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Horror Films Alien (R) The Dark Half (R) An American Werewolf in London (R) Dark Water (PG-13) The Amityville Horror (R) Dawn of the Dead (NR) Amityville: The Awakening (NR) Daybreakers (R) Annabelle (R) Dead Silence (R) Annabelle Creation (R) The Devil’s Backbone (R) Annihilation (R) Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (R) Apollo 18 (PG-13) Don’t Hang Up (R) As Above, So Below (R) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NR) The Awakening (R) Dracula (1931 – NR) The Bad Seed (NR) Dracula (1992 – R) Beyond the Door: The Devil Within Her (NR) Drag Me to Hell (NR) The Birds (PG-13) Event Horizon (R) Blair Witch (R) The Evil Dead (1981 – NR) The Blair Witch Project (R) Evil Dead (2013 – R) The Boy (2015 – NR) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (PG-13) The Boy (2016 – PG-13) The Exorcist (R) The Bye Bye Man (PG-13) The Eye (PG-13) Cabin Fever (R) Fear the Walking Dead (Season 1 – TV-MA) The Cabin in the Woods (R) Final Destination (R) Candyman (R) Final Destination 2 (R) Carrie (1976 – R) The Final Destination (R) Carrie (2013 – R) Final Destination 5 (R) Carrie; The Rage: Carrie 2; Carrie (1976 – R, The Fly (R) 1999 – R, 2002 – NR, three DVD pack) The Fog (R) The Cave (PG-13) The Forest (PG-13) Chucky the Complete Collection (R) The Forgotten (PG-13) Citadel (R) 1408 (PG-13) The Conjuring (R) Four Film Favorites: King of Horror (includes The Conjuring 2 (R) Dreamcatcher (R), Dolores Claiborne (R), Cat’s The Craft (R) Eye (PG-13), and Creepshow (R) ) The Crazies (R) Frailty (R) Crimson Peak (R) Frankenstein (1931 – NR) Cube (R) Frankenstein: the Legacy Collection (1931-1944 Cujo (R) – NR) A Cure for Wellness (R) Frankenstein (1973 – NR) Jeepers Creepers II (R) Freddy vs. Jason (R) Krampus (PG-13) Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (R) Land of the Dead (NR) Frenzy (R) The Last House on the Left (R) Fright Night (1985 – R) The Last Winter (NR) Fright Night (2011 – R) The Lazarus Effect (PG-13) The Gallows (R) Let Me In (R) Get Out (R) Let the Right One In (R) Ghostbusters (1984 – PG) The Limehouse Golem (NR) Ghostbusters 2 (PG) Mama (PG-13) Ghostbusters (2016 – PG-13) Manhunter (R) Goodnight Mommy (R) Mask of Satan (filed under Black Sunday – NR) The Grudge (PG-13) Mirrors (R) The Grudge 2 (NR) Misery (R) Halloween (R) The Mist (R) Halloween 2 (R) Mother! (R) Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (R) Mulberry St. (R) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (R) The Mummy: Legacy Collection (1932-1944 – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (R) NR) Halloween: Resurrection (R) Near Dark (R) Happy Death Day (PG-13) The Night of the Hunter (NR) Haunted (R) Night of the Living Dead (NR) The Haunting (PG-13) A Nightmare on Elm Street (R) Hellraiser (R) A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge The Hills Have Eyes (R) (R) The House at the End of the Street (NR) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors I Kill Giants (NR) (R) Incarnate (PG-13) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Insidious (PG-13) Master (R) Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Insidious: The Last Key (PG-13) (R) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 – NR) Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (NR) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 – PG) Oculus (R) The Invisible Man (NR) The Omen (R) It (1990 – NR) One Hour Photo (R) It (2017 – R) One Missed Call (PG-13) It Follows (R) The Orphanage (R) It’s Alive (R) Ouija (PG-13) Jeepers Creepers (R) Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG-13) Paranormal Activity (R) Stephen Kings’ The Langoliers; The Stand; Paranormal Activity 2 (R) The Strangers Prey at Night (R) Paranormal Activity 3 (R) Golden Years (NR) Paranormal Activity 4 (R) The Stepfather (NR) Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (R) The Strangers (R) Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (R) Tales of Terror; Twice Told Tales (NR) Pay the Ghost (NR) 10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) Pet Sematary (R) Them (R) Poltergeist (1982 – PG) The Thing (R) Poltergeist (2015 – PG-13) Tourist Trap (R) Prom Night (R) Train to Busan (NR) Psycho (R) Tremors Attack Pack (PG-13) The Purge (R) Truth or Dare (PG-13) The Purge: Anarchy (R) Tusk (R) Quarantine (R) 28 Days Later (R) A Quiet Place (PG-13) Unfriended (R) The Raven (R) Urban Legend (R) Repulsion (NR) Urban Legends: Final Cut (R) The Return (PG-13) Vacancy (R) The Ring (PG-13) The Vatican Tapes (PG-13) Rings (PG-13) The Visit (PG-13) The Rite (PG-13) The Walking Dead (Seasons 1-6 – TV-MA) Rosemary’s Baby (R) We are Still Here (NR) Scanners (R) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (NR) Scream Triple Feature (R) What Lies Beneath (PG-13) Scream 3 (R) Willow Creek (NR) Scream 4 (R) Winchester (PG-13) Seance (NR) The Witch (R) Se7en (R) The Wolf Man: the Legacy Collection (1941-1946 The Shining (R) – NR) Shutter (PG-13) The Woman in Black (PG-13) The Silence of the Lambs (R) The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (PG-13) Silent House (R) You’re Next (R) Sinister (R) Sinister 2 (R) Updated 9/27/18 The Sixth Sense (PG-13) Sleepwalkers (R) Snowman (R) Split (PG-13) .
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