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64 films / selected by hand
Se7en poster01
Se7en1995

DIR. David Fincher

Psycho poster02
Psycho1960

DIR. Alfred Hitchcock

Sinners poster03
Sinners2025

DIR. Ryan Coogler

The Shining poster04
The Shining1980

DIR. Stanley Kubrick

The Thing poster05
The Thing1982

DIR. John Carpenter

Mulholland Drive poster06
Mulholland Drive2001

DIR. David Lynch

Dawn of the Dead poster07
Dawn of the Dead1978

DIR. George A. Romero

Night of the Living Dead poster08
Night of the Living Dead1968

DIR. George A. Romero

Halloween poster09
Halloween1978

DIR. John Carpenter

American Psycho poster10
American Psycho2000

DIR. Mary Harron

Deep Red poster11
Deep Red1975

DIR. Dario Argento

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer poster12
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer1986

DIR. John McNaughton

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre poster13
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1974

DIR. Tobe Hooper

Cemetery Man poster14
Cemetery Man1994

DIR. Michele Soavi

Scream poster15
Scream1996

DIR. Wes Craven

Creepshow poster16
Creepshow1982

DIR. George A. Romero

They Live poster17
They Live1988

DIR. John Carpenter

Bring Her Back poster18
Bring Her Back2025

DIR. Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

The Return of the Living Dead poster19
The Return of the Living Dead1985

DIR. Dan O'Bannon

The House with Laughing Windows poster20
The House with Laughing Windows1976

DIR. Pupi Avati

Heretic poster21
Heretic2024

DIR. Scott Beck & Bryan Woods

Martin poster22
Martin1977

DIR. George A. Romero

Tenebrae poster23
Tenebrae1982

DIR. Dario Argento

Hellraiser poster24
Hellraiser1987

DIR. Clive Barker

The Descent poster25
The Descent2005

DIR. Neil Marshall

Re-Animator poster26
Re-Animator1985

DIR. Stuart Gordon

Frailty poster27
Frailty2001

DIR. Bill Paxton

In the Mouth of Madness poster28
In the Mouth of Madness1994

DIR. John Carpenter

Opera poster29
Opera1987

DIR. Dario Argento

Candyman poster30
Candyman1992

DIR. Bernard Rose

Alice, Sweet Alice poster31
Alice, Sweet Alice1976

DIR. Alfred Sole

The Blair Witch Project poster32
The Blair Witch Project1999

DIR. Eduardo Sanchez & Daniel Myrick

Killer Klowns from Outer Space poster33
Killer Klowns from Outer Space1988

DIR. Stephen Chiodo

Clown in a Cornfield poster34
Clown in a Cornfield2025

DIR. Eli Craig

Late Night with the Devil poster35
Late Night with the Devil2023

DIR. Cameron Cairnes

The Exorcist III poster36
The Exorcist III1990

DIR. William Peter Blatty

Demons poster37
Demons1985

DIR. Lamberto Bava

Phantasm poster38
Phantasm1979

DIR. Don Coscarelli

The Craft poster39
The Craft1996

DIR. Andrew Fleming

Tales from the Hood poster40
Tales from the Hood1995

DIR. Rusty Cundieff

Hush poster41
Hush2016

DIR. Mike Flanagan

From Beyond poster42
From Beyond1986

DIR. Stuart Gordon

Good Boy poster43
Good Boy2025

DIR. Ben Leonberg

WNUF Halloween Special poster44
WNUF Halloween Special2013

DIR. Chris LaMartina

Mandy poster45
Mandy2018

DIR. Panos Cosmatos

Pumpkinhead poster46
Pumpkinhead1988

DIR. Stan Winston

The Funhouse poster47
The Funhouse1981

DIR. Tobe Hooper

Repo! The Genetic Opera poster48
Repo! The Genetic Opera2008

DIR. Darren Lynn Bousman

My Bloody Valentine poster49
My Bloody Valentine1981

DIR. George Mihalka

The Last Exorcism poster50
The Last Exorcism2010

DIR. Daniel Stamm

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie poster51
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990

DIR. John Harrison

Longlegs poster52
Longlegs2024

DIR. Osgood Perkins

The Rule of Jenny Pen poster53
The Rule of Jenny Pen2025

DIR. James Ashcroft

Psycho Beach Party poster54
Psycho Beach Party2000

DIR. Robert Lee King

The Dentist poster55
The Dentist1996

DIR. Brian Yuzna

Halloween III: Season of the Witch poster56
Halloween III: Season of the Witch1982

DIR. Tommy Lee Wallace

Lilly Lives Alone poster57
Lilly Lives Alone2025

DIR. Martin Melnick

The Damned poster58
The Damned2024

DIR. Thordur Palsson

Urban Legend poster59
Urban Legend1998

DIR. Jamie Blanks

Gravy poster60
Gravy2015

DIR. James Roday Rodriguez

Strange Harvest poster61
Strange Harvest2025

DIR. Stuart Ortiz

Keeper poster62
Keeper2025

DIR. Osgood Perkins

Looky-Loo poster63
Looky-Loo2024

DIR. Jason Zink

Stigmata poster64
Stigmata1999

DIR. Rupert Wainwright

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