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Horror films (individual works)

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Carved (2024 film)

Carved (2024) is an American horror comedy directed by Justin Harding from his 2018 short, about survivors in a 1993 pioneer village fighting a sentient killer pumpkin; it premiered at Screamfest and streams on Hulu.

Case 39

Case 39 is a 2010 supernatural horror film directed by Christian Alvart, starring Renée Zellweger and Bradley Cooper, about a social worker who takes in a mysterious ten-year-old girl.

Cat People (1942 film)

Cat People (1942) is Val Lewton's first RKO horror film, directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Simone Simon as a Serbian emigre who fears turning into a panther; a $135,000 B picture that became RKO's top 1942 grosser through suggestion-based horror.

Cat's Eye (1985 film)

Cat's Eye is a 1985 American horror anthology film directed by Lewis Teague from Stephen King's screenplay, linking Quitters Inc., The Ledge, and The General through a stray cat protecting Drew Barrymore; released April 12, 1985 by Dino De Laurentiis.

Cell (film)

Cell (film): 2016 American sci-fi horror directed by Tod Williams, adapted from Stephen King's 2006 novel; John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson survive a phone-signal zombie epidemic; Metascore 38, RT 11%.

Censor

Censor (2021) is a British psychological horror film, the debut feature of Welsh director Prano Bailey-Bond, starring Niamh Algar as 1980s film censor Enid, whose review of a video nasty echoes her sister's disappearance; Sundance premiere, 84 minutes, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Chained (2012 film)

Chained (2012) is a psychological horror film directed by Jennifer Lynch, starring Vincent D'Onofrio as cab-driving serial killer Bob and Eamon Farren as Rabbit, a boy he holds captive for about a decade; released by Anchor Bay, 94 minutes, rated R.

Chernobyl Diaries

Chernobyl Diaries (2012), also released as Chroniques de Tchernobyl, is a Bradley Parker horror film from Oren Peli about six tourists stranded in abandoned Pripyat; it earned $18.1 million and poor reviews (19% Tomatometer).

Children of the Corn: Runaway

Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018), also called Children of the Corn 9, is a direct-to-video horror sequel directed by John Gulager, starring Marci Miller as Ruth, who flees the Gatlin child cult; shot in Oklahoma to retain Dimension Films' rights.

Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall (1986), originally released as Killbots, is a Jim Wynorski horror comedy in which lightning-fried mall security robots hunt trapped teenagers at the Sherman Oaks Galleria; a Corman production that flopped, was retitled, and became a cult favorite.

Christine (1983 film)

Christine, also known as John Carpenter's Christine, is a 1983 American supernatural horror film based on Stephen King's novel about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury.

Chum (film)

Chum is a 2026 shark horror-thriller directed by Jonathan Zuck, starring Alice Eve, Eric Michael Cole, and Jim Klock. A Malta wedding party is trapped by a great white shark and a fisherman using guests as bait; released June 5, 2026 by IFC Films.

City of the Living Dead

City of the Living Dead (Paura nella città dei morti viventi), also released as The Gates of Hell, is Lucio Fulci's 1980 Italian zombie horror: a priest's suicide opens the gates of Hell in Dunwich, first of his Gates of Hell trilogy.

Clayface (film)

Clayface is a 2026 American body horror film directed by James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries as an actor whose experimental treatment turns him into living clay.

Climax (2018 film)

Climax is Gaspar Noé's 2018 French horror film about a dance troupe whose sangria is spiked with LSD, shot in 15 days, starring Sofia Boutella, winner of the Cannes Art Cinema Award.

Clown (film)

Clown (2014) is a supernatural body horror film directed by Jon Watts and produced by Eli Roth, originating from a 2010 fake trailer falsely credited to Roth. Andy Powers plays a father transformed by a cursed clown suit made from the Nordic demon Clöyne; released in the U.S. June 17, 2016.

Clownhouse

Clownhouse is a 1988 American horror film and Victor Salva's directorial debut, financed by Francis Ford Coppola, about three brothers menaced by escaped patients posing as circus clowns.

Club Dread

Club Dread (Broken Lizard's Club Dread) is a 2004 comedy-horror film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, starring Bill Paxton as resort owner Coconut Pete; a slasher whodunit that grossed $5.0M and scored 45 on Metacritic.

Cobweb (2023 American film)

Cobweb (2023 American film), not to be confused with Kim Jee-woon's Korean Cobweb, is a Lionsgate supernatural horror film directed by Samuel Bodin, starring Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr, about a boy hearing knocking in his walls; released July 21, 2023, 88 minutes, R-rated.

Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear is a 2023 American horror-comedy film directed by Elizabeth Banks, loosely based on a real 1985 case of a Georgia bear that died from consuming cocaine.

Cold Fish (冷たい熱帯魚)

Cold Fish (冷たい熱帯魚, Tsumetai nettaigyo) is a 2010 Japanese thriller by Sion Sono, released by Nikkatsu in 2011, inspired by the 1993 Saitama dog-breeder serial murders; Denden won the Japan Academy Prize for supporting actor.

Colony (2026 film)

Colony (군체, Gunche) is a 2026 South Korean zombie action-thriller directed by Yeon Sang-ho, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Koo Kyo-hwan, released May 21, 2026 via Showbox after its Cannes Midnight Screenings premiere.

Color Out of Space (film)

Color Out of Space (2019) is Richard Stanley's sci-fi horror film adapted from H.P. Lovecraft's 1927 story, starring Nicolas Cage; a SpectreVision production, TIFF 2019 premiere, US release January 24, 2020, 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Come Play

Come Play is a 2020 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Jacob Chase, about a monster reaching an autistic boy through his devices.

Contracted: Phase II

Contracted: Phase II (2015) is a body-horror sequel to Contracted, directed by Josh Forbes, written by Craig Walendziak, starring Matt Mercer as infected Riley; IFC Midnight release, 42% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Control Freak (film)

Control Freak (2025) is a Hulu body-horror film written and directed by Shal Ngo, based on his short Control; Kelly Marie Tran plays a motivational speaker infected by a parasitic demon, Sanshi. Distinct from Barry Williams' 2025 thriller of the same name.

Cooties (film)

Cooties is a 2014 American horror comedy directed by Milott and Murnion, written by Leigh Whannell and Ian Brennan, starring Elijah Wood; tainted chicken nuggets turn pre-pubescent schoolchildren into zombies while teachers fight back.

Copycat

Copycat is a 1995 American psychological thriller directed by Jon Amiel, starring Sigourney Weaver as an agoraphobic psychologist helping San Francisco police hunt a serial killer.

Corporate Retreat

Corporate Retreat (2026) is an American horror-dark comedy directed by Aaron Fisher, starring Alan Ruck, Odeya Rush, and Rosanna Arquette. Executives at a team-building retreat are poisoned and forced into deadly games by their ousted founder; 89 minutes, poorly reviewed.

Countdown (2019 film)

Countdown is a 2019 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Justin Dec, about a smartphone app that predicts when each user will die, starring Elizabeth Lail as a nurse given three days to live.