Actress Mercedes McCambridge was born on this date, so here’s a double feature of her playing some scary characters:
Mercedes McCambridge provided the demonic sounds that came out of Linda Blair in The Exorcist. While that’s probably the role most people know her for (even if they don’t know McCambridge by name), she had a long career working in both film and television. I probably watched The Exorcist a dozen times before I gave any thought to whose voice was behind the hellish obscenities and howls from beyond. Here she is discussing how she approached the role: Read the rest of this entry »
Usually, this spot is reserved for our weekly rundown of the new movies available to stream on Netflix Instant but August is a dead month and there is nothing notable streaming this week. Doesn’t look like there will be for another couple weeks either, so let’s pick the best horror movies available to stream on Netflix right now:

Let Me In Rated R | 2010 |
Let the Right One In Rated R | 2008 |
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Let Me In (R | 2010)Flickchart Ranking: #526 |
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Begins streaming on Netflix starting July 1st
Directed By: Matt Reeves
Starring: Chloe Moretz • Kodi Smit-McPhee • Richard Jenkins • Elias Koteas • Sasha Barrese
Genres: Drama • Fantasy • Horror • Romance • Romantic Drama • Vampire Film
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For most people, Halloween represents Trick-or-Treating, superfluous amounts of candy and dressing up in ridiculous costumes. But for film fans, it is the time of year when horror films are in abundance. This year, we’ve been given horror sequels such as Saw 3D and Paranormal Activity 2 and TVs are sure to be packed with the horror films that are to be expected, such as The Exorcist and The Shining. But for those looking for something a little different from the norm, here are some of the great under-ranked horror films on Flickchart that will surprise you this Halloween.
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How would you rank it amongst the best science fiction horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #4719 |
Adrien Brody stars in the new movie I’m looking most forward to this Tuesday. I love science fiction stories about experiments gone wrong and it looks like most Flickchart users have been rating this one very well.
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How would you rank it amongst the best martial arts movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #5065 |
I generally am OK with remakes if for no other reason than they finally give me some incentive to watch the original. The original was a solid little Rocky-clone and everything I’ve heard about this modern remake seems to be pretty positive too.
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How would you rank it amongst the best slasher movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #5577 |
Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy Krueger.
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How would you rank it amongst the best sadistic horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #6603 |
I don’t have the stomach to watch a human centipede in action but I am impressed by how nuts this movie seems to be.
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How would you rank it amongst the best animated movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #6523 |
Best Animated feature nominee at 2010′s Oscars. Also on Netflix Instant Watch this week.
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How would you rank it amongst the best whodunit movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #9097 |
Murder Mystery starring Elijah Wood and John Hurt.
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How would you rank it amongst the best crime drama movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #17748 |
Jesse Eisenberg stars in one of those movies about a young Jewish man dealing drugs that seems to come out every few years.
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How would you rank it amongst the best animal movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: Just Added |
I actually kinda liked the first Space Chimps. It’s a little ridiculous, brightly-colored and features some decent voice acting. Can’t say I’m excited to see what a DTV sequel looks like though.
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How would you rank it amongst the best monster movies of all time?
Flickchart Rank: #17730 |
DTV sequel to the solid 30 Days of Night.