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The original versions and real stories behind the fairy tales we've been whispering to sleepy children.

Once Upon a Time

Adaptations

It's no secret that Hollywood loves to mix and match genres. A popular combination in recent years is creating scary films based on children's stories. The contrast resonates with audiences, since most of us have been traumatized when we were young by a movie that was supposed to be age-appropriate but was <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dark-old-classic-kids-movies/ranker-film">surprisingly dark</a>.While some films aimed at children are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/obscure-and-terrifying-kids-movies/suzanne-jennett">unsettling</a>, there's an entirely separate category of movies where the source material was meant for younger kids, but the film adapts the story to a new angle suited for adults. From surreal stop-motion fairy tales to slasher versions of kids' books, this sub-genre offers a variety of thrills by deviating heavily from the wholesome fables used as inspiration. Vote up the movies that most thoroughly twist these beloved childhood stories into grim fare.

15 Surprisingly Grim Movies Adapted From Classic Children's Stories

Film

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Are you the "horror person" on your virtual trivia team? Meet your new secret weapon: lists about everything even you don't know about movies scarier than the sound of a child's laughter in a cemetery after dark.

Horror Buff Stuff

Horror

Scream made the “rules” of the horror film famous; Cabin in the Woods saw archetypes stretching back to the beginning of storytelling. The fact is that genre stories have always traded heavily in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/horror-movie-trope-origins/orrin-grey">stereotypes and tropes</a> as shorthand, and in some ways, the “self-aware” horror that has followed on the heels of films like Scream has made these tropes even more ingrained. However, even a good cliché <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cheap-jump-scare-horror-movie-tropes/jacob-shelton">can become overused</a>.&nbsp;These stock <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-utterly-terrifying-figures-in-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">horror movie characters</a> are ones who may have worn out their welcome, are in need of being reimagined for a more discerning audience, or should be retired altogether. Vote up the stereotypes you're most tired of seeing.

The Most Overused Character Stereotypes In Horror Movies, Ranked

The Most Overused Horror Movie Character Stereotypes

Lists of the greatest, worst, goriest, and scariest horror movies, series, characters, scenes, and more.

Everything Horror

The box office has always been dominated by movies that cost an awful lot of money - Hollywood blockbusters are rarely made on the cheap. And yet, filmmakers all have to begin somewhere, and for many aspiring moviemakers, that “somewhere” is their mom's basement, or someplace equivalent.Often filmed in the auteur's own home and using their friends and relatives as cast and crew, sometimes these <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/blair-witch-project-behind-the-scenes/jodi-smith">micro-budget movies</a> are more than just proving ground; sometimes, they showcase filmmaking talent that goes on to achieve much bigger and (arguably) better things, while other times, they establish something that's <a href="www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-weird-horror-movies/orrin-grey">too out-of-the-ordinary</a> for a bigger film to have embraced at the time.Whatever the case may be, these horror flicks filmed on shoestring budgets have stood the test of time and become a part of the genre's canon. Vote up the ones that managed to achieve the most with their meager resources.

Micro-budget 'Mom's Basement' Movies That Are Shining Examples Of Handcrafted Horror

Handmade Horror Made By Mad Geniuses

Willem Dafoe

With more than 150 film credits under his belt and four Academy Award nominations, odds are just about everyone has seen at least a few movies featuring the unmistakable face of Willem Dafoe.Alongside Tobey Maguire and J.K. Simmons, Dafoe broke the Guinness World Record for the longest career as a live-action Marvel Comics character for playing Norman Osborn/the Green Goblin, thanks to his appearance in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home.From starting out in experimental theater, Dafoe has gone on to work with some of the most famous directors in Hollywood. He's played Jesus, Max Schreck, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Vincent van Gogh, just to name a few. But who is this chameleonic actor, and what is he really like? To answer that question, we'll have to turn to some of the people who have worked with him in his long and storied career.Vote up the quotes that give you new insight and help turn Willem Dafoe into Willem Da-friend.

People Who've Worked With Willem Dafoe Describe What He's Really Like

General

What Is Willem Dafoe Really Like?

An infamous photograph from 1970 shows Keith Sapsford falling from a departing plane. On February 22 of that year, 14-year-old Keith Sapsford, a resident of Sydney, Australia's Randwick suburb, climbed into the wheel well of a Tokyo-bound Douglas DC-8. This was the last decision he ever made.As the plane lifted off, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.historydefined.net/keith-sapsford-the-14-year-old-stowaway/">Keith Sapsford</a> fell from the wheel well and plunged some 200 feet onto the tarmac below. He didn't survive. An amateur photographer who happened to be taking photos at the airport that day captured the dramatic image of Keith Sapsford falling from the plane, immortalizing a tragedy that many still remember today.Though the photo doesn't show Keith Sapsford's face, it nonetheless captures his last moments with chilling clarity. But what was his story, and how did he come to meet such an untimely end?

The Scary Story Of Keith Sapsford: The Falling Stowaway

Underrated

The butterfly effect is a concept in chaos theory that many of us are probably familiar with thanks to its citation by Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park; however, the idea's origins reach back much farther than that. In fact, the concept itself - that small events can have unforeseen consequences - is about as old as storytelling.The first person to really solidify the notion into a scientific concept might have been meteorologist and mathematician Edward Lorenz, who was most certainly the first person to coin the phrase “butterfly effect,” and who used the example of a butterfly flapping its wings as something which might affect weather patterns.This simple idea - that very small changes in starting conditions can have massive and unpredictable changes in outcomes - has shaken up the world of science since Lorenz published it in 1963, but it has also seized the imaginations of countless storytellers. In particular, stories about time travel seem to relish the idea of small alterations in the past having significant ripples in the future, an idea that existed in sci-fi short stories before Lorenz ever published his theories.These films all explore the idea of the butterfly effect in various ways, from time travel to experimental storytelling techniques that showcase alternative ways in which the same story might have unraveled with only slight changes. Vote up the films you think are worth watching time and time again.

Underrated Movies That Use The Butterfly Effect Theory

Graveyard Shift

Few things tickle the imagination quite like a good mystery, and few things are more mysterious than a town that just up and vanishes. Therefore, it's no wonder that disappearing towns haunt our folklore and our history.The American West is full of once-prosperous ghost towns that have dried up and disappeared, leaving behind only empty buildings to mark their former grandeur. While we generally know what happened to most of these, that's not always the case - like, for example, the famous lost colony of Roanoke.Nor are such vanishing towns limited to real-life examples. Fiction gives us everything from the fabled Brigadoon, which comes and goes, to places like Silent Hill, itself based on the real-world town of Centralia, PA, where coal fires still burn underground. Our fascination with such places often leads to situations in which we may be confident that a town was once in a place, even if it wasn't.Enter these uncanny stories of disappearing towns that may (or may not) be true. Some are creepypastas or works of clear fiction, while others have more nebulous origins. Some are even firsthand accounts from folks who claim to have visited places that no longer exist. Whatever the case may be, these stories of vanishing hamlets are certainly strange and are sure to keep you wondering.

'Vanishing' Towns That May (Or May Not) Have Really Existed

Here's something to keep in mind about <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-weird-horror-movies/david-de-la-riva?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">weird horror movies</a>: They don't have to make sense to be scary. In fact, the right dose of dream logic, surreal weirdness, or just outright nonsense can actually make for even more disturbing movies when deployed effectively.From the eerie to the absurd, these unsettling or just outright weird horror flicks often polarize audiences and may be as likely to leave you puzzled as petrified, but when you get on their wavelength, they can get under your skin like nothing else.Vote up the movies that left you shivering, even when you weren't exactly sure what the hell you just watched.

Weird Horror Films That Are Mind-Bogglingly Disturbing

Weird And Disturbing Horror Movies

There are killers, and then there are those who cross all lines of human decency by consuming the flesh of their victims. Here are the grisly details.

People Who Eat People

Cannibalism is one of the oldest and strongest cultural taboos we possess - and as such, it has been a ripe subject for storytelling and filmmaking for as long as stories have been told and films have been made. The cannibalism subgenre has given rise to plenty of classic films and long-running franchises, from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to the debonair cannibal antagonist of The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and everything in between. The cannibal clan of The Hills Have Eyes, possibly inspired by the real-life stories of Sawney Bean, have been the basis of two separate franchises, while the hillbilly cannibals of Wrong Turn have kept their franchise going strong for a half-dozen films or more. Italian filmmakers have turned this particular subgenre into a cottage industry, with flicks like Cannibal Holocaust so notorious that they need no introduction.Alongside these well-known classics, however, there are plenty of other movies about cannibalism that are less famous but no less deserving of attention. Vote up the human-eating films that you think are worthy of a second course.

18 Underrated Movies About Cannibalism

Underrated Movies About Cannibalism

A look at the best and most underrated in entertainment, music, and sports in 2022.

2022: Wrapping Up

The Best of 2022

The year of 2022 was home to some pretty major horror releases, including titles such as Nope, Smile, Hellraiser, Barbarian, X, Pearl, Terrifier 2, Scream, Halloween Ends, and more. But it also saw the release of countless <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/underrated-horror-movies-that-flopped/orrin-grey?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">underrated horror films</a> - lesser-known titles that may have flown under a lot of people's radars, even though they deserve every bit as much attention as their more-popular peers.&nbsp;From festival favorites to streaming-only releases, some of these films just didn't get the audience they deserved, while others got passed over by studios that didn't know what to do with them, or have been steadily building word of mouth from those who did catch them. Whatever the case, these underrated horror films are ones no fan of the macabre should miss.Vote up the ones you think deserve more attention.

The Most Underrated Horror Movies Of 2022

Underrated 2022 Horror Movies 

Total Nerd

Every year has its own array of horror movie moments that are so disturbing, haunting, revolting, or just downright scary, they're burned into our memories forever, and 2022 was no different.From heartfelt monologues to brutal killings, from the demise of beloved series characters to disturbing surprises, these are some of the scenes we'll be revisiting (whether we like it or not) for years to come. Vote up the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-horror-moments-2021/jacob-shelton">horror movie moments</a> from 2022 that made you jump, scream, or cry - and that you'll never forget.

17 Horror Movie Scenes That Were Burned Into Our Memory In 2022

Horror Movie Scenes That Were Burned Into Our Memory In 2022

Villains

Sure, you still can't get in to see an R-rated movie by yourself when you're 13, but for many of us, our thirteenth year is when we start experimenting with more adult fare in our films. This, of course, gives us plenty of opportunities to be traumatized by some of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movie-villains-of-all-time">scariest movie villains </a>around.&nbsp;Maybe we're dipping into something that we shouldn't be watching yet at age 13, or maybe there's a villain that's just a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/over-the-top-movie-villains/tyler-mitchell">little too freaky</a> for a PG-13 flick. Whatever the case may be, most of us have had nightmares, at one time or another, about at least one of the movie villains on this list… and they're often the ones that we saw at an impressionable age.

The Scariest Movie Villains From The Year You Turned 13

Fictional Character

They've been called many things over the years: Spirit boards; talking boards; “The Mystifying Oracle.” The branded versions, owned and distributed by Hasbro, are simply called <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ouija-board-history-facts/patrick-thornton">Ouija boards</a>, a name coined by the sister-in-law of Elijah Bond, one of the people involved in patenting the Ouija board we know today.While popular myth (and marketing for the parlor game) suggests the name is a combination of the French and German words for “Yes,” Ouija scholars (yes, they exist) say the name actually came from the early use of the board, when it was asked to provide a name for itself, and Ouija was allegedly its reply.Of course, talking boards existed long before the Ouija was patented in 1890, and for almost as long as such ways to contact the deceased have been around, they've been showing up in film. After all, there's an inherent tension and expectation that comes along with using a Ouija board (or anything similar), and plenty of filmmakers have made use of that tension to evoke some real chills.Here are some of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-movies-ever-according-to-science/patrick-thornton">scariest movies</a> that prominently feature spirit boards; vote up the ones that made you quickly say, “Goodbye.”

The Scariest Horror Movies Featuring Ouija Boards

Mia Goth. Even her name suggests horror, and with star-making turns in films like X and Pearl, she's been living up to it. But while Goth is building massive horror hype and even having some critics suggest that she should (though likely won't, given the Academy's general allergy to genre) win an Oscar, she's a relative newcomer to the scene. Where did she come from, and how did she go from a controversial model to horror's current favorite “it girl?”Turns out, Mia Goth has been making waves ever since she first appeared on screen, taking daring and boundary-pushing parts in films from directors like Lars von Trier, Gore Verbinski, Luca Guadagnino, Ti West, and others.This deep dive into her career will show you where she came from and how she got here… and maybe a hint of where she's going next.

Who Is Mia Goth, Hollywood's Latest Horror 'It Girl'?

All About Mia Goth, Hollywood Horror's Latest It Girl

Turning 17 is cool. We can finally do all sorts of things we couldn't do before, including go see Rrated movies. For many of us, our first R-rated movie (assuming we actually waited until we were 17) is a big deal, and there's an obvious giddy thrill to seeking out the most transgressive, violent, gory, gruesome thing you can find to kick it off.Here are some of the grisliest horror movies that hit cinemas (or occasionally home video) the year you turned 17. For the most part, we tried to match movies up to the years they received wide theatrical release in the United States. Where that wasn't possible, we winged it.

The Grisliest Horror Movie From The Year You Turned 17

Let's look closely at the all spooky scary franchises, sequels, prequels, reboots, remakes, and etc. we're watching in the dark with no lights on.

Horror Marathon, Anyone?

Entertainment Franchises

Anytime there's a popular horror movie, it's bound to get a sequel - or two, or three, or nine. With so many franchise installments, many of them produced on the cheap, horror movies aren't exactly known for their rigid continuity. In fact, later movies in a series will often outright contradict earlier ones, while some installments specifically ignoring their predecessors altogether.As a result, keeping track of just what the heck is going on in your favorite horror franchise can be - frankly put - murder, especially in the age of remakes, reboots, and late-era sequels. Fortunately, we've pulled apart the timelines of some of the most confounding franchises to help walk you through which movies “count” in continuity, which don't, and in what order you need to watch them in to get the whole story - or all the different stories, as the case may be.Vote up the tangled timelines that left you scratching your head long after you left the theater (or turned off the TV).

The Most Confusing Horror Franchise Timelines, Explained

The Most Confusing Horror Franchise Timelines Explained

Most of the time, we watch movies for pleasure. But some grueling movies put that claim to the test. There are more than a handful of films that may be imminently worth sitting through once but challenging to watch a second time. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-scenes/erin-maxwell">We all have those movies</a>… ones that we're glad we've seen but aren't exactly eager to watch again. Maybe they're depressing. Perhaps they're filled with grisly, uncomfortable images. Others still have themes so confrontational that we have trouble looking at them, even as we can't look away. Whether it's because of moments of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-disgusting-body-horror-movies/aaron-edwards">stomach-turning body horror</a> or themes of ultimate nihilism, vote up the movies that you wouldn't necessarily <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-you-wish-you-watch-for-the-first-time/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">want to watch</a> a second time.

14 Grueling Movies That Are Hard To Watch A Second Time

Grueling Movies That Are Hard To Watch A Second Time

Media Money

As anybody who watches movies knows, just because a movie is good doesn't necessarily mean it's popular - and vice versa. In fact, some of the best and most beloved movies of all time were box-office flops when they were first released, and this often goes double for horror films. Maybe one of the most notorious examples is John Carpenter's The Thing, which performed absolutely wretchedly at the box office and was panned by contemporary critics, only to be reevaluated in the intervening decades as one of the best and most important horror films of the 20th century.Unfortunately, it's far from alone. All of the movies on this list underperformed at the box office (often, to say the least), but they have either become cult classics in the years since or are still worth a second look. Vote up the horror movies you think should have performed better in their initial theatrical runs…

Underrated Horror Movies That Flopped At The Box Office

Lists that explore the creative, visually stunning, most unforgettable worlds in film, TV, literature, comics, video games, and other media.

Fictional Places & Universes

Fictional Places

Right now, the housing market is pretty scary. So scary, in fact, that it might be tempting to just go ahead and move into a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/haunted-houses-by-state/jodi-smith">haunted house</a> if the price was right.&nbsp;Of course, the perils of haunted real estate have been a favorite subject for <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-underrated-haunted-house-movies/ryan-izay">feature films</a> and books for quite some time now, meaning there are plenty of cautionary tales out there warning us we shouldn't cohabitate with ghosts. On the other hand, sometimes the houses are just worth it. We've all been watching a scary movie and been like, “Y'know, I'd put up with some bleeding walls if it meant living in a house like that.”Check out this list of haunted houses from the movies you'd definitely live in anyway, and vote up the ones you think would be worth it…

Fictional Haunted Houses You'd Totally Live In

Looking closer at the actors who have played cold-blooded bad guys—and totally nailed it.

Playing the Villain

Entertainment

Sometimes, actors only <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-who-got-big-after-playing-bad-guys/orrin-grey">hit it big after playing a villain</a> or two, and some actors go their whole careers without ever once playing a bad guy. Others, though, kind of make playing bad guys their whole deal, and they are often&nbsp;really&nbsp;good at it. Whether they're versatile actors who have played a little of everything - including some iconic bad guys - or the kind of actors who play characters you love to hate pretty exclusively, this collection features some of the top actors known for playing villainous parts.Yet these aren't actors who keep their light under a bad guy bushel. We've got Oscar winners aplenty here - and some of them won their awards&nbsp;for playing villains - so vote up your favorite actors who are so good at being bad...

22 Actors Who Have Mastered The Art Of Playing Villains

Actor

Actors Who Have Mastered The Art Of Playing Villains

The best horror movies in every subgenre of horror. Whether it's evil dolls, terrible vacations, or anything in between, we've got a list for it.

Horror Movies About Everything

Any place can be scary when you're there by yourself. If you don't believe us, you need look no further than these horror <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-about-loneliness/hannah-dillon?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies about being alone</a> for proof. While we've all spent more than a little of our time in isolation recently, sometimes all it takes are some good isolation horror movies to remind us of how much worse it could be.After all, self-isolating during a pandemic isn't as bad as being on a spaceship with a homicidal alien, trapped in a blizzard by a deranged fan, or imprisoned in an ever-shifting subterranean dungeon. Sometimes, you just have to find those silver linings.Vote up the isolation movies that make you want to run for civilization the most - and the fastest.

The Scariest Horror Movies About Being Alone In Isolation

Criminal Minds is a hit police procedural drama that has aired on CBS since 2005.

Criminal Minds

Police procedural shows like Criminal Minds love to broadcast that their episodes are “ripped from today's headlines." To this end, countless episodes are often based on real-world crimes, with the particulars changed both to keep the audience guessing and to protect the rights of victims - not to mention occasionally making the story more dramatic.Sometimes, the crimes that inspire episodes of shows like these are recent and topical, things the general public is talking about even as the show is being produced. Other times, they draw from older crimes, either shedding fresh light upon them or simply trading on the audience's familiarity to amp up the show's tension. Whatever the case may be, these 13 episodes of Criminal Minds detail crimes and perpetrators that bear uncanny and unsettling similarities to real-life cases that make you want to dig deeper.

'Criminal Minds' Episodes That Are Eerily Similar To Real-Life Cases

TV Episode

'Criminal Minds' Episodes That Are Similar To Real Cases

There's always a little anxiety that goes into any vacation, even without the reminders of the perils facing the characters in these <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-travel-horror-movies/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">vacation horror movies</a>. Yet, the lure of faraway places wouldn't be the same without a little hint of danger, and sometimes the reminder that, when we're far from home, we're also more vulnerable adds a bit of spice to the experience. Whether they make us more likely to venture out or less, however, there's no denying we love to watch tourist horror movies, where vacationing foreigners often wind up on the wrong side of the locals, their surroundings, or sometimes even the weather.Vote up the movies that feature the vacations you would least like to be included on…

17 Movies Where A Perfect Vacation Turns Into A Total Nightmare

Vacation Nightmare Movies That Make You Think Twice About Traveling Abroad

Lists of true accounts of real people who survived unfathomable situations and depictions of fights for survival in film, TV, video games, and other media.

Stayin' Alive

“Would you like to play a game?” When characters in movies are asked this question, the answer should almost always be “no,” as they are usually about to be plunged into a very precarious situation filled with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gut-wrenching-decisions-in-movies/ryan-izay">gut-wrenching decisions</a> and deadly stakes. Sometimes, this is only a small part of the plot, while other times, these death game movies make the game the central component of their story.In either event, the structure and rules of a game can help to crank the tension of a situation up to 11, while also making it easy for the audience to understand the stakes. If you need proof, just look at the success of Netflix's Squid Game - or check out one of these thrilling death game movies, while voting up your favorite movie moments featuring games with unusually high stakes.

14 Movies Where Characters Have To Play A Life-Or-Death Game

14 Best Death Game Movies

Exploring the special effects that bring entertainment to life.

Movie Magic

Since the earliest days of the cinema, movies have been as much magic trick as narrative. And one of the best magic tricks around is to turn one thing into something else. Transformation effects have been a part of movies for as long as the moving picture has been around, and they've always been one of the most impressive in cinema's vast bag of tricks. From the earliest experimental and silent films to modern blockbusters, watching&nbsp;people, especially, turn into other things is something we never seem to get tired of - especially when the whole thing can be managed on camera, or we can be tricked into thinking it is.These are some of the most impressive transformation sequences ever captured on film - moments of movie magic that remind us of what the medium is capable of, and showcases for some of the most impressive special effects ever conceived. Because these are all about people transforming, it should perhaps come as no surprise that many of them are in werewolf movies, but we also have retellings of the Jekyll and Hyde story, superhero tales, gloppy body horror, and much more. Several of these sequences helped the special effects technicians who built them win some of the industry's highest honors, while others went uncelebrated until years after they were released. In all cases, they'll make you stop and wonder, "How did they do that?"

16 Great Transformation Scenes That Show Special Effects At Their Best

Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/thirteen-ghosts-2001-movie/lauren-milici" target="_blank">Thirteen Ghosts</a>,&nbsp;the 2001 remake of William Castle&#39;s 1960 film,&nbsp;packs a lot of big ideas into its 90-minute runtime, not the least of which is the &quot;Black Zodiac,&quot; which provides the origin of its titular ghosts.

In the 1960 original,&nbsp;13 Ghosts,&nbsp;Dr. Plato Zorba perishes&nbsp;and leaves a large house to his struggling nephew, Cyrus. Unfortunately for Cyrus and his family, the house also contains the uncle&#39;s collection of a dozen ghosts - including a lion tamer and his lion,&nbsp;an Italian chef,&nbsp;a flaming skeleton,&nbsp;and others -&nbsp;all waiting for the arrival of a 13th ghost that will free them. The film&#39;s claim to fame was its use of colored filters to make the ghosts &quot;invisible&quot; unless viewed through special &quot;ghost viewers&quot; that were handed out to members of the audience.

The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/13-ghosts-behind-the-scenes/orrin-grey" target="_blank">remake</a> follows the same basic plot - an&nbsp;eccentric uncle wills a house full of ghosts that can only be seen through special glasses to his nephew&#39;s impoverished family - but with an entirely new roster of ghosts. Their presence is also much more integral to the plot. Whereas the ghosts in the original are mostly a MacGuffin (the plot actually revolves around a human villain looking for a fortune hidden in the house), the ghosts in the 2001 version are what powers the uncle&#39;s infernal machine.

Thirteen Ghosts&nbsp;also features a character named Cyrus (played by F. Murray Abraham), but this time he&#39;s the sinister uncle and his bizarre house is actually a gateway to hell.&nbsp;&quot;Designed by the devil and powered by the dead,&quot; Basileus&#39;s Machine is said to have been conceived&nbsp;by a 15th-century&nbsp;astrologer while he was possessed by a demon. The plans for the machine are in a book called&nbsp;The Arcanum, which also describes the ghosts needed to power it. The house itself is an enormous ghost trap, complete with transparent walls etched with spells and made of &quot;ectobar glass.&quot; (Behind the scenes, the set was&nbsp;designed and fabricated by production designer Sean Hargreaves, who has also worked as an illustrator on many of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.)

Why does Cyrus want to crank up this machine? Apparently, because it&#39;s the only way to gain access to the&nbsp;Ocularis Infernum, an &quot;eye in hell that sees everything,&quot; including the past and the future. &quot;If knowledge is power, then the man who controls the&nbsp;Ocularis&nbsp;would be the most powerful man on Earth,&quot; Cyrus says.&nbsp;

According to&nbsp;The Arcanum, there are 13 ghosts necessary to access the&nbsp;Ocularis Infernum: 12 needed&nbsp;to power it, and a 13th to shut it down if necessary (though that last part proves to be a lie). These ghosts align with the &quot;Black Zodiac,&quot; which was created for the movie. (Though that doesn&#39;t mean the film doesn&#39;t have <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-13-ghosts-zodiac/alexandra-meyering" target="_blank">significance along traditional zodiac lines</a>.)&nbsp;Besides maybe the elaborate puzzle box of the house itself, these ghosts are the most memorable part of this oddball film. They are brought to (un)life thanks to the special effects work of Robert Kurtzman and Greg Nicotero, and each one matches one of the entries in&nbsp;this mythical &quot;Black Zodiac.&quot;

The Origins Of 'Thirteen Ghosts': The Spirits Of The Black Zodiac

The Black Zodiac: Origins Of The Thirteen Ghosts 

Fun facts and insane true stories from behind the scenes of some of history's most beloved and infamous thrillers and chillers.

Horror Movies in the Making

The Lost Boys

&quot;Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It&#39;s fun to be a vampire.&quot;

In 1987,&nbsp;The Lost Boys was&nbsp;headlined by a hot, young cast, including the first team-up of the &quot;two Coreys,&quot; as well as Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, and Alex Winter. The film forever altered&nbsp;the idea of the bloodsucker in popular culture and inspired cult classic phenoms, such as&nbsp;Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A modest hit in theaters,&nbsp;The Lost Boys&nbsp;sank its fangs into the burgeoning home video market, where it became a cult hit for Warner Bros.,&nbsp;thanks to its sexy vampires, of-the-moment&nbsp;soundtrack, beach boardwalk setting, &#39;80s humor, and unforgettable style.&nbsp;

In a lot of ways, though,&nbsp;The Lost Boys&nbsp;was a film that was made on the fly (no pun intended), with things changing almost daily as production went on, and a bunch of young actors cooped up together in a Santa Cruz hotel that some cast members compared to a constant rave. As a result, the film we got was almost&nbsp;very&nbsp;different more than once, as you&#39;ll see in these anecdotes from behind-the-scenes of everyone&#39;s favorite teen vampire movie.

Behind-The-Scenes Details From 'The Lost Boys,' The Film That Made Vampires Glamorous

Behind-The-Scenes Details From ‘The Lost Boys'

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The Monster Mash

Just because someone is fictional, deceased, or an entire universe doesn't stop Ranker from tossing them into Battle Royale-type tournaments against their worthiest foes.

Choose Your Fighter

Movie monsters take a lot of different forms, from the vicious to the tragic, the evil to the merely misunderstood. Some monsters are creepy while others you root for; some are threatening only because of their great numbers, while others are some of the strongest movie monsters of all time. Whether they&#39;re good guys or bad guys, world-ending threats or just trying to make their way in a world that doesn&#39;t understand them, these are some of the most powerful, deadliest, and just <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-most-awesome-monsters-and-creatures-of-all-time" target="_blank">downright most awesome monsters</a> ever to stomp, fly, crawl, or burrow their way across cinema screens.

You&#39;ll find kaiju here, naturally, but also things that are smaller than you might think. You&#39;ll find ones that go bump in the night, ones that topple buildings, and everything in between. One thing they all have in common:&nbsp;They&#39;re mighty powerful. Remember to vote up your favorites.

The Most Powerful Movie Monsters Of All Time

Hellraiser Franchise

"Demons to some, angels to others." That's one of the ways we're introduced to the Cenobites in Hellraiser, horror author and director Clive Barker's most enduring contribution to the visual lexicon of horror cinema. These "explorers in the further regions of experience" come when you solve a puzzle box called the Lament Configuration, and usually they drag you off to join them in a labyrinth that just might be hell. Not all of the Cenobites in&nbsp;Hellraiser&nbsp;originally had names - not even the "Lead Cenobite," who came to be known and loved as Pinhead - but they all have&nbsp;nicknames that stuck, and over the course of several movies, a number of other Cenobites were introduced. And&nbsp;between movies, books, and comics, the Cenobites have done some <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-cenobites-moments-clive-barker/sabrina-ithal">pretty gruesome things</a>.<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-cenobites-moments-clive-barker/sabrina-ithal?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">What are the Cenobites</a>? In&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-hellraiser-movies/jason-bancroft">Hellraiser&nbsp;and its sequels</a>,&nbsp;the Cenobites are explained as a&nbsp;sort of monastic order that serves Leviathan and views flesh as something to be modified and sculpted and that seems to draw no distinction between pleasure and pain. Here's a list of&nbsp;all the nastiest Cenobites from the&nbsp;Hellraiser, ranked by how vile and unpleasant they are. See if you agree!

All The Cenobites From The 'Hellraiser' Films, Ranked By Nastiness

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All The Cenobites In The 'Hellraiser' Movies, Ranked By Nastiness

There are many different ways to break into the big time as an actor - and one of them is to play an unforgettable villain. Sure, it may lead to typecasting, and sometimes, a particularly potent bad guy performance is as likely to nix a career as kickstart one, but there are plenty of actors who have begun their careers - or given them a much-needed boost - by playing an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-tv-villains-of-all-time">iconic villain in movies or TV</a>.Some of these great villain roles launched an actor's career, or became <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-villain-performances/williamsbrianjake">permanently associated with that actor</a>, or otherwise changed their career&nbsp;in some irreversible way. Some actors <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-villain-actors-of-all-time/orrin-grey">parlayed villain roles into, well,&nbsp;more&nbsp;villain roles</a> in big-budget movies, while others went on to play leads, or converted the buzz they generated into more substantial parts that earned them critical renown. Other actors found themselves transformed from "legitimate" thespians who "trod the boards" into genuine movie stars who headlined&nbsp;big-budget blockbusters, while still others made the leap from TV to movies (or vice versa) or made a splash in international markets.While each one is different, all of these actors found their careers drastically altered after playing a villain that we know and love - or love to hate - today. Remember to vote up your favorites.

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