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Shudder Essentials

Shudder Essentials

There are some movies you've got to see. These are Shudder Essentials.

Near Dark
Near Dark

From master director Kathryn Bigelow, NEAR DARK is a vampire essential.

Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Dark Night of the Scarecrow

After an angry mob commits a fatal mistake, a strange apparition stalks the land and the legend of the Scarecrow begins...

Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue

Leaving pop stardom to pursue acting, Mima fears she may be losing her sanity as art her art and reality blur, all whilst an unknown stalker pursues her.

Tenebrae
Tenebrae

A razor-wielding psycho stalks a horror writer in one of Dario Argento's most celebrated gialli.

Nosferatu, The Vampyre
Nosferatu, The Vampyre

Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake stars the ghoulish German actor Klaus Kinski.

Ms. 45
Ms. 45

A mute seamstress goes on a killing spree after being assaulted in Abel Ferrara’s classic.

Viy
Viy

In 19th century Russia, a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch.

Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil

A young woman heads to a mysterious seaside town in search of her father, in one of the great cult gems of 70s horror.

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

What dark secrets does 13 year-old Rynn Jacobs hold? Jodie Foster stars in the classic chiller.

House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill

William Castle's gimmick-laden horror thriller is a fairground fun house come to life.

City of the Dead
City of the Dead

In this atmospheric classic, a professor (horror icon Christopher Lee) sends a student to Whitewood, Massachusetts, the site of 17th century witch burnings. Once there, she learns the satanic secrets that live on.

The Stepfather
The Stepfather

After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again in this classic thriller.

Day of the Beast
Day of the Beast

A rogue priest goes on a twisted spree to prevent the apocalypse in this horror comedy essential.

Ring
Ring

A group of teenage friends are found dead, their faces twisted in terror. Supposed victims of an urban legend about a cursed videotape.

Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps

Two outcast sisters must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a werewolf.

Halloween
Halloween

An escaped killer returns home in John Carpenter's classic.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

A group of friends are terrorised by a chainsaw wielding madman and his depraved family in this legendary horror.