This list includes suggestions for our Spooktacular October reading challenge. You can participate at https://marshalllyonlibrary.beanstack.org/.
Don't forget that you have on-demand digital access to horror films with your Lyon County library card! These services both have apps for mobile devices, streaming devices, and smart tvs.
A powerful and evil force threatens to attack a family whenever they make a noise, causing them to plunge into lives of silence. Any move they make, they live with the terrifying threat of being ambushed at any moment. With their existence on the line, they will need to develop a plan to escape their perilous circumstances. The question is whether or not time has already run out on their aspirations to lead normal lives.
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for terror and some bloody images.
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Psycho
By Perkins, Anthony
At last--a great American movie available on video for the first time in its original aspect ratio. For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off Psycho (and particularly its classic set piece, the "shower scene"), nothing has ever matched the impact of the real thing. More than just a first-rate shocker full of thrills and suspense, Psycho is also an engrossing character study in which director Alfred Hitchcock skillfully seduces you into identifying with the main characters--then pulls the rug (or the bathmat) out from under you. Anthony Perkins is unforgettable as Norman Bates, the mama's boy proprietor of the Bates Motel; and so is Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who makes an impulsive decision and becomes a fugitive from the law, hiding out at Norman's roadside inn for one fateful night.
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25195003773
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Hereditary
By Aster, Ari
When her mentally ill mother passes away, a woman named Annie (Toni Collette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) , son (Alex Wolff) and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family. Written and directed by Ari Aster. ~ Kaitliin Elise Miller
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31398292906
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Night of the Living Dead
By Steiner, Russell W
Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romeros claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is back.
DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner - New restoration of the monaural soundtrack, supervised by Romero and Gary Streiner - NIGHT OF ANUBIS, a never-before-presented work-print edit of the film - New program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez - Never-before-seen 16 mm dailies reel - New program featuring Russo on the commercial and industrial-film production company where key NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD filmmakers got their start - Two audio commentaries from 1994 featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor Judith ODea, and others - Archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley - New programs about the films style and score - New interview program about the direction of ghouls, featuring members of the cast and crew - New interviews with Gary Streiner and Russell Streiner - Newsreels from 1967 - Trailer, radio spots, and TV spots - PLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans
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9781681434025
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Get Out [DVD]
By Peele, Jordan
When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) , a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriends (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the familys overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughters interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. This speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary.
Bonus Content:
* Alternate Ending with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
* Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
* Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
* Q&A Discussion with Writer/Diretor Jordan Peele and the Cast
* Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jordan Peele.
* Feature Commentary
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Halloween
By Pleasence, Donald
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Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis (A Fish Called Wanda, True Lies) in her debut role. Anyone who's ever watched a horror film in the last 35 years knows the story of Michael Myers, who as a child, butchered his sister with a kitchen knife. Committed to a mental institution and watched over by Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance, Halloween II, IV & V, Fantastic Voyage), he engineers his escape 15 years later, returning to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night to terrorize anyone who gets in his way, including babysitter Laurie Strode (Curtis). brbrCo-starring P.J. Soles (Carrie, Stripes, Rock n Roll High School), Kyle Richards (The Watcher in the Woods, Eaten Alive), Nancy Loomis (Carpenter s Assault On Precinct 13, The Fog), Charles Cyphers (Escape From New York, The Fog) and Brian Andrews (The Great Santini, Three O Clock High), Halloween also cemented the careers of many behind the camera including Carpenter, Cundey, producer Debra Hill and film editor/production designer Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, It).
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It
By Lieberher, Jaeden
It: Special Edition (DVD)
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Stephen Kings It
By Anderson, Harry
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Stephen Kings It! (DVD)
IT rises from dank, dark places. IT preys on children. IT knows exactly what scares you--and IT never goes away. A sinister force lurks menacingly behind the warm visage of Pennywise the Clown (Tim Curry) , who awakens every thirty years to terrorize the small New England town of Derry, altering reality to animate victims greatest fears in Stephen Kings chilling IT. Somehow, seven children defeat the evil incarnation. But now, three decades later, the savage menace resurrects. And the seven victors return as adults to again fight a horrifying battle between good and evil--where personal demons may be lethal--in the spine-tingling miniseries Stephen Kings IT.
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AMAZON.COM
Is there anything scarier than clowns? Of course not. And who knows scary better than Stephen King? You see where were going. It puts a malevolent clown (given demented life by a powdered, red-nosed Tim Curry) front and center, as Kings fat novel gets the TV-movie treatment. Even at three hours plus, the action is condensed, but an engaging Stand by Me vibe prevails for much of the running time. The seven main characters, as adolescents, conquered a force of pure evil in their Maine hometown. Now, the cackling Pennywise is back, and they must come home to fight him--or, should we say, It--again. Admitting the TV-movie trappings and sometimes hysterical performances, this is a genuinely gripping thriller. As so often with King, the basic idea (the bond formed during a childhood trauma) is clean and powerful, a lifeline anchored in reality that leads us to the supernatural. --Robert Horton
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790765373
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Pan's Labyrinth
By Telecinco,
When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. In the terrifying battle that ensues, Ofelia soon learns that innocence has a power that evil cannot imagine.
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9780780656758
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DVD video
Rosemary's baby
By Authors, William Castle; roman Polanski; mia Farrow; john Cassavetes; ruth Gordon; all
After unwittingly becoming friendly with a coven of witches and warlocks, a young wife is impregnated by the Devil.
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792165810
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The Birds
By Taylor, Rod
Vacationing in northern California, Alfred Hitchcock was struck by a story in a Santa Cruz newspaper: "Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes." From this peculiar incident, and his memory of a short story by Daphne du Maurier, the master of suspense created one of his strangest and most terrifying films. The Birds follows a chic blonde, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), as she travels to the coastal town of Bodega Bay to hook up with a rugged fellow (Rod Taylor) she's only just met. Before long the town is attacked by marauding birds, and Hitchcock's skill at staging action is brought to the fore. Beyond the superb effects, however, The Birds is also one of Hitchcock's most psychologically complicated scenarios, a tense study of violence, loneliness, and complacency.
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9780783240237
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DVD
Midsommar
By Aster, Ari
A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish festival where things quickly go awry.
MPAA rating: R; disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
Don't forget that you have on-demand digital access to horror films with your Lyon County library card! These services both have apps for mobile devices, streaming devices, and smart tvs.
A Quiet Place
By
A powerful and evil force threatens to attack a family whenever they make a noise, causing them to plunge into lives of silence. Any move they make, they live with the terrifying threat of being ambushed at any moment. With their existence on the line, they will need to develop a plan to escape their perilous circumstances. The question is whether or not time has already run out on their aspirations to lead normal lives. In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. MPAA rating: PG-13; for terror and some bloody images.
Psycho
By Perkins, Anthony
At last--a great American movie available on video for the first time in its original aspect ratio. For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off Psycho (and particularly its classic set piece, the "shower scene"), nothing has ever matched the impact of the real thing. More than just a first-rate shocker full of thrills and suspense, Psycho is also an engrossing character study in which director Alfred Hitchcock skillfully seduces you into identifying with the main characters--then pulls the rug (or the bathmat) out from under you. Anthony Perkins is unforgettable as Norman Bates, the mama's boy proprietor of the Bates Motel; and so is Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who makes an impulsive decision and becomes a fugitive from the law, hiding out at Norman's roadside inn for one fateful night.
Hereditary
By Aster, Ari
When her mentally ill mother passes away, a woman named Annie (Toni Collette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) , son (Alex Wolff) and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family. Written and directed by Ari Aster. ~ Kaitliin Elise Miller
Night of the Living Dead
By Steiner, Russell W
Shot outside Pittsburgh on a shoestring budget, by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, directed by horror master George A. Romero, is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time. A deceptively simple tale of a group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse who find themselves fending off a horde of recently dead, flesh-eating ghouls, Romeros claustrophobic vision of a late-1960s America literally tearing itself apart rewrote the rules of the horror genre, combined gruesome gore with acute social commentary, and quietly broke ground by casting a black actor (Duane Jones) in its lead role. Stark, haunting, and more relevant than ever, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is back.
DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director George A. Romero, coscreenwriter John A. Russo, sound engineer Gary R. Streiner, and producer Russell W. Streiner
- New restoration of the monaural soundtrack, supervised by Romero and Gary Streiner
- NIGHT OF ANUBIS, a never-before-presented work-print edit of the film
- New program featuring filmmakers Frank Darabont, Guillermo del Toro, and Robert Rodriguez
- Never-before-seen 16 mm dailies reel
- New program featuring Russo on the commercial and industrial-film production company where key NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD filmmakers got their start
- Two audio commentaries from 1994 featuring Romero, Russo, producer Karl Hardman, actor Judith ODea, and others
- Archival interviews with Romero and actors Duane Jones and Judith Ridley
- New programs about the films style and score
- New interview program about the direction of ghouls, featuring members of the cast and crew
- New interviews with Gary Streiner and Russell Streiner
- Newsreels from 1967
- Trailer, radio spots, and TV spots
- PLUS: An essay by critic Stuart Klawans
Get Out [DVD]
By Peele, Jordan
When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) , a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriends (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the familys overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughters interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. This speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary. Bonus Content: * Alternate Ending with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele * Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele * Unveiling the Horror of Get Out * Q&A Discussion with Writer/Diretor Jordan Peele and the Cast * Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jordan Peele. * Feature Commentary ]]>
Halloween
By Pleasence, Donald
" Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis (A Fish Called Wanda, True Lies) in her debut role. Anyone who's ever watched a horror film in the last 35 years knows the story of Michael Myers, who as a child, butchered his sister with a kitchen knife. Committed to a mental institution and watched over by Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasance, Halloween II, IV & V, Fantastic Voyage), he engineers his escape 15 years later, returning to his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois on Halloween night to terrorize anyone who gets in his way, including babysitter Laurie Strode (Curtis). brbrCo-starring P.J. Soles (Carrie, Stripes, Rock n Roll High School), Kyle Richards (The Watcher in the Woods, Eaten Alive), Nancy Loomis (Carpenter s Assault On Precinct 13, The Fog), Charles Cyphers (Escape From New York, The Fog) and Brian Andrews (The Great Santini, Three O Clock High), Halloween also cemented the careers of many behind the camera including Carpenter, Cundey, producer Debra Hill and film editor/production designer Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, It).
It
By Lieberher, Jaeden
It: Special Edition (DVD) ]]>
Stephen Kings It
By Anderson, Harry
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Stephen Kings It! (DVD) IT rises from dank, dark places. IT preys on children. IT knows exactly what scares you--and IT never goes away. A sinister force lurks menacingly behind the warm visage of Pennywise the Clown (Tim Curry) , who awakens every thirty years to terrorize the small New England town of Derry, altering reality to animate victims greatest fears in Stephen Kings chilling IT. Somehow, seven children defeat the evil incarnation. But now, three decades later, the savage menace resurrects. And the seven victors return as adults to again fight a horrifying battle between good and evil--where personal demons may be lethal--in the spine-tingling miniseries Stephen Kings IT. ]]> AMAZON.COM Is there anything scarier than clowns? Of course not. And who knows scary better than Stephen King? You see where were going. It puts a malevolent clown (given demented life by a powdered, red-nosed Tim Curry) front and center, as Kings fat novel gets the TV-movie treatment. Even at three hours plus, the action is condensed, but an engaging Stand by Me vibe prevails for much of the running time. The seven main characters, as adolescents, conquered a force of pure evil in their Maine hometown. Now, the cackling Pennywise is back, and they must come home to fight him--or, should we say, It--again. Admitting the TV-movie trappings and sometimes hysterical performances, this is a genuinely gripping thriller. As so often with King, the basic idea (the bond formed during a childhood trauma) is clean and powerful, a lifeline anchored in reality that leads us to the supernatural. --Robert Horton
Pan's Labyrinth
By Telecinco,
When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. In the terrifying battle that ensues, Ofelia soon learns that innocence has a power that evil cannot imagine.
Rosemary's baby
By Authors, William Castle; roman Polanski; mia Farrow; john Cassavetes; ruth Gordon; all
After unwittingly becoming friendly with a coven of witches and warlocks, a young wife is impregnated by the Devil.
The Birds
By Taylor, Rod
Vacationing in northern California, Alfred Hitchcock was struck by a story in a Santa Cruz newspaper: "Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes." From this peculiar incident, and his memory of a short story by Daphne du Maurier, the master of suspense created one of his strangest and most terrifying films. The Birds follows a chic blonde, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), as she travels to the coastal town of Bodega Bay to hook up with a rugged fellow (Rod Taylor) she's only just met. Before long the town is attacked by marauding birds, and Hitchcock's skill at staging action is brought to the fore. Beyond the superb effects, however, The Birds is also one of Hitchcock's most psychologically complicated scenarios, a tense study of violence, loneliness, and complacency.
Midsommar
By Aster, Ari
A young woman reluctantly joins her boyfriend on a summer trip to a Swedish festival where things quickly go awry. MPAA rating: R; disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.