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Cuckoo (2024): A truly strange and unpredictable horror movie that sustains an off–kilter and discombobulating atmosphere throughout its runtime. American…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Substance, The (2024): A body horror about toxic beauty standards from French film–maker Coralie Fargeat, who has done her horror homework in setting up a gnarly mad…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95, $39.95
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023): A delightfully deadpan French–Canadian comedy about a doleful adolescent vampire who is too compassionate to kill for her special dietary…; DVD $29.95
Skinamarink (2022): Following a bizarre accident, a six year old girl and her four year old brother wake up to discover all the doors and windows inside of their house…; DVD $29.95
Gaia (2021): Visually striking South African eco–horror about an injured forest ranger on a routine mission who is saved by two off–the–grid…; DVD $29.95
Silent Night (2021): A grinch of a Christmas movie that on the surface looks like LOVE ACTUALLY but has a premise as black as coal. A bunch of…; DVD $29.95
She Dies Tomorrow (2020): Extraordinary arthouse horror in which a young woman's traumatic feelings of imminent death appears to be a contagion. The seemingly absurd premise…; DVD $29.95
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020): A standalone sequel to the 2016 action–horror hit TRAIN TO BUSAN, with director Yeon Sang–ho returning for a less focused but no less…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Willy's Wonderland (2020): Nicolas Cage continues his late career "cult" movie run with this bonkers action–comedy–horror playing a quiet drifter who is tricked…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019): British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the…; DVD $29.95
Parasite (2019): An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
A Quiet Place (2018): A smart and creative horror movie made by John Krasinski, who also stars alongside his real–life spouse Emily Blunt as parents fighting for…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Mandy (2018): Psychedelic horror director Panos Cosmatos follows up his beguiling and underrated BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW with this no–holds–barred…; DVD $29.95
Welcome the Stranger (2018): An impressive cast grace this moody, somewhat impenetrable Gothic drama in which a young woman creates a disturbance when she shows up at her artist…; DVD $24.95
It (It: Chapter One) (2017): A group of youngsters dread, and dare to tread, toward solving the mystery of why children are disappearing in their small town in Maine, leading to…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
XX (2017): Female helmed anthology of horror shorts, which makes this a milestone of horror film making, fortunately living up to expectations and providing a…; DVD $34.95
Darling (2016): Tastefully shot in rich black and white, this stylish, occult–tinged horror stars Lauren Ashley Carter as a Manhattan woman who is minding an…; DVD $34.95
Eyes of My Mother, The (2016): Dark and polarising black–and–white horror centred around a lonely young woman who is trained by her mother, a Portugese surgeon, to be…; DVD $34.95
Greasy Strangler, The (2016): A good–dumb–fun excerise in bad taste about a creepy father–and–son team who run a disco walking tour and become rivals for…; DVD $34.95
At The Devil's Door (Home) (2014): Horror in which an ambitious young real estate agent is asked to sell a house with a checkered past, she crosses paths with a disturbed girl and when…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014): Direct sequel to the wintery zombie hit features more undead Nazis, Russkie POWs and other WWII foes.; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Helix (TV Series) (2014): Schlocky sci–fi thriller series from the Syfy channel that follows a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…; DVD $69.95
What We Do in the Shadows (2014): Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles, like being…; Blu-Ray $19.95
When Animals Dream (2014): 16–year old Marie lives on a small island with her seriously ill mother and her father, who takes care of the family. But suddenly mysterious…; DVD $24.95
Cheap Thrills (2013): A devilishly effective black comedy about a pair of old friends who enter into an increasingly bloody game of one–upmanship with a wealthy…; DVD $29.95
Evil Dead (2013): Sam Raimi's undead classic is reboot for a new generation in this gory low–budget horror set in a cabin in the woods.; DVD $174.95
Warm Bodies (2013): A young, sensitive zombie falls for a human girl in this savvy romantic comedy which turns the walking dead genre on its head.; DVD $14.95
Awakening, The (2011): A classical British ghost story set in 1920s England, with Rebecca Hall as a noted skeptic who's assigned to debunk a haunting at a prestigious…; Blu-Ray $19.95
Four (2011): Four cutting–edge tales of horror from the creators of ONG BAK and 13: GAME OF DEATH. Clean–up Day Four friends are discussing the…; DVD $29.95
Hell (2011): Earth has been parched by solar flares in this resourceful variation on the oft–told post–apocalyptic survival tale. Swiss–German…; DVD $29.95
Moth Diaries, The (2011): Rachel Klein’s vampire–themed young adult novel receives a curious adaptation from the dir. of AMERICAN PSYCHO, touching on the source…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Altitude (2010): Inventive confined–space thriller about a group of teens aboard a chartered jet which hits a rough patch of turbulence in the form of a…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Insidious (2010): The creators of the original SAW reunite for this genuinely creepy haunted house movie, about a stressed couple whose comatose son is preyed upon by…; DVD $14.95
Mutant Girls Squad (2010): Japan's outlandish splatter–comedy phase reaches its logical end point with this three–chapter collaboration between the most notorious…; DVD $29.95
Blood - The Last Vampire (2009): Nonsensical 'live action' movie of the popular anime sees a surly demon–killing teenage vampire inserted in a military school in order to catch…; DVD $29.95
Chaw (2009): Dorky, RAZORBACK–inspired monster mash, in which a misfit hunting party – including a master huntsman, hotshot cop, and foolhardy ecologist…; DVD $29.95
Coraline (2009): The prodigious talents of fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and animator Henry Selick combine for this wonderful – though admittedly creepy –…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Dead Snow (Død Snø) (2009): Nordic splatter comedy pitches a group of fresh–faced medical students against a hoard of re–animated Nazis in the snowy highlands.…; DVD $29.95
Grace (2009): Provocative, artful gyno–horror about a desperate mother–to–be who continues to carry her still–born baby despite losing it…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Haunted World of El Superbeasto, The (2009): Crude R–Rated animation from horror fanatic Rob Zombie (adapted from his own dirty comic) concerns the sex–addicted exploits of a washed…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Jennifer's Body (2009): The screenwriter of JUNO brings her distinctive, know–it–all style to this high–school horror–comedy, in which the sultry…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated (2009): Inventive homage to the Romero original brings together nearly 150 artists to animate their favourite scenes from the horror classic. Set against…; DVD $29.95
Pandorum (2009): Two astronauts adrift in deep space awaken to find their vessel abandoned, possibly haunted, and with no memory of what happened. Paul…; DVD $14.95
Splice (2009): The director of cult hit CUBE ups the ante in hybrid horror with this story of geneticists who, after recombining DNA from different species, give…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Survival of the Dead (George A. Romero's Survival Of The Dead) (2009): On a small island off the coast of North America, two feuding families hold an undead world at bay in George Romero's latest zombie epic.; Blu-Ray $29.95
True Blood - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009): 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…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Eden Lake (2008): Vicious, visceral horror set in the 'idyllic' backwoods of Eden Lake where two British holidaymakers are terrorized by a group of sadistic…; DVD $29.95
Trailer Park Of Terror (2008): Yet another installment in the zombie–comedy genre sees a group of troubled high–school students get stranded in a trailer park occupied…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
True Blood - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008): 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…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Aaah Zombies! (Wasting Away) (2007): After chowing down on experimental goo four friends find themselves zombiefied in this rather sweet horror–comedy. Latest entry in the…; DVD $34.95
Diary of the Dead (2007): Genre–king Romero's latest sojourn puts the digital camera in the hands of a group of film–school wannabes who, while shooting their own…; DVD $29.95
Frontier(s) (Frontiers) (2007): Bludgeoning sadistic fantasy, following in the footsteps of other French exponents of the rather unsavoury torture–porn mini–genre, this…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Paranormal Activity (2007): Benefitting from the low–tech immediacy that made THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT chillingly effective (and hugely profitable), this assembles its own…; DVD $14.95
Planet Terror (2007): Robert Rodriguez's half – and quite possibly, the better half – of the "Grindhouse" double bill (with Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF),…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Sisterhood, The (2007): Uneven lesbian horror about a psychic pre–med student asked to infiltrate the exclusive 'Bats' sorority – a group of feisty girls with…; DVD $34.95
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): Johnny Depp is centre stage once again for dir. Tim Burton in this fiendish screen rendition of Stephen Sondheim's twisted musical about a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
When Night Falls (2007): Creeping Wairarapa–set thriller fixed on two nurses holed up in a remote country house caring for a patient while trying to steer clear of a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
After... (2006): Headache–inducing horror follows a group of 'Urban Explorer' thrillseekers whose journey to the depths of Moscow's underground subways goes…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Perfect Creature (2006): Ambitious, well–appointed Gothica set in a retro–alternate Aotearoa, where humans and their highly–evolved vampire colleagues…; DVD ~~$14.95~~ $11.20
King Kong (2005): Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Masters of Horror Vol. 2 (Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, Chocolate) (2005): The brainchild of dir. Mick Garris (THE STAND), this anthology produced by the Showtime cable network commissions some of the genre's greatest…; DVD $39.95
Reeker (2005): Proficiently icky and clever thriller about a group of students trapped after dark in a dusty desert town and menaced by a lethal 'thing' which…; DVD $14.95
Supernatural (TV Series) (2005): Two brothers scour the countryside for urban myths and legends, stumbling upon various paranorma, horror movie moments and other unexplained events…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Dawn of the Dead (2004): Tight–edged remake of George Romero's original zombie–fest, again reprising a tense battle between a small posse of post–apocalypse…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Hellboy (2004): Surefire comicbook yarn – fusing Nazi occultism, demonic otherworlds and FBI intrigues with nice touches of style, humour and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Kingdom Hospital (TV Mini-series) (2004): Horror–writer Stephen King expands his King–dom with a solid adaptation of dir. Lars von Trier's celebrated Danish TV series "The…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor, aka. Nightwatch) (2004): A mega–hit in its native Russia, this sci–fi–horror–action cocktail concerns a running battle on the mean streets of…; Blu-Ray $29.95, $44.95
Grudge 2, The (Ju-On 2) (2003): Followup to the original Japanese version of dir. Takashi's own JU–ON, this proffers an almost identical vision, with a TV crew visiting the…; DVD $19.95
Grudge, The (Ju-On) (2003): A horror film that understands that fear is best painted blacker than molasses, this cult Japanese hit follows in the ghostly steps of the RING…; DVD $19.95
Eye, The (2002): Almost guaranteed to give you goosebumps, this unnerving Asian horror show follows in the footsteps and spirit of the watershed RING films, though…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Isle, The (2001): An art–shocker with a distinctly Asian streak of the perverse, this counterpoints a striking visual tableaux and tranquil setting with the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Pulse (Kairo) (2001): A clandestine by–product of the post–RING phenomenon, this refined and wholly disconcerting tale of a supernatural internet pandemic…; DVD $19.95
Gift, The (2000): Rivalling THE SIXTH SENSE among latterday supernatural thrillers and with a pedigree to boast of, this eerie tale of smalltown ghosts and secrets is…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Cube (1998): More than meets the eye of this enthralling dark–horse B–movie from Canada. Five strangers find themselves thrown together in a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1998): A slick teen horror outing from the writer of SCREAM gives an ironic lift to several old Urban Legends, only this time with a straight…; DVD $20
Kingdom II, The (Riget II) (1997): Lars Von Trier's compulsive TV creation continues into its second series of medical soap opera, supernatural horror and black comedy. Raising the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Day of the Beast (1996): If Almodovar made a horror movie it might look like this – beautifully shot and designed, funny and exciting. Though he can't quite sustain the…; Poster (U) $12.95
American Gothic (TV Series) (1995): Mordant supernatural thriller set in the small town of 'Trinity', South Carolina, where despite outward appearances of normality, much of the town's…; DVD $39.95, $59.95
Stephen King Collection (Needful Things (1993), Secret Window (2004), Rising The Bullet (2004), 1408 (2007), The Mist (2007), Bag of Bones (2011)) (1993-2011): 5 films and a mini–series based on the works of the master of written horror, Stephen King; DVD $64.95
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (TV Series) (1991): 13 episodes of the first season of this 90's Nickelodeon show following the escapades of the "Midnight Society", a group of teen horror aficionados.; DVD $29.95, $29.95
Beetlejuice (1988): A deceased couple return as ghosts and discover their home has been occupied by an obnoxious family, so decide to enlist the services of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Lost Boys, The (1987): Keifer Sutherland leads a pack of teen vampires who have a taste for fashion as well as that red liquidy stuff. A dynamic, stylish horror with a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Class of Nuke 'em High (Atomic High School) (1986): One of the better Troma–trash productions in which pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after…; DVD $19.95
Company of Wolves (1984): This modest, dream–like horror fantasy was liked so much by author Anne Rice, it led to the Irish director calling the shots on INTERVIEW WITH…; DVD $24.95
Keep, The (1983): German soldiers camping in a Romanian castle are visited by various ghoulies in Michael Mann's off–beat supernatural yarn set during WWII,…; DVD $19.95
Psycho 2 (1983): Much better than expected sequel sees Anthony Perkins reprise his role 23 years later as endearing nutcase Norman Bates. Thoughtful and suspenseful.; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Darkroom (TV Series) (1981): James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Scanners (1981): A 'scanner' describes a person able to read minds, but with a potential to cause nasty headaches. An intense cautionary tale about the dangers of…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Awakening, The (1980): Based on Bram Stoker's "The Jewel of Seven Stars", this large budget horror film fails to capitalise on a great cast and authentic Egyptian locations…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Dawn of the Dead (Zombies, Dawn of the Dead) (1979): One of the most effectively violent films ever produced, this classic gorefest has the walking dead run amok in a shopping mall. The comic–book…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Piranha (1978): A gag–filled spoof of JAWS and B–Movies from the 1950s. Premium schlock from the pen of John Sayles.; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Shivers (They Came From Within) (1975): David Cronenberg established a career–long fascination with body horror by directing this creepy B–movie about a sexual parasite let…; DVD $14.95
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975): Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…; DVD $49.95
Thriller (TV Series) (1973-1976): Producer of THE AVENGERS, Brian Clemens, lent his midas touch to this mildly gothic anthology of horror and suspense stories, fronted by such British…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter (1972): British cult TV writer Brian Clemens (THE AVENGERS) assumes directing duties on this spirited historical vampire romp he wrote for Hammer Studios,…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972): Vincent Price reprises the Phibes, and this time gets to go to Egypt.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Ghost Story (TV Series) (Circle of Fear) (1972-1973): Horror anthology TV series presented by Sebastian Cabot, who also plays the owner of a mysterious hotel beset by creepy occurrences. Produced by…; DVD $89.95 | Blu-Ray $74.95
Horror Express (1972): Inspired gothic yarn with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing travelling on the Trans–Siberian express with what could be the missing link.; DVD ~~$15~~ $10
Last House on the Left, The (1972): Formerly banned in NZ and in many countries around the world, this disturbing film lives up to its notoriety with its documentary–like realism…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Possession of Joel Delaney, The (1972): Horror based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Ramona Stewart, about an upper–class Manhattan divorcee who starts to suspect her younger…; Blu-Ray $34.95
A Reflection of Fear (1971): A giallo inspired psychological thriller set in a seaside mansion in Eastern Canada. A young girl's mental health declines rapidly when her…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Abominable Dr Phibes, The (1971): Seminal Vincent Price horror, which matches its camp trappings with a 70s relish for gore and ingenious varieties of murder. As a bereaved…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Brotherhood of Satan, The (1971): Low budget horror set in the American Southwest, where a couple on a road trip discover a coven of elderly Satanists who are holding a town's…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971): Unsettling psychological horror following the experiences of a troubled woman recently discharged from a mental institution and into the care of her…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Twins of Evil (1971): Final part of the 'Karnstein trilogy' (after THE VAMPIRE LOVERS and LUST FOR A VAMPIRE), climaxing in perhaps the most sexually–explicit of the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Ballad of Tam-Lin, The (The Devil's Widow) (1970): The only film that prolific acting great Roddy McDowall ever directed is this British folk horror based on the Celtic legend Tam Lin. Legendary…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Horror of Frankenstein (1970): Camped–up, silly Hammer, in which Ralph Bates' Baron becomes murderously obsessive.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973): 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…; DVD $29.95, $29.95, $39.95, $79.95
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970): Fourth Hammer installment of the black–caped Christopher Lee, this time meeting with a genuinely imaginative end.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968): Christopher Lee returns in fangs for a third Hammer bite at the vampire story.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968): An astonishing, darkly uncompromising historical account of hypocrisy, injustice and death in olde England that features an atypically malevolent…; Blu-Ray ~~$60~~ $45
Torture Garden (1967): Grisly, well–acted omnibus of four horror stories by PSYCHO–scribe Robert Bloch, framed by the fiendish hype of Burgess Meredith's…; Blu-Ray $19.95
Dark Shadows (TV Series) (1966): A camp classic of 'Gothic soap opera', this long–running daytime melodrama centred on 175–year–old vampire Barnabas Collins and a…; DVD $69.95
Theatre of Death / Rasputin - The Mad Monk (1966-1973): A 'Midnight Movie' double–feature of two low–budget British horrors starring Christopher Lee. THEATRE OF DEATH (1973) – A tale…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Gorgon, The (1964): A small village falls prey to an unseen monster. Citizens are found turned to stone after every full moon. The town Doctor (Peter Cushing) concludes…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Masque of the Red Death (1964): The best of Corman's Poe adaptations allies the director's playful yet virulent treatment to one of the writer's most strongly allegorical stories.…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Raven, The (1963): A great cast inhabits this low budget fantasy–comedy version of Edgar Allan Poe's tale – one of Corman's best.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Tales of Terror (1962): Three Edgar Allen Poe adaptations from his best filmic interpreter Roger Corman. The Tales on offer here are "Morella", "The Black Cat" and "The Case…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Pit and the Pendulum, The (1961): Corman's most famous plundering of Poe extracts a host of psycho–sexual tensions out of a fine script. Vincent Price is convinced he is the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Scream of Fear (Taste of Fear) (1961): Christopher Lee's favourite Hammer film in exercise in sustained tension with Susan Strasberg as a paralysed young woman haunted by visions of her…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Brides of Dracula (1960): Recognised as one of Hammer Studios' best horrors, this acclaimed sequel to HORROR OF DRACULA reconvenes director/actor team Fisher and Cushing. This…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Fly, The (1958): Classic B–movie is a hammy horror tale of an obsessed scientist who unwittingly turns himself into a freak of nature.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
House On Haunted Hill (1958): Vincent Price is in full ham here, offering patrons $10,000 each to endure a night in the titular spooky mansion. Good fun, if a bit slight.…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Queen of Spades (1949): Expressionistic ghost story in which an obsessive army officer in 18th Century Russia becomes convinced an elderly countess has gained the ability to…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Uninvited, The (1944): Classic tale of the macabre with Ray Milland discovering that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply…; Blu-Ray $69.95
Ghoul, The (1933): Creaky, but efficient Karloff outing centres on an Egyptologist who returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25

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