Horror Movies 2005 List

With Stellan Skarsgard • Julian Wadham • Eddie Osei • Gabriel Mann • Paul Schrader • Antonie Kamerling • Andrew French • James G. Robinson • William Wisher • Caleb Carr

Paul Schrader's initially scrapped prequel to "The Exorcist" focuses on a young Father Merrin and his first encounter with Satan.

With Cécile De France • Franck Khalfoun • Jean-Claude de Goros • Gabriel Spahiu • Maïwenn Le Besco • Philippe Nahon • Andrei Finti • Oana Pellea • Marco Claudiu Pascu • Bogdan Uritescu • Grégory Levasseur

The film centers on two teen girls who settle in for a relaxing weekend at a country farmhouse, unaware that a violent intruder is speeding toward them to transform their dreams into a relentless, bloody nightmare.

With John Leguizamo • Simon Baker • Asia Argento • Robert Joy • Dennis Hopper • George A. Romero • Mark Canton • Bernie Goldmann • Peter Grunwald • Steve Barnett

In this new tale, George Romero creates a harrowing vision of a modern-day world where the walking dead roam an uninhabited wasteland and the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the walls of a fortified city. A new society has been built by a handful of enterprising, ruthless opportunists, who live in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the hard-scrabble existence on the streets below. But outside the city walls, an army of the dead is evolving. Inside, anarchy is on the rise. With the very survival of the city at stake, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead.

With Tom Cruise • Dakota Fanning • Steven Spielberg • David Koepp • Tim Robbins • Yul Vazquez • Josh Friedman • Rick Gonzalez • Daniel Franzese • Walter Parkes • Laurie MacDonald • Paula Wagner

A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it.

With Timur Bekmambetov • Maria Poroshina • Konstantin Khabensky • Sergei Lukyanenko • Vladimir Menshov • Victor Verzhbitsky • Dima Martynov • Galina Tyunina • Konstantin Ernst • Anatoly Maximov

Set in contemporary Moscow, "Night Watch" revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness—the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. As night falls, the dark forces battle the super-human "Others" of the Night Watch, whose mission is to patrol and protect. But there is constant fear that an ancient prophecy will come true: that a powerful "Other" will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and tip the balance plunging the world into a renewed war between the dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic.

With Felicity Mason • Mungo Mckay • Rob Jenkins • Lisa Cunningham • Dirk Hunter • Emma Randall • Michael Spierig • Peter Spierig

Peaceful, rustic Berkeley is a charming fishing community where life is sweet and the people friendly. All that is about to change. After losing her childhood farm to the bank, local beauty Rene decides to leave town and head for the big city. Suddenly, an avalanche of meteorites races through the sky, bombarding the town and bringing an otherworldly infection. Departing is going to be much more difficult than she had planned. The living dead are awakened and Rene is now caught in a nightmare of zombies hungry for human flesh. She manages to find salvation in a small isolated farm house owned by the town loony, Marion. There she is met with four other desperate survivors. Together they battle their way through a plague of walking dead and discover that there is more transpiring than just an infection.

With Tim Roth • John C. Reilly • Roy Lee • Jennifer Connelly • Walter Salles • Doug Davison • Camryn Manheim • Dougray Scott • Shelley DuVall • Bill Mechanic • Pete Postlethwaite • Ariel Gade • Perla Haney-Jardine • Rafael Yglesias

Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment--dilapidated, cramped, and worn--seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, she'll stop at nothing to find it.

With Danny Trejo • Bill Moseley • Natasha Lyonne • Rob Zombie • Mike Elliott • William Forsythe • Sheri Moon • Michael Ohoven • Peter Block • Sid Haig • Tyler Mane • Ken Foree • Michael Berryman • Michael Paseornek • Andy Gould • Brent Morris • Marco Mehlitz • P.J. Soles

Sequel to "House of 1000 Corpses" is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders and disappearances of the past several years. But three of the family members escape, including Otis, Baby Firefly and Baby's father Captain Spaulding. The evil trio go on a road trip, leaving dozens of mangled bodies in their wake. Evading a massive Texas Rangers dragnet as well as a group of equally murderous bounty hunters led by Ken Dwyer (the brother of a policeman Mamma Firefly killed in 'House of...') who's obsessed with finding the deadly killers, the surviving Firefly clan gather at a run-down amusement park owned by Captain Spaulding's half-brother, Charlie Altamont, whom offers them shelter and a new base of operations for their killing spree as Sheriff Dwyer, the Texas Rangers, the FBI and others slowly close in.

With Kate Hudson • Scott Stuber • Peter Sarsgaard • Michael Shamberg • Stacey Sher • Joy Bryant • John Hurt • Iain Softley • Daniel Bobker • Ehren Kruger • Clayton Townsend

Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, "The Skeleton Key" stars Kate Hudson as Caroline, a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Gena Rowlands) ailing husband (John Hurt) in their home, a foreboding a decrepit Gothic mansion in the Louisiana delta. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple, their mysterious and secretive ways and their rambling house, Caroline begins to explore the old mansion. Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.