Sci-Fi & Horror
From chilling gothic horror to strange dystopian worlds this collection showcases Britain’s historic tradition of creating genre defining sci-fi and horror. Discover films unafraid to explore themes of genetic engineering, inter dimensions and the occult.
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The Cicerones
English tourist John Trant (Mark Gatiss) visits an East European cathedral in search of an obscure religious painting. There he encounters enigmatic guides, who lead him deep into the strange church, where horror awaits... With the unnerving black humour you'd expect from League of Gentlemen pedi...
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Sleepwalker
When wealthy couple Richard and Angela visit Marion and Alex in their decaying family home, an evening of drunkenness and sexual rivalry turns bloody as the guests fall victim to an unhinged attacker. Featuring a rare performance from director Bill Douglas (Bill Douglas Trilogy, Comrades), and st...
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The Tenth Victim
Marcello Mastroianni is the victim and Ursula Andress the hunter in Elio Petri’s sexy ‘60s sci-fi, which predates The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, et al, with its depiction of a televised assassination spectacle, The Big Hunt.
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The Howling
After a traumatic encounter with a serial killer, news anchor Karen White (Dee Wallace), retreats to a remote colony to recover, only to discover it’s a haven for werewolves. As she begins to investigate and the truth unravels, she must fight to survive. Joe Dante delivers a typically dark, wry h...
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Inferno of Torture
In debt, Yumi takes up an offer to serve as a geisha with a promise of freedom once the money is repaid. But this is less a house of geishas than an extremely cruel brothel specialising in supplying western visitors with desirable tattooed playthings. Yumi’s body becomes a battleground as two riv...
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Maléfique
A devoted family man, Carrère’s life takes a crushing turn when he is arrested for financial fraud. Confined to a grimy cell with inmates guilty of far darker crimes, he soon discovers they all share a single desire: to escape. Hope emerges when the group uncover a book of black magic once wielde...
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Bloody Mallory
On her wedding night, Mallory discovers her new husband is a demon – and promptly kills him with an axe. Years later, Mallory leads a rogue government commando unit: Vena Cava, a drag queen and explosives expert; Talking Tina, a pre-teen telepath; and Durand, a hardened government agent making up...
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Les Revenants
During daylight, an army of living dead begin pouring out of cemeteries around the world. At a local town council meeting in France, officials discuss the logistics of sheltering these refugees from beyond, many of whom end up in Red Cross tents. As the phenomena develops, unexpected reunions occ...
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Alphaville
In Godard's dystopian sci-fi, detective Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) travels to the soulless technopolis of Alphaville on a secret mission to capture the dictatorial Professor Von Braun and destroy the Alpha 60 computer that has outlawed human emotions. Love comes to his aid in the form of ...