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A View into the Abyss (the best of horror)
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1408 (Widescreen Edition)1408 (Widescreen Edition)
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In an age of cheap "sudden loud noise" scares and lackluster "Ring" ripoffs, one film dares to hark back to the brilliance of Twilight Zone-style upturned reality horror. Cynical tourism writer John Cusack checks into room 1408 in order to finish off his latest book. What he gets is at once stylish, savage, and tongue-in-cheek.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again!The Abominable Dr. Phibes/Dr. Phibes Rises Again!
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After thirty-five years Dr. Phibes is still the culmination of the classic movie villain, one with a predilection for 30's jazz and bizarre murder. The first film introduces Phibes and features murders set to the Ten Plagues of Egypt. The second has him attempting to resurrect his dead wife.
The Birds (Collector's Edition)The Birds (Collector's Edition)
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Bossy society girl Tippi Hedren is entrigued by an enigmatic Rod Taylor and decides to drop in on his family in a beautiful central California bay town. Little does she know that any kind of human frivolity will become irrelevant because of the upcoming terror. And terror it is, pure, unthinkable, and unanswerable.
The Blair Witch ProjectThe Blair Witch Project
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A film that can never be repeated, this brilliantly conceived experiment claims to contain all the footage left from a student documentary project that ended in an unsolved missing persons case. The eight-day descent into hunger, isolation, anger and paranoia remains one of the greatest horror films ever made.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition)Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition)
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The ultimate in explosive, gaudy stylistic excess, Francis Ford Coppola's horror masterpiece remains the closest adaptation to Stoker's novel and the most ravishing. From Gary Oldman's brilliant, tortured-romantic performance as the Count to the best in early-90's special effects, this is a must-see.
Carnival of Souls - Criterion CollectionCarnival of Souls - Criterion Collection
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An organist emerges the sole survivor from a car accident but doesn't seem to register. When she moves to a new town for a church position she begins to be stalked by a chilling phantom and is mysteriously drawn to a decaying lakeside pavillion. A classic in atmospheric horror, the Criterion release contains the theatrical and director's cut versions.
Eyes Without a Face - Criterion CollectionEyes Without a Face - Criterion Collection
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The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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The Invisible ManThe Invisible Man
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Jacob's LadderJacob's Ladder
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NosferatuNosferatu
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Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent: Complete CollectionSatoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent: Complete Collection
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Satoshi Kon's amazing anime series Paranoia Agent begins with a serious of suspicious, motiveless murders by a skating adolescent known as "Lil' Slugger" and ends in a kind of shattering sociological horror unmatched as of yet. Observant, dynamic animation and finely tuned characterizations compliment the twisting storyline that leads towards a terrifying thesis on Japanese society.
Shadow of the VampireShadow of the Vampire
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The ShiningThe Shining
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Videodrome - Criterion CollectionVideodrome - Criterion Collection
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Two-Disc Special Edition)What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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