THE REAPING

GENRE:  Horror/ Thriller/ Mystery
MADE:  2007
CAST:  Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, AnnaSophia Robb
DIRECTOR:  Stephen Hopkins
WRITER:  Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes, Brian Rousso

PLOT:  Katherine an ex-missionary but now a professor who logically explains religious phenomena is sought out to investigate mysterious happenings in a small town that is coincidentally much like the 10 plagues explained in the bible.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Exorcist, Constantine, The Ninth Gate, The Book Of Eli

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CONSTANTINE

GENRE:  Fantasy/Supernatural/Horror
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Keannue Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia Labeouf
DIRECTOR:  Frances Lawrence
WRITER:  Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Kevin Brodbin, Frank A. Cappello

PLOT:  A supernatural detective helps Angela, a city cop with the mysterious death of her twin sister.  Another world of hell, angels and demons are exposed to Angela as she is helped by the supernatural detective, John Constantine who must also find a way to make his way back to heaven.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Dogma, The Ninth Gate, Devil's Advocate

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THE SIXTH SENSE

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller/ Supernatural
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
DIRECTOR:  M. Night Shyamalan
WRITER:  M. Night Shyamalan

PLOT:  Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a child therapist is determined to help a very special boy, Cole, with what he thinks is a very imaginative problem.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Others, The Shining, Unbreakable

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WHAT LIES BENEATH

GENRE:  Mystery/ Horror/ Thriller/ Supernatural
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Katharine Towne
DIRECTOR:  Robert Zemeckis
WRITER:  Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan

PLOT:  Claire Spencer is beginning to see the ghost of a lady in her home and her husband doesn't seem to believe her.  When Claire begins to follow the signs and take matters in to her own hands by doing some research she finds a truth she wish she hadn't dug up.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Sixth Sense, The Amityville Horror, Dark Water

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THE OTHERS

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Supernatural
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan
DIRECTOR:  Alejandro Amenabar
WRITER:  Alejandro Amenabar

PLOT:  A chilling story of a woman and her two photosensitive children who live in a large old home.  The mother awaits the arrival of her husband at war and strange things begin to happen when a mute girl an old lady and a grounds-keeper are hired as help.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Sixth Sense, What Lies Beneath, Identity

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THE EXORCIST

GENRE:  Horror
MADE:  1973
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn, Max Von Sydow, Linda Blair
DIRECTOR:  William Friedkin
WRITER:  William Peter Blatty

PLOT:  A priest who has lost his faith is convinced by a distraught mother to perform an exorcism on her daughter who she believes is possessed by the devil.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:   The Omen, 1408, The Shining

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