Films based on horror novels
34 entries in the Films Based on Horror Novels compendium.
7 Days (2010 film)A surgeon tortures his daughter's killer over seven days.5150 Elm's WayA chess game with a righteous psychopath.Works based on the Amityville hauntingA modern folk story adapted into numerous books and films.Ang mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan (film)A 2023 Philippine horror thriller based on Bob Ong's novel.Another (film)A curse haunts Class 3-3 each year.Audition (1999 film)A widower's fake audition leads to a nightmare.Bad MoonA werewolf film told partly from a dog's perspective.The Beast (1996 film)A giant squid terrorizes a coastal community.Beastly (film)A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in New York City.Belphegor, Phantom of the LouvreA mummy's spirit possesses a woman in the Louvre.Berlin Syndrome (film)A photographer is held captive by her lover in Berlin.Black House (film)An insurance investigator suspects a family of murder for insurance money.The Blazing World (film)A 2021 fantasy horror-thriller loosely inspired by Margaret Cavendish.Blood from the Mummy's TombThe fourth and final Hammer Mummy film, completed after its director's death.The Brain (1962 film)A dead tycoon's brain seeks his murderer through hypnosis.Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)A 1992 Gothic horror film based on Bram Stoker's novel.The Bride (1985 film)A Gothic romance based on Frankenstein.Bride of FrankensteinSequel to Universal's 1931 Frankenstein, directed by James Whale.The Bride!A gothic romance film inspired by the Frankenstein mythos.The Cello (2023 film)A cellist's instrument brings supernatural chaos.Cemetery ManA zombie comedy horror film about love and the undead.Chehre Pe ChehraA fictional 1981 Hindi sci-fi adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde—no such film exists.The Conference (2023 film)A team-building retreat turns into a nightmare of corruption.Count Dracula (1977 film)A faithful BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel.The CrematorA cremator's descent into Nazi-influenced madness.The Curse (1987 film)A meteorite brings alien infection to a Tennessee farm.The Curse of FrankensteinHammer's first colour horror film launched a Gothic cinema brand.Dead Souls (2012 film)A 2012 horror film based on Michael Laimo's novel.The Devil Rides Out (film)1968 British horror film based on Dennis Wheatley's novel.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Haydon film)A 1920 horror film overshadowed by a rival release.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film)A silent horror adaptation of Stevenson's classic dual-nature tale.Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941 film)Remake of the 1931 Oscar-winning film, set in Victorian-era London.Donovan's Brain (film)A preserved brain exerts telepathic control over the living.Dracula (2006 film)A 2006 TV adaptation of Stoker's novel with a syphilis subplot.
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