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Rental > Horror > Monster Mash: 60 Films to Rent
- Sator (2019)
- Dir. Jordan Graham
Feat. Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe
- A critically–lauded, brooding horror film that doubles as a disturbing meditation on family bonds and mental illness, based on the…
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup…
- The alien resurrection continues with director Ridley Scott returning once again to the sci–fi blockbuster franchise for another…
- Bad Milo! (2013)
- Dir. Jacob Vaughan
Feat. Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Mary Kay Place
- A mild–mannered accountant with bowel problems discovers that a pint–sized demon has moved into his intestinal tract.
Though this…
- Willow Creek (2013)
- Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Alexis Gilmore, Bryce Johnson
- A little bit of Bobcat Goldthwait's genius rubs off on this backwoods horror centred on the Bigfoot legend. While no huge surprises in its makeup, it…
- Grabbers (2012)
- Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey
- A very Irish sense of humour permeates throughout this daffy, if highly entertaining horror comedy, about a mutant strain of creatures who descend on…
- Nightmare on Elm Street, A (2010)
- Dir. Samuel Bayer
Feat. Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Clancy Brown…
- Stylish, shallow reworking of the classic 80s slasher movie (replete with a music video director at the helm) reins in the smirk and aims for a…
- Troll Hunter (2010)
- Dir. André Øvredal
Feat. Otto Jespersen
- Three college kids who set out to make a documentary about illegal bear hunters encounter more than bargained for in this thrilling Norwegian…
- Chaw (2009)
- Dir. Jeong-won Shin
Feat. Jeong-hwa Eom
- Dorky, RAZORBACK–inspired monster mash, in which a misfit hunting party – including a master huntsman, hotshot cop, and foolhardy ecologist…
- Alien vs. Predator 2 - Requiem (AVPR) (2007)
- Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Feat. Robert Joy
- On–the–cheap follow–up to AVP observing the warring Alien and Predator races as they draw battle lines on either side of a small…
- My Name Is Bruce (2007)
- Dir. Bruce Campbell
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Ted Raimi…
- Cult favourite B–grade actor Campbell is kidnapped by a misguided fan who expects him to save the world from very real monsters in this…
- Boogeyman (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Kay
Feat. Barry Watson, Emily Dreschanel, Lucy Lawless
- Haunted by his father's death, a young man (Watson) quests to discover the identity of the monstrous 'boogeyman' killer, who may in fact be a figment…
- Alien vs. Predator (AVP) (2004)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner…
- A loud and slime–lacquered clash of the sci–fi titans, the enticing prospect of two classic bogeymen going monstrous…
- Dagon (2001)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Meroño
- The director of RE–ANIMATOR returns for another good crack at an H.P. Lovecraft story, this one adapting the novella "The Shadow Over…
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Justin Long, Gina Philips
- A brother–sister couple take a rural back road home, but make an ill–advised roadside stop where urban mythology becomes gross–out…
- Relic, The (1997)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore
- A dormant microbe mutates and runs amok! ALIEN–in–a–museum is the concept for this well regarded B–picture that spends most…
- Tremors 2 (Tremors 2 Aftershocks) (1996)
- Dir. S. S. Wilson
Feat. Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver…
- Sequel to the outrageous tongue–in–cheek creature feature TREMORS (1990), with supersucking desert worms returning to terrorise the oil…
- Brain Scan (1994)
- Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T.Ryder Smith
- Gimmicky horror flick in which teen horror fan Edward Furlong buys a virtual reality CD–ROM game promising the 'ultimate experience in…
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes
- Ingenious post–script to the tired NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. franchise in which castmembers of the previous films (playing themselves), too, become…
- Tommyknockers, The (1993)
- Dir. John Power
Feat. Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, John Ashton…
- Stephen King mini–series cut down to a two–hour feature, shot on location in Northland, N.Z. The incoherent, watery thrills can be…
- Basket Case 3 (1992)
- Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Kevin VanHentenryck, Annie Ross
- Completing the trilogy, this installment sees Belial separated from his able–bodied Siamese twin, getting married and fathering a gaggle of…
- Candyman (1992)
- Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley…
- Virginia Madsen's research about a 'mythical' Candyman leads to gruesome murders with a bloodied knife in her hand! A blood–curdling portrait…
- Doppelganger (1992)
- Dir. Avi Nesher
Feat. Drew Barrymore
- Drew Barrymore plays an innocent who moves in with a budding horror scriptwriter – ultimately providing him with plenty of source material.…
- Basket Case 2 (1990)
- Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Kevin VanHentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross
- Emulating the sublimely grimy flavour of the original, this commendable sequel sees Belial the basket–dweller return with friends of a…
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover
- This commendable sequel sees the little critters take the mayhem to gargantuan proportions, attempting to take over the entire city of New York.
- Tremors (1990)
- Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross
- Exciting tongue–in–cheek horror flick in the tradition of 50s 'Creature Features' has Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward among the desert yokels…
- Nightbreed (1989)
- Dir. Clive Barker
Feat. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg
- Novelist Clive Barker's follow–up film to HELLRAISER is again saturated with fantastic monsters and bone–crunching visuals. A dark adult…
- Nightmare On Elm Street 5: Dream Child, A (1989)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Robert Englund
- Fourth sequel milks the wise–cracking dream–demon premise to the point of exhaustion. Still, the franchise continues to provide a handy…
- Blob, The (1988)
- Dir. Chuck Russell
Feat. Kevin Dillon
- Effects–laden remake of the 50's classic sees Kevin Dillon get into some very sticky situations. Infamous for its…
- Child's Play (1988)
- Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent…
- 'Chucky', the possessed cabbage–patch kid, goes on a murderous rampage in this clever consumerist parable. Tightly scripted and imaginatively…
- Nightmare On Elm Street 4: Dream Master, A (1988)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Robert Englund
- The franchise, now in full commercial flight, but bereft of new ideas, resorts to self–parody with Freddy Pizza Face Krueger having a riot…
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- Dir. Stan Winston
Feat. Lance Henriksen
- Trashy directing debut for f/x expert Winston, with Lance Henrikson summoning up a vengeful demon.
- Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)
- Dir. Chuck Russell
Feat. Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Laurence Fishburne…
- Improving on the perfunctory Pt. 2, this ups the ante on the gross–out special effects as Freddy wreaks further havoc on the kids he's helped…
- Critters (1986)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Zane
- A gang of teeth–knashing alien fur–balls who have escaped from 'space prison' invade smalltown Kansas and terrorize the locals, cutting…
- Rawhead Rex (1986)
- Dir. George Pavlou
Feat. David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Lora Lunny
- Scripted by cult novelist Clive Barker, a demonesque monster runs riot in an Irish village where an American historian is staying with his family.
- Chiller (1985)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Paul Sorvino, Beatrice Straight, Dick O'Neill…
- Wes Craven's follow–up to A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, is a detached thriller about an entrepreneur who requests to be frozen and…
- Ghoulies / Ghoulies 2 (1985-1987)
- Dir. Luca Bercovici, Albert Band
Feat. Lisa Pelikan, Jack Nance, Royal Dano
- GREMLINS–inspired comic horrors from the mid–1980s in which a young couple unwittingly let loose half a dozen nasty little critters and…
- Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A (1985)
- Dir. Jack Sholder
Feat. Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Clu Gulager…
- More of the same special f/x–assisted mayhem from Freddy Krueger and the helpless adolescent residents of Elm Street. Just ask Mom and Dad to…
- Troll (1985)
- Dir. John Buechler, Drago Floyd
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Sonny Bono, Shelley Hack…
- Barrel–scrapingly hilarious, this GREMLINS knock–off sees a hairy troll turning an apartment block into a "garden of ancient evil", by…
- Gremlins (1984)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates…
- Comedy–horror gold just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
- Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp…
- The maiden nightmare of the razor–fingered dream–demon Freddie Krueger, who went on to become the pre–eminent horror icon of the…
- Basket Case (1982)
- Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Kevin VanHentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner
- Sleazy and cheesy horror–comedy about a gawky teenager and his mutant siamese twin, Belial, who has a penchant for caneware and murder.
- Swamp Thing (1982)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise
- Wes Craven's tongue–in–cheek film version of a popular D.C. comic book character, makes no apology for its cheesy make–up and…
- It Lives Again (It's Alive 2) (1978)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd
- Three mutant babies embark on a murderous rampage in this schlocky sequel to Larry Cohen's cult hit, with fangs and claws care of effects supremo…
- Count Dracula (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon…
- Faithful 70's adaptation of the classic horror novel by Bram Stoker, this critically–acclaimed BBC version utilises London's Highgate Cemetery…
- King Kong (1976)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges
- Much–maligned remake of the 1933 classic, is typical De Laurentis fantasy fare – high in concept, broad in character, cardboard in…
- 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…
- Queen Kong (1976)
- Dir. Frank Agrama
Feat. Robin Askwith
- One of several knock–offs timed to coincide with the 1976 remake of KING KONG, this lamentable spoof imagines a gender reversal on the 'Kong'…
- Beast Must Die!, The (1974)
- Dir. Paul Annett
Feat. Peter Cushing, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray…
- A rich sportsman (Lockhart) invites a number of guests to his house with the knowledge that one of them is a werewolf.
The film features a novel…
- It's Alive (1974)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan
- A mutant child is born and goes on a murderous rampage while the parents try to come to grips with their 'baby'. With just enough…
- Horror Express (1972)
- Dir. Gene Martin
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
- Inspired gothic yarn with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing travelling on the Trans–Siberian express with what could be the missing link.
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Blood of Frankenstein) (1971)
- Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney, Anthony Eisley
- J. Carrol Naish plays a mad scientist in a wheelchair who conspires with Dracula to resurrect Frankenstein, in this C–grade horror that finds…
- Day of the Triffids (1963)
- Dir. Steve Sekely
Feat. Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey
- Harmless plants mutate into giant man–eaters after a strange meteor blinds those who witnessed it. From John Wyndham's famous novel.
- Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
- Dir. Bernard Kowalski
Feat. Yvette Vickers
- A 'rubber–suited' swamp thing lurks in a Florida bayou. Even B–movie aficianados shouldn't get suckered by this one. 'Stars' Yvette…
- How To Make A Monster (1958)
- Dir. Herbert Strock
Feat. Robert Harris
- A Hollywood make–up artirst (Harris) is sacked by his studio and decides to enact brutal revenge on the management layer with the help of two…
- Monster That Challenged the World, The (1957)
- Dir. Arnold Laven
Feat. Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Mimi Gibson…
- Campy 50's sci–fi creature feature in which an underwater earthquake in California's Salton Sea causes a crevice to open, releasing an army of…
- Creature Walks Among Us, The (1956)
- Dir. John Sherwood
Feat. Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason
- Second sequel to THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON this time focusing on a group of scientists on a mission to capture Gill Man and put him on show…
- Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)
- Dir. Dan Milner
Feat. Kent Taylor
- Dredged from the darkest depths of B–Movie hell, this quaint 50s horror concerns a murderous underwater creature produced by leaking uranium.
- Revenge of the Creature (1955)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield…
- Follow–up to the cult hit CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, with poor, harassed Gill Man captured in the Amazon this time round and brought back…
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
- Dir. Roy Neill
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Patric Knowles, Ilona Massey…
- Unique 'dual sequel', following both THE WOLF MAN and GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN. In this episode, the hairy Chaney seeks out the Doctor for a cure, but…
- Son of Frankenstein / Ghost of Frankenstein (1939)
- Dir. Rowland V Lee, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi…
- A double feature of horrors from Universal Studios, the third and fourth films respectively in the FRANKENSTEIN series.
Son of Frankenstein (1939)…