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
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
The Crow
1994
Batman Returns
1992
Delicatessen
1991
Conan the Barbarian
1982
The Dark Crystal
1982
The Secret of NIMH
1982
Excalibur
1981
The Addams Family
1991
Time Bandits
1981
Matilda
1996
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993
Rouge
1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Green Snake
1993
The City of Lost Children
1995
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
The Witches of Eastwick
1987
The Heroic Trio
1993
The Company of Wolves
1984
Highlander
1986
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
Dragonslayer
1981
Momo
1986
Legend
1985
To Kill a Dragon
1988
The Juniper Tree
1990
Paperhouse
1988
Nightbreed
1990
Beauty and the Beast
1979
Return to Oz
1985
The Boxer's Omen
1983
Purgatory
1999
The Lord of the Rings
1978
Faraway, So Close!
1993
The Cave of the Golden Rose 2
1992
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991