Celebrate the UK release of ‘The Woman in Black’ with film’s best ghost stories

by · February 10, 2012

To celebrate the release of The Woman in Black, an adaption of Susan Hills chilling novel about a vengeful spirit, and starring Daniel Radcliffe we take a look back over some of the scariest ghostly encounters in cinematic history.

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1. Poltergeist (1982) Director: Tobe Hooper (produced by Steven Spielberg)
2. The Ring (2002) Director: Gore Verbinski
3. The Shining (1980) Director: Stanley Kubrick
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999) Director: Daniel Myrick / Eduardo Sanchez
5. The Sixth Sense (1999) Director: M Night Shyamalan

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Only time will tell how well The Woman in Black will do in cinematic history, but the film was produced by Hammer films, which alongside Momentum Pictures, have produced many exceptional horror films in the past:

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1. Dracula (1958)
2. The Devil Rides Out (1968)
3. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
4. Curse of the Werewolf (1960)
5. The Mummy (1959)
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
7. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
8. Quartermass and the Pit (1968)

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What was your favorite ghost story in the cinema? Let us know in the comments below.