Category: films
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Hangar 18 is a 1980 sci-fi film directed by James L. Conway. The story sees a 3-man crew aboard the space shuttle about to launch a satellite. Whilst doing so, they witness an apparent UFO moving at great speed, which ends up colliding with the satellite. The resulting explosion kills one astronaut and when the…
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The Amityville Horror is a 1979 supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It is based on Jay Anson’s 1977 book of the same name, and tells the story of the Lutz family who move into a house in Amityville which, two years earlier, was the scene of mass murder, when Ronald DeFeo Jr. slaughtered…
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The Devil Rides Out is a 1968 British horror film starring Christopher Lee. It is written by Richard Matheson, based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley, and directed by Terence Fisher. Christopher Lee – in a rare ‘good guy’ role – plays Nicholas, the Duke de Richleau – who, along with his friend Rex, tries…
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Satan’s Triangle is a 1975 made-for-TV horror, directed by Sutton Roley. The story revolves around a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter being sent to answer a distress signal emanating from inside the Bermuda Triangle. The helicopter finds an apparently abandoned vessel, so Haig, the helicopter winch man, (played by the legend that is Doug McClure) is…
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Dracula is a 1958 Gothic horror from Hammer, directed by Terence Fisher. Not only was it the first Hammer film to star Christopher Lee, but it was also the first vampire movie shot in colour. The story sees Jonathan Harker arrive at Dracula’s castle on the pretext of being the new librarian. Very quickly, we…
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Late Night With the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film, written and directed by Colin and Cameron Cairnes. The film is partly ‘found footage’ and tells the story of late night TV chat show host Jack Delroy, who, on Halloween 1977, invites an allegedly possessed girl onto his show in order to try and…
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The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 horror film, written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. It was something of a cultural phenomenon, redefining the whole ‘found footage’ genre and capitalising on a clever marketing campaign, which resulted in the film making an estimated $250 million at the box office. Without a doubt,…
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The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film, written by David Seltzer and directed by Richard Donner. The film tells the story of an American diplomat, Robert Thorn, and his wife Katherine, who are living in Rome. She is pregnant and when she gives birth and the baby dies, the hospital chaplain convinces Robert to…
