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Quite a few ghost films (especially English-speaking ones) didn't make my cut of the 50 best, so here are some other recommendations of good (but not great) ghost films: Pulse (2001), Wind Chill, The Uninvited (2009), The Bunker, Grave Encounters 2, A Tale Of Two Sisters, They Wait, Ghost Ship, The Haunted (1991), White Noise, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, House On Haunted Hill (1959 ...
Jul 13, 1990 · Ghost. Drama. 128 minutes ‧ PG-13 ‧ 1990. Roger Ebert. July 13, 1990. 4 min read. The thing about ghost stories is that they usually have such limited imaginations. If a spirit were indeed able to exist in two realms at the same time – to occupy the spirit world while still involving itself in our designs here in the material universe ...
- Poltergeist. "Poltergeist" scarred a whole generation who will never trust static on TVs or creepy clown dolls as long as they live. It also happened to modernize the ghost story in a whole new way.
- Lake Mungo. Joel Anderson's devastating 2008 Australian psychological horror film "Lake Mungo" came along at a wild time for the found footage subgenre.
- A Tale of Two Sisters. Since so many ghost stories blur the boundaries between the internal and the external, many of the best ones are devastating tiptoes toward the edge of someone's unstable psyche.
- The Sixth Sense. "The Sixth Sense" is not only one of the best genre movies ever made, but it is also one of the highest-grossing ghost stories of all time, coming in at $672.8 million in box office receipts.
- Ghostbusters (1984) We won't be getting academic or philosophical with this entry. Explaining why "Ghostbusters" tops this list is incredibly easy and can be summed up in three words: it's so good.
- The Innocents (1961) Modern audiences who dislike black-and-white films should be forced to watch Jack Clayton's adaptation of Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" to truly understand how effective the lack of color can be.
- Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) A metaphor that isn't explored all that often in ghost stories is the concept of ghosts as temptation. It's a realistic interpretation since many of us are tempted to believe in ghosts because their existence suggests life beyond death.
- Ringu (1998) When a film is remade as successfully as "Ringu," you can't help but compare them. Gore Verbinski's take on the material ("The Ring") is creepy, stylish, and crowd-pleasing.
Oct 28, 2022 · The Changeling (1980) Pan-Canadian Film Distributors. In this terrifying psychological horror flick that's often considered one of the best horror films of all time, a composer who recently lost ...
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The Best Movies About Ghosts, from ‘The Haunting’ and ‘Nanny’ to ‘The Others’ and ‘Beetlejuice’. From chilling horror classics to spiritual modern indies, these ghost stories will ...
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Oct 9, 2024 · 13. The Beyond (1981)Director: Lucio Fulci. The Beyond may be the best of Lucio Fulci’s non-zombie movies. Which isn’t to say there aren’t any zombies in it, but it’s not a Romero-style ...
