The Survivor (1981)
Dec 23, 1999Haunting/Deathdream
Australian-made adaptation of a James Herbert novel with Robert Powell as a airline pilot who is haunted following a crash. In the director's chair, actor David Hemmings kills all atmosphere
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Deadly Eyes (1982)
Mar 1, 2017Giant Killer Rats
James Herbert was a writer of extraordinary ferocity and gore-drenched extremes. This is an adaptation of his first book The Rats where all the ferocity has been watered down to a standard Animals Amok film
Haunted (1995)
Jun 20, 2001Haunting
An old fashioned Victorian ghost story based on a James Herbert novel, this suffers a very laidback pace but is redeemed by its left field twist ending. Produced by Francis Ford Coppola
Fluke (1995)
Nov 24, 2002Man Reincarnates as a Dog
A beautifully made adaptation of a non-horror James Herbert novel in which a dog realises that is a reincarnated Matthew Modine and sets out to reunite with his human son
The Secret of Crickley Hall (2012)
Nov 24, 2020Ghost Story
Ghost story BBC mini-series adapted from a novel by horror writer James Herbert that unfolds between two different eras. With an amazing cast of Before They Were Famous names.
The Unholy (2021)
Sep 10, 2021Sinisterly Ambiguous Miracleworker
Adaptation of a James Herbert book about a deafmute girl who suddenly speaks and performs miracles, which may have a sinister cause