man is a first-class achievement in cartoon virtuosity that liberally borrows images from 1950s comic-book art and science-fiction movies to stunning effect."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) |
"
Endlessly imitated but never rivalled, this opening instalment of George Lucas's original space trilogy dresses up the timeless tale of good versus evil with ground-breaking special effects and a dazzling array of intergalactic characters."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Hairspray (2007) |
"
If any movie musical could threaten the standing of retro favourite Grease, it's this one."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Iron Man (2008) |
"
In an exemplary piece of casting, Downey Jr gives a powerhouse performance, adding depth and believability to his character as both self-indulgent waster and do-gooder superhero."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
95%
|
Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012) |
"
Hold on tight, because it starts at full throttle and never lets up."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
96%
|
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
"
Director Irvin Kershner's imaginative supervision of George Lucas's brainchild gives this second part of the first Star Wars trilogy a truly epic dimension, adding a mature, philosophical aspect to the nonstop barrage of brilliant special effects."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
89%
|
Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
"
It's a long but entertainingly showy melodrama full of cineaste jokes, tricksy wordplay and references to film-makers GW Pabst, Leni Riefenstahl and Sergio Leone."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Out of Sight (1998) |
"
George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez sizzle in this sexy, sly and snappy crime caper from director Steven Soderbergh, that neatly combines its 1970s heist-picture roots with sparkling romantic comedy."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
94%
|
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"
Nothing is overplayed, from the scary surveillance tracking methods to the high-level corruption, making this a superbly crafted masterclass in intelligent action film-making."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
69%
|
Cliffhanger (1993) |
"
High adventure and vertigo blend with blood and bullets to make this tension-packed tall tale a spectacular avalanche of dizzying escapism."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 3, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982) |
"
Leonard Nimoy has rarely been so moving."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Men in Black (1997) |
"
Great special effects, inventive alien designs and Smith and Jones's hip, hilarious double act make director Barry Sonnenfeld's Lethal Weapon-style buddy picture a fast-paced pleasure."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 31, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
98%
|
Aliens (1986) |
"
Surpassing its predecessor in terms of sheer spectacle, this sequel to Ridley Scott's outer-space nightmare from director James Cameron is an outstanding science-fiction thriller."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 30, 2013
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