Great "Haunted House" Movies (in no particular order)
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- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsJames BrolinMargot KidderRod SteigerNewlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.Simply great. Far scarier than the recent remake.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.No horror collection is complete without at least the first of these movies. Still terrifying after all these years.
- DirectorSteve BeckStarsJulianna MarguliesGabriel ByrneRon EldardA salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.A highly under-rated movie of a haunted ship .Very bloody/gory with a good story to back it all up.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsLiam NeesonCatherine Zeta-JonesOwen WilsonDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.Based on Shirley Jackson's hugely influential horror story "The Haunting Of Hill House" and the second movie based on it at that. Both movies are quite good, but personally I prefer this one.
- DirectorPeter CornwellStarsVirginia MadsenMartin DonovanElias KoteasAfter a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history.Supposedly based on true events and fairly creepy.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsBarbara HersheyRon SilverDavid LabiosaA woman is tormented by an invisible being.I saw this as a kid...scared the hell out of me. It's still a disturbing movie to watch. Also based on true events. Oh, and for best scares... try watching in the dark at night. hehe
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsWilliam KattKay LenzGeorge WendtA troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.Is this movie scary? No, not really. It's more a dark comedy/horror. A personal favorite of mine and a total blast to watch.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsVincent PriceCarol OhmartRichard LongA millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.Vincent Price... need I say more? No, I didn't think so.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.Despite there being a few moments of wtf... it certainly delivers some nice scares/shocks.
- DirectorRyûta MiyakeStarsHiroki SuzukiIchirôta MiyakawaNatsuki KasaAkane begins seeing visions of a female ghost wearing the same yellow hat and red satchel she wore as a school child.Typically packaged on dvd with Ju-on: Black Ghost. This is a great creepy/freaky movie, as is Black Ghost. A MUST WATCH. FYI: it IS subtitled in English.
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsRoddy McDowallGayle HunnicuttPamela FranklinA physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.Today on tv we have numerous shows about paranormal investigators visiting various locations to try to find proof of hauntings. Well, that is essentially the idea of this movie. Now imagine the "ghost hunters" finding a location and things going horribly wrong. Fantastic performances from all, especially the legendary Roddy McDowell.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula FlanaganIn 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.I'm not a Nicole Kidman fan. However, she put on a very memorable performance in this movie. Beautifully done with subtle clues here and there thrown in, and with a nice twist at the end. Of all the "haunted house" movies I have, this is easily one of my favorites.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.I saw this when I was a kid and this one freaked me out more than any other horror I'd seen up to that point. I LOVED IT! Easily my number one favorite.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Legendary!
A phenomenal horror of ghosts, madness and psychic kids.
In 1997 there was a remake that was just as great as this one.
Stanley Kubrick proves with this why he is one of the great film-makers of our time. - DirectorMasayuki OchiaiStarsJoshua JacksonRachael TaylorJames KysonA newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.This is an often overlooked film. Technically not a "haunted house" movie, but I still had to add it. In addition to the scares/shocks this movies also adds hints and clues as to what's going on. Definitely one to check out.
- StarsNancy TravisMatt KeeslarKimberly J. BrownA college professor and a team of psychics investigate mysterious deaths and disappearances at an old abandoned mansion.Of all the Stephen King movies this is probably the second best after The Stand. A great film that easily among my favorites regardless of genre.
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.