Carriers (2009)

Carriers (2009)

[5] Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci (Thumbsucker), Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly), and Emily VanCamp (Everwood) roam the empty western United States after a plague has killed most of the population. They do their best to avoid desperate stragglers, but have…
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

The Camp on Blood Island (1958)

[6] British men and women are held captive in segregated prison camps under the rule of a sadistic Japanese commander who vows to kill them all if Japan loses World War II. When the Brits secretly learn of the war's…
Man on a Tightrope (1953)

Man on a Tightrope (1953)

[7] Fredric March plays a 1950s Czechoslovakian circus owner trying to lead his troupe in a daring escape from the Iron Curtain. The plan is to obtain a permit to perform for communist soldiers in the border territories -- then…
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

[7] Guillermo del Toro presents this creepy tale about a little girl (Bailee Madison) who discovers evil creatures live in the ash pit beneath her father's newly acquired mansion. While the creatures try to persuade the girl to join them,…
The Shortcut (2009)

The Shortcut (2009)

[5] After his little brother discovers a dead dog and a scary old man on a wooded shortcut, a new-teen-in-town (Drew Seeley) invites his friends to investigate the trail and the legend behind the mysterious old man who patrols it.…
Taken (2008)

Taken (2008)

[6] Liam Neeson stars as an ex-CIA operative who pursues sex traffickers in Paris to rescue his kidnapped daughter. Taken opens with twenty minutes of clunky, expository screenwriting before Neeson is allowed to kick things into high gear. He single-handedly…
Voyagers (2021)

Voyagers (2021)

[7] Writer/director Neil Burger (Divergent, The Illusionist) presents a futuristic story about children genetically engineered and sent into space on an 86-year mission to colonize a distant planet. Once they're teenagers, however, the kids become too smart for their own…
Dr. Renault’s Secret (1942)

Dr. Renault’s Secret (1942)

[6] An American (John Shepperd) visits his fiancée (Lynne Roberts) and her father in their rural chateau at the same time a series of murders begins. The father's brutish gardener with a criminal past is a prime suspect. And so…
Salem’s Lot (1979)

Salem’s Lot (1979)

[7] Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) directs this made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel about a writer who discovers his hometown is being overtaken by vampires. The most remarkable thing about Hooper's work here is how genuinely scary…
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

[3] Horror maestro Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream) tackles voodoo and zombification in The Serpent and the Rainbow. Bill Pullman (Spaceballs) stars as an anthropologist sent to Haiti by a pharmaceutical company seeking the ingredients of a…