8 Classic Hammer Horror Films You Need To See

8. The Woman In Black

Just because a movie isn't old, doesn't mean it isn't a classic. 2012's The Woman In Black tells the story of widowed lawyer Arthur Kipps, a man fearing for his job who is sent to the village of Crythin Gifford to settle the estate of Alice Drablow.

On arrival, it is made clear that he isn't wanted there and encouraged to leave as soon as he can but, determined to see it through, he sets up shop at Eel Marsh, The Drablows abandoned stately home. Here he will encounter plenty of spooky goings-on that will lead him, inevitably, to face The Woman In Black.

Horror movies live and die on their ability to make you afraid and this film does it exceptionally well with a perfect blend of jump scares and an increasing tension, proving that you don't need always need gore to tell a story.

Add into that mix a superb performance by Daniel Radcliffe, whose haunted portrayal of Kipps is as heart-breaking as it is believable and it's easy to see why this film raked in $127 million on a $15 million budget.

Just try not to think about that ending too hard.