And we're not talking about the cost of rent.
As presented in this week's suspense thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones, starring Liam Neeson, New York City is a dark and haunted metropolis filled with troubling images.That's no surprise to fans of horror movies, who have watched the city "so nice they named it twice" often serve as the home for devastating terrors, whether drawn from real life or the supernatural.
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
This thriller follows an experienced NYPD detective (Eric Bana) who gradually comes to believe that supernatural forces are loose in his beloved city, a belief that is strengthened when a strange evil comes to his home.
Mirrors (2008)
What happens to a former NYPD detective (Kiefer Sutherland) who has lost his way but wants to reconcile with his wife and children? Maybe, just maybe, his salvation lies in a new job as a night watchman. But there he learns that some New York horrors -- like homicidal mirrors -- cannot be contained.
1408 (2007)
A skeptical writer (John Cusack) who specializes in horror guide books decides to debunk a terrifying legend about a room in the Dolphin Hotel in New York City. What he discovers is that some supernatural legends should be left alone.
Dark Water (2005)
Facing divorce, a mother (Jennifer Connelly) moves with her young daughter to Roosevelt Island, a seldom-seen NYC location, in search of a fresh start. Unfortunately, the mother's health starts to suffer, while the apartment has strange stains mysteriously appearing on the ceiling, not to mention the strange noises that disturb their sleep.
End of Days (1999)
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a depressed mercenary who must protect a woman in New York City. She's slated to bear Satan's child, an assignment she definitely does not want to fulfill! So it's up to Ah-nuld to save her -- as well as mankind, of course.
Mimic (1997)
Director Guillermo del Toro gets to the heart of New York City: the subway system, where very large and very strange bugs are striking terror into the hearts of normally implacable residents, including a scientist (Mira Sorvino) who comes to regret traveling alone.
