What’s that scratching noise, you ask?

I’m sure it’s nothing.

And don’t worry about the howlingthe wolves can’t get us in here.

It’s dizzying and disturbing, but hypnotically beautiful in ways that only late-era silent films could be.

The wife who’s now a carefully preserved body in the basement.

Among the movie’s other visual treats, you’re unlikely to ever forget the mildly homoerotic skin-flaying scene.

Stephen can no longer play the piano, but he can absolutely kill people with expertly aimed knives.

But waitis that the killer returned from the dead to claim his hands?

Has a statue of Yvonne come to life, Galatea-style, to kill her lover?

Dr. Holden is a famous psychiatrist and skeptic who’s been called upon to debunk a supposed demonic cult.

One of Martin Scorsese’sfavorite horror movies.

Bad idea, but revenge here is absolutely gorgeous.

Hes subsequently compelled to drink the blood of his assailant, completing his vampiric transformation.

Stylish and deliberately paced, the movie has some barbed points to make about assimilation and religious hypocrisy.

The movie has a convincingly claustrophobic atmosphere, making great use of its setting and lonely-winter-holiday timing.

Sissy Spacek plays the title teenager, while Piper Laurie plays her Bible-thumping hypocrite of a mom.

The great score from Goblin really kicks up the fun when Susie discovers that she’s surrounded by witches.

A masterful blend of comedy and horror.

She seems great, but she happens to be a succubus.

So, not so great.

Theres also a fair bit of sex and nudity, nearly essential ingredients in late-1980s/early-1990s horror.

Hitting it off with the quiet Asami, he pursues a relationship.

It doesnt go very well for him.

Not even a little.

As series of very decent sequels follow.

Each resetting of the loop only seems to offer the chance for things to get worse.

The villains arent necessarily villainous, and the heroes arent nearly as heroic as they seem at first blush.

It’s a movie thats not afraid to start a conversation with no easy ending.

Where to stream:Hulu, Shudder, AMC+,digital rental