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Ghost movies and shows can fall into a wide range of genres, including romance, comedy, horror, juvenile interest, and drama. Depictions of ghosts are as diverse as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Beetlejuice, Hamlet's father, Jacob Marley, Freddy Krueger, and Moaning Myrtle, as well as the traditional spectral spirits and other bumps in the night.
With the advent of motion pictures and television, screen depictions of ghosts became common and spanned a variety of genres; the works of Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde have all been made into cinematic versions. [1]
Children's benevolent ghost stories became popular, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, created in the 1930s and appearing in comics, animated cartoons, and eventually the 1995 feature film Casper . Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit , later made into a film, places a more humorous slant on the phenomenon of haunting of individuals and specific locations, and The Ghost Goes West , a comedy in which a Scottish castle and its ghost are moved to Florida, was voted the best British film of 1935.
Sentimental depictions were more popular in early cinema than horror, and include the 1947 film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir , which was later adapted to television with a successful 1968–70 TV series. [1] Genuine psychological horror films from this period include 1944's The Uninvited and 1945's Dead of Night .
The 1970s saw screen depictions of ghosts diverge into distinct genres of the romantic and horror. A common theme in the romantic genre from this period is the ghost as a benign guide or messenger, often with unfinished business, such as 1989's Field of Dreams , the 1990 film Ghost , and the 1993 comedy Heart and Souls . [2] In the horror genre, 1980's The Fog , and the A Nightmare on Elm Street series of films from the 1980s and 1990s are notable examples of the trend for the merging of ghost stories with scenes of physical violence. [1]
Popularised in such films as the 1984 comedy Ghostbusters , ghost hunting became a hobby for many who formed ghost hunting societies to explore reportedly haunted places. The ghost hunting theme has been featured in reality television series such as Ghost Adventures , Ghost Hunters , Ghost Hunters International , Most Haunted , and A Haunting . It is also represented in children's television by such programs as The Ghost Hunter and Ghost Trackers . Ghost hunting also gave rise to multiple guidebooks to haunted locations, and ghost hunting “how-to” manuals.
The 1990s saw a return to classic “gothic” ghosts, whose dangers were more psychological than physical. Examples of films from this period include 1999's The Sixth Sense and 2001's The Others .
Asian cinema has been adept at producing horror films about ghosts, such as the 1998 Japanese film Ring (remade in America as The Ring in 2002), and the Pang brothers' 2002 film The Eye . [3]
Name | Year | Country, notes |
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100 Feet | 2008 | United States |
13 B | 2009 | India |
13 Ghosts | 1960 | United States |
1408 | 2007 | United States |
2001 Maniacs | 2005 | United States |
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams | 2010 | United States |
3 A.M. | 2012 | Thailand |
303 Fear Faith Revenge | 1998 | Thailand [4] |
4bia | 2008 | Thailand |
A Christmas Carol | 1938 | United States |
A Christmas Carol | 1984 | United States, United Kingdom |
A Christmas Carol | 1999 | United States, United Kingdom |
A Christmas Carol | 2009 | United States |
A Ghost Story | 2017 | United States |
A Guy Named Joe | 1943 | United States |
An Inspector Calls | 1954 | United Kingdom |
And Now the Screaming Starts! | 1973 | United Kingdom [5] |
After Death | 1915 | Russia |
Alias Nick Beal | 1949 | United States |
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | 2005 | United States |
Alone | 2007 | Thailand |
Always | 1989 | United States |
Anandabhadram | 2005 | India |
Aakasha Ganga | 1999 | India |
The Ancestress | 1919 | Austria |
Ang Darling Kong Aswang | 2009 | Philippines |
Ang Pagsanib kay Leah Dela Cruz | 2017 | Philippines |
Annabelle | 2014 | United States |
Annabelle Comes Home | 2019 | United States |
Annabelle: Creation | 2017 | United States |
Apartment 1303 | 2007 | Japan |
Apartment 1303 3D | 2012 | United States, Canada |
Apartment 143 | 2012 | Spain [6] |
Ape Yalu Punchi Boothaya | 2010 | Sri Lanka |
Apthamitra | 2004 | India |
Aranmanai | 2014 | India |
Aranmanai 2 | 2016 | India |
Aranmanai 3 | 2021 | India |
Art of the Devil | 2004 | Thailand |
Asso | 1981 | Italy |
Baby | 2015 | India |
Babang Luksa | 2011 | Philippines |
Bahubuthayo | 2001 | Sri Lanka |
Bandhanaya | 2017 | Sri Lanka |
Bangkok Haunted | 2001 | Thailand |
Beetlejuice | 1988 | United States |
Before Dawn | 1933 | United States |
The Beyond | 1981 | Italy [7] |
Beyond Tomorrow | 1940 | United States |
Bhool Bhulaiyaa | 2007 | India |
Bhoot | 2003 | India |
Bhoothnath | 2008 | India |
Blackbeard's Ghost | 1968 | United States |
Blacker Than The Night | 1975 | Mexico |
Blithe Spirit | 1945 | United Kingdom |
Blithe Spirit | 2020 | United States |
Bloody Crayons | 2017 | Philippines |
Book of Blood | 2009 | United Kingdom |
Bride of Boogedy | 1987 | United States |
Bulong | 2011 | Philippines |
Bunshinsaba | 2004 | South Korea |
Burnt Offerings | 1976 | United States |
Buy Now, Die Later | 2015 | Philippines |
Candyman | 1992 | United States |
Carnival of Souls | 1962 | United States |
Case 39 | 2009 | United States |
Casper | 1995 | For other Casper films, see the templates at the bottom of this page, the Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography and Casper the Friendly Ghost in film. |
Castle of Blood | 1964 | Italian-French; released in France as Danse Macabre and on American TV as Castle of Terror |
Central Park | 2017 | United States |
Chain Mail | 2015 | Philippines |
Chamatkar | 1992 | India, uncredited remake of Blackbeard's Ghost |
Chandramukhi | 2005 | India |
The Changeling | 1980 | Canada |
Chanthaly | 2012 | Laos |
Chermin | 2007 | Malaysia |
Child of Glass | 1978 | United States |
A Chinese Ghost Story | 1987 | Hong Kong |
Choose | 2011 | United States |
A Christmas Carol | 1908 | See 'A Christmas Carol' template below for many other adaptations, or this list. |
Cinco | 2010 | Philippines |
Coco | 2017 | United States |
Congkak | 2008 | Malaysia |
Conjurer | 2008 | United States |
Constantine | 2005 | United States |
Coraline | 2009 | United States |
Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang | 2012 | Philippines |
Count Dracula | 1970 | Spain |
Crazy with the Heat | 1947 | United States |
Crimson Peak | 2015 | United States, Mexico, Canada |
The Crow | 1994 | United States |
Curse, Death & Spirit | 1992 | Japan |
D' Anothers | 2005 | Philippines |
Da One That Ghost Away | 2018 | Philippines |
Da Possessed | 2014 | Philippines |
Dalaw | 2010 | Philippines |
The Dark | 2005 | UK, Germany [8] |
Darkroom | 2017 | Philippines |
Dark Night of the Scarecrow | 1981 | United States |
Dark Water | 2002 | Japan |
Dark Water | 2005 | United States, Japan |
Darkness | 2002 | United States, Spain |
Darkness Falls | 2003 | United States, Australia |
Darling | 2015 | India |
Das Kleine Gespenst | 1992 | Germany |
Das Kleine Gespenst | 2013 | Germany, Switzerland |
Dead Dudes in the House | 1991 | |
Dead of Night | 1945 | United Kingdom |
Dead Silence | 2007 | United States |
Dead Talents Society | 2024 | Taiwan |
Dearest Sister | 2016 | Laos |
Death of a Ghost Hunter | 2007 | United States |
Death on Demand | 2008 | United States |
Death Ship | 1980 | Canada, United Kingdom |
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien | 1936 | Germany |
Dek hor | 2006 | Thailand |
Dementia | 2014 | Philippines |
Demonic Beauty | 2002 | Thailand |
Demonte Colony | 2015 | India |
Destiny | 1921 | Germany |
Dilim | 2014 | Philippines |
Doctor Sleep | 2019 | United States |
Don't Look Up | 1996 | Japan |
Dybbuk | 2021 | India, remake of Ezra (2017) Based on the Jewish dybbuk |
Earthbound | 1940 | United States |
Eeram | 2009 | India |
Epitaph | 2007 | South Korean |
Esprit d'amour | 1983 | Hong Kong |
Ezra | 2017 | India |
FeardotCom | 2002 | United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg |
Feng Shui | 2004 | Philippines |
Feng Shui 2 | 2014 | Philippines |
Field of Dreams | 1989 | United States |
Five Nights at Freddy's | 2023 | United States |
Fragile | 2005 | Spain |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | 1991 | United States |
Full Circle | 1977 | Canada/United Kingdom |
Geethaanjali | 2013 | India |
Ghost | 1990 | United States |
Ghost | 2012 | India |
Ghost Banana Tree | 2005 | Cambodia |
Ghost Child | 2013 | Singapore |
Ghost Dad | 1990 | United States |
The Ghost Dance | 1982 | United States |
Ghost Fever | 1986 | United States, Mexico |
Ghost in the Machine | 1993 | United States |
Ghost is all Around | 2016 | Thailand |
Ghost Rider | 2007 | United States |
Ghost Ship | 2002 | United States |
Ghost Story | 1981 | United States |
Ghost Town | 2008 | United States |
Ghost Town Anthology | 2019 | Canada: Répertoire des villes disparues |
Ghost Train | 1927 | UK/Germany: Der Geisterzug |
Ghostbusters | 1984 | United States |
Ghostbusters: Afterlife | 2021 | United States A sequel to the first two Ghostbusters films. |
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call | 2016 | United States A reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise from the 1980s. |
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | 2024 | United States A sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife. [9] |
Ghostbusters II | 1989 | United States A sequel to the Ghostbusters movie from 1984. |
Ghosts Can't Do It | 1989 | United States |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | 2009 | United States |
Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | United States |
Ghostwatch | 1992 | United Kingdom |
Gildersleeve's Ghost | 1944 | United States |
Gindari | 2015 | Sri Lanka |
The Gingerdead Man | 2006 | United States |
Golpo Holeo Shotti | 2014 | India, Bengali remake of Tamil film Pizza |
Gothika | 2003 | United States |
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum | 2018 | South Korea |
Grave Encounters | 2011 | Canada, United States |
Grave of the Fireflies | 1988 | Japan |
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive | 1992 | United States |
Grave Tales | 2011 | United Kingdom |
The Great Ghost Rescue | 2011 | United Kingdom |
Gunga Din | 1939 | United States |
Guni-Guni | 2012 | Philippines |
Halik sa Hangin | 2015 | Philippines |
Hallowed Ground | 2007 | United States |
Hamlet | 1948 | British. For many other film versions see the 'Hamlet' template at the bottom of the page. |
Happy Ever After | 1954 | United Kingdom |
Happy Land | 1943 | |
Hasta el viento tiene miedo | 1968 | Mexico |
Haunted | 1995 | United Kingdom |
Haunted Forest | 2017 | Philippines |
The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave | 2018 | South Korea |
The Haunted House: The Sky Goblin VS Jormungandr | 2019 | South Korea |
Haunted Lighthouse | 2003 | |
Haunted Mansion | 2015 | Philippines |
Haunted Mansion | 2023 | |
A Haunting in Georgia | 2002 | |
A-Haunting We Will Go | 1942 | |
Heart and Souls | 1993 | |
Heavenly Daze | 1948 | |
Here Comes Mr. Jordan | 1941 | United States |
Hide and Seek | 2007 | Philippines |
High Spirits | 1988 | United States, United Kingdom |
Hold That Ghost | 1941 | |
House | 1977 | Japan [10] |
House | 1986 | |
House II: The Second Story | 1987 | |
The House of Ghosts | 1908 | France (La maison ensorcelée) |
House on Haunted Hill | 1959 | |
House on Haunted Hill | 1999 | |
Housebound | 2014 | New Zealand |
How High | 2001 | |
Hum Kaun Hai? | 2004 | India |
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House | 2016 | United States, Canada [11] |
I Love You to Death | 2016 | Philippines |
Ilawod | 2017 | Philippines |
Insidious | 2011 | United States |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | 2013 | United States |
Insidious: Chapter 3 | 2015 | United States |
Insidious: The Last Key | 2018 | United States |
Into the Mirror | 2003 | South Korea |
It Happened Tomorrow | 1944 | United States |
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | 2007 | Canada |
Jack-O | 1995 | United States |
Jangan Pandang Belakang | 2007 | Malaysia |
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy | 2012 | India |
Jessabelle | 2014 | United States |
Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove | 2005 | United States [12] |
Jug Face | 2013 | United States |
Ju-on: The Grudge | 2003 | Japan |
Jwanita | 2015 | Malaysia, abbreviation for "Jiwa Wanita"; English: Women Heart |
Kairo | 2001 | Japan |
Kalpana | 2012 | India |
Kamara Kattu | 2015 | India |
Kanchana 2 | 2015 | India |
Khurafat: Perjanjian Syaitan | 2011 | Malaysia |
Kilometer 31 | 2006 | Mexico |
Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme | 2012 | Philippines |
Krasue Valentine | 2006 | Thailand |
Kung Fu Ghost | 2022 | United States |
Kuroneko | 1968 | Japan |
Kutob | 2005 | Philippines |
Kwaidan | 1964 | Japan |
La Llorona | 1960 | Mexico |
Lady in White | 1988 | |
Lake Mungo | 2008 | Australia |
Lani Loa - The Passage | 1998 | |
Laurin | 1989 | Germany Hungary |
Laxmii | 2020 | India |
Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | 2016 | |
Little Murder | 2011 | |
Lonesome Ghosts | 1937 | |
Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam | 2008 | Philippines |
Mama | 2013 | |
Madhumati | 1958 | India |
Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim | 2020 | Philippines |
Mang Kepweng Returns | 2017 | Philippines |
Manichitrathazhu | 1993 | India |
Maria Leonora Teresa | 2014 | Philippines - Star Cinema Film |
Marry My Dead Body | 2023 | Taiwan |
Maxie | 1985 | |
Maya | 2016 | Sri Lanka |
May | 2002 | |
Midnight University | 2016 | Thailand |
Mirrors | 2008 | |
Mirrors 2 | 2010 | United States |
Mostly Ghostly | 2008 | |
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | 2014 | |
Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House | 2016 | |
Mr. Boogedy | 1986 | United States |
Mulberry Street | 2006 | United States |
Munafik | 2016 | Malaysia |
Muni | 2007 | India |
Muni 2: Kanchana | 2011 | India |
Muni 3 | 2015 | India |
Nang Nak | 1999 | Thailand |
Neel Kamal | 1968 | India |
Night Of Dark Shadows | 1971 | United States |
Night of the Scarecrow | 1995 | |
Night on the Galactic Railroad | 1985 | Japan |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | United States |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | 2010 | United States |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | 1985 | United States |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors | 1987 | United States |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | 1988 | United States |
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child | 1989 | United States |
Nomads | 1986 | |
Oculus | 2013 | |
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts | 1941 | United Kingdom |
Ouija | 2007 | Philippines |
Ouija | 2014 | United States |
Ouija: Origin of Evil | 2016 | United States |
Over Her Dead Body | 2008 | |
Paranormal Activity | 2007 | United States |
Paranormal Activity 2 | 2010 | United States |
Paranormal Activity 3 | 2011 | United States |
Paranormal Activity 4 | 2012 | United States |
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension | 2015 | United States |
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | 2014 | United States |
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin | 2021 | United States |
ParaNorman | 2012 | |
Patient X | 2009 | Philippines |
Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara | 1995 | Philippines |
Pee Mak | 2013 | Thailand |
Phobia 2 | 2009 | Thailand |
Photographing a Ghost | 1898 | United Kingdom |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2003 | United States [13] |
Pisaj | 2004 | Thailand |
Pizza | 2012 | India |
Poltergeist | 1982 | |
Poltergeist | 2015 | |
Poltergeist II | 1986 | |
Poltergeist III | 1988 | |
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam | 2004 | Malaysia |
Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 | 2005 | Malaysia |
Practical Magic | 1998 | United States |
Prema Katha Chitram | 2013 | India |
Presence of Mind | 1999 | Spain, United States |
Pridyider | 2012 | Philippines |
Pulse | 2006 | United States |
Pulse 2: Afterlife | 2008 | United States |
Pulse 3 | 2008 | United States |
Pwera Usog | 2017 | Philippines |
R-Point | 2004 | South Korea |
R.I.P.D. | 2013 | |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | |
Rajmohol | 2005 | India |
Ran Kevita | 2007 | Sri Lanka |
Ran Kevita 2 | 2013 | Sri Lanka |
Retribution | 2006 | Japan |
Return to House on Haunted Hill | 2007 | |
Riding the Bullet | 2004 | United States, Germany, Canada |
Ring | 1998 | Japan |
Ring 2 | 1999 | Japan |
Rinne | 2006 | Japan |
Rouge | 1988 | Hong Kong |
Route 666 | 2001 | Canada, United States |
Romancham | 2023 | India |
Safe Haven | 2013 | |
Saint Ange | 2004 | France |
Scalps | 1983 | |
Scarecrow | 2002 | |
Scared Stiff | 1953 | |
Scary Movie | 2000 | |
Scary Movie 2 | 2001 | |
Scary Movie 3 | 2003 | |
Scary Movie 4 | 2006 | |
Scary Movie 5 | 2013 | |
Schalcken the Painter | 1979 | United Kingdom |
School Spirit | 1985 | |
Scooby-Doo | 2002 | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | 2008 | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | 2003 | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster | 2004 | |
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | 1999 | |
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | 2010 | |
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | 2010 | |
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | 2014 | |
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | 2004 | United States, Canada |
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire | 2012 | |
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | 2009 | |
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | 2013 | |
Scrooge | 1935 | United Kingdom |
Scrooge | 1951 | United Kingdom |
Scrooge | 1970 | United Kingdom |
Scrooged | 1988 | |
Segunda Mano | 2011 | Philippines |
Seklusyon | 2016 | Philippines |
The Sentinel | 1977 | |
Shake, Rattle & Roll | 1984 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll II | 1990 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll III | 1991 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV | 1992 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll V | 1994 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll VI | 1997 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5 | 2005 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 | 2006 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle and Roll 9 | 2007 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll X | 2008 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll XI | 2009 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle and Roll 12 | 2010 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 | 2011 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion | 2012 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV | 2014 | Philippines |
Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme | 2023 | Philippines |
Shock | 2004 | India |
Shutter | 2004 | Thailand |
Shutter | 2008 | United States |
Sigaw | 2005 | Philippines |
Silent Tongue | 1993 | United States, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands |
Sinister | 2012 | United States |
Sinister 2 | 2015 | United States |
Sledgehammer | 1983 | |
Sleepy Hollow | 1999 | |
Smilin' Through | 1932 | |
Smilin' Through | 1941 | |
Spirit Warriors | 2000 | Philippines |
Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut | 2002 | Philippines |
Someone Behind You | 2007 | South Korea |
Soul | 2020 | United States |
Somewhere, Tomorrow | 1983 | |
Stardust | 2007 | |
Stay Alive | 2006 | |
Stir of Echoes | 1999 | |
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | 2007 | |
Stitches | 2012 | Ireland [14] |
Sukob | 2006 | Philippines |
Sundo | 2009 | Philippines |
Supernatural | 1933 | |
Susie Q | 1996 | |
Susuk | 2008 | Malaysia |
Tales of Halloween | 2015 | United States [15] |
Tales of Terror | 1962 | |
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad | 1949 | |
The Adventures of Mark Twain | 1944 | |
The Amityville Horror | 1979 | U.S. For the entire 18 movie series see the template below. |
The Babadook | 2014 | Australia |
The Blair Witch Project | 1999 | United States |
The Book of Life | 2014 | United States |
The Canterville Ghost | 1944 | United States |
The Canterville Ghost | 1985 | United States |
The Canterville Ghost | 1986 | United States, United Kingdom |
The Canterville Ghost | 1996 | United States |
The Canterville Ghost | 2023 | United Kingdom |
The Cat and the Canary | 1927 | United States |
The Cat and the Canary | 1939 | United States |
The Cockeyed Miracle | 1946 | United States |
The Conjuring | 2013 | United States |
The Conjuring 2 | 2016 | United States |
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It | 2021 | United States |
The Curse of El Charro | 2005 | United States [16] |
The Curse of the Cat People | 1944 | United States |
The Curse of the Crying Woman | 1961 | Mexico |
The Devil's Backbone | 2001 | Spain |
The Devil and Daniel Webster | 1941 | United States |
The Echo | 2008 | United States |
The Entity | 1982 | United States |
The Evil | 1978 | United States |
The Eye | 2002 | Hong Kong |
The Eye 2 | 2004 | Hong Kong |
The Eye 10 | 2005 | Hong Kong |
The Flaming Crisis | 1924 | One of the earliest surviving Black-cast film posters depicting a ghost [17] |
The Fog | 1980 | United States |
The Fog | 2005 | United States, Canada |
The Frighteners | 1996 | United States, New Zealand |
The Gallows | 2015 | United States |
The Ghost Breakers | 1940 | United States |
The Ghost Bride | 2017 | Philippines |
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken | 1966 | United States |
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | 1947 | United States |
The Ghost of St. Michael's | 1941 | United Kingdom |
The Ghost Goes West | 1935 | United Kingdom |
The Ghost Goes Wild | 1947 | United States |
The Ghost of Frankenstein | 1942 | United States |
The Ghost Talks | 1949 | United States |
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | 1947 | United Kingdom |
The Ghosts of Edendale | 2003 | United States |
The Ghost Train | 1941 | United Kingdom |
The Gift | 2000 | United States |
The Gravedancers | 2006 | United States |
The Grudge | 2004 | United States, Japan, Germany |
The Grudge | 2020 | United States |
The Grudge 2 | 2006 | United States, Japan, Germany |
The Grudge 3 | 2009 | United States, Japan |
The Halloween Tree | 1993 | United States, Philippines |
The Halfway House | 1944 | United Kingdom |
The Haunted Castle | 1896 | France |
The Haunted Castle | 1897 | France |
The Haunted Castle | 1960 | Germany |
The Haunted Curiosity Shop | 1901 | United Kingdom |
The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave | 2018 | South Korea |
The Haunted House: The Sky Goblin VS Jormungandr | 2019 | South Korea |
The Haunted House: The Dimensional Goblin and the Seven Worlds | 2022 | South Korea |
The Haunted Mansion | 2003 | United States |
The Haunted Palace | 1963 | United Kingdom |
The Haunting | 1963 | United States, United Kingdom |
The Haunting | 1999 | United States |
The Haunting in Connecticut | 2009 | United States, Canada |
The Healing | 2012 | Philippines |
The Headless Horseman | 1922 | United States |
The House Where Evil Dwells | 1982 | United States, Japan |
The House That Would Not Die | 1970 | United States |
The Innkeepers | 2011 | United States |
The Innocents | 1961 | United Kingdom |
The Iron Mask | 1929 | United States |
The Lazarus Effect | 2015 | United States |
The Legend of Hell House | 1973 | United Kingdom |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | 1980 | United States |
The Live Ghost | 1934 | |
The Long Walk | 2019 | Laos |
The Lovely Bones | 2009 | |
The Maid | 2005 | Singapore |
The Man in the Iron Mask | 1939 | |
Mangaa | 2015 | India |
Massu Engira Masilamani | 2015 | India |
Maya | 2015 | India |
The Messengers | 2007 | |
The Miser's Doom | 1899 | United Kingdom |
The Mommy Returns | 2012 | Philippines |
The Moth Diaries | 2011 | Canada, Ireland |
The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992 | |
The New Daughter | 2009 | |
The Nightmare Before Christmas | 1993 | |
Om Shanti Om | 2007 | India |
The Orphanage | 2007 | Spain |
The Other | 1972 | |
The Other Side of the Tracks | 2008 | |
The Others | 2001 | United States, Spain, France, Italy |
The Phantom Carriage | 1921 | Sweden |
The Phantom President | 1932 | |
The Pumpkin Karver | 2006 | |
The Red Shoes | 2005 | South Korea |
The Remarkable Andrew | 1942 | |
The Ring | 2002 | United States |
The Ring Two | 2005 | United States |
Rings | 2017 | United States |
The Rite | 2011 | |
The Screaming Skull | 1958 | |
The Scream Team | 2002 | |
The Second Sight | 2013 | Thailand |
The Shining | 1980 | United Kingdom, United States |
The Sixth Man | 1997 | |
The Sixth Sense | 1999 | United States |
The Smiling Ghost | 1941 | |
The Spirit Is Willing | 1967 | United States |
The St. Francisville Experiment | 2000 | United States |
Strawberry | 2015 | India |
T2 | 2009 | Philippines |
The Terror | 1963 | |
That Lady in Ermine | 1948 | |
That's the Spirit | 1945 | |
Third Eye | 2014 | Philippines |
Thirteen Ghosts | 2001 | United States |
Three | 2002 | Hong Kong |
Tigers Are Not Afraid | 2017 | Mexico [18] |
The Time of Their Lives | 1946 | |
Tiyanaks | 2007 | Philippines |
The Tomb of Ligeia | 1964 | United Kingdom |
The Tooth Fairy | 2006 | |
Topper | 1937 | |
Topper Returns | 1941 | |
Topper Takes a Trip | 1938 | |
Tormented | 1960 | |
Tormented | 2009 | United Kingdom |
Tower of Terror | 1997 | |
Tragic Theater | 2015 | Philippines |
Trick or Treat | 1986 | |
Trilogy of Terror | 1975 | |
Truly, Madly, Deeply | 1990 | United Kingdom |
Tumbok | 2011 | Philippines |
Two Thousand Maniacs! | 1964 | |
Ugetsu | 1953 | Japan |
Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives | 2010 | Thailand |
The Unearthing | 2015 | |
Undead | 2003 | |
Unfriended | 2014 | |
The Uninvited | 1944 | |
Villa Estrella | 2009 | Philippines |
Wag Kang Lilingon | 2006 | Philippines |
We Are Still Here | 2015 | |
Web of the Spider | 1970 | Italy; remake of Castle of Blood |
Wes Craven's New Nightmare | 1994 | United States |
What Lies Beneath | 2000 | |
Where Got Ghost? | 2009 | Singapore |
White House | 2010 | Philippines |
White Lady | 2006 | Philippines |
White Noise | 2005 | Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
White Noise: The Light | 2007 | United States, Canada |
Wind Chill | 2007 | United Kingdom, United States |
Witchboard | 1986 | |
Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway | 1993 | |
Witchouse | 1999 | United States [19] |
Wonder Man | 1945 | |
The Woman in Black | 1989 | United Kingdom |
The Woman in Black | 2012 | United Kingdom |
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | 2014 | United Kingdom |
The Wraith | 1986 | |
Yaamirukka Bayamey | 2014 | India |
Zombi Kampung Pisang | 2008 | Malaysia, horror comedy |
Zoom | 2016 | Sri Lanka |
Vazhiye | 2021 | India |
The Clock: Spirits Awakening | 2019 | Cambodia |
A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that lampoons other film genres or films as pastiches, works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by critics, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office. Parody is related to satire, except that "parody is more often a representation of appreciation, while a satire is more often...pointing ...out the major flaws of an object through ridicule." J.M. Maher notes that the "difference is not always clear" and points out that "some films employ both techniques". Parody is found in a range of art and culture, including literature, music, theater, television, animation, and gaming.
John Zaffis is a paranormal researcher born and based in Connecticut, United States. He starred in the SyFy paranormal reality TV show, Haunted Collector, and runs the Paranormal and Demonology Research Society of New England, which he founded in 1998.
A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic. Linked to the ghost is the idea of a "haunting", where a supernatural entity is tied to a place, object or person. Ghost stories are commonly examples of ghostlore.
Paranormal television is a genre of reality television that purports to document factual investigations of the paranormal rather than fictional representations seen in traditional narrative films and TV. Over the years, the genre has grown to be a staple of television and even changed the programming focus of networks like the History Channel and the Travel Channel. By highlighting beliefs in topics ranging from Bigfoot to aliens, paranormal television continues to elevate popular interest in the paranormal.
Edward Warren Miney and Lorraine Rita Warren were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of alleged hauntings. Edward was a self-taught and self-professed demonologist, author, and lecturer. Lorraine professed to be clairvoyant and a light trance medium who worked closely with her husband.
Loyd Auerbach is a parapsychologist, paranormal investigator, and mentalist. He has appeared on television shows that profile ghost hunting and other paranormal topics and is the author of several books on ghost hunting, parapsychology, and other paranormal subjects as well as co-author of the Raney/Day Investigation novels. He was a columnist for Fate magazine. As a mentalist, he performs under the name "Professor Paranormal". He is also a chocolatier offering chocolate tasting classes and products through his website Haunted By Chocolate.
Ghost hunting is the process of investigating locations that are purportedly haunted by ghosts. The practice has been heavily criticized for its dismissal of the scientific method. No scientific study has ever been able to confirm the existence of ghosts. Ghost hunting is considered a pseudoscience by the vast majority of educators, academics, science writers and skeptics. Science historian Brian Regal described ghost hunting as "an unorganized exercise in futility".
Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common themes in the genre are the afterlife, the Devil, and demonic possession. Not all supernatural horror films focus on religion, and they can have "more vivid and gruesome violence".
There is widespread belief in ghosts in English-speaking cultures, where ghosts are manifestations of the spirits of the dead. The beliefs may date back to animism or ancestor worship before Christianization. The concept is a perennial theme in the literature and arts of English-speaking countries.
The vigilante film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists engage in vigilante behavior, taking the law into their own hands. Vigilante films are usually revenge films in which the legal system fails protagonists, leading them to become vigilantes. The vigilante film has in recent years often crossed over with the superhero genre, due to character origin stories frequently involving an injustice having been committed against them.