Film Class: Haunted House Film

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.

Poltergeist

1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper

Overview: Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig ...

Release date: 4 June 1982

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: Tobe Hooper

Cast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke

Producer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall

Writer: Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais

A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.

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1980s American films 3,365T

1982 thriller films 20T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

3.

Casper

1995 film by Brad Silberling

Overview: Casper is a 1995 American supernatural fantasy comedy film directed by Brad Silberling, in his feature film directorial debut, based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost created ...

Release date: 26 May 1995

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director: Brad Silberling

Cast: Chauncey Leopardi, Spencer Vrooman, Malachi Pearson, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle, Ben Stein

Producer: Paul Deason, Jeff Franklin

Writer: Joseph Oriolo, Sherri Stoner

An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits ...

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American films with live action and animation 274T

1990s English-language films 3,889T

American films about Halloween 88T

4.

Beetlejuice

1988 American fantasy comedy film by Tim Burton

Overview: Beetlejuice is a 1988 American dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars ...

Release date: 29 March 1988

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Michael Keaton

Producer: Eric Angelson, Michael Bender

Writer: Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

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Films with screenplays by Warren Skaaren 4T

1980s English-language films 3,418T

Best Horror Film Saturn Award winners 45T

5.

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

6.

The Grudge

2004 film written by Stephen Susco and directed by Takashi Shimizu

Overview: The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise. A remake of Shimizu's 2002 ...

Release date: 22 October 2004

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Takashi Shimizu

Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie

Producer: Doug Davison, Joseph Drake

Writer: Stephen Susco, Takashi Shimizu

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming ...

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Horror films featuring female antagonists 42T

The Grudge (film series) 6T

The Grudge (franchise) films 4T

7.

The Amityville Horror

2005 horror film by Andrew Douglas

Overview: The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Douglas, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, and Philip Baker Hall. It also featured the debut of actress Chloë ...

Release date: 7 April 2005

Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Andrew Douglas

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Nichols

Producer: Michael Bay, Matthew Cohan

Writer: Scott Kosar, Jay Anson

Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films about imaginary friends 13T

2000s supernatural horror films 120T

8.

Scary Movie 2

2001 film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans

Overview: Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to Scary Movie and the second film in the Scary Movie film series. The film stars Anna Faris ...

Release date: 4 July 2001

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Cast: Anthony Acker, Mark Barrett, Richard Bellos, Suzanne Bianqui, Natale Bosco, Joann Connor

Producer: Rick Alvarez, Eric L. Gold

Writer: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans

Four teens are tricked by their professor into visiting a haunted house for a school project.

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2000s English-language films 2,127T

African-American comedy horror films 16T

2001 comedy horror films 12T

9.

Monster House

2006 film by Gil Kenan

Overview: Monster House is a 2006 American animated supernatural horror comedy film directed by Gil Kenan in his directorial debut, from a screenplay written by Pamela Pettler and the writing team of Dan Harmon ...

Release date: 15 June 2006

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

Director: Gil Kenan

Cast: Ryan Whitney, Steve Buscemi, Mitchel Musso, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Sam Lerner

Producer: Jason Clark, Heather Smith

Writer: Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.

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American films about Halloween 88T

2000s English-language films 4,277T

2006 directorial debut films 206T

10.

Bones

2001 American horror film by Ernest Dickerson

Overview: Bones is a 2001 American supernatural black horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring rapper Snoop Dogg as the eponymous Jimmy Bones, a murdered numbers runner that rises from the grave to ...

Release date: 24 October 2001

Genre: Crime, Horror

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

Cast: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell, Ricky Harris, Bianca Lawson

Producer: Leon Dudevoir, Rupert Harvey

Writer: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe

Over 20 years after his death by a gunshot, Jimmy Bones comes back as a ghost to wreak revenge on those who killed him and to clean up his neighborhood ...

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2000s English-language films 4,275T

American films about revenge 703T

2000s hip hop films 65T

11.

Evil Dead

2013 film by Fede Álvarez

Overview: Evil Dead is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. Dubbed a "re-imagining" of The Evil Dead (1981), the film is the fourth ...

Release date: 5 April 2013

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Director: Federico Alvarez

Cast: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, Phoenix Connolly

Producer: Bruce Campbell, Sally Campbell

Writer: Federico Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.

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Film controversies in Ukraine 7T

Film controversies in the United Kingdom 31T

Films with screenplays by Fede Álvarez 5T

12.

What Lies Beneath

2000 American film

Overview: What Lies Beneath is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Clark Gregg, who co-wrote the story with Sarah Kernochan. It stars Harrison Ford as a uni ...

Release date: 21 July 2000

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto, James Remar, Harrison Ford, Victoria Bidewell

Producer: Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw

Writer: Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan

The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.

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2000 psychological thriller films 21T

2000 thriller drama films 10T

2000 thriller films 17T

13.

Thir13en Ghosts

2001 film by Steve Beck

Overview: Thirteen Ghosts (also known as 13 Ghosts and stylized as THIR13EN Ghosts) is a 2001 supernatural horror film directed by Steve Beck in his directorial debut. A remake of the 1960 film 13 Ghosts by William ...

Release date: 23 October 2001

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Steve Beck

Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Alec Roberts, JR Bourne

Producer: Gilbert Adler, Terry Castle

Writer: Robb White, Benjamin Carr

When Cyrus Kriticos, a very rich collector of unique things, dies, he leaves his house, fortune, and his prized collection of ghosts.

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2000s English-language films 4,274T

2001 directorial debut films 124T

Films about inheritances 53T

14.

The Others

2001 film directed by Alejandro Amenábar

Overview: The Others (Spanish: Los otros) is a 2001 gothic supernatural psychological horror film written, directed and scored by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston ...

Release date: 2 August 2001

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleston, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes

Producer: Fernando Bovaira, Eduardo Chapero-Jackson

Writer: Alejandro Amenábar

A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted.

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Sogecine films 9T

English-language Spanish films 265T

2000s English-language films 4,277T

15.

The Haunting in Connecticut

2009 film

Overview: The Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 supernatural horror film directed by Peter Cornwell and starring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Amanda Crew, and Elias Koteas. The film is alleged ...

Release date: 27 March 2009

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Director: Peter Cornwell

Cast: Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew, Martin Donovan, Sophi Knight

Producer: Paul Brooks, Daniel Farrands

Writer: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe

After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history ...

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English-language Canadian films 2,725T

2009 psychological thriller films 48T

Teulon 2T

16.

The Haunting

1999 horror film by Jan de Bont

Overview: The Haunting is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor, with Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Todd Field ...

Release date: 20 July 1999

Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy

Director: Jan de Bont

Cast: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Bruce Dern, Marian Seldes

Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff, Susan Arnold

Writer: David Self, Shirley Jackson

A study in fear escalates into a heart-stopping nightmare for a professor and three subjects trapped in a mysterious mansion.

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Insomnia in film 24T

Films based on works by Shirley Jackson 4T

1990s psychological horror films 21T

17.

The Evil Dead

1981 film by Sam Raimi

Overview: The Evil Dead is a 1981 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeMa ...

Release date: 15 October 1981

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Philip A. Gillis

Producer: Bruce Campbell, Gary Holt

Writer: Sam Raimi

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

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Films shot in 16mm 95T

Sleeper hits 19T

Films about archaeology 23T

18.

House on Haunted Hill

1999 American supernatural horror film

Overview: House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by William Malone and starring Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, and Chris ...

Release date: 27 October 1999

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Director: William Malone

Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher, Chris Kattan, Ali Larter

Producer: Gilbert Adler, Terry Castle

Writer: Robb White, Dick Beebe

An amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.

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Films distributed by Disney 34T

Films based on works by Robb White 6T

1990s ghost films 39T

19.

House

1986 American comedy horror film by Steve Miner

Overview: House is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner, with a screenplay by Ethan Wiley, from an original story written by Fred Dekker. Produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the film is the first ...

Release date: 1 January 1986

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Director: Steve Miner

Cast: William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, Kay Lenz, Mary Stavin, Michael Ensign

Producer: Richard F. Brophy, Sean S. Cunningham

Writer: Fred Dekker, Ethan Wiley

A troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.

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1980s American films 3,365T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

Films with screenplays by Ethan Wiley 6T

20.

Haunted

1995 British film

Overview: Haunted is a 1995 horror film directed by veteran director Lewis Gilbert and starring Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Shalet and John Gielgud. It is based on a 1988 novel of the ...

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Horror

Director: Lewis Gilbert

Cast: Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, John Gielgud, Anna Massey, Alex Lowe

Producer: Anthony Andrews, William P. Cartlidge

Writer: James Herbert, Timothy Prager

A skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own ...

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

British horror drama films 25T

1995 drama films 354T

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