One night, while investigating strange noises, artist, Ku, meets the beautiful Yang, who is living in a reputedly haunted abandoned fort. She is being pursued by the Imperial police and Ku finds himself caught up in many fights in her struggle to survive. This historical epic, set in the Ming Dynasty is action adventure with a lyrical feel, a kung fu film with a strong spiritual element, a combination of both Chinese and Japanese legend that mixes fantasy with political intrigue - Zen Buddhism i find out more...

Atmospheric gothic thriller which delves beneath the genteel surface of the Victorian aristocracy to reveal the depraved decadence lurking below. A penniless young man marries a young heiress, but discovers that the uneasy life "upstairs" conceals a shocking web of subterfuge and sexual perversion. find out more...

A trio of tales told portmanteau style with Boris Karloff as your host; find out more...

Set in 1863 during the American civil war, a group of rogue Confederate soldiers rob a bank of army gold. On the run they hide out in an abandoned plantation house where, as night falls, things take a sinister turn and they realise that the house may not be as abandoned as they first thought. Dead Birds is a spooky edition to the haunted house genre that blesses the audience with an intriguing story, muted and atmospheric cinematography, subtle performances and an evocative score. Oh, and there' find out more...

Another reworking of the Jack the Ripper legend adapted from a Graphic novel, this sees Inspector Abberline as our tortured hero, his brilliant mind heightened by psychic abilities brought on by the copious consumption of opium. From Hell has some pretty scary mockney accents courtesy of the film's two American leads and the scenes of Jack at work look like an 'X' rated pop video; The result is a mess of a movie that has a lot of visual atmosphere, but no guts...if you'll be begin' m' pardon f' find out more...

A true classic of the era, a shadowy, nerve-wracking thriller. Ingrid Bergman is the naive young woman being driven to insanity by her husband whose criminal identity is unknown to her... find out more...

A band of ruthless criminals kidnap and brutalise a lone woman. Incarcerated, the women survives only on her desire for revenge and purposefully gets herself pregnant so that her child will become an instrument of vengeance. find out more...

Lady Snowblood is caught by the authorities and sentenced to death for her crimes of bloodthirsty vengeance on the behalf of her long deceased mother. find out more...

A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of the Borden family.

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Another re-working of Herman Neville's novel sees the mad bad and dangerous to know Captain Ahab taking his increasingly reluctant crew on an all consuming quest for vengeance against the infamous white whale, Moby Dick. A class cast and some decent production values make this a tempting alternative to actually reading the classic. find out more...