Story has been wandering the dark passageways beneath the swimming pool of a non-descript apartment block, attempting to evade roaming monsters and return to her alternative universe, but she needs a guardian from our world and hopes that she has found it in the form of unprepossessing Cleveland Heep. 'Lady in The Water' is the latest spooky mystery from M Night Shyamalan (he of ‘Sixth Sense'), slow and overwrought, but not without atmosphere. find out more...

Guillermo Del Toro's blockbusting tale of a young girl struggling to make sense of the violent world around her was a big 2006 arthouse hit. Continuing his exploration of the impact of the Spanish Civil War on his generation (it was also the backdrop for his excellent ghost story, The Devil's Backbone) Del Toro's fantasy mixes strong horror with fairytale-style aesthetics to great effect, making Ofelia's escape into an imaginary realm a poignant response to the cruel realities of her existence. find out more...

Adelle decides to take her daughter Sarah to Wales in the hope that the child can rebuild a relationship with her estranged father, but only days after their arrival tragedy strikes when Sarah is swept out to sea and drowned. Tormented by visions of her dead daughter Adelle hears of an ancient legend, a passage way back from a land of the dead should one of the living take the place of the already taken. The Dark is a creepy psychological horror, a wee bit daft admittedly, but there's a good cas find out more...

A somewhat ludicrous Jewish version of 'The Exorcist'; Casey, a young girl haunted by a 'dybbuk' (a malicious spirit trying to force itself into the real world) that is out to haunt her and, as she soon learns, members of her family before her, finds strange things start happening to her including horrific dreams and nightmarish visions. find out more...

A stressed out executive takes his wife and young child to the wilderness of upstate New York. However before they have even reached their destination a show-down between their 4X4 and a rather large deer puts them at loggerheads with a local hunter, a danger that becomes more acute with the discovery of bullet holes in the walls of the cabin they're staying in. Add to this the brooding menace of the North American half-beast, half-phantom of the title and you've got a beautifully shot, understa find out more...