Argento's directorial debut, a tightly constructed thriller in which an American writer witnesses a knife attack and finds himself obsessed with tracking down a serial killer whose next victims could be himself and his lover. Ennio Morricone's soundtrack helps sustain the tension throughout. find out more...

Director Weir started an illustrious career with this bizarre and apocalyptic tale of a small outback town that lures passing drivers, cannibalises their cars and uses the survivors for strange medical experiments by the town doc. Mad, witty, surreal..superb! find out more...

Banned for 25 years by the BBFC. The plot is pretty straight forward, five innocent and unappealing youngsters fall into the hands of chainsaw wielding cannibals on the plains of Texas. The end result is a nightmarish and strangely compelling film. With its implied violence 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' proved that a film can be terrifying without the gore. find out more...

Five creepy horror tales based round Halloween with all its traditions. find out more...