Moody Gothic Movies to See
The Crow (1994)
Dir: Alex Proyas
Stars: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
A man brutally murdered comes back to life as an undead avenger of his and his fiancée’s murder.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Dir: Jim Sharman
Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Dir: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Stars: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
Dir: Tim Pope
Stars: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop
The spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son.
Dark City (1998)
Dir: Alex Proyas
Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun.
Quills (2000)
Dir: Philip Kaufman
Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
Gabriel (2007)
Dir: Shane Abbess
Stars: Andy Whitfield, Dwaine Stevenson, Samantha Noble, Michael Piccirilli
GABRIEL tells the story of an archangel who fights to bring light back to purgatory — a place where darkness rules — and save the souls of the city’s inhabitants.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Dir: James Signorelli
Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Phil Rubenstein, Larry Flash Jenkins, Damita Jo Freeman
When her great aunt dies, famous horror hostess Elvira heads for the uptight New England town Falwell to claim her inheritance of a haunted house…
The Hunger (1983)
Dir: Tony Scott
Stars: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young
A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire, her cellist companion, and a gerontologist.
The Order (2003)
Dir: Brian Helgeland
Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann
A young priest is sent to Rome to investigate the troubling death of the head of his order.