Before it’s that time of year, there’s the other calendar highlight of the year. The one that’s less stressful and more fun. That’s right, it’s Halloween!
So, what takes your fancy? Vampires? Zombies? Ghosts? Or perhaps a murderer running around with a terrifying weapon?
Here’s our top five Network titles to keep you company when you’re too scared to head outside on Fright Night…
The House in Nightmare Park (PG) – something a bit light-hearted to start the list and ease you in. Comedy legend Frankie Howerd (Carry On…) stars as Foster Twelvetress in this British horror spoof alongside Oscar-winner Ray Milland (The Lost Weekend). Watch Foster be the victim on sinister shenanigans when he’s invited to give a dramatic reading at a country house.
The Ghoul (PG) – see where it all began with the first ever British film to be called ‘horrific’, and the first British horror with sound, this 1933 film starring Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) isa key one for you film buffs out there.
Hands of the Ripper (15) – what’s horror without Hammer? And this is one is quintessentially Hammer. A fascinating and terrifying spin on the Jack the Ripper tale starring Eric Porter (The Day of the Jackal) as a doctor investigating a series of grisly murders.
Dream Home (18) – if you like satire with your gruesome killings to take the edge off, then this one’s for you. Starring Josie Ho (Contagion) as a young professional trying to get on the property ladder in Hong Kong, she takes matters into her own hands when she realises it’s going to be harder than she first though.
The Monster Club (15) – starring horror favourite Vincent Price (The Fly) as a writer who is invited to a ‘monster club’ by a mysterious gentlemen, this comedy horror has everything you’d want to see on Halloween and a few extras to fill the gaps - vampires, werewolves, snakemen, wasp-women and ghouls, amongst other weird creatures.
Bonus:
Konga (PG) - a personal favourite of the Network team this one was too good to leave off the list. A take on the King Kong story, Michael Gough (Batman) stars as Dr Decker – a botanist and university professor, although the standout performance here is from the gigantic ape Konga. You have to see it to believe it.
