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Terror in the Aisles (Horror movies ‘set in movie theaters’)

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  • Dennis Christopher in Fade to Black (1980)

    1. Fade to Black

    19801h 42mR54Metascore
    6.1 (5.5K)
    A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
    DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsDennis ChristopherTim ThomersonGwynne Gilford
  • The Tingler (1959)

    2. The Tingler

    19591h 22mApproved
    6.6 (10K)
    An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsVincent PriceJudith EvelynDarryl Hickman
  • The Blob (1958)

    3. The Blob

    19581h 26mApproved58Metascore
    6.3 (31K)
    An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
    DirectorsIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl Rowe
  • The Blob (1988)

    4. The Blob

    19881h 35mR
    6.7 (47K)
    A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
    DirectorChuck RussellStarsShawnee SmithKevin DillonDonovan Leitch Jr.
  • Zelda Rubinstein in Anguish (1987)

    5. Anguish

    19871h 29mR
    6.7 (4.6K)
    A controlling mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree.
    DirectorBigas LunaStarsZelda RubinsteinMichael LernerTalia Paul
  • Jill Schoelen in Popcorn (1991)

    6. Popcorn

    19911h 31mR51Metascore
    5.9 (6.7K)
    A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.
    DirectorsMark HerrierAlan OrmsbyStarsJill SchoelenTom VillardDee Wallace
  • Nightmare Cinema (2018)

    7. Nightmare Cinema

    20181h 59mR60Metascore
    5.5 (5.4K)
    Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist. Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings showing them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.
    DirectorsAlejandro BruguésJoe DanteMick GarrisStarsMickey RourkeSarah Elizabeth WithersFaly Rakotohavana
  • Terror in the Aisles (1984)

    8. Terror in the Aisles

    19841h 24mR
    6.3 (2.4K)
    Horror film legends Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen serve as the hosts and narrators for a compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama, and horror movies of the 1930s through the 1980s.
    DirectorAndrew J. KuehnStarsDonald PleasenceNancy AllenFred Asparagus
  • Demons (1985)

    9. Demons

    19851h 28mNot Rated53Metascore
    6.6 (28K)
    A group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.
    DirectorLamberto BavaStarsUrbano BarberiniNatasha HoveyKarl Zinny
  • Ricardo Islas and Julieta Spinelli in The Last Matinee (2020)

    10. The Last Matinee

    20201h 28m
    5.9 (2.7K)
    It's a soaking wet day with rain pouring down and one of the best things to do is to go seek refuge in a great old cinema. There's just one problem: a murderer is on the loose and he also has taken refuge there.
    DirectorMaximiliano ContentiStarsRicardo IslasLuciana GrassoFranco Durán
  • StageFright (1987)

    11. StageFright

    19871h 30mUnrated
    6.6 (10K)
    A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.
    DirectorMichele SoaviStarsDavid BrandonRichard BarkeleyBarbara Cupisti
  • Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

    12. The Phantom of the Opera

    19251h 33mPassed
    7.5 (21K)
    A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
    DirectorsRupert JulianLon ChaneyErnst LaemmleStarsLon ChaneyMary PhilbinNorman Kerry
  • William Finley in Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

    13. Phantom of the Paradise

    19741h 31mPG67Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPaul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica Harper
  • Jillian Mueller in Porno (2019)

    14. Porno

    20191h 38mTV-MA49Metascore
    5.1 (2.9K)
    When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education...written in blood.
    DirectorKeola RacelaStarsEvan DavesLarry SapersteinJillian Mueller
  • The Fan (1981)

    15. The Fan

    19811h 35mR
    5.8 (3.1K)
    Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.
    DirectorEd BianchiStarsLauren BacallJames GarnerMichael Biehn
  • House of Wax (2005)

    16. House of Wax

    20051h 53mR41Metascore
    5.5 (140K)
    A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
    DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsChad Michael MurrayParis HiltonElisha Cuthbert
  • Chantavit Dhanasevi and Vorakarn Rojjanavatchra in Coming Soon (2008)

    17. Coming Soon

    20081h 35mNot Rated
    6.0 (3.3K)
    What kind of scenes in a horror film scares you the most? When a ghost appears totally unexpectedly? When the main character does not see the ghost sneaking up behind him? When at the very end you find out that the main character was actually a ghost all along? But none of this compares to the feeling of arriving home alone and suddenly being stuck by a feeling of deja-vu that you are reenacting the very same scenes in the horror movie you just saw!
    DirectorSophon SakdaphisitStarsVorakarn RojjanavatchraChantavit DhanaseviJear Sarinrat Thomas
  • Opera (1987)

    18. Opera

    19871h 47mR68Metascore
    6.9 (21K)
    A young opera singer on the cusp of stardom is hounded by a psychopath with a connection to her past, who forces her to watch as he brutally murders her friends and colleagues.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsCristina MarsillachIan CharlesonUrbano Barberini
  • Josh Hartnett in Trap (2024)

    19. Trap

    20241h 45mPG-1352Metascore
    5.8 (142K)
    A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they've entered the center of a dark and sinister event.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJosh HartnettAriel DonoghueSaleka Shyamalan
  • Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts in Conspiracy Theory (1997)

    20. Conspiracy Theory

    19972h 15mR50Metascore
    6.7 (111K)
    A taxi driver with a penchant for conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of these theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonJulia RobertsPatrick Stewart
  • Reel Savages (1977)

    21. Reel Savages

    19771h 49m
    5.4 (118)
    Miguel impersonates director Michael Tracey and puts together a team to shoot a film. With lies, he hires actors who are unaware of the plan. When his partner Bob falls in love with an actress, he tries to avoid Miguel's deadly plan.
    DirectorCláudio CunhaStarsCarlos VerezaRossana GhessaCanarinho
  • Snuff (1975)

    22. Snuff

    19751h 20mX
    2.8 (2.1K)
    A so-called "snuff" film involving the exploits of a cult leader leading a gang of bikers in a series of supposedly real killings on film.
    DirectorsMichael FindlayHoracio FredrikssonSimon NuchternStarsMargarita AmuchásteguiTina AustinAna Carro
  • Snuff 102 (2007)

    23. Snuff 102

    20071h 45mUnrated
    3.4 (1.3K)
    A young reporter fascinated by the urban legend of snuff movies gets more than she bargained for when her deep research begins.
    DirectorMariano PeraltaStarsAndrea AlfonsoJulián AlfonzoRodrigo Bianco
  • The Hills Run Red (2009)

    24. The Hills Run Red

    20091h 21mRVideo
    5.4 (11K)
    A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
    DirectorDave ParkerStarsSophie MonkTad HilgenbrinkWilliam Sadler
  • Caitlin O'Heaney in He Knows You're Alone (1980)

    25. He Knows You're Alone

    19801h 34mR41Metascore
    5.0 (4.5K)
    A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?
    DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsDon ScardinoCaitlin O'HeaneyElizabeth Kemp

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