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October 2013: Scares from the PastDracula: Universal, produced in 1931 Starring: Bela LugosiA vampire terrorizes the countryside in his search for human bloodFrankensteinUniversal, produced in 1931Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin CliveA scientist creates a terrifying yet strangely sympathetic monster.House on Haunted HillWarner Home Video, produced in 1958Starring: Vincent PriceFive very different people are offered $10,000 each by an eccentric millionaire to spend the night in a haunted house.Freaks Warner Home Video, produced in 1932A group of freaks take revenge on a trapeze artist and her boyfriend after years of abuse. Filmed using real circus freaks.What ever happened to Baby Jane?Warner Bros. Entertainment IncStarring: Joan Crawford, Bette DavisBlanche, a famous Hollywood star, is crippled in a car accident and must be taken care of by her sister Jane, a former child star jealous of her sister's fame. As the hatred between the two sisters grows, Jane begins to torture her ailing sister.The TinglerStarring: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts.Dr. Warren Chapin is a pathologist who regularly conducts autopsies on executed prisoners at the State prison. He has a theory that fear is the result of a creature that inhabits all of us. His theory is that the creature is suppressed by our ability to scream when fear strikes us. He gets a chance to test his theories when he meets Ollie and Martha Higgins, who own and operate a second-run movie theater. Martha is deaf and mute and if she is unable to scream, extreme fear should make the creature, which Chapin has called the Tingler, come to life and grow.ItWarner Home Video, produced in 1990Starring: John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Tim Curry, Richard Masur, Seth Green, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid, Jonathan Brandis, Harry AndersonBased on the book by Stephen King. An evil supernatural force takes shape in the form of a clown in a small New England town and scares its inhabitants by bringing their fears to life!The Rocky Horror picture show20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1975Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Meat Loaf, Barry BostwickA newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.The little shop of horrorsLegend Films, produced in 1960/ Warner Home Video, produced in 1986Starring: Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Jack Nicholson/ James Belushi, Rick Moranis, Steve MartinSeymour, a lonely florist, buys a plant that turns out to be from another planet and can only survive on human flesh.Killer klowns from outer spaceMetro Goldwyn Mayer, produced in 1988Clever killers from out of this world are dressed as clowns and on a rampage in a small town, turning its inhabitants into cotton candy!The island of Dr. MoreauNew Line Cinema 1996Starring: David Thewlis, Marlon Brando, Val KilmerAfter being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that it's inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.The ExorcistWarner Bros. Entertainment 2006Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max Von SydowA young girl becomes possessed by the devil and causes several violent deaths before she can be cured.CreepshowWarner Home Video, produced in 1982Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, Stephen KingFive horror tales told by the master, Stephen King.The night of the hunterMGM Home Entertainment Inc 1955Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian GishA demented preacher stalks two young children, a brother and sister, because he is certain they know where their late bank-robbing father hid his money. Graced by images of eerie beauty and a sneaky sense of humor, this is an ethereal, expressionistic American classic.The Bad SeedWarner Home Video, produced in 1956Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patricia McCormack, Eileen HeckartA mother makes the torturous discovery that her cherubic eight-year-old daughter harbors an innate desire to kill.The BirdsUniversal Studios Home Entertainment, produced in 1963Starring: Tippi Hedren, Rod TaylorHumans must flee for their lives as birds try to stage a bloody attack on the civilized world.The fall of the house of UsherMGM 1960Starring: Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna FaheyAfter a long journey, Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one, Madeline. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Madeline and her brother Roderick Usher have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.Les DiaboliquesThe Criterion Collection 1955Starring: Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles VanelThe mistress and the wife of a sadistic schoolmaster conspire to murder the man, carry it out, and then begin to wonder if they have covered their tracks effectively.Carnival of SoulsThe Criterion Collection, produced in 1962Starring: Candace HilligossA woman is haunted by strange images and events after she survives a near-fatal car crash.An American werewolf in LondonUniversal, produced in 1981Starring: Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Jenny AgutterTwo American college students backpacking through England are viciously attacked by a werewolf one foggy night. One of them is killed, but keeps coming back, warning his friend of impending werewolves. ................
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