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Rental > Television > Horror: 65 Films to Rent on DVD
- Lovecraft Country (TV Series) (2020)
- Feat. Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Jonathan Majors
- Examining racism in America's past through an unexpected genre, this HBO horror series follows a young black man across a segregated 1950s United…
- Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (2019)
- Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, Kumail Nanjiani…
- A second reprise of the iconic and influential cult TV series, with 10 self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the…
- Castle Rock (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård…
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- Haunting of Hill House, The (TV Series) (2018)
- Dir. Mike Flanagan
Feat. Anthony Ruivivar, Carla Gugino, Elizabeth Reaser…
- Loosely based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, this modern serialized version flashes between past and present as a fractured…
- Terror, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- This grim series constructs a speculative account of an ill fated British expedition to map the arctic coastline and find a trade passage for ships…
- Outcast (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister, Reg E. Cathey
- From the creator of THE WALKING DEAD comes this horror series that follows a young man as he searches for answers to why he's been suffering from…
- Stranger Things (TV Series) (2016)
- Feat. Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard…
- A web television series phenomenon that pays hefty homage to the tropes and aesthetics of sci–fi adventure and horror film of the 1980s and the…
- Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Lucy Lawless
- Triumphant resurrection of Sam Raimi's horror franchise with Bruce Campbell rightfully returning as the undead slaying hero Ash.
10 episodes on 2…
- Enfield Haunting, The (2015)
- Dir. Kristoffer Nyholm
Feat. Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Matthew MacFadyen…
- Chilly British horror mini–series from the director of the Danish series THE KILLING, based on Guy Lyon Playfair’s book 'This House Is…
- Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane
- Grisly prequel to THE WALKING DEAD follows Cliff Curtis as he negotiates a world rapidly turning apocalyptic.
- iZombie (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Rose McIver, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin
- The hunger for all things dead–but–still–living continues with his amusing twist on the genre, loosely adapted from a comic book…
- Midwinter of the Spirit (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Feat. Nicholas Pinnock, Anna Maxwell Martin, Kate Dickie
- TV miniseries following a female vicar who works as an exorcist. Cheerfully creepy Middle–England gothic from the pen of supernatural mystery…
- From Dusk Till Dawn (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. D. J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, Wilmer Valderrama
- Based on the thrill–ride film of the same name, the series is centered around bank robber, Seth Gecko and his violent, unpredictable brother,…
- Helix (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Billy Campbell, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyra Zagorsky…
- Schlocky sci–fi thriller series from the Syfy channel that follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Penny Dreadful (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green…
- Familiar Gothic literary characters like Dr. Frankenstein and Dorian Gray are brought together with others to explore their origin stories in this…
- True Blood - Season 7 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Final episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- Z Nation (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Tom Everett Scott, DJ Qualls
- The Syfy channel's answer to THE WALKING DEAD set three years into a viral zombie apocalypse where a team of everyday heroes travel from New York to…
- Bates Motel (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot…
- A creepy, character–rich exploration of Norman Bates' formative years and the relationship with his overbearing mother, played deliciously by…
- Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones
- The Sleepy Hollow legend is transported to the 21st century in this rollicking detective series centred on the menace of the Four Horsemen of the…
- True Blood - Season 6 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- True Blood - Season 5 (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- American Horror Story (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe…
- Stylish and atmospheric anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a Hotel, a carnival sideshow and an insane…
- Grimm (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Bitsie Tulloch…
- A supernaturally gifted homicide detective begins to take on cases linked to creature mythology and fairytale archetypes in this police procedural…
- True Blood - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- True Blood - Season 3 (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- Walking Dead, The (TV Series) (2010)
- Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey DeMunn…
- The undying zombie genre reaches the long–form TV format in this riveting, expertly studied AMC series about the aftermath apocalyptic events,…
- Psychoville (TV Series) (2009)
- Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Dawn French…
- Blacky comic sitcom written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who each play numerous bizarre…
- True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Further episodes of the acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern…
- Vampire Diaries, The (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
- The TWILIGHT zeitgeist is vamped up as a 90210–style serial in this melodramatic teen soap, about a troubled girl torn between her brooding…
- True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell…
- Acclaimed series from SIX FEET UNDER creator Alan Ball, set in a world where vampires have 'come out' as members of modern society, and the…
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes (TV Series) (From the Stories of Stephen King) (2006)
- Feat. William Hurt, William H. Macy, Ron Livingston…
- High–end anthology of Stephen King short stories boasts name guest stars an abundance of great ideas in what can be considered a return to form…
- Invasion (TV Series) (2005-2006)
- Feat. William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian
- Creeping sci–fi series concerning a small–town family who find their town bizarrely quarantined after a mysterious hurricane. Like a…
- Supernatural (TV Series) (2005)
- Feat. Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
- Two brothers scour the countryside for urban myths and legends, stumbling upon various paranorma, horror movie moments and other unexplained events…
- Trinity Blood (TV Series) (2005)
- Centuries ago, Armageddon cast darkness across the world. From that darkness, the vampires emerged. Now humans and vampires tremble on the brink of…
- Hex (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Jemima Rooper, Christina Cole, Michael Fassbender
- Bewitching, BUFFY–comparable series in which a feisty English schoolgirl is bestowed with supernatural powers amidst a looming demonic threat.…
- Kingdom Hospital (TV Mini-series) (2004)
- Dir. Craig R Baxley
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Davison, Diane Ladd…
- Horror–writer Stephen King expands his King–dom with a solid adaptation of dir. Lars von Trier's celebrated Danish TV series "The…
- Dead Like Me (TV Series) (2003-2004)
- Feat. Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin
- Cult TV series about a recently–deceased woman – killed by a toilet seat falling off a space station – who gets recruited to help a…
- Hellsing (TV Series) (Herushingu) (2002)
- Adapated from his own manga comicbook by Kouta Hirano, this concerns the battle of survival of the Hellsing Organisation, a shadowy group which looks…
- Mataku (TV Series) (2002-2005)
- Dir. Michael Bennett, Peter Berger
Feat. Temuera Morrison
- A well–mounted anthology of contemporary one–off dramas, adapted from the unique and mystical world of Maori supernatural legends. The…
- Nightmare Room, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Essentially a reprise of the creepy kids TV Series GOOSEBUMPS, this posits a series of spooky scenarios similarly narrated by R.L. Stine.
- Charmed (TV Series) (1998-2005)
- Feat. Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs
- A career–reviving hit for Doherty and Milano, as two of a trio of sisters who discover they have the supernatural powers of witches. This…
- Ultraviolet (Mini Series) (1998)
- Dir. Joe Ahearne
Feat. Jack Davenport, Philip Quast
- Set in the drab, menacing atmosphere of South London, a detective quests for his missing partner and turns up a frightening cabal of powerful…
- Kingdom II, The (Riget II) (1997)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Udo Kier
- Lars Von Trier's compulsive TV creation continues into its second series of medical soap opera, supernatural horror and black comedy.
Raising the…
- Quicksilver Highway (1997)
- Dir. Mick Garris
Feat. Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Veronica Cartwright…
- Anthology horror film featuring two stories adapted from Stephen King ("The Chattery Teeth") and Clive Barker ("The Body Polotic"). Plenty of camp…
- Goosebumps (TV Series) (1996)
- Ghoulish anthology series based on R. L. Stine's popular kidult horror novels. Bound to raise goosebumps on the younger ones.
Season One Episodes:…
- Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999)
- Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott
- Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…
- American Gothic (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Jake Weber…
- Mordant supernatural thriller set in the small town of 'Trinity', South Carolina, where despite outward appearances of normality, much of the town's…
- Eko Eko Azarak (Wizard of Darkness, Birth of the Wizard, Misa the Dark Angel) (1995)
- Dir. Shimako Sato
Feat. Kimika Yoshino
- Highly impressive and lurid high–school horror, has a teenage girl (Yoshino) contending with coven of Satanic witches at her new school, who…
- It (Stephen King's It) (1990)
- Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Tim Curry
- Stephen King's lengthy novel is adapted for the small screen here with a younger audience in mind. Tim Curry stands out as the nasty force behind the…
- Amazing Stories (TV Series) (Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories) (1985)
- Fantasy/supernatural series created by Steven Spielberg in the spirit of the TWILIGHT ZONE, featuring self–contained stories of the macabre and…
- Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) (1983-1988)
- This popular horror/fantasy anthology TV series from the 1980's features more misses than hits, but all are gloriously tacky relics of their time.…
- Darkroom (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. James Coburn
- James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.
- Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors…
- The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
- Monster Squad (TV Series) (1976)
- Feat. Fred Grandy
- Short–lived kids show has wax museum figures Wolfman, Dracula and Frankenstein come to life to help young mortal Fred Grandy (Gopher from THE…
- Signalman, The (1976)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Denholm Elliott
- Smallscale but nicely crafted adaptation of Charles Dickens' ghost story 'The Signalman'.
Concerning the spectral experiences of a signalman…
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975)
- Feat. Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage
- Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…
- A Warning to the Curious (1972)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Peter Vaughan
- A wonderful ghost story in miniature from the heyday of adventurous BBC productions, that adapts a superior M R James story with perfect economy and…
- Escape into Night (TV Series) (Marianne Dreams) (1972)
- Feat. Vikki Chambers
- A convalescent young girl's drawings become the basis for her dreams in this six–part British TV serial that left an indelibly haunting…
- Ghost Story (TV Series) (Circle of Fear) (1972-1973)
- Feat. Sheila Larken , Meg Foster, Don Barry…
- Horror anthology TV series presented by Sebastian Cabot, who also plays the owner of a mysterious hotel beset by creepy occurrences. Produced by…
- Night Stalker, The / Night Strangler, The (1972-1973)
- Dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis
Feat. Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland…
- Two excellent and groundbreaking tele–movies from the early 70s starring Darren McGavin as wise–cracking 'regular guy' reporter Carl…
- Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973)
- Feat. Rod Serling
- Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
- Dark Shadows (TV Series) (1966)
- Feat. Jonathan Frid, Joan Bennett
- A camp classic of 'Gothic soap opera', this long–running daytime melodrama centred on 175–year–old vampire Barnabas Collins and a…
- Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) (1966-1970)
- A cult British series devoted to feature–length tele adaptations of Gothic works by some of the 19th century's greatest writers, including Bram…
- Addams Family, The (TV Series) (1964-1966)
- Feat. John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy…
- Macabre 1960s sitcom about a family whose gothic lifestyle and trappings make for a mordant contrast with 'apple–pie' America.
22 episodes…
- Munsters, The (TV Series) (1964-1965)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis…
- Memorable TV–comedy set around a ghoulish–looking, but otherwise normal family – who are mystified as to why everyone reacts so…