Horror and Suspense

• Village Of The Damned | DVD | (14/04/2003) from £12.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (23.09%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The original 1960 version of Village of the Damned is regarded as a classic of science fiction and horror, and it remains one of the creepiest movies of its kind. Directed with occasional flair by John Carpenter, this 1995 remake trades subtlety for more explicit chills and violence, but the basic premise remains effectively eerie. In the tiny, idyllic town of Midwich, a strange mist causes the entire population to fall asleep, and when everyone awakes the town physician (Christopher Reeve) discovers that 10 women--including his wife and a local teenage virgin--have mysteriously become pregnant. Their children are all born on the same day, with matching white hair and strange, glowing eyes, grow at an accelerated rate and thus raise Reeve's suspicion that they are not of earthly origin. These demonic brats can control minds and wreak havoc with the power of their thoughts, so of course they must be destroyed. Only Reeve knows how to get the job done, and his performance (the actor's last big-screen role before his paralysing accident in 1995) grounds this otherwise superfluous remake with enough credibility to hold the viewer's attention. But for the real chills, definitely check out the original version--it's 20 minutes shorter but twice as spooky. --Jeff Shannon

• Schalcken the Painter (Dual Format Edition) | DVD | (18/11/2013) from £16.09   |  Saving you £3.90 (24.24%)   |  RRP £19.99

  World premiere of this highly sought-after ghost story from the BBC released in the BFI’s acclaimed Flipside series. Based on a short story by Sheridan Le Fanu Schalcken the Painter was originally shown in the Omnibus strand on BBC2 during Christmas 1979. The story follows the young seventeenth-century Flemish painter Godfried Schalcken who forsakes love for ambition but discovers that there is still a terrible price to pay for his choice. One of the most frequently requested programmes in the BBC archive Schalcken the Painter is an exquisitely shot atmospheric horror film which explores the uneasy dark relationship between art commerce and erotic desire. The superb cast includes Jeremy Clyde Maurice Denham and Cheryl Kennedy. Newly transferred to High Definition from film materials preserved in the BFI National Archive the release also includes the rare experimental Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Pit (1962) assistant directed by Peter Collinson. Contents World premiere release on DVD and Blu-ray Part of the BFI’s celebrated Flipside series Interview with Director Leslie Megahey The Pit (1962 Edward Abraham 25 mins): experimental film based on the classic Poe tale The Pit and the Pendulum Fully illustrated booklet with original essays Other extras TBC

• Shortcut | DVD | (29/03/2021) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Insidious/Insidious - Chapter 2 | DVD | (06/01/2014) from £5.49   |  Saving you £19.50 (78.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) have a happy family with their three young children. When tragedy strikes their young son Josh and Renai begin to experience things that science cannot explain. James Wan and Leigh Whannell the co-creators of Saw join forces with the producers of Paranormal Activity to take you on a mind-bending journey into the world of the unknown.

• Clive Barker's Book Of Blood | DVD | (26/10/2009) from £5.92   |  Saving you £10.07 (170.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A paranormal expert discovers a house that is at the intersection of so-called highways transporting souls in the afterlife.

• Wes Craven Dracula Triple | DVD | (10/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Wes Craven Presents 3 films in one complete horror boxset. Starring Gerard Butler, Jonny Lee Miller, Rutger Hauer and many more.Dracula 2001:A gang of high-tech thieves, led by Marcus (Omar Epps) and Solina (Jennifer Esposito), break into a vault buried deep in the heart of London hoping to find treasure. Instead, they succeed in reviving an ancient evil--the legendary Count Dracula himself (Gerard Butler), who terrorized England a century earlier until he was stopped by Dr. Abraham Van Helsing. Now, Dracula makes his way to modern New Orleans to track down Mary Heller (Justine Waddell), an innocent young woman haunted by dreams she doesn't understand. Matthew Van Helsing (Christopher Plummer), Dracula's current hunter, must track the Count down with the help of his assistant, Simon (Jonny Lee Miller), but they also have to deal with the vampire's new victims, who soon return from the dead, thirsty for blood. Can Dracula be stopped before he seduces Mary and begins a new reign of terror, or do secrets from his past hold the key to destroying him forever?Dracula II: AscensionAn ancient evil is once again unleashed in the 21st century as fright master Wes Craven presents this terrifying and suspenseful sequel to the big-screen hit Dracula 2001! Dracula II: Ascension is the riveting story of a group of medical students who come across the body of the world's most notorious vampire! When a mysterious stranger appears and offers the students $30 million to harvest the body and steal its blood for auction, it's an offer they can hardly refuse! But as the lure of riches collides with unimaginable terror, the students also find themselves relentlessly pursued by a vampire killer from the Vatican!Dracula III: LegacyMore horror-filled terror in the modern Dracula series presented by Wes Craven, Dracula III: Legacy adds Rutger Hauer (Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, The Hitcher) to a hot returning cast starring Jason Scott Lee (The Jungle Book), Jason London (Grind, Out Cold) and Roy Scheider (Jaws). The feared Dracula (Hauer) leads vampire hunters Father Uffizi (Lee) and Luke (London) back to eastern Europe and a country plagued by civil war. There they discover powerful local warlords are assisting Dracula by capturing victims and delivering them to feed the vampires residing in Dracula's castle! And to make matters worse, Father Uffizi must face his own temptations as he struggles to overcome the vampire virus within himself! With sizzling stars, a riveting story and stunning special effects, this suspense-filled thriller will satisfy anyone with a taste for terrifying entertainment!

• Fallen Soldiers | DVD | (27/07/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Europe 1815. War rages across the continent. Fallen Soldiers tells the story of a British soldier trapped behind enemy lines. A young noblewoman's coach is hijacked and her husband is murdered by a desperate British soldier. At gunpoint the soldier spins her an outlandish tale of plagues conspiracies and dead men returning from the grave. Wounded in battle John Cross has lost the will to fight and has resigned himself to seeing out the remainder of the war in a military hospital. But against his will John’s superior officers send him out into no mans land to investigate rumours of a strange plague that is ravaging the area. Captured by the French John’s companions are deliberately exposed to the disease. Together they escape but one by one his friends succumb to horrific deaths only to come back from the dead and John is forced to fight for his life. The discovery of a secret French outpost reveals a terrible plot to resurrect fallen French soldiers but imprisoned once more John meets a strange prisoner who reveals the real truth behind the disease. In a race against time John must make the ultimate sacrifice to stop the man behind the conspiracy.

• Woman in Black / Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £13.79   |  Saving you £-6.79 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.00

  Woman in Black - Based on the classic ghost story the Woman in Black tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. Working alone in the old mansion Kipps begins to uncover the town's tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances. When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful Woman in Black Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror. Woman in Black: Angel of Death - England 1941. With London in the midst of the blitz two teachers evacuate a group of schoolchildren to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. Seeking safety from the bombs in the remote coastal location the group instead find themselves facing a far deadlier and terrifying evil when their arrival awakens the Woman in Black.

• The Facility | DVD | (06/05/2013) from £3.51   |  Saving you £11.24 (642.29%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Seven volunteers - students Carmen, Arif and Adam, office temp Joni, journalist Katie, estate agent Jerome and unemployed Derek - arrive at the remote Limebrook Medical Clinic to take part in a clinical trial run by ProSyntrex Pharmaceuticals.

• Halloween Kills Boxset | Blu Ray | (17/01/2022) from £10.19   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HALLOWEEN Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. Master of horror John Carpenter joins forces with director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum (Get Out, Split) for this follow up to Carpenter's 1978 classic. HALLOWEEN KILLS The Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement but when Michael manages to free himself from the trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. Evil dies tonight.

• The Mummy Returns - Superbit | DVD | (07/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  We don't have time for subtle," says Brendan Fraser, the star of The Mummy Returns, neatly encapsulating the relentless pace and hammerheaded tone of the film. As is the way of sequels here we have more, more, more of the same formula: more explosions, more action and more mind-numbingly endless CGI effects. Once again borrowing shamelessly from the Indiana Jones series, The Mummy Returns, like its predecessor, has boundless energy but lacks the stylish verve and charm of Spielberg's trilogy. All the original cast are reunited, this time joined by WWF star the Rock in a cameo role designed to plug his spin-off vehicle, The Scorpion King, and young actor Freddie Boath who plays an English eight-year-old in the 1930s whose dialogue borrows from Bart Simpson ("Get a room" and "My dad's gonna kick your arse" are two of his choice phrases). Other cinematic thefts include a Jurassic Park-style creatures-in-the-long-grass sequence and a lengthy triple-threat finale along the lines of Return of the Jedi. Still, despite the wearying relentlessness of its computer-generated effects, endless chases and fights, this is undeniably fun popcorn fodder and provides some memorable scenes along the way, notably Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velasquez battling it out for the affections of nasty old Imhotep.On the DVD: This two-disc "Special Edition" is a treat for fans of the franchise. The first disc has an anamorphic widescreen print of the movie in its 2.35:1 CinemaScope ratio, and a choice of Dolby 5.1 or DTS for the headache-inducing soundtrack. There's a decent commentary from the director and producer, plus a couple of DVD-ROM features. Disc 2 has all the usual stuff, including a 20-minute "making-of" documentary, a five-minute interview with the Rock about The Scorpion King, plus an exclusive trailer for it that is unsurprisingly reminiscent of Conan the Barbarian. There are also some detailed special effects breakdowns of key sequences, a blooper reel of outtakes and a virtual tour of the Universal theme park attraction "The Mummy Returns Chamber of Doom". Sundry trailers, production notes, a music video and an "Egyptology 201" text feature round out a well-loaded second disc. --Mark Walker

• The Sentinel | DVD | (26/11/2018) from £8.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Freddy vs Jason | Blu Ray | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The two best horror baddies in a showdown to make you squirm. Freddy comes back from Hell as the notorious Jason takes on Elm Street in his own style.

• Hands Of The Ripper Special Edition | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £12.98   |  Saving you £2.00 (18.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father's hand. Later as a troubled young woman she is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father and while in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of the events afterwards. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her condition. Soon however he regrets his decision...

• DARK WATERS - DARK WATERS (1 Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (25/04/2017) from £19.13   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Apparition | Blu Ray | (23/12/2013) from £6.51   |  Saving you £13.48 (207.07%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Theorising that the paranormal exists as a result of human belief, a group of students attempt to create a supernatural entity. Years later, young couple Kelly and Ben begin to experience a terrifying, unexplained presence in their new home.

• Black Water | DVD | (18/05/2015) from £7.38   |  Saving you £2.61 (35.37%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A terrifying tale of survival in a crocodile inhabited mangrove swamp.

• Skinwalkers | Blu Ray | (24/02/2014) from £8.00   |  Saving you £9.99 (124.88%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A scientific research team investigates and documents the supernatural phenomena surrounding the disappearance of a cattle ranchers 10 year old son.

• The Monster | Blu Ray | (11/10/2021) from £13.14   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Joan Collins gives an instantly memorable performance as a stripper cursed by a dwarf to give birth to a demonic child in this classic '70s exploitation horror directed by Hammer/Amicus veteran Peter Sasdy. Co-starring Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence and Caroline Munro, The Monster (aka I Don't Want to be Born) is featured here as a brand-new High Definition remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.

• Darlin' - Limited 2-Disc SteelBook (4K UHD + Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (29/11/2019) from £36.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A