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51. The Tell-Tale Heart (I) (1953)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Crime
A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
Director: Ted Parmelee | Stars: James Mason, Jack Mather
Votes: 2,219
52. The Black Cat (1966)
73 min | Horror
A mentally unbalanced man is obsessed with the idea that a black cat is possessed. He tortures and kills it. Later, he comes to believe that the cat has returned from the dead to kill him.
Director: Harold Hoffman | Stars: Robert Frost, Robyn Baker, Sadie French, Scotty McKay
Votes: 442
53. Wild Flowers (2000)
81 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Seven unrelated Czech fairy tales from 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben, united by folklore, atmosphere, and visuals, form this anthology film exploring themes through a series of poetic vignettes without a cohesive narrative.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Martina Bezousková, Sylvie Kraslová, Sára Vorísková, Anna Bezousková
Votes: 1,491
54. The Ash Tree (1975 TV Movie)
32 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Man of leisure Sir Richard (Edward Petherbridge) receives notification that his Uncle has died, bequeathing him his stately country manor and all its lands. On his return to England he ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Edward Petherbridge, Preston Lockwood, Barbara Ewing, Lalla Ward
Votes: 769
55. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 724
56. Crack (2019)
111 min | Mystery, Thriller
Igor, an unemployed university graduate, discovers the psychiatric assessment reports of Walter Fischer. One day seventy years ago, Fischer disappeared under mysterious circumstances while ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bebjak | Stars: David Hartl, Emanuel Hason, Mary Havranová, Ondrej Hraska
Votes: 490
57. The Island of Doctor Agor (1971)
Animation, Short, Horror
An adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells story "The Island of Doctor Moreau".
Director: Tim Burton | Star: Tim Burton
Votes: 267
58. The Crabs (1976)
12 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A sci-fi film that is an allegory about the suicidal character of war waged by militant factions. A military scientist who originally intends to breed perfect robots - crabs, based on the ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Mergl
Votes: 118
59. The Castle of Otranto (1977)
Not Rated | 17 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A mockumentary-style adaptation of the gothic 1764 novel of the same name, which includes Terry Gilliam-like animations throughout.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Milos Frýba, Jaroslav Vozáb
Votes: 574
60. Mask of the Red Death (1969)
10 min | Animation, Short, Horror
An animated adaptation of Poe's famous short story: "Mask of the Red Death"
Directors: Branko Ranitovic, Pavao Stalter
Votes: 137
61. Horror Story (1993)
99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The film is based on the book of the same title (A Sanguinary Novel) by the very individual Czech painter, typographer, author and philosopher Josef Vachal, who squeezed adventure, love, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Brabec | Stars: Ondrej Pavelka, Klára Jirsáková, Raoul Schránil, Jakub Saic
Votes: 129
62. The Pendulum, the Pit and Hope (1983)
15 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A horrifying, surrealist version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" directed by the masterful animator Jan Svankmajer.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Star: Jan Zácek
Votes: 1,043
63. The Fall of the House of Usher (1982)
15 min | Animation, Short, Horror
In this animated version of Edgar Allan Poe's story, a traveller arrives at the Usher mansion to find that the sibling inhabitants are living under a mysterious family curse: The brother's ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Star: Petr Cepek
Votes: 794
64. The Turn of the Screw (1982 TV Movie)
118 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
A governess looking after two children begins suspecting that the ghost of her predecessor is haunting them.
Director: Petr Weigl | Stars: Helen Donath, Magda Vásáryová, Ava June, Dana Medrická
Votes: 60
65. Portret (1915)
44 min | Short, Drama, Horror
The subject of a mysterious portrait emerges from the painting and terrorizes the young man who hung it in his room.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Andrey Gromov, Ivan Lazarev, V. Vasilyev
Votes: 207
66. Hrabé Drakula (1971 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Jonathan Haker travels to Transylvania to seal a business deal with the mysterious Count Dracula.
Director: Anna Procházková | Stars: Ilja Racek, Jan Schánilec, Klára Jerneková, Jirí Zahajský
Votes: 64
67. I Am the Doorway (2017)
15 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
A man is trapped in a spaceship with a strange virus growing inside him, altering his mind. To save himself he must take drastic action.
Director: Robin Kasparik | Stars: Radim Vizváry, Eva Gorcicová
Votes: 39
68. Cólera (2013)
7 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy
Cholera: Path. Acute, infectious disease, often epidemic and very serious.
Director: Aritz Moreno | Stars: Luis Tosar, Iñake Irastorza, Paco Sagarzazu, Ander Pardo
Votes: 290
69. Il caso Valdemar (1936)
12 min | Short, Horror
A doctor performs an experiment on a dying man by placing him under hypnosis on his deathbed.
Directors: Gianni Hoepli, Ubaldo Magnaghi | Stars: Lav Kamenarovic, Gino Eprisi, Carlo Bissi, Vincenzo Gatti
Votes: 181
70. The Hangman (1964)
12 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A town is doomed to endless torment by the Hangman, who continues to kill off the town one by one. As more die, the town becomes more and more in disarray as the gallow grew each day.
Directors: Les Goldman, Paul Julian | Star: Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 219
71. In the Ruins (2016)
5 min | Short, Horror
When Ayden arrives at a deserted church in the forest, he meets the strange Doctor Faber who offers him some food, if Ayden promises to provide the next meal. While both men are having a ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Frerichs | Stars: Bruno Eyron, David Gant, Xenia Assenza
Votes: 22
72. Ursula (1961)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Horror
Young Ursula plays in a tree and ruins her fancy dress. Her elderly mother teaches her a cruel lesson about whether things can ever be mended; what Ursula learns about how to behave may not be what her mother intended.
Director: Lloyd Michael Williams | Stars: Dorothea Griffin, Calvin Waters
Votes: 214
73. The Outsider (II) (2019)
11 min | Short, Mystery
A desperate loner who has grown up with a butterfly and the Bible for company seizes his chance and makes good his escape only to face his worst fears head-on at an all-nighter in the company of strangers.
Director: Ludvig Gür | Stars: Kola Krauze, Magnus Lennartsson, Anna Guldkula, Daniel Diegelman
Votes: 87
74. Svatební kosile (1925)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Theodor Pistek | Stars: Suzanne Marwille, Karel Lamac, Joe Jencík, Theodor Pistek
Votes: 12
75. The Landlady (2016)
8 min | Short, Horror
Billy Weaver is a youth who has traveled by train to London to start a new job. Looking for lodgings, he comes across a boarding-house with a sign saying "Bed and Breakfast". When he rings ... See full summary »
Directors: Amy Kellie, Max Christelow, Sam Thomas | Stars: Ashton Charge, Maggie Day
76. Operené stíny (1931)
Drama, Horror
Disillusioned with his marriage which has ended in divorce, Petr Leroy goes off to the Riviera to the place where he first met his wife and where he hopes to be spiritually revived. Here he... See full summary »
Director: Leo Marten | Stars: Jan W. Speerger, Milada Matysova, Jirí Hron, Erna Zenísková
77. Pomsta (1968)
14 min | Animation, Short, Crime
Film based on the story by the French writer Gerard de Nerval. A terrifying story that takes us to Paris in the time of the Three Musketeers. The magician Conin enchants evil that ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Brdecka
Votes: 46
78. Psychopompos (2018)
16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
A tragedy strikes the family of widow Svetlana (Michaela Dolinová) and her two sons, Jan and Maxmilián. The villagers believe that the hated nobles surrounded by myths and superstitions - Madam and Sir De Blois - are responsible for it.
Director: Lucie Gukkertová | Stars: Martin Hudec, Michaela Dolinová, Jared Doreck, Riwaa Nerona
Votes: 45
79. Meze Waltera Hortona (1969 TV Movie)
38 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Director: Jirina Pokorná-Makoszová | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Inka Cekanová, Karel Hovorka, Rudolf Hrusínský
Votes: 22
80. Vampýr (1989 TV Movie)
34 min | Horror, Mystery
Director: Jaroslav Hanus | Stars: Zdena Herfortová, Ladislav Lakomý, Marcela Penázová, Ján Sedal
Votes: 13
81. Podobizna (1948)
96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but in the end he commits suicide. After Chazaj's death, the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it.
Director: Jiri Slavicek | Stars: Otomar Krejca, Ljuba Skorepová, Vladimír Smeral, Ladislav Kulhánek
Votes: 69
82. Záhadný pan Hyde (1964 TV Movie)
73 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director: Giorgos Skalenakis | Stars: Svatopluk Benes, Blanka Bohdanová, Felix Cerný, Milena Dvorská
Votes: 19
83. Podivná letecká spolecnost (1992 TV Movie)
59 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Oldrich Danek | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Jaromír Hanzlík, Radovan Lukavský, Ladislav Trojan
84. Konecná (1970)
Short, Horror, Mystery
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Vera Budilová, Olga Jirouskova, Zdenek Rehor, Zbynek Vanous
85. My, kterí krácíme stíny (2021)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Robert Poupátko | Stars: Milan Cais, Tigran Hovakimyan, Ondrej Hrbác, Adela Hrivnáková
86. Spalovac mrtvol (2013 Video)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Thriller
Director: Adam Ruzicka | Star: Adam Ruzicka
87. Oko (2009)
100 min | Mystery, Thriller
The story takes place over three rainy and tepid days. Transcending time and national borders, this tale could happen just about anywhere, any time. We meet the lovers, Sophie (Catherine ... See full summary »
Director: Milos Kohout | Stars: Karel Roden, Catherine Flemming, Csongor Kassai, Ivan Krúpa
Votes: 36
88. Edgar (1996)
32 min | Short, Horror
Director: Jirí Skála | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Miroslava Plestilová, Jan Teplý, Johan Kolinsky
89. Spalovac mrtvol (2017 Video)
67 min | Drama
Director: Jakub Vasícek | Stars: Karel Kratochvíl, Alena Bazalová, Michal Dudek, Diana Cicmancová
90. Portrét (1972 TV Short)
43 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Director: Vladimír Kavciak | Stars: Jozef Budský, Eduard Cupák, Ondrej Jariabek, Frantisek Kristof-Veselý
91. The Spectre's Bride (1978)
11 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Director: Josef Kábrt | Stars: Blanka Bohdanová, Jirí Holý
Votes: 38
92. Lokis (1987 TV Movie)
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director: Anna Procházková | Stars: Jaroslava Adamová, Jirí Havel, Svatava Hubenáková, Valérie Kaplanová
93. Specialita séfkuchare (2000 TV Movie)
Drama, Horror
At an extremely exclusive restaurant, diners wonder about what "the specialty of the house" might actually be.
Director: Lucie Belohradská | Stars: Jirí Lábus, Lukás Hlavica, Zuzana Stivínová, Linda Rybová
Votes: 22
95. Veselé vánocní hody (1999 TV Movie)
47 min | Comedy, Horror
Director: Filip Menzel | Stars: Jan Cempírek, Ivana Andrlová, Oldrich Vízner, Rudolf Hrusínský
96. Hostinec U létavého draka (1971 TV Movie)
84 min | Crime, Mystery
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu's tale, "Inn at the Flying Dragon," brings dark fantasy, ghostly apparitions, and mysteries to the TV screen. It's part of his well-known collection, "The Dark ... See full summary »
Director: Eva Sadková | Stars: Jaromír Hanzlík, Jana Brejchová, Vladimír Smeral, Karel Sebesta
Votes: 18
97. Der Verrückte, das Herz und das Auge (2006)
8 min | Animation, Short, Horror
The story of Ed, a middle-aged nervous-laughing insane man who lives in his family manor, and of his plans to murder his elderly demented father and dispose of the corpse.
Directors: Gregor Dashuber, Annette Jung | Stars: Andreas Fröhlich, Tom Strauss
Votes: 72
98. Havran v panelovém dome (1983)
12 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
Director: Milan Peer | Stars: Petr Nározný, Olga Michálková
99.
Circle of Fear (1972–1973)
Episode:
The New House
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple move into a home that is haunted by a girl who had been hanged there many years ago and vowed never to be evicted from the site.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Birney, Barbara Parkins, Sam Jaffe, Jeanette Nolan
Votes: 231
100.
'Way Out (1961)
Episode:
William and Mary
(1961)
30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bullying husband allows his brain to be kept alive after his demise to irritate his wife, but she may have the last laugh.
Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Henry Jones, Fritz Weaver, Mildred Dunnock, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 50