Best Dark Fantasy Movies from VHS Era
A hand-picked selection of the greatest dark fantasy films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.
Edward Scissorhands
1990
The Crow
1994
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
The Secret of NIMH
1982
Rouge
1987
Delicatessen
1991
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Matilda
1996
The City of Lost Children
1995
The Heart of the World
2000
Green Snake
1993
The Dark Crystal
1982
Batman Returns
1992
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
Excalibur
1981
Conan the Barbarian
1982
Time Bandits
1981
The Heroic Trio
1993
The Addams Family
1991
Dragonslayer
1981
Momo
1986
To Kill a Dragon
1988
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
The Juniper Tree
1990
Highlander
1986
Return to Oz
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1979
Paperhouse
1988
The Boxer's Omen
1983
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
Purgatory
1999
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Nightbreed
1990
The Company of Wolves
1984
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
1992
Legend
1985
Faraway, So Close!
1993
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
Escaflowne: The Movie
2000
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
The Voice of the Moon
1990
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
Fire and Ice
1983
The 13th Warrior
1999
Criminal Lovers
1999
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
The Cave of the Golden Rose 3
1993
The Beastmaster
1982
Warlock
1989
The Shadow
1994
Demon City Shinjuku
1988
A Man Called Hero
1999
My Wife is a Witch
1980
The Lord of the Rings
1978
X: The Movie
1996
The Keep
1983
Fluke
1995
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4
1994
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982
Erotic Ghost Story
1990
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
Bloodlust: Subspecies III
1994
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998
Highway to Hell
1991
A Christmas Carol
1997
Toys
1992
Dr. Strange
1978
Little Nicky
2000
Animal Farm
1999
Puppet Master 4
1993
Conquest
1983
The Bride
1985
Hawk the Slayer
1980
Barbarian Queen
1985
The Haunting
1999
The Cave of the Golden Rose 5
1996
The Crow: Salvation
2000
The Crow: City of Angels
1996