Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

[3] I guess we were lucky to get five good Freddy movies before the franchise finally shit the bed. In Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, there's only one remaining teenager (Shon Greenblatt) in the neighborhood and Freddy uses him to gain access…
Resident Evil (2026)

Resident Evil (2026)

[5] Writer/director Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) lends his strong directorial efforts and a healthy sense of humor to the Resident Evil film franchise, based on a popular series of action/horror video games. Milla Jovovich starred in a slew of these films between…
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

[3] Hammer Films tries to make a Frankenstein movie without Peter Cushing and fails miserably. The Horror of Frankenstein is essentially a reboot of the studio's original Curse of Frankenstein, but with several unfortunate distinctions. Writer/director Jimmy Sangster, despite having written many…
Lake Placid (1999)

Lake Placid (1999)

[7] Bridget Fonda and Bill Pullman star in this good old fashioned creature feature about a 30-foot crocodile that begins weeding out the population of a lakeside Maine community. The script is from TV titan David E. Kelly (Boston Legal, Ally McBeal,…
The Bad Seed (1956)

The Bad Seed (1956)

[7] After a child drowns during a school picnic, a mother (Nancy Kelly) begins to realize her psychopathic, pig-tailed daughter (Patty McCormack) is the culprit. The Bad Seed, based on a novel by William March and a play by Maxwell Anderson, is…
The Witches (1966)

The Witches (1966)

[6] Joan Fontaine (Rebecca, Suspicion) gave her final big screen performance in this horror/mystery about a school teacher who stumbles into a mystery involving a cult of witches and disappearing children. It was Fontaine who spearheaded the production, discovering Norah Lofts' novel…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

[6] Freddy's franchise continues with a fifth worthwhile installment directed by Stephen Hopkins (The Ghost and the Darkness, Predator 2). Freddy (Robert Englund) continues his killing spree by haunting the dreams of an unborn child. The child in question belongs to Alice…
Twins of Evil (1971)

Twins of Evil (1971)

[8] In one of Hammer Films' finest efforts, twin orphans named Maria and Frieda (Mary and Madelaine Collinson) come to live with their pious, witch-hunting uncle Gustav (Peter Cushing) under the shadow of Castle Karnstein. The boisterous and womanizing Count Karnstein (Damien…
The Vampire Lovers (1970)

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

[6] Hammer Films officially entered a new, more sexualized era with the release of 1970's The Vampire Lovers, the first in a trilogy of vampire films known as 'the Karnstein trilogy', based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (Vampyr). Hammer's…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

[6] Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns for more murderous mayhem in this entry directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight). First, he dispatches of the three remaining characters from The Dream Warriors, including returning character Kristen (Tuesday Knight,…