Directed byTakashi Miike,Auditionis described as a “masterpiece” by filmmakerQuentin Tarantino.
Haunting and influential,Black Christmasis all the more terrifying due to the plausibility of the fears expressed.
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This anxiety-riddled film from horror maestroMike Flanaganmakes the most of its relatively simple concept.
Gong Yoo in ‘Train to Busan’; Gunnar Hansen in ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’; Rie Ino’o in ‘Ringu’.Credit:Well Go USA Entertainment/Courtesy Everett; Everett; Arrow Films
Despite a significant marketing campaign, Lionsgate dumpedThe Midnight Meat Traininto just 100 second-run theaters in August ‘08.
While the film remains an effective horror experience, its historical context makes it all the more fascinating.
Murnau’s gothic silent film is essentially an unofficial take on Bram Stoker’sDracula, with the names changed.
Eihi Shiina in ‘Audition’.Everett Collection
Max Schreck plays Count Orlok, the Dracula analog who preys upon Hutter, a visiting estate agent.
Where to watchNosferatu: Tubi
Director:F.W.
Simon made the film in response to theFriday the 13thseries, which he felt would often soft-peddle the gore.
Margot Kidder in ‘Black Christmas’.Everett Collection
This has gradually caused difficulties in living her own life as she is plagued with violent memories.
The low-budget slasher proved you didn’t need big studio money or high-profile stars to make an impact.
‘Dark Night of the Scarecrow’.CBS
Nora-Jane Noone, Alex Reid, and Shauna Macdonald in ‘The Descent’.Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett
Susanne Wuest in ‘Goodnight Mommy’.RADiUS-TWC
Doug Bradley in ‘Hellraiser’.Everett Collection
John Gallagher Jr. in ‘Hush’.Shout! Studios/Courtesy Everett Collection
Logan Marshall-Green in ‘The Invitation’.Drafthouse Films
Jared Sanford, Jennifer Ingrum, and Samantha Robinson in ‘The Love Witch’.Oscilloscope/Courtesy Everett Collection
Leslie Bibb and Bradley Cooper in ‘The Midnight Meat Train’.Everett Collection
Jacki Kerin in ‘Next of Kin’.The Film House
Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, and Kyra Schon in ‘Night of the Living Dead’.Everett
Max Schreck in ‘Nosferatu’.Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty
Anna Massey and Carl Boehm in ‘Peeping Tom’.Everett Collection
‘Pieces’.Grindhouse Releasing
Andrea Riseborough in ‘Possessor’.Neon
Still from ‘Rec’.Everett
Nanako Matsushima in ‘Ringu’.Moviestore/Shutterstock
Gunnar Hansen in ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’.Everett Collection
Gong Yoo in ‘Train to Busan’.Well Go USA
