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Horror films (individual works)

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The Haunting (1999 film)

The Haunting is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Jan de Bont, based on Shirley Jackson's novel The Haunting of Hill House and starring Liam Neeson.

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

The Haunting of Molly Hartley is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Mickey Liddell, starring Haley Bennett and Chace Crawford, released October 31, 2008 by Freestyle Releasing; it grossed $15.3 million worldwide and spawned the 2015 sequel The Exorcism of Molly Hartley.

The Haunting of Sharon Tate

The Haunting of Sharon Tate is a 2019 true-crime horror film by Daniel Farrands starring Hilary Duff as Sharon Tate, haunted by premonitions before the 1969 Manson Family murders; widely panned (18% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 8).

The Hitcher (1986 film)

The Hitcher (1986) is an American road thriller, Robert Harmon's and Eric Red's feature debut, starring Rutger Hauer as hitchhiker-killer John Ryder tormenting driver Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell); released by Tri-Star, later a cult film with a 2003 sequel and 2007 remake.

The Hole (2009 film)

The Hole (2009) is a Joe Dante 3D horror film, also called The Hole in 3D, written by Mark L. Smith for Bold Films. Brothers find a basement hole manifesting their fears; it won the first Venice Persol 3-D Award but reached US theaters only in 2012.

The Hole in the Ground (film)

The Hole in the Ground is a 2019 Irish supernatural horror film, Lee Cronin's feature debut co-written with Stephen Shields, starring Seána Kerslake as a mother who fears her son was replaced after vanishing near a sinkhole; Sundance premiere, A24 release.

The Holy Boy (film)

The Holy Boy (La valle dei sorrisi) is a 2025 Italian-Slovenian horror drama by Paolo Strippoli about a village whose members shed pain by hugging a teenage boy. Premiered out of competition at Venice 2025; Italian release September 17, 2025.

The Host (2006 film)

The Host (괴물, Gwoemul) is Bong Joon-ho's 2006 South Korean monster film in which a US-base chemical dump creates a Han River creature that abducts a snack vendor's daughter; Korea's biggest box office hit at the time with 13 million tickets.

The House (2005 film)

The House (凶宅, Hung Chak) is a 2005 Hong Kong Cantonese horror film directed by Ng Man-Ching, starring Maggie Shiu, Cheung Siu-fai, and Wayne Lai, about a mother and daughter haunted in a cheap apartment; distinct from the 2007 Thai film.

The House by the Cemetery

The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) is Lucio Fulci's 1981 Italian horror film, third of his Gates of Hell trilogy, about a family in a New England house with Dr. Freudstein alive in the basement.

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil (2009) is Ti West's satanic horror film about a babysitter, Jocelin Donahue's Samantha, trapped by a cult during a lunar eclipse; shot on 16mm as a 1980s period piece, it earned $102,812 worldwide and strong reviews.

The House That Jack Built (2018 film)

The House That Jack Built (2018) is Lars von Trier's serial-killer art allegory starring Matt Dillon and Bruno Ganz, premiered out of competition at Cannes 2018 and released by IFC Films.

The House That Never Dies (朝内81号)

The House That Never Dies (京城81号, originally 朝内81号) is a 2014 Chinese 3D horror film directed by Yip Wai-man, adapted from Yu Lei's novel about Beijing's legendary haunted mansion at Chaonei Street No. 81, and the highest-grossing Chinese horror film with about 411 million yuan.

The House with Laughing Windows

The House with Laughing Windows (La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is Pupi Avati's 1976 Italian rural giallo in which restorer Stefano uncovers a painter's dark secret; low-budget cult film, 4K restoration 2026.

The Housemaid (하녀) (1960 film)

The Housemaid (하녀) is a 1960 South Korean black-and-white thriller directed, written, and produced by Kim Ki-young, about a housemaid who destroys her employer's middle-class family. Restored in 2008 by KOFA with Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation, it ranked first in KOFA's Korean Film 100 and became a registered cultural heritage in 2024.

The Houses October Built

The Houses October Built (2014) is an American found-footage horror film directed by Bobby Roe, in which five friends including Roe and Zack Andrews play themselves on an RV road trip seeking extreme haunted attractions, stalked by the Blue Skeleton haunt group; a 2011 documentary version preceded it.

The Howling (film)

The Howling (1981) is a Joe Dante werewolf horror film starring Dee Wallace, adapted from Gary Brandner's 1977 novel, famous for Rob Bottin's practical transformation effects and spawning seven sequels.

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is Tom Six's 2009 Dutch horror film in which a surgeon stitches three tourists mouth to anus; Metascore 33, Ebert gave zero stars, spawned a trilogy.

The Hunger (1983 film)

The Hunger (1983) is Tony Scott's directorial debut, a stylish horror film adapted from Whitley Strieber's 1981 vampire novel, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon; it flopped on release but became a queer cult classic.

The Hunt (2020 film)

The Hunt (2020) is a satirical action-thriller directed by Craig Zobel, written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse, starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank; liberal elites hunt 12 conservatives, inspired by The Most Dangerous Game, canceled in 2019, released March 13, 2020.

The Imp

The Imp (凶榜, Hung bong) is a 1981 Hong Kong New Wave horror film directed by Dennis Yu, starring Charlie Chin and Kent Cheng, about a security guard whose pregnant wife is targeted by a reincarnating imp; a box-office 14th-place hit that shaped later HK ghost films.

The Incredible Melting Man

The Incredible Melting Man (1977) is a William Sachs sci-fi horror film starring Alex Rebar as a radiation-afflicted astronaut who melts and kills for flesh, with Rick Baker makeup effects.

The Inheritance (2024 American film)

The Inheritance (2024 American film), also simply The Inheritance, is a horror film directed by Alejandro Brugués in which billionaire Charles Abernathy (Bob Gunton) stakes his four estranged children's inheritances on keeping him alive until dawn; released July 12, 2024 by Vertical.

The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah: 1978 ABC made-for-television supernatural horror film directed by Robert Day, starring Kay Lenz as a telekinetic coed exploited by Shelley Winters' sorority house mother; remade for ABC Family in 2006 with Mika Boorem and Summer Glau.

The Innkeepers (film)

The Innkeepers is a 2011 American supernatural horror film by Ti West, starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, and Kelly McGillis as staff of the haunted Yankee Pedlar Inn in Torrington, Connecticut, during its closing weekend; shot in 17 days, released by Magnolia in 2012.

The Invisible Man (1933 film)

The Invisible Man (1933) is James Whale's Universal horror-science-fiction film adapted from H.G. Wells' 1897 novel, starring Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin, whose invisibility serum drives him insane; noted for John P. Fulton's black-velvet special effects and Rains' voice-only performance.

The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray is a 1936 Universal science fiction horror film directed by Lambert Hillyer, the third Karloff-Lugosi pairing, in which Boris Karloff's Dr. Janos Rukh is poisoned by meteorite Radium X radiation and becomes a glowing killer.

The Invitation (2015 film)

The Invitation (2015) is Karyn Kusama's psychological horror-thriller, written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, about a dinner party hosted by a cult; SXSW 2015 premiere, Drafthouse Films release, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Invitation (2022 film)

The Invitation is a 2022 American horror thriller directed by Jessica M. Thompson, starring Nathalie Emmanuel as a young woman whose new British family harbors a dark secret.

The Jack in the Box

The Jack in the Box is a 2019 British supernatural horror film by Welsh director Lawrence Fowler, his second feature, about a demonic clown released from an antique box at a museum; it premiered at the British Horror Film Festival and spawned two sequels.