271. Candyman
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernard Rose
Actors: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, Ted Raimi
Plot: Helen Lyle, a Chicago student, is writing her thesis on local myths and legends when she hears about Candyman - the son of a slave and an artist who was brutally tortured and murdered for loving the wrong woman. Today, it is said if you say his name 5 times in mirror, he will appear. With unexplained murders all over, the locals blame Candyman, but Helen does not believe, until she calls Candyman and finds that some legends come true.
272. The Last Man on Earth
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ubaldo Ragona
Actors: Franca Bettoia, Vincent Price, Emma Danieli, Umberto Raho, Christi Courtland, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Plot: A scientist tries to survive constant attacks from victims of an unusual plague while trying to find a cure.
273. Dolls
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stuart Gordon
Actors: Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine, Guy Rolfe, Stephen Lee, Hilary Mason
Plot: The plot revolves around one little girl who is trapped in an old mansion with her parents. The mansion is owned by an old toymaker who has a vast collection of dolls he crafted over the years. As the night passes, terrible things begin to happen, and it soon becomes clear that the dolls are responsible.
274. Dracula
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Badham
Actors: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Trevor Eve, Jan Francis
Plot: This retelling of the classic vampire story is based on the more romantic stage play, but the story remains essentially the same as the original 1931 film.
The story begins as Count Dracula is being transported to England to take up residence in an old, abandoned castle on property adjacent to an insane asylum. Upon his arrival, Dracula is instantly drawn to Lucy Seward , (the daughter of the doctor in charge of the asylum), and her friend, MIna Van Helsing (daughter of Abraham Van Helsing, a noted expert on occult phenomena such as werewolves and vampires). The story involves Dracula's attempt to make both of these women immortal wives, and Van Helsing's attempts to thwarts his plans.
275. Scream 4
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin
Plot: On a cross-country tour promoting her new book, Sydney Prescott returns to her home town where old friends wait... and also a new serial killer inheriting the Ghostface mantle.
276. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Actors: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo
Plot: Bad City - an Iranian town that sits lonely and nearly abandoned. The few townspeople that remain are unaware that death comes in many forms - including a solitary vampire who preys quietly on them.
277. Abigail
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Actors: Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera
Plot: A group of criminals think they have the score of a lifetime when they
kidnap the young daughter and budding ballerina of a crime boss. But
locked inside a mansion, they soon realize this is no ordinary girl - and
find themselves in a battle for survival.
278. Wrong Turn
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Schmidt
Actors: Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers, Lindy Booth
Plot: Six people get stranded in the woods of West Virginia where the locals are cannibals because of years of inbreeding.
279. Ouija: Origin of Evil
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Flanagan
Actors: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas, Parker Mack, Halle Charlton
Plot: In 1967 a mother and her two daughters get by scamming people with their home-grown seances. But when they decide to add a new twist to their act, the unknowingly unleash true evil into their home. When the youngest daughter becomes possessed, the family will go to any lengths to set her free.
280. Demons ( Dèmoni )
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lamberto Bava
Actors: Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Fiore Argento, Geretta Geretta, Paola Cozzo
Plot: Campy little movie with pretty poor acting and dubbing, but none-the-less very frightening. A group of strangers are given free tickets to the premiere of a movie when someone tries on a mysterious mask on display. Cut by the mask, the wearer soon transforms into a demon attacking an infecting other movie goers. Chaos ensues as the demons transforms other people into demons until only a few fight for survival in the theatre.
