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The Conjuring, Poltergeist, and The Shining
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- Whether you're a horror buff or just looking for a chilling movie night, this list will have you covered. Some top picks in this collection include The Conjuring, Poltergeist, and The Shining, each famous for its terrifyingly effective use of haunted spaces.
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1. The Innocents. 1961 1h 40m Approved. 7.7 (34K) Rate. 88 Metascore. A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Director Jack Clayton Stars Deborah Kerr Peter Wyngarde Megs Jenkins. 2. Poltergeist. 1982 1h 54m PG. 7.3 (183K) Rate. 79 Metascore.
- The Uninvited (1944) The Uninvited, a ghost story from Hollywood’s Golden Age, has pretty much everything you’d want out of a classic black-and-white horror-drama.
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) If you want a haunted house story that’s not scary, and might in fact leave you buoyant with joy, look no further than this classic starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison in the title roles.
- 13 Ghosts (1960) Legendary gimmick-happy genre director William Castle made two great haunted house films in his career, and while House on Haunted Hill (1959) is more than worth a watch, 13 Ghosts stands out now as the superior (and more overtly supernatural) picture.
- The Innocents (1961) Just like the story that inspired it, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, Jack Clayton’s The Innocents is a film that focuses more on the haunted houses we build in our own minds than on actual ghosts reaching out from the darkness.
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- The Sentinel. This underseen horror movie arrived at the tale end of a wave of Satanic/Catholic-centered horror that began in earnest with Rosemary’s Baby, peaked with the Exorcist, and started to wind down with The Omen.
- The Legend of Hell House. Based on the novel Hell House by Richard Matheson, who also penned the screenplay, the haunted abode in this one is the Belasco House, a sprawling estate formerly owned by a rich serial killer.
- Hausu. Or simply House, this Japanese cult classic takes the haunted house concept to wacky extremes. The premise has a group of seven high school girls traveling to a remote home belonging to one of their aunts, and it happens to be haunted.
- Paranormal Activity. The 2007 found footage film that launched a franchise proved you don’t need much to create atmosphere. For Micah and Katie, moving into a new home turns into an inescapable nightmare when strange activity becomes a nightly occurrence, ramping up with every passing night.
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- The Changeling (1980) It's hard to have your car break down on the side of the road and not think about The Changeling. John Russell (George C. Scott) watches helplessly as his wife and daughter are cut down by a tow truck in the snow.
- The Innocents (1961) Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) is hired to be a governess for Flora (Pamela Franklin) and her older brother, Miles (Martin Stephens), once he returns from boarding school.
- The Uninvited (1944) Rick (Ray Milland) and his sister Pamela (Ruth Hussey) make the spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a lovely seaside home, and, as a result, Rick meets and becomes quite taken with young Stella (Gail Russell).
- The Evil Dead (1981) Before becoming the "this is my boomstick" housewares expert of S-Mart, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) makes the unfortunate mistake of spending his vacation in a haunted house with some friends.
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