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A Study in Terror (1965)

A Study in Terror (1965)
Rating: ★★★½
Jul 17, 2010Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripperstudy-in-terror-19651965Largely forgotten Sherlock Holmes entry that was the first film to pit Holmes against Jack the Ripper. Both sides are treated with respect amid lush production values
Director: James Hill
Actors: John Neville, Anthony Quayle, Donald Houston, Robert Morley, …
Category: Horror
17 July 201023 April 2024 by Roog

Corruption (1968)

Corruption (1968)
Rating: ★★
Apr 23, 2024Mad Surgeon
Mad Surgeoncorruption-19681968Peter Cushing plays a surgeon who devises an advanced technique to restore his wife’s burn-disfigured face - only to find he must kill to maintain it. An Anglo-horror effort that borrows the basics of Eyes Without a Face/Les Yeux Sans Visage
Director: Robert Hartford-Davies
Actors: Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen, Kate O'Mara, …
Category: Horror
23 April 20248 January 2026 by Roog

The House That Vanished (1973)

The House That Vanished (1973)
Rating: ★★
Jun 18, 2025Psycho Film
Psycho Filmhouse-that-vanished-19731973Spanish director Jose Larraz gained a small cult reputation for his work amidst the 1970s Anglo-horror cycle. This is a psycho film where a model is stalked after witnessing a murder
Director: Joseph Larraz
Actors: Andrea Allan, Karl Lanchbury, Peter Forbes-Robertson, Judy Matheson, …
Category: Horror
18 June 202510 July 2026 by Roog

Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)

Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
Rating: ★★
Dec 24, 2025Christmas Slasher
Christmas Slasherdont-open-till-christmas-19841984The 1980s slasher fad brought a number of ventures into the Christmas slasher film, which has grown into its own genre niche since then. This is one British entry in the genre about a killer targeting people dressed as Santa
Director: Edmund Purdom
Actors: Edmund Purdom, Caroline Munro, Belinda Mayne, Kelly Baker
Category: Horror
24 December 202531 December 2025 by Roog

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  • Knife Edge (2009)
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  • Minions & Monsters (2026)
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  • Hanger (2009)
  • City Beneath the Sea (1971)
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  • Caddo Lake (2024)
  • Supergirl (2026)
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  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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