2009 Movies : Horror

With Zoe Saldana • Tim Daly • Edward Herrmann • Tom Arnold • Tennyson Bardwell • Isen Robbins • Aimee Schoof • Mary-Beth Taylor

After the mysterious death of his Aunt, Bryan Becket dismisses reports that the Aunt's house is haunted and moves in.

With Justin Long • Sam Raimi • Alison Lohman • Jessica Lucas • Reggie Lee • Joe Drake • David Paymer • Nathan Kahane • Josh Donen • Grant Curtis • Rob Tapert • Ivan Raimi • Dileep Rao • Lorna Raver

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.

In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao) to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: how far will she go to break free of the curse?

With Tommy Wirkola • Stig Frode Henriksen • Tomas Evjen • Terje Stroemstad

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of teenagers, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

With Vera Farmiga • Jaume Collet-Serra • CCH Pounder • Don Carmody • Joel Silver • Steve Richards • Peter Sarsgaard • Susan Downey • Isabelle Fuhrman • David Leslie Johnson • Alex Mace • Jennifer Davisson

The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate and John, taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther. Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there's something wrong with Esther--this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late...for everyone.

A film crew goes deep into a forest, losses its way and a mysterious force begins to be hunt them down.

With Marcus Dunstan • Josh Stewart • Patrick Melton • Karley Scott Collins • Juan Fernandez • Jabari Thomas

Handyman and ex-con Arkin aims to repay a debt to his ex-wife by robbing his new employer's country home. Unfortunately for Arkin, a far worse enemy has already laid claim to the property - and the family. As the seconds tick down to midnight, Arkin becomes a reluctant hero trapped by a masked "Collector" in a maze of lethal invention - the Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg - while trying to rescue the very family he came to rob.

With Park Chan-wook • Song Kang-ho • Shin Ha-kyun • Kim Ok-bi

The film is about a priest who participates in a medical experiment to find a cure for a deadly disease with traumatic repercussions. "Thirst" stars Song Kang-ho ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," "The Host") and Shin Ha-kyun ("Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"). Involving unusually risqué elements, the film also stars Kim Ok-bi ("Dasepo Naughty Girls") as leading lady.

With Ron Perlman • Dominic Monaghan • Larry Fessenden • Glenn McQuaid

Body snatchers Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes have pillaged their last grave. With just five hours before Arthur follows Willie to the chopping block, he recounts his life story to Father Francis Duffy. It soon becomes clear that Blake and Grimes are no ordinary grave robbers. And through Arthur's story the priest learns that not all corpses are equal.

With Richard Brener • David R. Ellis • Eric Bress • Craig Perry • Walter Hamada • Shantel VanSanten • Sheila Hanahan Taylor • Bobby Campo • Hayley Webb • Nick Zano • Krista Allen • Andy Fiscella • Richard T. Jones • Warren Zide • Tawny Ellis-Lehman

On what should have been a fun-filled day at the races, Nick O'Bannon has a horrific premonition in which a bizarre sequence of events causes multiple race cars to crash, sending flaming debris into the stands, brutally killing his friends and causing the upper deck of the stands to collapse on him. When he comes out of this grisly nightmare Nick panics, persuading his girlfriend, Lori, and their friends, Janet and Hunt, to leave...escaping seconds before Nick's frightening vision becomes a terrible reality. Thinking they've cheated death, the group has a new lease on life, but unfortunately for Nick and Lori, it is only the beginning. As his premonitions continue and the crash survivors begin to die one-by-one--in increasingly gruesome ways--Nick must figure out how to cheat death once and for all before he, too, reaches his final destination. The film marks the latest in the highly popular "Final Destination" series, and its first 3D installment, giving horror fans an especially visceral thrill ride.

With Malcolm McDowell • Danielle Harris • Scout Taylor-Compton • Rob Zombie • Bob Weinstein • Sheri Moon • Margot Kidder • Tyler Mane • Andy Gould • Malek Akkad • Daeg Faerch

Picks up at the exact moment the first movie stopped and follow the aftermath of Michael Myers murderous rampage through the eyes of heroine Laurie Strode.