By Anadya Narain
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' (2009)
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.
'The Frighteners' (1996)
After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and he uses that gift to con people.
'Hellboy' (2004)
A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
'A Troll in Central Park' (1994)
An evil Queen banishes a flower loving troll named Stanley (Dom DeLuise) to New York City, where he befriends two young children.
'Penelope' (2006)
A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."
'Crimson Peak' (2015)
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider.