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51. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A journalist and his son travel to Nebraska to investigate the mysterious town of Gatlin where, unbeknownst to them, a murderous cult of children are still waiting in the corn fields.
Director: David Price | Stars: Terence Knox, Paul Scherrer, Ryan Bollman, Christie Clark
Votes: 9,541 | Gross: $6.98M
52. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Two brothers connected to the murderous children's cult of Gatlin, Nebraska are taken to Chicago by an adoptive couple.
Director: James D.R. Hickox | Stars: Daniel Cerny, Ron Melendez, Jim Metzler, Nancy Lee Grahn
Votes: 8,380
53. The Mangler (1995)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery
A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Jeremy Crutchley
Votes: 9,970 | Gross: $1.78M
54. Bag of Bones (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After his wife's sudden death, a bestselling author returns to his cabin retreat, where he receives paranormal visitations and becomes involved in a custody battle.
Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George, Annabeth Gish, Anika Noni Rose
Votes: 9,404
55. The Institute (II)
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | Announced
Luke Ellis whose parents are murdered. He wakes up at The Institute in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. Outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids. who got there the same way Luke did.
56. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998 Video)
R | 83 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Six college students on a road trip take a wrong turn and end up trapped in a strangely deserted rural town inhabited by a murdeous cult of children.
Director: Ethan Wiley | Stars: Stacy Galina, Alexis Arquette, Eva Mendes, Greg Vaughan
Votes: 5,237
57. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A man and his son vacation to the quiet vampire populated town of Salem's Lot.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Ricky Addison Reed, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 4,576
58. Children of the Corn (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
While traveling, an unhappy married couple encounter a cult of murderous children who worship an entity called He Who Walks Behind the Rows.
Director: Donald P. Borchers | Stars: Robert Gerdisch, Jordan Schmidt, David Anders, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 6,447
59. The Talisman
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Announced
To save his mother from certain death, young Jack Sawyer enters a parallel world known as the Territories in search of a powerful talisman.
60. Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996 Video)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
A nurse returns to her hometown in Nebraska, only to find that the town's children have fallen under a mysterious mass illness connected to its sinister past.
Director: Greg Spence | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jamie Renée Smith, Karen Black, Mark Salling
Votes: 5,379
61. Golden Years (1991)
Not Rated | 232 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An elderly janitor hurt in an explosion at a secret army lab run by "The Shop" starts to grow younger. A ruthless operative is sent to cover it up, so the janitor and his wife go on the run with help from a sympathetic female agent.
Stars: Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter, R.D. Call
Votes: 3,237
62. Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996 Video)
R | 98 min | Horror
A man and his daughter return to his hometown only to be terrorized by demons who had sacrificed the man's sister in the past.
Director: Adam Grossman | Stars: Michael Gross, Alexis Arquette, Hilary Swank, Bojesse Christopher
Votes: 3,975
63. Mercy (I) (2014)
R | 79 min | Horror, Thriller
A single mom and her two boys help take care of their grandmother with mystical powers.
Director: Peter Cornwell | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Shirley Knight, Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney
Votes: 5,833
64. Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999 Video)
R | 82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
As a teenage girl comes to Gatlin to find her biological mother, the town's infamous cult plots a comeback as their leader, Isaac, awakens from a coma.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Natalie Ramsey, Gary Bullock, Alix Koromzay, Stacy Keach
Votes: 4,907
65. Firestarter: Rekindled (2002)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young woman who has the ability to start fires with her mind, must now face the trauma of her childhood by battling with a group of very talented children and their cruel leader, John Rainbird.
Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, Dennis Hopper, Danny Nucci
Votes: 3,193
66. Quicksilver Highway (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Horror, Thriller
Traveling showman Aaron Quicksilver tells horror tales: a psychotic hitchhiker falls prey to a relentless dangerously-sharp set of chattering teeth, and a human hand that comes alive.
Director: Mick Garris | Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer, Raphael Sbarge, Missy Crider
Votes: 2,812
67. Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001 Video)
R | 82 min | Horror, Thriller
When a girl named Jamie repeatedly tries to contact her grandmother to no avail, she investigates by going to her apartment in Omaha Nebraska....only to find that it's been condemned and ... See full summary »
Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Claudette Mink, Kyle Cassie, Michael Ironside, Troy Yorke
Votes: 3,227
68. Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
A young couple try to free an imprisoned child with catastrophic results.
Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: J.J. Banicki, Diane Peterson, Kai Caster, Kelen Coleman
Votes: 3,779
69. The Dead Zone (2002 Video)
R | 83 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young man awakens from a six-year coma with the ability to see into people's futures.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno, John L. Adams
Votes: 1,530
70. Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998 Video)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
On a arctic circle radio shack, an ancient evil lurks, ready to strike at a psychologist, an army man and their collective forces.
Director: Daniel Zelik Berk | Stars: Clayton Rohner, Faith Ford, Max Perlich, Chase Masterson
Votes: 2,531
71. The Devil's Gift (1984)
90 min | Thriller, Horror
An evil demon that inhabits a monkey doll takes over the mind of a suburban housewife to carry out its plans.
Director: Kenneth J. Berton | Stars: Bob Mendelsohn, Vicki Saputo, Struan Robertson, Bruce Parry
Votes: 616
72. The Lawnmower Man (1987)
12 min | Short, Horror
A man hires a one man lawn care service who turns out to be a dangerous religious psycho.
Director: James Gonis | Stars: E.D. Phillips, Andy Clark, Helen Hanft, Tony DiSante
Votes: 580
73. I Know What You Need (2023)
45 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In 1976 on the University of Maine campus, Elizabeth Rogan is studying in the library when an odd boy comes up to her and says "I Know What You Need" - and he does. But how does he know? ... See full summary »
Director: Julia Marchese | Stars: Caroline Renee, William Champion, Giovanna Drummond, Colin Fin
Votes: 15
74. The Woman in the Room (1984)
Unrated | 30 min | Short, Drama
She is incurably ill, but she cannot die. Only her son, a lawyer, could bring her relief. When he decides to do so, it starts his personal nightmare. The short story by Stephen King from ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Michael Cornelison, Dee Croxton, Brian Libby, Bob Brunson
Votes: 702
75. The Boogeyman (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
' The Boogeyman' is a non-stop downward spiral into fear, Bobby Easley's best film to date.' (Horror Underground Magazine) Based on the short story from the master of horror Stephen King ... See full summary »
Director: Bobby Easley | Stars: John Dugan, Rick Hansen, John Johnson, Gary Marshall
Votes: 48
76. Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985 Video)
139 min | Horror
Compilation of five horror stories from Tales from the Darkside (1983) that takes the viewer into the dark world of vampires, cursed objects and sinister humor. Despite the title, only the final story is by Stephen King.
Directors: Frank De Palma, Jodie Foster, Richard Friedman, Theodore Gershuny, Michael Gornick | Stars: Miranda Beeson, Bill Cain, Jeff Conaway, Marcia Cross
Votes: 98
77. The Boogeyman (1982)
Unrated | 28 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A man tries to explain to his psychiatrist that the Boogeyman is real and has been killing his children.
Director: Jeff Schiro | Stars: Michael Earl Reid, Bert Linder, Terence Brandy, Mindy Silverman
Votes: 729
78. The Boogeyman (2010)
27 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A man goes to see a psychologist to explain how an evil creature is responsible for the deaths of his three children.
Director: Gerard Lough | Stars: Simon Fogarty, Michael Parle, Joanne Cullen, Ben Furlong
Votes: 183
79. Survivor Type (2012)
30 min | Short, Drama, Horror
A disgraced surgeon stranded on a deserted island with no food and only a handful of supplies must go to great lengths to stay alive for rescue that may never come.
Director: Billy Hanson | Stars: Gideon Emery, P.J. Brown, Carolina Castro, Cutty Cuthbert
Votes: 87
80. Disciples of the Crow (1983)
30 min | Short, Horror
A couple passing through a small Oklahoma town discover that it has been taken over by a homicidal cult that worships a crow god--and that all the cult members are children.
Director: John Woodward | Stars: Eleese Lester, Gabriel Folse, Steven Young, Martin Boozer
Votes: 550
81. Everything's Eventual (2009)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young man, who has a unique psychic talent, is recruited by a mysterious company. In return, he is given everything he wants, a house, a car, everything. His situation seems ideal, everything's eventual. Or is it?
Director: J.P. Scott | Stars: Michael Flores, Joe Jones, Cavin Gray, Shane Dean
Votes: 90
82. The Talisman (2008)
7 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
About a beast trying to find love for another man
Director: Mathieu Ratthe | Stars: Cameron Bright, Luc Morin, Marie-Claude Sabourin, Raynald Simard
Votes: 149
83. Big Driver (2014)
Short, Crime, Drama
The author of a series of 'cozy' mystery novels tries to reconcile her old life with her life after a horrific attack. Only one thing can save her. Revenge.
Director: Kalvin Ellis | Stars: Laura Lee, Kellsie Moore, Kalvin Ellis, Mara Owen
Votes: 113
85. Stephen King's IT
Horror
After the death of Georgie Denbrough, younger brother of Bill Denbrough, more and more strange things happen to many of the kids in Derry that oddly connect to Georgie's death. A great evil... See full summary »
Star: Seth M. Philyaw
86. In the Deathroom (2020)
19 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Based on the short story by Stephen King. Fletcher, a reporter from The New York Times, has been captured by members of a South American dictatorship and brought into a "deathroom" for interrogation.
Director: Nicole Jones-Dion | Stars: Lauren Elyse Buckley, Scott Bailey, Crystal Mantecon, Michael Anthony Perez
Votes: 31
87. Sorry, Right Number (2005)
19 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Katie receives a distressing phone call from an unknown source that is abruptly disconnected. Fearing someone is in danger, she desperately tries to contact family members. Based on the ... See full summary »
Director: Brian Berkowitz | Stars: Barbara Weetman, Woody Stefl, Karla Droege, Michael Brady
Votes: 64
88. The Milkman (2017)
Horror
You know that feeling you have sometimes, like someone is watching you. Well, someone is . . .
Director: Raymond Mamrak | Star: Raymond Mamrak
Votes: 17
89. Gotham Cafe (2005)
14 min | Short, Drama, Horror
With divorce on the horizon, a couple find out that a lunch meeting with the wife's attorney is about to get very gruesome.
Director: Jack Edward Sawyers | Stars: Chaney Kley, Julie Sands, Cullen Douglas, Kevin Brief
Votes: 175
90. Suffer the Little Children (2006)
Not Rated | 19 min | Short, Horror
Miss Sidley has a very odd student, named Robert, who begins quietly staring at her. Stating that he is a monster and that there are more of them in the class, Miss Sidley takes matter into her own hands. Are you one of them?
Director: Bernardo Villela | Stars: Angela Pietropinto, Adam Montgomery, Chris Lutkin, Bob Bowersox
Votes: 105
91. Jac Kessler's Popsy (2019)
Short, Horror, Thriller
Briggs Sheridan can't chase his gambling-dragon fast enough, and when it looks to cost him more than a few broken limbs, he unwittingly puts more skin in the game than intended.
Director: Jac Kessler | Stars: Alex Dunning, Nadia Fancher, Ted Raimi, Barry McMullen
Votes: 28
92. The Mist (1985 Video Game)
Adventure, Horror
A small town in the forest gets engulfed in strange supernatural mist that hides alien-looking monsters. The player and several other people become trapped in the local supermarket by this mist. Find a way out in this text adventure.
Votes: 45
93. Beachworld (2015)
18 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
After crash landing on a desert planet, the two survivors struggle with their sanity.
Director: Chad Bolling | Stars: Erin McDonald, Travis Heaps, Stewart Baxter
Votes: 11
94. I Know What You Need (2005)
Short, Horror, Mystery
When Elizabeth Rogan met Edward Jackson Hamner, Jr., she thought it was an answer to her prayers. He helped her pass her psychology final and saved her scholarship just in time for her to ... See full summary »
Director: Shawn S. Lealos | Stars: Robert McIlrath, Kyle Dickinson, Adam Hale, Megan Harwick
Votes: 65
95. The Boogeyman (III) (2014)
Short, Horror, Mystery
Lester Billings is a man tormented by an unseen entity destroying his family one by one, until he is forced to confront the evil taking over his soul. With the help of Dr.Harper, Lester relives his horrific past to save his own life.
Director: Stephen Hyams | Stars: Cyd Casados, James Cosmo, Jack Hollington, Miltos Yerolemou
Votes: 18
96. N. (2008)
29 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Sheila writes to her childhood friend about the death of her brother, a psychiatrist, suggesting that his suicide may be linked to his manuscript on his patient, N., who believed that his ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Shenkman, Holter Graham, Jeff Perry, Karen Ziemba
Votes: 48
97. El quinto fragmento (1997 Video)
12 min | Short, Crime, Thriller
A assassin decides to avenge an old friend, dead murdered in his arms. With only a street address as a clue, he will discover the murderous plan of a band of mobsters to seize all the booty of a robbery committed years ago.
Director: Ismael Rubio | Stars: Ismael Rubio, Jose Antonio Gimeno, Javi Gracia, Jose Antonio Jimenez
Votes: 26
98. Night Surf (2002)
30 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Loosely related to the author's highly regarded novel The Stand, the brief story follows one evening on a place called Anson Beach, New Hampshire, with a group of teens, survivors of a ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Clarence John Woods, Darcy Halsey, Geoffrey Emery, Matthew Oliva
Votes: 174
99. The Man in the Black Suit (2004)
20 min | Short, Thriller, Horror
A young boy has a terrible encounter with a strange man while fishing in the woods. From the award winning story by Stephen King.
Director: E. Nicholas Mariani | Stars: Reds Dakota, Reb Fleming, Geoff Hansen, Eric Jacobs
Votes: 78
100. Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Horror
Details the making of Stephen King & George A. Romero's 1982 horror anthology classic, from conception through to completion.
Director: Michael Felsher | Stars: Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau, Pasquale Buba, Rick Catizone
Votes: 299