The Witch

Director Robert Eggers
Year 2015
Run Time 92min
Genre Horror

As a New England family attempts to resettle their farm in the 1700s, an evil presence haunts the forest. This terrifying film won the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Director

Robert Eggers

Writer

Robert Eggers

Cast

Anya Taylor-Joy

Producers

Jay Van Hoy, Daniel Bekerman, Lars Knudsen, Jodi Redmond, Rodrigo Teixeira

Genre

Horror

Interest

Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

The Wild Hunt

Director Alexandre Franchi
Year 2009
Run Time 96min
Genre Horror

A medieval re-enactment game turns into a Shakespearean tragedy when a non-player crashes the event in order to win back his girlfriend.

Director

Alexandre Franchi

Writers

Mark Antony Krupa, Alexandre Franchi

Cast

Kaniehtiio Horn

Producers

Karen Murphy, Alexandre Franchi

Genre

Horror

Interest

Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English

Les affamés (Ravenous)

Director Robin Aubert
Year 2017
Run Time 104min
Genre Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

In the bleak aftermath of an outbreak of zombies in rural Quebec, Bonin (Marc-André Grondin) struggles to survive along with the rapidly dwindling remaining population. When he encounters a group hiding in a house that is in the path of an invading horde of the undead, he must decide whether or not to save them, as doing so would put him and his companions in danger.

Les affamés is a brilliant and fresh take on the zombie genre, maintaining a tense atmosphere with exceptional moments of horror. It won the Best Canadian Feature prize at TIFF in 2017 and swept the Jutra Awards (now the Prix Iris) with ten wins, including Best Film and Best Direction.

“Robin Aubert's idiosyncratic and nuanced drama breathes fresh life into the zombie apocalypse subgenre.” - John Leydon, Variety

Director

Robin Aubert

Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés premiered at TIFF 2005. Aubert also directed the feature films À quelle heure le train pour nulle part, À l’origine d’un cri, and Tuktuq, and starred in De père en flic, the critical hit Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre, Jeune Juliette, and Mon cirque à moi. His latest film, Les Affamés won Best Canadian Feature at TIFF 2017 and ten Prix Iris. He is currently completing his next film, Tu ne sauras jamais. 

Writer

Robin Aubert

Cast

Charlotte St-Martin, Marc-André Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctôt

Producers

C.S. Roy, Stéphanie Morissette

Genres

Action/Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller

Original Language

French

Haunter

Director Vincenzo Natali
Year 2013
Run Time 97min
Genre Horror

On the night before her sweet 16th, Lisa (Abigail Breslin) becomes stuck in time, reliving the day over and over.

Director

Vincenzo Natali

Writer

Brian King

Cast

Abigail Breslin, Peter Outerbridge, Michelle Nolden

Producer

Steven Hoban

Genre

Horror

Interests

Family Relationships, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

Antiviral

Director Brandon Cronenberg
Year 2012
Run Time 108min
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.

Director

Brandon Cronenberg

Writer

Brandon Cronenberg

Cast

Sarah Gadon, Lisa Berry, Caleb Landry Jones, Douglas Smith

Producer

Niv Fichman

Genres

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interest

Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English

Backcountry

Director Adam MacDonald
Year 2014
Run Time 92min
Genre Horror
A romantic camping trip set to take place in the hunting grounds of a ferociously hungry bear … what could possibly go wrong? Starring Missy Peregrym and Jeff Roop.

Director

Adam MacDonald

Cast

Jeff Roop, Missy Peregrym, Nicholas Campbell

Producer

Thomas Michael

Genre

Horror

Interest

Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English

The Mask

Director Julian Roffman
Year 1961
Run Time 83min
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

When an archeologist finds an ancient mask, the excitement of the discovery soon becomes terror as he finds himself tormented by disturbing and surreal visions that slowly drive him mad. As these visions become increasingly violent, he must find a way to escape them before his nightmare becomes a reality. This horror classic was unleashed on audiences with an early use of 3-D, adding to its completely bizarre nature.

“The management is not responsible for nervous breakdowns,” one poster cautioned during the film’s original release! And while the film may not be that terrifying, the 3-D sequences were truly inventive and unique, and remain surprisingly freaky and effective even now.

Unsettling and surreal, this was the first Canadian horror film released in theatres and is still a favourite amongst horror aficionados.

Director

Julian Roffman

Writers

Slavko Vorkapić, Frank Taubes, Sandy Haver, Franklin Delessert

Cast

Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker

Producer

Julian Roffman

Genres

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Interests

Classics, Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English

Random Acts of Violence

Director Jay Baruchel
Year 2019
Run Time 80min
Genre Horror

A comic book writer and his publisher visit a small town where a series of violent murders seems to be tied to their popular comic series. Starring Jesse Williams, Jay Baruchel and Jordana Brewster.

Director

Jay Baruchel

Writers

Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot

Cast

Jesse Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jordana Brewster

Producers

Jay Baruchel, Randy Manis, Noah Segal

Genre

Horror

Interest

Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English

Possessor

Director Brandon Cronenberg
Year 2020
Run Time 103min
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

An assassin working for a futuristic agency uses a brain implant to embody other people and carry out a series of hits that begin to take a toll on her sanity.

Director

Brandon Cronenberg

Writer

Brandon Cronenberg

Cast

Hanneke Talbot, Gabrielle Graham, Matthew Garlick, Andrea Riseborough

Producers

Andrew Starkey, Kevin Krikst, Niv Fichman, Fraser Ash

Genres

Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Original Language

English

Afflicted

Directors Clif Prowse, Derek Lee
Year 2013
Run Time 85min
Genre Action/Adventure, Horror
In this remarkable first feature, two best friends (co-directors Derek Lee and Cliff Prowse) embark on a trip around the world for their travel web series. But when Derek comes down with a mysterious illness that is slowly consuming him, the trip becomes a race to identify and cure his ailment before it’s too late. 

Afflicted is a rare Canadian entry in the found-footage thriller genre that was called “ambitious in scope and practically flawless in execution,” by the Toronto Star’s Bruce DeMara.

Directors

Clif Prowse, Derek Lee

Writers

Clif Prowse, Derek Lee

Cast

Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz

Producers

Chris Ferguson, Zach Lipovsky

Genres

Action/Adventure, Horror

Interest

Cult & Offbeat Cinema

Original Language

English