Written and directed by Michael Crichton, based on the novel by Robin Cook. Starring Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Rip Torn, Richard Widmark, Elizabeth Ashley, Lois Chiles, Hari Rhodes, Tom Selleck and Ed Harris. Plot: a young doctor notices an unnatural amount of comas occurring in her Boston hospital and uncovers a horrible conspiracy. Dr. Susan … Continue reading Coma (1978)
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The Bad Seed (1956)
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Screenplay written by John Lee Mahin based on the play by Maxwell Anderson and the novel by William March. Starring Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden and William Hopper. Plot: when a boy drowns at school, a very intelligent young girl is suspected by her own mother. … Continue reading The Bad Seed (1956)
Madman (1982)
Written and directed by Joe Giannone. Starring Gaylen Ross, Paul Ehlers, Tony Fish, Seth Jones, Harriet Bass, Jan Claire, Alex Murphy, Jimmy Steele and Carl Fredericks. Plot: a legendary psychopath that killed his family with an axe, now stalks a summer camp. It is told around the campfire that Madman Marz (loosely based on New … Continue reading Madman (1982)
The Lamp (1987) (AKA The Outing)
Directed by Tom Daley. Written by Warren Chaney. Starring James Huston, Deborah Winters, Red Mitchell, Andra St. Ivanyi, Scott Bankston, Andre Chimene and Damon Merrill. Plot: a long imprisoned genie is released from his lamp and since he's an evil genie, he starts killing people. The movie opens with three people breaking into an old … Continue reading The Lamp (1987) (AKA The Outing)
When A Stranger Calls (2006)
Directed by Simon West. Written by Jake Wade Wall. Starring Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy, Clark Gregg, Brian Geraghty, Tessa Thompson and the voice of Lance Henriksen. Plot: a babysitter is stalked by a lunatic. While this remake is not as good as the original, we still really liked it and actually do own it, so … Continue reading When A Stranger Calls (2006)
When A Stranger Calls (1979)
Directed by Fred Walton. Written by Walton and Steve Feke. Starring Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst, Tony Beckley and Carmen Argenziano. Plot: it's the classic urban legend about the babysitter and the man upstairs. If you don't know this story, find this movie and watch it immediately. We don't know where you've been, but … Continue reading When A Stranger Calls (1979)
The Burning (1981)
Directed by Tony Maylam. Written by Maylam, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Brad Grey and Peter Lawrence. Starring Lou David, Jason Alexander, Brian Backer, Fisher Stevens, Holly Hunter, Ned Eisenberg, Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres and Larry Joshua. Plot: horribly burned by a prank gone wrong, a man stalks and kills teenagers at summer camp. At Camp … Continue reading The Burning (1981)
Poltergeist (2015)
Directed by Gil Kenan. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire (based on the 1982 movie). Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jane Adams, Jared Harris, Nicholas Braun, and the so cute Kennedi Clements. Plot: a family moves into a house built on a cemetery and surprise! it's haunted. An out of work father, gets his family into a … Continue reading Poltergeist (2015)
Poltergeist (1982)
Written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor Directed by Tobe Hooper Starring Craig T Nelson, Jo Beth Williams, Zelda Rubinstein and James Karen Plot: a family's house is haunted because, they only moved the headstones but not the bodies!! This movie is an absolute classic! Watch it for the adorable Zelda Rubinstein alone. … Continue reading Poltergeist (1982)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Directed by Amy Jones. Written by Rita Mae Brown. Starring Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra Deliso, Andree Honore, Brinke Stevens, Jennifer Meyers, Joseph Alan Johnson, David Millbern, Pamela Roylance and Gina Smika Hunter. Plot: a slumber party is ruined by an escaped mental patient with a portable drill. A girl's basketball team is … Continue reading The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)











