Circle M Horror Film Festival

Putting "I Love Scary Movies" to the test

2025

Circle M Ranch

2023

Late Night with the Devil

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Dir: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes Β· 93 min Β· Horror

Do not adjust your set.

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.1/10)

Cast: David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri

2019

Ready or Not

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Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Β· 95 min Β· Horror, Comedy

A killer game of hide and seek.

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.0/10)

Cast: Samara Weaving, Mark O'Brien, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano

1992

Death Becomes Her

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Dir: Robert Zemeckis Β· 104 min Β· Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

In one small bottle... The fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... sometimes it doesn't.

Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancΓ©. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.8/10)

Cast: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Ogilvy, Adam Storke

2025

The Monkey

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Dir: Osgood Perkins Β· 97 min Β· Horror, Comedy

Everybody dies. And that's fucked up.

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.0/10)

Cast: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Adam Scott, Elijah Wood

2024

Abigail

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Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Β· 109 min Β· Horror, Thriller

Children can be such monsters.

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.7/10)

Cast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand

2024

Longlegs

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Dir: Osgood Perkins Β· 101 min Β· Crime, Horror, Mystery

Say your prayers.

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.5/10)

Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby

2024

The Substance

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Dir: Coralie Fargeat Β· 141 min Β· Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.1/10)

Cast: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton-Clark, Gore Abrams, Oscar Lesage

1961

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

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Dir: Robert Enrico Β· 28 min Β· Drama, Fantasy

During the American Civil War, a Southerner is about to be hanged from a bridge for sabotage when something unexpected happens.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.6/10)

Cast: Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Anker-Spang Larsen, StΓ©phane Fey, Jean-FranΓ§ois Zeller, Pierre Danny

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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Dir: Wes Craven Β· 91 min Β· Horror

If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming, she won't wake up at all.

Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.3/10)

Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Johnny Depp, Jsu Garcia

2007

Halloween

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Dir: Rob Zombie Β· 110 min Β· Horror

Evil has a destiny.

The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.2/10)

Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tyler Mane, Scout Taylor-Compton, Brad Dourif, Danielle Harris

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

1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

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Dir: Frank Capra Β· 118 min Β· Comedy, Crime

She Passed Out On Cary! No Wonder . . . She's just discovered his favorite aunts have poisoned their 13th gentleman friend!

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.6/10)

Cast: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, John Alexander

2000

Final Destination

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Dir: James Wong Β· 98 min Β· Horror

No accidents. No coincidences. No escapes. You can't cheat death.

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.6/10)

Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith

2025

Weapons

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Dir: Zach Cregger Β· 129 min Β· Horror, Mystery

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class woke up, got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark ...and they never came back.

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.3/10)

Cast: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan

2025

Bring Her Back

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Dir: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Β· 104 min Β· Horror

Family requires sacrifices.

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.4/10)

Cast: Billy Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Mischa Heywood, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion

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Dir: Kirk R. Thatcher Β· 52 min Β· Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Cue the light(ning)!

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.4/10)

Cast: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz, David Rudman

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula

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Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Β· 128 min Β· Romance, Horror

Love never dies.

Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancΓ©e, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.4/10)

Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Sadie Frost, Cary Elwes

2022

Smile

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Dir: Parker Finn Β· 115 min Β· Horror, Mystery

Once you see it, it's too late.

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.7/10)

Cast: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Jessie T. Usher, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey, Kal Penn

1977

Suspiria

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Dir: Dario Argento Β· 99 min Β· Horror

Do You Know Anything About Witches?

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜† (7.5/10)

Cast: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel BosΓ©, Barbara Magnolfi, Susanna Javicoli

2018

Suspiria

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Dir: Luca Guadagnino Β· 152 min Β· Horror, Mystery, Drama

Give your soul to the dance.

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.9/10)

Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Angela Winkler, Ingrid Caven, ChloΓ« Grace Moretz

1983

Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Dir: Jack Clayton Β· 95 min Β· Fantasy, Mystery, Horror

What would you give a man who could make your deepest dream come true?

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

TMDB: β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜† (6.4/10)

Cast: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano, Vidal Peterson, Shawn Carson