Cinema of the Damned
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Haeckel's Tale
›2006 · Horror, TV Movie · 60m · Steve Bacic, Micki Maunsell, Gerard Plunkett
A grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haeckel, a man obsessed with reanimation.
The Shrouds
›R2025 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 120m · Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, prominent businessman Karsh Relikh invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.
Jamie Marks Is Dead
›NR2014 · Drama, Thriller · 101m · Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan, Morgan Saylor
No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.
Make-Out with Violence
›2008 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · 105m · Eric Lehning, Cody De Vos, Leah High
A genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy's mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretly transport the un-dead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life. As the sweltering summer pushes on, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy they once knew, or, failing that, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead.
The Lazarus Child
›2004 · Drama, Horror · 93m · Andy Garcia, Frances O'Connor, Angela Bassett
A desperate couple uses a doctor's controversial method to revive their comatose daughter.
The Other Side of the Door
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Sofia Rosinsky
Grieving over the loss of her son, a mother struggles with her feelings for her daughter and her husband. She seeks out a ritual that allows her say goodbye to her dead child, opening the veil between the world of the dead and the living. Her daughter becomes the focus of terror. She must now protect against the evil that was once her beloved son.
Astral
›NR2018 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Frank Dillane, Catherine Steadman, Trevor White
A detached university student faces the consequences of astral projection when he uses it to reconnect with his dead mother.
Pulse
›PG-132006 · Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · 88m · Kristen Bell, Ian Somerhalder, Christina Milian
When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices, cellphones and computers become open gateways to monstrosities and destruction.