Stay Alive. is a 2006 horror film directed by William Brent Bell and written by William Brent Belland Matthew Peterman. This film was produced by McG, co-produced by Hollywood Pictures and released on March 24, 2006 in the US. In the U.S. the film was rated PG-13 for horror violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexual and drug content.

Countess Elizabeth Báthory (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian, Alžbeta Bátoriová in Slovak, Alžběta Báthoryová in Czech, Elżbieta Batory in Polish, 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a Hungariancountess from the renowned Báthory family. The family is famous for defending Hungary against theOttoman Turks. She is possibly the most prolific female serial killer in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess" and as the "Bloody Lady of Csejte", after the castle near Trencsén (Trenčín), in the Kingdom of Hungary (present Slovakia), where she spent most of her adult life.

After her husband's death, she and four collaborators were accused of torturing and killing hundreds of virgin girls and young women, with one witness attributing to them over 600 victims, though she was only convicted on 80 counts. In 1610, she was imprisoned in Csejte Castle (Čachtice Castle), where she remained bricked in a set of rooms until her death four years later. She was never formally tried in court.

The case has led to legendary, but false, accounts of the Countess bathing in the blood of virgins in order to retain her youth. These stories have led to comparisons with Vlad III the Impaler of Wallachia, on whom the fictional Count Dracula is partly based, and to modern nicknames of the Blood Countessand Countess Dracula.

The Prayer of Elizabeth Bathory



Help me, O Clouds.
O Clouds, stay by me.
Let no harm come to me.
Let me remain healthy and invincible.

Send, O send, you powerful Clouds, ninety cats.
I command you, O King of the Cats, I pray you.
May you gather them together,
     even if you are in the mountains,
     or on the waters,
     or on the roofs,
     or on the other side of the ocean.
May these ninety cats appear to tear and destroy
          the hearts
     of kings and princes,
And in the same way
          the hearts
     of teachers and judges,
     so they shall harm me not.

Holy Trinity, protect me.

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Silent Hill

Silent Hill is a 2006 horror film directed by Christophe Gans and written by Roger Avary. The story is an adaptation of the Silent Hill series of survival horror games created by Konami. The film, particularly its emotional and aesthetic content as well as its creature design, includes elements from Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, and Silent Hill 3. Though no visual elements are included from Silent Hill 4, one of the games main themes (Maternity) was a driving force of the film's plot. A game in the series released after the film, Silent Hill Homecoming, in turn incorporated some elements of the film.

Mirrors

Mirrors is a 2008 horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, and stars Kiefer Sutherland. The film was first titled Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to Mirrors. Filming began on May 1, 2007. The film carries an R rating by the MPAA for strong violence, disturbing images, language and brief nudity.[1] Alexandre Aja has mentioned that this project is not a remake of the 2003South Korean horror film Into the Mirror, though there are some similarities. Nevertheless, in the final credits of the film, it states that it is based on a true story.

saw V

Saw V is the fifth installment in the Saw franchise. The film was released on October 23, 2008 in Australia, and October 24 in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. Saw V was directed by David Hackl, unlike the previous three installments which were directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Hackl was the production designer of Saws II, III and IV, and second-unit director for Saw III and Saw IV.

Ju-on

Ju-on (呪怨 Juon?) is a 2000 Japanese direct-to-video film directed by Takashi Shimizu. It is the story of a man, Takeo Saeki (Takashi Matsuyama) who killed his wife, Kayako (Takako Fuji), and his son Toshio, (Ryota Koyama), in a jealous rage. Then Toshio's teacher, Kobayashi (Yurei Yanagi), looks for him because he has not been in school. He discovers the horror that happened recently at his house and he nor his wife that stayed home, make it out alive.

Rec

REC is a 2007 horror film co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza. The film was released in Catalonia in November 2007. Balaguero and Plaza previously co-directed the 2002 documentaryOT, The Movie. REC was filmed using shaky camerawork.

The Exorcist

The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl, and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her daughter through an exorcismconducted by two priests. The film features Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb, Jason Miller, Mercedes McCambridge, and Eileen Dietz. Both the film and novel took inspirations from a documented exorcism in 1949, performed on a 14-year-old boy. The film is one of a cycle of 'demonic child' movies produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including The Omen and Rosemary's Baby.

Saw

Saw is a 2004 horror film, the first installment of the Saw film series. Directed by James Wan and written by Wan and Leigh Whannell, Saw was filmed during only eighteen days of production. It was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2004 and saw international release later that year on October 29. Saw is essentially an expansion of Wan and Whannell's 2003 short film of the same name.

The Mist

The Mist (also known as Stephen King's The Mist), is a 2007 American horror film based on the1980 novella of the same name by Stephen King. The screenwriter and director is Frank Darabont, who had previously adapted Stephen King's work in the films The Shawshank Redemption andThe Green Mile. Darabont had been interested in adapting The Mist for the big screen since the 1980s. The film features an ensemble cast including Thomas Jane, Nathan Gamble, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones, Andre Braugher, and Sam Witwer.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American horror film directed and written by Wes Craven, and the first film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film features John Saxon,Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp in his feature film debut. Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Springwood, Ohio, the plot revolves around several teenagers being terrorized in their nightmares by the ghost of a serial child murderer named Freddy Krueger.

Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary (sometimes referred to as Stephen King's Pet Sematary) is a 1989 horror filmadaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Mary Lambert, the film starsDale Midkiff as Louis Creed, Denise Crosby as Rachel Creed, Blaze Berdahl as Ellie Creed, Miko Hughes as Gage Creed, and Fred Gwynne as Jud Crandall. A man, Andrew Hubatsek, was chosen for Zelda's role. Stephen King wrote the screenplay himself, having become frustrated with how his novels were represented in film adaptations, and appears briefly in the film as a minister at a funeral.

Pet Sematary was filmed in King's home state of Maine, utilizing locations such as Mount Hope Cemetery (Bangor) and Ellsworth. There was also a sequel, Pet Sematary 2, which met with less financial and critical success. IMDB states a remake will be released in 2010.
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