Dead of Night

Considered the greatest horror anthology film, the classic British chiller Dead of Night features five stories of supernatural terror from four different directors, yet it ultimately feels like a unified whole. The framing device is simple but unsettling, as a group of strangers find themselves ...more

A classic horror anthology, Dead of Night still has the ability to deliver chills, even this many decades after its release. It's an enthralling omnibus, one that continues to work year after year, viewing after viewing, in spite of the fact that so many of its surprises have become familiar to viewers over time. The best segment is inarguably the final one, the finest exploration of the creepy relationship between a ventriloquist and his perhaps-otherworldy dummy ever put on film. Again, this ...more