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1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
PG | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 69,834 | Gross: $24.95M
2. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004 Video)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A prequel to Tremors (1990), this movie tells us about how the town of Perfection, Nevada became founded and how they defended it against the Graboids with the help of Burt Gummer's ancestor, Hiram.
Director: S.S. Wilson | Stars: Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, Brent Roam
Votes: 14,091
3. Man-Thing (2005)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni, Rachael Taylor
Votes: 7,035 | Gross: $0.14M
4. Light & Magic (2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, History
Showcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years.
Stars: George Lucas, Dennis Muren, Lorne Peterson, Ron Howard
Votes: 3,217
5. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Adventure
A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold, Graham Humphreys
Votes: 4,412
6. Await the Dawn (2020)
90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A troubled family traveling cross country are highjacked by a desperate man. Only to discover he's running from something more dangerous than he is.
Director: Pablo Macho Maysonet IV | Stars: Dee Wallace, Courtney Gains, Jonathan Stoddard, Bruce Davison
Votes: 543
7. Twisted Fiction (2023)
116 min | Horror
Three twisted tales. A man stalks the hypnotist that gives his wife a "hypno-orgasm"; a film producer who drugs and rapes aspiring actresses is targeted for revenge by witches; and a kinky hotel rendezvous ends in death and bloodshed.
Director: Marc Fratto | Stars: Gaetano Iacono, Nikki Silva, Mark K. Simmons, Johnny Capuano
Votes: 29
8. The Silent Revolution of Truth (2007)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
The documented true life story on the only proved UFO contactee showing much of his amazing photographic, film, video, sound and metal evidence, as well as his amazing prophecies and testimony from other witnesses and experts.
Director: Jack Gerlach | Stars: Michael Arndt, Jacobus Bertschinger, Bernadette Brand, Madeleine Brügger
Votes: 125
9. Conversation with the Devil (2020)
19 min | Short, Horror
A man at his emotional end contemplates his life, and the end of it, while gaining horrifying insight from a stranger in the night. He shares intimate pain, struggles, and uncertainty with ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Hodge | Stars: Johnna Hodge, James Edward Holley, Travis Robinson
Votes: 8
10. Just Another Horror Movie (2024)
Horror | Filming
Set during Halloween, the movie follows a thought to be missing boy, who returns to his neighborhood after many years, hungry for vengeance, with his killing spree being driven by trauma, anger and abuse.
Director: Mikolaj Wojciech Mazur | Stars: Mikolaj Wojciech Mazur, Birk Olav Skullerud Heller, Ole Jørgen Mustorp, Steinar Nygaard
11. The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Four fallen robot gladiators are rescued from the scrap pile, turned into an elite group of mercenaries and sent on a mission to bring about a new age of enlightenment in a post-apocalyptic universe.
Director: Sam Gaffin | Stars: Sam Gaffin, Mike McGowan, Samuel Williams, Charles Harris
Votes: 205
12. Inferno (I) (2019)
7 min | Short, Horror
Trapped in a dingy motel room by something monstrous, a woman fights for her life by any means necessary.
Director: Bishal Dutta | Stars: Taylor Cloyes, Craig Ng
Votes: 59
13. How Dinosaurs Have Evolved from 'Jurassic Park' to 'Jurassic World: Dominion' (2022 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Insider traces the evolution of dinosaur effects in the "Jurassic" movies, from the Tyrannosaurus Rex in the paddock scene from "Jurassic Park" to the feathered dinosaurs and Giganotosaurus introduced in "Jurassic World: Dominion."
Stars: Abby Tang, Phil Tippett, Jon Alexander, Dennis Muren
14. Normal Terror (2021)
102 min | Horror
By day he's a single father, doing his best to take care of his son, struggling to get by. The magic happens after he puts his son to bed, this is when man becomes monster. He abducts, ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Mason | Stars: Jeremy Miller, Scott Schwartz, Michael Ochotorena, Julie Anne Prescott
15. Analog Eyes
Horror | Filming
THIS IS AS REEL AS IT GETS. A loner kid gets fed up with the monotony of his existence under the shadow of his narcissistic friend and decides to make a change in his life, starting with a mysterious cerulean VHS tape.
Director: Braden Britt | Stars: M.J. Wilson, Rene Nava, Braden Britt
16. The Ball Is Back! The Making of Phantasm II (2013)
46 min | Documentary
Retrospective documentary on the making of Phantasm II (1988).
Director: Michael Felsher | Stars: Don Coscarelli, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Paula Irvine
Votes: 14
17. Sucker (II) (2022)
8 min | Short, Horror
Two sisters are pitted against each other by a gigantic, abhorrent leech creature that uses its influence to puppeteer them from the inside out.
Director: Alix Austin | Stars: Sophia Capasso, Annie Knox
Votes: 50
18. I Am the Doorway (2020)
Short, Horror
An astronaut deals with the fallout from a grueling mission.
Director: Charlie Chaspooley Robinson | Stars: Sagan Chen, Eric Richardson, Jesse VandenBergh
19. Book (2021)
7 min | Short, Horror
When her best friend turns to her for help, a tortured young girl shares her darkest, most powerful secret. This was a mistake.
Director: Eric Swiz | Stars: Roger Casey, Kassandra Cruz, Lynn Guerra, Peter Kendall
20. Just Another Horror Movie
Horror | Pre-production
Set during Halloween, the movie follows a thought to be missing boy, who returns to his neighborhood after many years, hungry for vengeance, with his killing spree being driven by trauma, anger and abuse.
Director: Mikolaj Wojciech Mazur
22. Crawlies (2023)
13 min | Short, Horror
Little monsters run amok at a heavy metal festival.
Director: Emanuel Koch | Stars: Christoph Linke, Anne Theel
Votes: 16
23. All Boys Cry Wolf (2021)
Short, Horror, Thriller
A young boy comes to terms with an increasingly violent, oppressive, and invasive being at his window each night. He doesn't know what it is or what it wants. Tonight he finds out.
Director: Steven William Collins | Stars: Isabelle Fisher, Bill Holbrook, Jeff Parsons, Liam Reardon
Votes: 7
24. Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' (1989 Video)
83 min | Documentary
Director: Yoshiki Satô | Stars: Hiroshi Takeda, Nobuko Miyamoto, Nobuhiro Kubota, Nokko
25. Hide in Sight (2018)
13 min | Short, Horror
A man is terrorized by an unfathomable creature. In an effort to escape, the distress only rises.
Director: Keith Shorey | Stars: Bill Galatis, Neal Sanger, T. Anjeron
26. Caffeine (2018)
7 min | Short, Comedy
One cup of coffee sets a customer in a hallucinatory state. He holds a monologue about his feelings that gets interrupted by loud effects and a commercial break. In the end he shouts at the waiter wanting another trip on caffeine.
Director: Simon Allmer | Stars: Fabian Köberl, Aurel Hauser
27. Mime (II) (2019)
2 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
A masked figure terrorizes a partyer, unleashing inhumane powers upon her.
Directors: Robert Kelly, Ian Kranz | Stars: Jenna Cole, Brendan Dempsey
28. What 8 More Horror Movies Looked Like Behind the Scenes (2022 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Insider takes a look behind the scenes of eight recent Hollywood horror movies to see the ingenious methods filmmakers use to scare audiences, including using oversized furniture, fake rock... See full summary »
Star: Abby Tang
29. Soul Contact (2020)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A young man alone in his apartment decides to get to the bottom of some paranormal activity interrupting his video gaming.
Director: Justin McConnell
30. Glam (2019)
Short, Horror
Two friends, Sophie and Layne, enjoy a night out before finding themselves at the mercy of a madman obsessed with perfection.
Director: Sam Hodge | Stars: Jacey Sturgeon, Megan Dean, Christopher Price, Travis Robinson
31. The Making of Nightmare (2018)
12 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Behind-the-scenes of Brendon Small's "Nightmare," his tribute to practical effects and post-Star Wars sci-fi films, set to music from Galaktikon II: Become the Storm.
Director: Jack Bennett | Stars: Brendon Small, David Dastmalchian, Jill Janus, Steve Agee
32. How a 9-Ton Dinosaur Was Made for Jurassic World: Dominion (2022 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
The animatronic Giganotosaurus from "Jurassic World: Dominion" (2022) was the largest practical head built for any "Jurassic Park" film. The practical and digital effects teams worked hand ... See full summary »
Stars: Abby Tang, John Nolan, David Vickery
33. A Nursery of Visuals - The Effects of Ray Bradbury LIVE (forever) (2019)
13 min | Short, Documentary
Visual Effects artist Christopher Cooksey takes you through the journey of bringing writer Ray Bradbury's imagination to life.
Director: Christopher Cooksey | Stars: Christopher Cooksey, Dave Grave, Bill Oberst Jr.
34. Fake-O-Ween (2021– )
Talk-Show, Comedy, Horror
Web and halloween series about cult movies and makeup effects
Stars: Ari Savonen, Aleksanteri Jaakkola, Mikko Milan, Jari Manninen
35. ILM: The Visual Magic of 'The Force Awakens' (2016 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
A quick run-through of how digital effects support all of the movie's practical visuals, with emphasis on some of the iconic spacecraft that appear in the movie.
Stars: J.J. Abrams, Lynwen Brennan, James Clyne, Dave Fogler
Votes: 36
36. What 8 Horror Movies Looked Like Behind the Scenes (2020 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Recent horror films have gone great lengths to scare viewers. "The Invisible Man" employed a performer in a green suit to throw Elisabeth Moss' character across a table. Jordan Peele's "Us"... See full summary »
Star: Graham Flanagan
37. Batfished (2019)
9 min | Short, Comedy
What if vampires found their victims through dating apps?
Director: Reid Collums | Stars: Brooke Taylor Maimin, Katee Shean, James Tang, Robb Wiggin
38. Grapefruit & Heat Death! (2020)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
An astronomy lesson on the scope of the universe by an impassioned substitute teacher sends a pair of high schoolers on an odyssey deep into the mind and out to the galaxies.
Director: Felipe Vargas | Stars: Tina Bell, Carlos Feliciano, Olivia Gill, Matt Gomez Hidaka
Votes: 30
39. Why Top Gun Won the Oscar for Sound (2023 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short
One of the most exciting things about Top Gun: Maverick is their emphasis on practical effects. Most times, when you see the film's actors struggling against high-level g-forces, that ... See full summary »
Star: Al Nelson
40. How Realistic Animal Props Are Made for Movies & TV Shows (2022 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
When a movie or TV show wants to film an action that it never could with a real animal, special effects artists have to come up with a convincing fake version.
Stars: Abby Tang, Sasha Pawluk, Zane Knisely, Kayla Arena
41.
Icons Unearthed (2022– )
Episode:
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars - Attack of the Clones/Revenge of the Sith
(2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
With The Phantom Menace leaving many fans cold, Lucas was at his lowest with two more films still to be made. Would he lose the dedication of his fervent fan base?
Director: Brian Volk-Weiss | Stars: Victoria Cheri Bennett, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, George Lucas
Votes: 50
42.
Popcorned Planet (2008– )
Episode:
The Cell (2000) - Video Club Rewind - with Vincent D'Onofrio
(2019)
TV-14 | 74 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Welcome to the Popcorned Planet Video Club. Our new weekly series where we Rewind time, to revisit older films to see what we missed. To join this club, there's only ONE commitment. Watch ... See full summary »
Stars: Damian Alpizar, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lauri Loewenberg, Adan Rodriguez