A father is haunted by the death of his young child. Omens point to disaster and hallucinations predict the future as this wonderful atmospheric film moves to its disturbing climax. Shot in the beautiful city of Venice and based on the book by Daphne du Maurier.

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A successful inventor and his charming wife, a seemingly idyllic couple, make the unavoidable error of having his new boss and embittered wife to dinner, and the guests dark and twisted loathing swiftly takes its toll on the hosts for the evening. A later meeting and attempted seduction take the movie from acute, embittered comedy to dark and dangerous drama. Given a chilling Hitchcockian twist, The Lemming shares much of its style with Moll's earlier ‘Harry He's Here To Help' and, like that fil 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...

A young married couple with sleep issues set up a camera to record the sounds and sights around them while they sleep. 'Paranormal Activity' was the 'Blair Witch Project' of 2009, a slow burning budget 'video-cam' horror that turned into a huge commercial success, and that's because it's very very scary. So snuggle up to your other half, lock the doors and windows and don't expect shuteye later. find out more...

Following a violent thunderstorm, artist David Drayton and a small town community, all trapped in the local supermarket, come under vicious attack from creatures prowling in a thick and unnatural mist. Local rumours point to an army experiment gone awry at a nearby top-secret base, but as the locals break off into increasingly murderous factions the ravenous monsters are in danger of taking a back seat to the carnage. Mist is a superior adaptation of a Stephen King horror thanks in large part to find out more...

Echoes of the past reverberate throughout this intelligent, chilling movie. Laura embarks on a mission to solve the puzzle of her adopted son's disappearance based on the clues left in their games and his talk of imaginary friends. High atmospherics dominate in this superior ghost story... Polanski's "Repulsion" meets "The Others". find out more...

Bergman's fascinating and acclaimed allegorical search for a meaning for human existance. A disillusioned soldier returns from the Crusades to find plague ravaging Europe. Death arrives in person to take his soul, but by beating him at chess he earns a reprieve. Repressive, dark, medieval and superb! find out more...

The story is of two angels in modern day Berlin silently watching mortals going about their lives. When one falls in love and wants to become human the tension between flawless divinity and the allure of material life surfaces. A masterpiece. find out more...