The phenomenal success of this summer's two sleeper hits, The Blair Witch Project and Sixth Sense proves that fans are ready for a change in horror films. Here are five suggestions, little known films that tell strange stories with an emphasis on unpredictability. Dead and Buried is about the strange goings-on in Potters Bluff, a New England beach town where James Farentino is the sherriff.
People disappear under the oddest circumstances.
Co-writer Dan O'Bannon was also responsible for Alien . This film mixes in more dark humor with the scares, and director James Sherman provides a really creepy, fog-shrouded atmosphere. Someone there is attacking blind women. The action sometimes seems confusing and senseless, but all is explained in the last scenes. Children are also the focus of P.I.N. , specifically Leon and Ursula, a brother and sister who are played by several young actors.