Released from a psychiatric ward, Jessica (Zohra Lampert) stays in a rambling lakehouse with her hubby and friend. But something’s awry. Ghosts? Locals? Is her sanity slipping away?

Director John Hancock plays his cards close to his chest, utilising classic techniques to squeeze maximum chills from a miniscule budget: glimpsed figures, whispers on the soundtrack, curling tendrils of fog… One of Stephen King’s favourite horror films. It’s not hard to see why.

Argh! A swim in the lake prompts gasps when a body bubbles to the surface.

Remake rights: Shrouded in mist and veiled in secrets, The Others suggests that Alejandro Amenábar might be up to the task.