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Stir of Echoes (1999)
$3.99
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe
Director: David Koepp
While it failed to make a splash in theaters, Stir of Echoes is an original, supremely creepy horror gem based on a story by the legendary Richard Matheson. After being hypnotized at a party, everyday lunkhead Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) begins seeing and hearing strange and disturbing things, all compelling him to uncover an awful secret about his close-knit neighborhood.This is only the second directorial effort from David Koepp, one of the most successful screenwriters of all time. He’s responsible for Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, among many others; Stir of Echoes is perhaps his most overlooked film, with fine performances and an utterly haunting story.
1408 (2007)
- $3.99
Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Another wildly underrated King adaptation from 2007, 1408 fleshes out one of the master’s most surreal and disturbing short stories. Published in the collection Everything’s Eventual, “1408”- at under 30 pages- didn’t necessarily have the makings of a great film, but this adaptation defied expectations with its sublimely creepy imagery and a great performance from John Cusack.Mike Enslin (Cusack) is a hack author who writes cheap paperbacks about haunted houses, truck stops and hotels. The subject of a chapter in his latest book, room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, gives Mike more to write about than he ever could have possibly bargained for. Delightfully unsettling, 1408 is one of the better King adaptations and is criminally underseen.
Joy Ride (2001)
b - $3.99
Starring: Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
Director: John Dahl
Critically praised but a flop upon release, 2001’s Joy Ride features the late Paul Walker and Steve Zahn as brothers on a cross country trip who, in playing a careless prank over their CB radio, run afoul of a terrifying and murderous trucker. The story takes some interesting and unexpected turns (no pun intended, really) and is helped by some great performances, especially that of Zahn.Journeyman director John Dahl hasn’t done much before or since to indicate his deftness with this type of story, but this suspenseful and well-acted film fires on all cylinders. Television and film powerhouse J.J. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay, which probably helped a lot.
In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
- $3.99
Starring: Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow
Director: John Carpenter
No list of this type would be complete without the Master of Horror, John Carpenter, who has just as any underrated gems in his filmography as he does classic milestones. With 1994’s In The Mouth Of Madness, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Carpenter created his most over-the-top disturbing work, complemented by a brilliantly unhinged performance by the great Sam Neill.Hired to track down reclusive author Sutter Cane (based heavily on Carpenter’s good friend Stephen King), whose stories have an unsettling effect on some of his fans, insurance investigator John Trent (Neill) struggles to hold his grip on reality when his search seems to lead him right into one of Cane’s novels. Masterfully shot and directed, In The Mouth Of Madness is one of the most underrated horror films of all time- John Carpenter operating at peak lunacy. Enjoy!
$3.99
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe
Director: David Koepp
While it failed to make a splash in theaters, Stir of Echoes is an original, supremely creepy horror gem based on a story by the legendary Richard Matheson. After being hypnotized at a party, everyday lunkhead Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) begins seeing and hearing strange and disturbing things, all compelling him to uncover an awful secret about his close-knit neighborhood.This is only the second directorial effort from David Koepp, one of the most successful screenwriters of all time. He’s responsible for Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, among many others; Stir of Echoes is perhaps his most overlooked film, with fine performances and an utterly haunting story.
1408 (2007)
- $3.99
Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Another wildly underrated King adaptation from 2007, 1408 fleshes out one of the master’s most surreal and disturbing short stories. Published in the collection Everything’s Eventual, “1408”- at under 30 pages- didn’t necessarily have the makings of a great film, but this adaptation defied expectations with its sublimely creepy imagery and a great performance from John Cusack.Mike Enslin (Cusack) is a hack author who writes cheap paperbacks about haunted houses, truck stops and hotels. The subject of a chapter in his latest book, room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, gives Mike more to write about than he ever could have possibly bargained for. Delightfully unsettling, 1408 is one of the better King adaptations and is criminally underseen.
Joy Ride (2001)
b - $3.99
Starring: Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski
Director: John Dahl
Critically praised but a flop upon release, 2001’s Joy Ride features the late Paul Walker and Steve Zahn as brothers on a cross country trip who, in playing a careless prank over their CB radio, run afoul of a terrifying and murderous trucker. The story takes some interesting and unexpected turns (no pun intended, really) and is helped by some great performances, especially that of Zahn.Journeyman director John Dahl hasn’t done much before or since to indicate his deftness with this type of story, but this suspenseful and well-acted film fires on all cylinders. Television and film powerhouse J.J. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay, which probably helped a lot.
In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)
- $3.99
Starring: Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow
Director: John Carpenter
No list of this type would be complete without the Master of Horror, John Carpenter, who has just as any underrated gems in his filmography as he does classic milestones. With 1994’s In The Mouth Of Madness, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Carpenter created his most over-the-top disturbing work, complemented by a brilliantly unhinged performance by the great Sam Neill.Hired to track down reclusive author Sutter Cane (based heavily on Carpenter’s good friend Stephen King), whose stories have an unsettling effect on some of his fans, insurance investigator John Trent (Neill) struggles to hold his grip on reality when his search seems to lead him right into one of Cane’s novels. Masterfully shot and directed, In The Mouth Of Madness is one of the most underrated horror films of all time- John Carpenter operating at peak lunacy. Enjoy!
I don't like horror or blood and gore movies but I love the old classics.
