Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble travelling tax collector, arrives in a small town, but, the inns all being full, he ends up spending the night in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There he meets Taoist swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, who warns him to stay out of trouble, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love. Unfortunately, Hsiao-Tsing is a ghost, bound for all eternity by a hideous tree spirit with an incredibly long tongue that wraps itself round its victims and sucks out their life essence find out more...

Based on the legend of the Bell witch, An American Haunting tells the story of the Bell family who claimed to be tormented by an unseen presence through noises, disembodied voices and physical attacks that focused primarily on their youngest daughter. Are the Bells being haunted by a malignant, supernatural force or is the culprit closer to home? Unfortunately, a great cast and atmospheric locations do little to lift this film above the hum-drum. find out more...

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

Based on the myth of the Beast of Gevaudan, a creature that roamed the French countryside in the 18th Century slaughtering women and children. A revolutionary young scientist and his Iroquoi Indian companion are enlisted to hunt down the mysterious and perhaps supernatural animal, but the beast seems impossibly elusive and their troubles are compounded by the local authorities, some of whom appear to be hiding a dark secret. Brotherhood Of The Wolf is an insane mixture of horror, martial arts st 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...

This is Stuart Gordon's fifth adaptation of an HP Lovecraft story. Walter Gilman, a college student studying inter-dimensional string theory, rents a garret in a run-down building in the old New England town of Arkham. He is haunted by terrifying nightmares in which he is visited by a 17th century witch and her familiar, a rat with a human face. He begins to realize that these are not dreams at all but that diabolical forces are gathering to sacrifice his neighbour's infant. As Walter struggles find out more...

The inhabitants of a traditionalist Carpathian village are terrified for their lives as a series of ghastly murders rock the community. The killer demon is the vengeful ghost of Baroness Graps' dead daughter, Melissa, who wants to collect the souls of the hapless villagers. Only a local sorceress, and a visiting 'modern/rational' doctor, stand in the way of the Grap family's evil hold on the people, but is she powerful enough to end the slaughter? And can he lend a hand? find out more...

An intelligent and genuinely creepy adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's novel. Set in 12th Century Italy; Prince Prospero watches from the giddy heights of his castle as the plague decimates those below him, all the while contempating the delicious torture of his guests. Superbly atmospheric camera work by Nicolas Roeg and the camp wickedness of Vincent Price make for haunting viewing. find out more...

Shortly after coming to live with orphans Flora and Miles in their dark, eerie mansion, the new governess begins to realise that her young charges share their bodies with evil spirits and sets about trying to save the children from their fate at increasing personal risk to herself. Based on Henry James' gothic ghost tale "The Turn Of The Screw", 'The Innocents' is rich in malevolent atmosphere, a classic spine chiller. find out more...

Barbara Steele stars as a resurrected witch who was burned to death in a small medieval town and seeks revenge on her persecutors by possessing the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant. Only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor stand in her way.

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