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Films from the 1960s

Horror films, old and new: what each one is, who made it and how scary it gets.

Film · 1968

Night of the Living Dead

A group sheltering in a farmhouse faces an attack by the living dead in this tense, contained horror film.

Film · 1960

Psycho

A stranded woman checks into a quiet motel run by a shy young man and his difficult mother.

Film · 1968

Rosemary's Baby

A newlywed’s pregnancy becomes frightening when she suspects her neighbours have plans for her baby.

Film · 1963

The Birds

Ordinary gulls turn on a small coastal town, and nobody can say why.

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The After Dark Top 40

Forty horror films counted down like the charts, from silent classics to new favourites, picked by Erin and sent the moment you join.