British supernatural horror films

1.

The Shining

1980 film by Stanley Kubrick

Overview: The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars ...

Release date: 23 May 1980

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone

Producer: Robert Fryer, Jan Harlan

Writer: Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific ...

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1980s American films 3,361T

Films shot at EMI-Elstree Studios 141T

1980s English-language films 3,433T

2.

Insidious

2010 horror film by James Wan

Overview: Insidious is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed and co-edited by James Wan, written by Leigh Whannell, and starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. It is the first installment in ...

Release date: 14 September 2010

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Director: James Wan

Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson

Producer: Jason Blum, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones

Writer: Leigh Whannell

A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

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English-language Canadian films 2,725T

Films scored by Joseph Bishara 28T

Films with screenplays by Leigh Whannell 13T

3.

The Woman in Black

2012 British horror film by James Watkins

Overview: The Woman in Black is a 2012 gothic supernatural horror film directed by James Watkins from a screenplay by Jane Goldman. It is the second adaptation of Susan Hill's 1983 novel of the same name, which ...

Release date: 10 February 2012

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Director: James Watkins

Cast: Emma Shorey, Molly Harmon, Ellisa Walker-Reid, Sophie Stuckey, Daniel Radcliffe, Misha Handley

Producer: Tobin Armbrust, Vic David

Writer: Susan Hill, Jane Goldman

A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.

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Films directed by James Watkins 3T

English-language Canadian films 2,786T

English-language Swedish films 92T

4.

The Wolfman

2010 film by Joe Johnston

Overview: The Wolfman is a 2010 American gothic horror film directed by Joe Johnston, from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self. A remake of the 1941 film of the same name, it stars Benicio del Toro ...

Release date: 27 January 2010

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama

Director: Joe Johnston

Cast: Simon Merrells, Gemma Whelan, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Mario Marin-Borquez, Asa Butterfield

Producer: Bill Carraro, Sean Daniel

Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker, David Self

Upon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.

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Films with screenplays by Andrew Kevin Walker 10T

American werewolf films 108T

2010s English-language films 5,212T

5.

The Witches

1990 fantasy comedy film directed by Nicolas Roeg

Overview: The Witches is a 1990 dark fantasy film directed by Nicolas Roeg from a screenplay by Allan Scott, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Anjelica Huston and Mai Zetterling ...

Release date: 25 May 1990

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Horror, Adventure

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Cast: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Paterson, Brenda Blethyn

Producer: Jim Henson, Mark Shivas

Writer: Roald Dahl, Allan Scott

A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

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1990s English-language films 2,203T

Films produced by Jim Henson 4T

American dark fantasy films 134T

6.

The Vampire Lovers

1970 horror film by Roy Ward Baker

Overview: The Vampire Lovers is a 1970 British Gothic horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, George Cole, Kate O'Mara, Madeline Smith, Dawn Addams, Douglas Wilmer and Jon ...

Release date: 4 October 1970

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Cast: Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steel, Madeline Smith, Peter Cushing, George Cole, Dawn Addams

Producer: Harry Fine, Louis M. Heyward

Writer: Sheridan Le Fanu, Harry Fine

Seductive vampire Carmilla Karnstein and her family target the beautiful and the rich in a remote area of late eighteenth-century Gemany.

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Films shot at Associated British Studios 200T

British vampire films 48T

British historical horror films 31T

7.

The Omen

1976 film by Richard Donner

Overview: The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, Lee ...

Release date: 25 June 1976

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Richard Donner

Cast: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens, Patrick Troughton

Producer: Harvey Bernhard, Mace Neufeld

Writer: David Seltzer

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?

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1970s English-language films 1,341T

Foreign films shot in Israel 55T

Mystery horror films 98T

8.

The Masque of the Red Death

1964 horror film directed by Roger Corman

Overview: The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Vincent Price. The story follows a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely ...

Release date: 24 June 1964

Genre: Horror

Director: Roger Corman

Cast: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, David Weston, Nigel Green, Patrick Magee

Producer: Roger Corman, George Willoughby

Writer: Charles Beaumont, R. Wright Campbell

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

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Films shot at Associated British Studios 200T

1960s English-language films 3,136T

Works based on The Masque of the Red Death 6T

9.

The Hunger

1983 film by Tony Scott

Overview: The Hunger is a 1983 erotic horror film directed by Tony Scott in his directorial debut, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon. An international co-production of the United Kingdom ...

Release date: 29 April 1983

Genre: Horror, Romance, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Tony Scott

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers, Dan Hedaya

Producer: Richard Shepherd

Writer: James Costigan, Michael Thomas

A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan ...

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1980s English-language films 1,497T

British vampire films 48T

American vampire films 232T

10.

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967 film by Roman Polanski

Overview: The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers; originally released in the United Kingdom as Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 comedy ...

Release date: 1 June 1967

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Director: Roman Polanski

Cast: Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Alfie Bass, Jessie Robins, Sharon Tate, Ferdy Mayne

Producer: Gene Gutowski, Martin Ransohoff

Writer: Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

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1967 comedy horror films 7T

American supernatural comedy films 27T

1960s British films 976T

11.

Shaun of the Dead

2004 zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright

Overview: Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 romantic zombie comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Shaun, a downtrodden London salesman who is caught alongside his loved ...

Release date: 29 March 2004

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Nicola Cunningham

Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner

Writer: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright

A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire ...

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British buddy comedy films 12T

2000s English-language films 2,127T

Best Horror Film Saturn Award winners 45T

12.

Hellraiser

1987 British supernatural horror film directed by Clive Barker

Overview: Hellraiser is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut. Based on Barker's 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart, the film's plot concerns a mystical ...

Release date: 13 May 1987

Genre: Horror

Director: Clive Barker

Cast: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, Robert Hines

Producer: Mark Armstrong, Christopher Figg

Writer: Clive Barker

A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body so he can escape ...

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1980s English-language films 3,424T

Hellraiser films 11T

Films about father–daughter relationships 149T

13.

Don't Look Now

1973 film by Nicolas Roeg

Overview: Don't Look Now (Italian: A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking, 'In Venice... a shocking red December') is a 1973 English-language thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg, adapted from the 1971 short ...

Release date: 9 December 1973

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Director: Nicolas Roeg

Cast: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato, Renato Scarpa

Producer: Peter Katz, Frederick Muller

Writer: Daphne Du Maurier, Allan Scott

A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings ...

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Italian supernatural thriller films 1T

1970s English-language films 1,320T

Italian horror thriller films 19T

14.

Angel Heart

1987 film

Overview: Angel Heart is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel Falling Angel. The film was written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke ...

Release date: 6 March 1987

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Alan Parker

Cast: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu, Brownie Mcghee

Producer: Robert Dattila, Mario Kassar

Writer: William Hjortsberg, Alan Parker

A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an u ...

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Rating controversies in film 47T

1980s English-language films 1,496T

Films produced by Elliott Kastner 40T

15.

An American Werewolf in London

1981 film by John Landis

Overview: An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 comedy horror film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naughton ...

Release date: 21 August 1981

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Romance, Thriller

Director: John Landis

Cast: Joe Belcher, David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, David Schofield, Brian Glover, Lila Kaye

Producer: George Folsey Jr., Peter Guber

Writer: John Landis

Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.

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1980s American films 3,361T

1980s English-language films 3,428T

British werewolf films 21T

16.

An American Haunting

2005 film

Overview: An American Haunting is a 2005 supernatural horror film written and directed by Courtney Solomon and starring Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. The film was previewed ...

Release date: 5 November 2005

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Courtney Solomon

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Matthew Marsh, Thom Fell

Producer: Andrei Boncea, Francis Delia

Writer: Courtney Solomon, Brent Monahan

An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.

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English-language Romanian films 60T

English-language Canadian films 2,725T

Films scored by Justin Burnett 13T

17.

Last Night in Soho

2021 film directed by Edgar Wright

Overview: Last Night in Soho is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed and co-produced by Edgar Wright, and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie as a naive teenager ...

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Aimee Cassettari, Rita Tushingham, Colin Mace, Michael Ajao, Synnove Karlsen

Producer: Daniel Battsek, Tim Bevan

Writer: Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns

An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears ...

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Films with screenplays by Krysty Wilson-Cairns 3T

British films about Halloween 4T

2020s English-language films 2,213T

18.

Sinister

2012 film by Scott Derrickson

Overview: Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, and written by C. Robert Cargill and Derrickson. It stars Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of snuff ...

Release date: 12 October 2012

Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Scott Derrickson

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Michael Hall D'Addario, Clare Foley

Producer: Jason Blum, Jeanette Brill

Writer: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career ...

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Films about human sacrifice 12T

Scanbox Entertainment films 40T

Canadian supernatural horror films 95T

19.

Only Lovers Left Alive

2013 film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch

Overview: Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 gothic fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi ...

Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright

Producer: Zakaria Alaoui, Reinhard Brundig

Writer: Jim Jarmusch

A story centered on two vampires who have been in love for centuries.

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English-language German films 241T

2013 romantic drama films 74T

2013 drama films 669T

20.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016 film by Burr Steers

Overview: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (stylised as Pride + Prejudice + Zombies) is a 2016 action comedy horror film based on Seth Grahame-Smith's 2009 novel of the same name, which parodies the 1813 novel Pride ...