Released July 27th in the US.
Filmed New Jersey, Connecticut, and California.
The story: George and Kathy Lutz are looking for a nice house to raise their family in.
They go ahead and buy what seems to be the house of their dreams.
Unfortunately, it turns out to be the house of their worst nightmares.
Stars James Brolin , Margot Kidder , Rod Steiger , Natasha Ryan , K.C. Martel , Meeno Peluce , Michael Sacks , Helen Shaver , Amy Wright , Irene Dailey , Marc Vahanian , Val Avery , Don Stroud , Murray Hamilton , John Larch
Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Rated R
HORROR
Released July 24th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story: Kate Coleman, her husband, and two children are eager to adopt a new member into their close-knit family after losing a naturally conceived member.
They seem to find the perfect match for the addition of a young Russian girl named Esther.
Soon, Kate is becoming more and more suspicious of Esther, because bad things seem to happen when shes around.
Kate's suspicions might have something to do with Esther being just a tad bit evil.
Stars Vera Farmiga , Peter Sarsgaard , Jimmy Bennett , Aryana Engineer , CCH Pounder , Jimmy Bennett , Margo Martindale , Karel Roden , Rosemary Dunsmore , Lorry Ayers
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released January 13th, 2006 in California, then March 25th of 2006 on tv in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: A widow and mother of two decide to take over a run-down funeral parlor, equipped with its own graveyard.
Things go pretty good for the three at first, considering.
But soon they get the unpleasant experience of why their new home was vacant in the first place.
Stars Denise Crosby , Adam Gierasch , Stephanie Patton , Dan Byrd , Courtney Peldon , Bug Hall , Tarah Paige , Alexandra Adi , Rocky Marquette , Michael Shamus Wiles , Lee Garlington , Greg Travis , Adam Gierasch
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Rated R
HORROR/SCIFI
Released October 14th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Eric Binford is a young man who lives a very sheltered life and thinks of much less than old classic films.
Eric is misunderstood, bullied, blow off and not taken seriously all the time.
Eventually, all of that just gets to him and he goes off the deep end when he kills off everyone who has ever wronged him, in classic cinema fashion.
Stars Dennis Christopher , Eve Brent , Tim Thomerson , Norman Burton , Linda Kerridge , James Luisi , John Steadman , Mickey Rourke , Marcie Barkin , Peter Horton , Hennen Chambers , Melinda O. Fee
Directed by (and story written) Vernon Zimmerman
Rated R
MYSTERY/DRAMA/HORROR
Released January of 1992 in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: A businessman relocates his family from California to Mexico to follow his dream of making the most beautiful dolls in the world.
The new factory the businessman buys is already equipped with some special dolls which were made by the deceased last owner of the factory.
Problem is, the dolls are full of evil spirits.
Stars Denise Crosby , Sam Bottoms , Rip Torn , Chris Demetral , Candace Hutson , Lupe Ontiveros , Enrique Renaldo , Alma Martinez , Will Gotay , Rene Victor , Luis Cortez ,
Jaime Gomez , Brass Adams
Directed by (and story written) Maria Lease
Rated R
HORROR/SCIFI/MYSTERY
This film starts us off at the beginning of per se the remake of this film, not the original 1974 version.
Said to be based on true events.
Released October 6th in the US.
Filmed in Texas.
The story: Poor little Thomas is bullied profusely by many because of his birth defected face.
As an adult, his horrible childhood makes Thomas introverted and violent. Thomas lives with his uncle and a few other family members.
The small family is poor and hungry due to the local slaughterhouse going out of business.
So Thomas's uncle gets the bright idea that the family must kill to eat, so they will never go hungry again.
Stars R. Lee Ermey , Lew Temple , Jordana Brewster , Taylor Handley , Diora Baird ,Matthew Bomer , Andrew Bryniarski , Lee Tergesen , Terrence Evans , Kathy Lamkin , Marietta Marich , L.A. Calkins , Tim De Zarn , Allison Marich , Marcus H. Nelson
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Not Rated
HORROR/THRILLER/SUSPENSE/HISTORY
Released January of 1981 in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story: Two angels are sent to earth in human form to stop the new version of Lucifer, who is disguised as a teenager.
The angels spend most of their time on earth searching for the 3rd angel who is to make their circle complete to stop the demon.
Stars Stefan Arngrim , Elizabeth Hoffman , Kathleen Rowe McAllen ,Frank Birney , Daniel Eden , John Holland , Barry Cooper , Alice Sachs , Paul Haber , Roslyn Gugino ,
Richard Jay Silverthorn , Marianne Simpson , Joyce Bumpus , Patricia Decillis , Chris DeVincentis
Directed by (and story written) Frank LaLoggia (Lady In White -1988)
Rated R
HORROR
Released September 6th in a Canadian Film Festival.
Filmed in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The story: Two teenage girls decide to take a swim in a hidden crypt where it is a tradition to swim before a certain age for the kids in the town.
But when they swim, they awaken an ancient vampire and his curse to take over the souls and spirits of as many virgins as possible.
Stars Peter DeLuise , Ami Dolenz , Maya McLaughlin , Karen Black , David Sawyer , Evan MacKenzie , Josette DiCarlo , Shirley Spiegler Jacobs , Lloyd J. Kalicki , Roger Perkovich , Ray Maurin , Stacy Montezon
Directed by Tony Randel
Rated R
HORROR
Released February 3rd, 2006 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: Tamara is an introverted high school senior with a major crush on her married literature teacher.
She finds herself getting bullied due to an article she has written for the school paper.
Now the popular kids come up with a sneaky plan to get their revenge on her.
Little do they realize, Tamara has been practicing witchcraft.
Stars Jenna Dewan , Katie Stuart , Bryan Clark , Melissa Elias , Gil Hacohen , Marc Devigne , Matthew Marsden , Claudette Mink , Chad Faust , Chris Sigurdson
Directed by Jeremy Haft
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY
Released September 18th in the US.
Filmed in England.
The story: A doctor in hopes of uncovering the mystery of a very large house with an even greater history, invites three guests to stay along with him in the so-called haunted house.
Only one of the doctors 3 guests feels anything real when dealing with the houses haunted aspects and she seems to understand why as well.
Stars Julie Harris , Claire Bloom , Richard Johnson , Russ Tamblyn , Fay Compton , Rosalie Crutchley , Lois Maxwell , Valentine Dyall , Diane Clare , Ronald Adam
Directed by Robert Wise
B&W
Rated G
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released April 22nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story: A pretty keep to himself teenager whose into anything horrific tries a game his friend suggests he try.
After playing the game, he finds that the game is more like a reality when he finds that what happened in the game that he is the master of, actually happened in real life.
Stars Edward Furlong , Frank Langella , T. Ryder Smith , Amy Hargreaves , James Marsh , Victor Ertmanis , David Hemblen , Vlasta Vrana , Domenico Fiore , Tod Fennell
Directed by John Flynn
Rated R
HORROR/SCIFI/MYSTERY
Released October 4th, 2009 after being shown many times at different horror fests.
Filmed in Canada.
The story: On Halloween night, in a town in Ohio where Halloween is a huge deal, many people are affected in many different ways...not very pleasant ways either.
Stars Dylan Baker , Rochelle Aytes , Quinn Lord , Lauren Lee Smith , Moneca Delain ,
Tahmoh Penikett , Brett Kelly , Britt McKillip , Isabelle Deluce , Jean-Luc Bilodeau , Alberto Ghisi , Samm Todd , Anna Paquin , Brian Cox , Leslie Bibb
Directed by (and story written) Michael Dougherty
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY/DARK COMEDY/THRILLER/HALLOWEEN
Released November 4th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Nada is a regular guy just trying to make a living and get by day to day.
He finds himself living at an outdoor shelter across the street from a church.
One day, when he finds one of the guys that live at the shelter's actions pretty odd, he follows him to the church.
There he finds boxes and boxes of sunglasses and doesn't exactly think anything of it.
That is until he tries wearing the sunglasses out on the streets.
How he sees the world through the sunglasses shows him messages and that encourages him to obey, set there by aliens to program humans' minds.
Stars Roddy Piper , Keith David , Meg Foster , George 'Buck' Flower , Peter Jason , Raymond St. Jacques , Jason Robards III , John Lawrence , Sy Richardson , Susan Blanchard , Norman Alden
Directed by John Carpenter
Rated R
SCIFI/HORROR/MYSTERY/ACTION
Released on January 9th, 2009 in the US.
Filmed in Maryland.
The story: Lindsey is a young girl who keeps to herself and has very good intentions for all that cross her path.
The small religious town that she lives in is turned upside down when a boy her age commits suicide.
Now the town is after the boys' brothers' head because they all believe that the boys' deceased mother was a witch that had put a curse on the small town and its inhabitants.
Lindsey befriends the living brother and soon comes to realize that the curse is true and it could mean the death of her.
Stars Elizabeth Rice , Thomas Dekker , Kelly Blatz , Laura Allen , Adam Goldberg , Margo Harshman , Rumer Willis , Brittany Robertson , Brittany Robertson , Steven Culp , Jared Harris , Amanda Babin , Candace Scholz , Jamie Linck O'Brien
Directed by Phedon Papamichael
Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER
Released February 19th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: Edie is a hard-working woman just trying to make ends meet.
After attending her ex-boyfriends' funeral, she finally talks to her twin sister who was married to her ex for the past many years.
The sister seems oddly untouched by her husband's recent death and this is clearly because she just stole him away from her sister just cause she could so many years ago.
But when Edie finds out that she will soon be losing her self made business due to not being able to pay her rent, she concocts such an evil plan that comes back to her in the end.
Stars Bette Davis , Karl Malden , George Chandler , Cyril Delevanti , Bert Remsen , Charles Watts , Ken Lynch , Jean Hagen , Philip Carey , Peter Lawford
Directed by Paul Henreid
B&W
Not Rated
MYSTERY/DRAMA/THRILLER
Released in a Portugal film festival, February 1989.
Filmed in Florida.
The story: A group of men rob a paramilitary base and take a pilot and his daughter hostage, to take them over the Mexico border.
The men's plans change when one of their greedy accomplices jumps ship with their stolen money.
Although the rest of the robbers make it out of their ex-buds sabotage efforts and make their way to the ground within minutes after he has, they now find themselves searching around an abandoned farmhouse, cornfield and cemetery in search of the money.
But unfortunately , theyve touched down in quite an unlucky place.
Stars Ted Vernon , Michael David Simms , Richard Vidan , Kristina Sanborn , Victoria Christian , David James Campbell , B.J. Turner , Dax Vernon , Tony Santory , Phil Zenderland , Mike Balog , Don Herbert , Howard E. Haller , Bambi Darro
Directed by William Wesley
Rated R
HORROR/SCIFI
Released December 29th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story: On an afternoon alone, a housebound introvert caring for her verbally abusive elderly mother stumbles upon the corpse of a young woman.
This is the beginning of many events that happen to many different people, in different places, with no real ties to each other - other than 'the dead girl' in some way, shape or form.
Stars Toni Collette , Piper Laurie , Giovanni Ribisi , Mary Steenburgen , Rose Byrne , Bruce Davison , Joanie Tomsky , James Franco , Mary Beth Hurt , Nick Searcy , Dan Callahan , Gus Buktenica , Brittany Murphy , Josh Brolin , Marcia Gay Harden , Kerry Washington , Dennis Keiffer , Gillian Pernoll , Elizabeth Pernoll
Directed by (& story written) Karen Moncrieff
Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY
