Circle M Horror Film Festival

Putting "I Love Scary Movies" to the test

2023

Circle M Ranch

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

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Dir: James Whale Β· 75 min Β· Horror, Science Fiction

She's Alive!

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.5/10)

Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Gavin Gordon

1932

The Mummy

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Dir: Karl Freund Β· 73 min Β· Horror, Fantasy

It Comes to Life!

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.8/10)

Cast: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron, Edward Van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher

1959

The Mummy

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Dir: Terence Fisher Β· 88 min Β· Horror

Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!

One by one the archaeologists who discover the 4,000-year-old tomb of Princess Ananka are brutally murdered. Kharis, high priest in Egypt 40 centuries ago, has been brought to life by the power of the ancient gods and his sole purpose is to destroy those responsible for the desecration of the sacred tomb. But Isobel, wife of one of the explorers, resembles the beautiful princess, forcing the speechless and tormented monster to defy commands and abduct Isobel to an unknown fate.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.7/10)

Cast: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley

1933

The Invisible Man

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Dir: James Whale Β· 71 min Β· Horror, Science Fiction

H.G. Wells’ fantastic, out-of-this-world show!

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.5/10)

Cast: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor, Forrester Harvey

2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

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Dir: Rob Cohen Β· 112 min Β· Adventure, Action, Fantasy

A New Evil Awakens.

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (5.5/10)

Cast: Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Jet Li

2023

Haunted Mansion

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Dir: Justin Simien Β· 123 min Β· Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Home is where the haunt is.

A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.4/10)

Cast: Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito

2022

Talk to Me

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Dir: Ribal Chedid Β· 21 min Β· Drama

Farid, who works abroad, locks himself on the last day of his stay in Beirut in his son Rawad's room, to find what he is hiding there. Separated by a locked door, the dysfunctional dynamic between them intensifies, and the past resurfaces.

Cast: Fadi Abi Samra

2023

A Haunting in Venice

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Dir: Kenneth Branagh Β· 104 min Β· Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Death was only the beginning.

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween sΓ©ance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.6/10)

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill