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The term supernatural or supranatural (Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature") pertains of being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena. Religious miracles are typically supernatural claims, as are spells and curses, divination, the belief that there is...
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The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead (also known as: Evil Dead, The Book of the Dead, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead and The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror) is a 1981 U.S. horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen...

Initial release date:

  • 1982

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Runtime:

  • 85 min (51 hs )

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Screenplay by:

Orgy of the Dead

Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by Stephen C. Apostolof under the alias A. C. Stephens and written by Ed Wood. It is a combination of horror and erotica, and is something of a transition for Wood, who began as a horror writer and...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 1, 1965

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Produced by:

The Blair Witch Project

The Blair Witch Project is an American horror film released in 1999. The narrative is presented as a documentary pieced together from amateur footage, filmed in real time. The film was produced by the Haxan Films production company. The film relates...

Initial release date:

  • 1999

Runtime:

  • 86 min (52 hs )

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Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American period horror film directed by Tim Burton. Based on the Washington Irving story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the film stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Sir Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien,...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 19, 1999

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 105 min (63 hs )

The Ring

The Ring is a 2002 American horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson. It is an American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film Ringu. Both films are based on the Kôji Suzuki's novel Ring and focuses on a...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 18, 2002

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 115 min (69 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 48,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Hellraiser

Hellraiser is a 1987 horror film exploring the themes of pain as a source of pleasure and morality under duress and fear. It is based on the critically acclaimed novel The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 11, 1987

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 94 min (56 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 1,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

The Craft

The Craft is a 1996 supernatural teen horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. The film's plot centers on a group of four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and use it for their...

Initial release date:

  • May 3, 1996

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 101 min (60.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 15,000,000 (US$)

Ring

Ring (Japanese: リング Ringu) is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki, which draws from the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada,...

Initial release date:

  • 1998

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 96 min (58 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 1,200,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

The Omen

The Omen is a 1976 suspense/horror film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Harvey Stephens, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton, Martin Benson and Leo McKern. It is the first film in The Omen series and...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 6, 1976

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 111 min (66.6 hs )

Produced by:

Final Destination

Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural thriller, about a group of teenagers who cheat death by avoiding a plane crash when one of them, Alex, has a premonition of their deaths. Soon after their escape, they begin dying one-by-one in mysterious...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 17, 2000

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 98 min (59 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 23,000,000 (US$)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American horror film and the third installment in the Halloween series. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin and Dan O'Herlihy. The film is based on an original screenplay...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 22, 1982

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 96 min (58 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 2,500,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

"Manos": The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate is a campy 1966 American horror film written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made. In 1993, television comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 15, 1966

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Runtime:

  • 74 min (44 hs )

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Produced by:

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The Ninth Configuration

The Ninth Configuration, (also known as Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane) is an American-made film, released in 1980, directed by William Peter Blatty (most famous as the author of The Exorcist). It is often considered a cult film and it won the Best...

Initial release date:

  • 1980

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 118 min (70.8 hs )

Screenplay by:

Abby

Abby is a 1974 blaxploitation horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex demon. The film starred William H. Marshall, best known for portraying the lead role in Blacula, Terry Carter, and Carol Speed as the title character. It was...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 25, 1974

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 89 min (53 hs )

Produced by:

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American horror film directed, written, and scored by John Carpenter. The film is the second installment in what Carpenter refers to as his "Apocalypse Trilogy", which began with The Thing and concludes with In the Mouth...

Initial release date:

  • 1987

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 3,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

In the Mouth of Madness

In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness) is a 1994 horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Michael de Luca, who was at the time in charge of New Line Cinema. The film is the third installment in...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 3, 1995

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 95 min (57 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 14,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Suspiria

Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi, with whom Argento was romantically involved at the time. Nicolodi claims the plot was inspired by an experience of her...

Initial release date:

  • 1977

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 98 min (59 hs )

Produced by:

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Wes Craven's New Nightmare is a 1994 horror metafilm written and directed by Wes Craven. Although the seventh installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street series, New Nightmare is not part of the series continuity, instead taking place in a real life...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 14, 1994

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 114 min (68.4 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 action/horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino. The movie stars George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. The film opens with fugitive bank robbers and...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 19, 1996

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 108 min (64.8 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 19,000,000 (US$)

Wishmaster

Wishmaster is a 1997 American black comedy horror film directed by Robert Kurtzman, and is the second film directed by Kurtzman. It was executive produced by Wes Craven—the only film of the Wishmaster series with his name attached. The plot of...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 19, 1997

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Produced by:

Child's Play 3

Child's Play 3 (also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking) is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky, who became more comical as the series progresses. The...

Initial release date:

  • 1991

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Child's Play

Child's Play is a 1988 American horror film written by Don Mancini and directed by Tom Holland. It was released on November 9, 1988. The film met with moderate success upon its release, and has since developed a cult following among fans of the...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 9, 1988

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 87 min (52 hs )

Bride of Chucky

Bride of Chucky (also known as Child's Play 4: Bride of Chucky, Child's Play 4 or BOC) is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu, who also directed Freddy vs. Jason and The 51st State. It is the fourth entry in the...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 16, 1998

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 89 min (53 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 25,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Seed of Chucky

Seed of Chucky (also known as Child's Play 5: Seed Of Chucky, Child's Play 5 or SOC) is a 2004 American horror film, which is the fifth entry in the popular Child's Play series. Seed of Chucky follows the events of Bride of Chucky and stars Jennifer...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 31, 2004

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 87 min (52 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 12,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Child's Play 2

Child's Play 2 (also known as Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back) is a 1990 American horror film, which the sequel to Child's Play, written by Don Mancini and directed by John Lafia (one of the original film's writers). It was released on November 9,...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 9, 1990

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 84 min (50 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 13,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside is a 1990 movie directed by John Harrison based on the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside. The film, shot in anthology style, depicts a kidnapped paperboy who tells three stories of horror to the suburban...

Initial release date:

  • 1990

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 93 min (56 hs )

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath is a 2000 supernatural thriller/horror film by film director Robert Zemeckis. It tells the story of a housewife who finds her home is haunted. The film stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as Norman and Claire Spencer. Claire...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 21, 2000

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 130 min (78 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 90,000,000 (US$)

Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of noted special-effects artist Stan Winston. The film has built up a cult following in the years since its release. As a young boy, Ed Harley witnesses a man being...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 13, 1989

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 86 min (52 hs )

Rasen

Rasen (らせん, lit. Spiral) is a sequel to the movie Ring. It is directed by Joji Iida, and, as with the first movie, is based on a novel by Koji Suzuki. In an unusual cinematic move, Ring and its sequel Rasen were released in Japan at the same time....

Initial release date:

  • 1998

Runtime:

  • 97 min (58 hs )

Storm of the Century

Storm of the Century, alternatively known as Stephen King's Storm of the Century, is a 1999 horror TV miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Promotional material for the miniseries claimed that it was King's first ever...

Initial release date:

  • 1999

Directed by:

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate is a 1997 American thriller/horror film directed by Taylor Hackford starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron, and based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman. The film's title is a reference to the common phrase "devil's...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 17, 1997

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 144 min (86.4 hs )

Blood Feast

Blood Feast (also known as Egyptian Blood Feast and Feast of Flesh) is a 1963 American horror film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, often considered the first "splatter film". It was produced by David F. Friedman. This movie today would receive...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 6, 1963

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 67 min (40 hs )

Estimated budget:

Produced by:

Tales from the Crypt presents: Demon Knight

Demon Knight (also known as Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight) is a 1995 horror film directed by Ernest Dickerson, and starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Brenda Bakke, CCH Pounder, Dick Miller, and Thomas Haden...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 13, 1995

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 12,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason is a 2003 American fictional crossover slasher film directed by Ronny Yu. The main characters include horror icons Freddy Krueger (from the A Nightmare on Elm Street series) and Jason Voorhees (from the Friday the 13th series). In...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 15, 2003

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 97 min (58 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 25,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

The Exorcist

The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...

Initial release date:

  • 1973

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 122 min (73.2 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 12,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

The Frighteners

The Frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. The film's cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace-Stone, Jake Busey and Chi McBride. The...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 19, 1996

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 110 min (66 hs )

La Noche de los Brujos

The Night of the Witches (Spanish: La Noche de los Brujos) was a 1973 horror film which starred Maria Kosti, Loli Tovar aka Maria Dolores del Loreto Tovar, Barbara King, Kali Hansa aka Marisol Hernandez, Jack Taylor, Simon Andreau, and Joseph...

Initial release date:

  • 1973

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 94 min (56 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 prequel to the 1973 film The Exorcist. This is the second version of the third Exorcist sequel. It was adapted by William Wisher Jr., Caleb Carr and Alexi Hawley, and directed by Renny Harlin. The movie stars...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 20, 2004

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 116 min (69.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 80,000,000 (US$)

The Haunting

The Haunting is a 1963 horror film directed by Robert Wise and adapted by Nelson Gidding from the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. It stars Julie Harris as Eleanor, Richard Johnson as Dr. Markway, Russ Tamblyn as Luke, Claire...

Initial release date:

  • 1963

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 112 min (67.2 hs )

Produced by:

Lemora

Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (also called Lemora: The Lady Dracula and The Legendary Curse of Lemora) is a 1975 American horror film, written and directed by Richard Blackburn. Blackburn later gained fame as the co-writer of the Paul...

Initial release date:

  • May 1975

The Haunting

The Haunting is a 1999 remake of the 1963 horror film of the same name. Both films are based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, published in 1959. The Haunting was directed by Jan de Bont; the main actors are Liam Neeson,...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 20, 1999

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 113 min (67.8 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 80,000,000 (US$)

The Guardian

The Guardian is a 1990 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown and Carey Lowell. A cable television version of the film was credited to "Alan Von Smithee", indicating that Friedkin wished to disassociate himself...

Initial release date:

  • 1990

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Event Horizon

Event Horizon is a 1997 British science fiction horror film. The screenplay was written by Philip Eisner (with an uncredited rewrite by Andrew Kevin Walker) and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film stars Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. It was...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 15, 1997

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 95 min (57 hs )

Ghosts of Mars

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars is a 2001 movie directed by John Carpenter. Set in the second half of the 22nd century, in the year 2176, the film depicts Mars as a planet that has been 84% terraformed, allowing humans to walk on the surface without...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 24, 2001

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 98 min (59 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 28,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Long Time Dead

Long Time Dead is a 2002 horror film set in the United Kingdom in which a group of college students experiment with an Ouija board and inadvertently summon a djinn - an Arabic spirit of fire. The film stars Joe Absolom, Lukas Haas and Tom Bell. It...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 18, 2002

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 94 min (56 hs )

Produced by:

Deadly Blessing

Deadly Blessing is a horror movie directed by Wes Craven, released in the USA on August 14, 1981. In the film, strange murders occur in an Amish community. Three young girls from the city, staying at a nearby farm, are besieged by the unseen...

Initial release date:

  • 1981

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 100 min (60 hs )

Screenplay by:

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath (Italian title: I Tre volti della paura) is a 1963 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava. Boris Karloff, in addition to appearing in the linking passages, has a role in "The Wurdalak" segment (based on a story by Aleksey...

Initial release date:

  • 1963

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Screenplay by:

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt is a British horror movie, made in 1972 by Amicus Productions. It is an anthology film consisting of five separate segments, based on stories from EC Comics. Only two of the stories, however, are actually from EC's Tales from...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 8, 1972

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Screenplay by:

The Grudge

The Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge. The film was released in North...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 22, 2004

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 10,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Nightbreed

Nightbreed is a 1990 horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his novella Cabal. Barker has expressed disappointment with the final cut and longs for the recovery of the reels so it might be reedited. Behind-the-scenes footage of...

Initial release date:

  • 1990

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 102 min (61.2 hs )

Screenplay by:

Final Destination 2

Final Destination 2 is a 2003 supernatural thriller, and sequel to Final Destination (2000). Directed by David R. Ellis starring A. J. Cook as Kimberly Corman, and Ali Larter as Clear Rivers. The film is set in White Plains, New York and in the...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 31, 2003

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 26,000,000 (US$)

Dead End

Dead End is a 2003 horror film directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa. On Christmas Eve, Frank Harrington (Ray Wise) is driving with his family, composed of his wife Laura (Lin Shaye), his son Richard (Mick Cain) and his daughter Marion...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 12, 2003

Runtime:

  • 85 min (51 hs )

Produced by:

Thir13en Ghosts

Thirteen Ghosts (also known as Thir13en Ghosts or 13 Ghosts) is a 2001 horror-dramatic film directed by Steve Beck. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name by William Castle. It follows the remake of another one of Castle's films, House on...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 23, 2001

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 91 min (55 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 20,000,000 (US$)

Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls is a 2003 American horror film written by Joe Harris and John Fasano and directed by Jonathan Liebesman. The score was composed by Brian Tyler. Darkness Falls opened at number one in the American box office and recouped its $11...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 24, 2003

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 86 min (52 hs )

Stigmata

Stigmata is a 1999 film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne. The film follows the conflict between Frankie (Patricia Arquette), an atheist Pittsburgh hairdresser who exhibits true stigmata, and Father...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 10, 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 109 min (65.4 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Voodoo Academy

Voodoo Academy is a Horror/Fantasy movie, released in 2000, directed by David DeCoteau. It is considered to be homoerotic for containing muscular young adult males in their underwear, rubbing themselves. However, there is no sexual intercourse in...

Initial release date:

  • 2000

Directed by:

Rating:

UK: 18

Runtime:

  • 93 min (56 hs )

Estimated budget:

Screenplay by:

The Shining

The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Though it had mixed reviews from the critics upon its release, it was wildly popular with moviegoers and was financially...

Initial release date:

  • 1980

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 119 min (71.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 15,000,000 (US$)

Ring 2

Ring 2 (リング2, Ringu 2) (1999), directed by Hideo Nakata, is the sequel to the Japanese horror film, Ring. Ring was originally a novel written by Koji Suzuki; its sequel, Rasen (aka Spiral), was also adapted into a movie as the Ring movie's sequel....

Initial release date:

  • Jul 28, 1999

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 92 min (55 hs )

Produced by:

Screenplay by:

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is the 2000 sequel to the film The Blair Witch Project, directed by Joe Berlinger. Another sequel was planned but never materialized. In August 2009, in a BBC News feature to mark the 10th anniversary of the first...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 27, 2000

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 90 min (54 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 15,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Constantine

Constantine is a 2005 American film based on Vertigo Comics’ Hellblazer comic book, with some plot elements being taken from the “Dangerous Habits” story arc (issues #41–46) and others—such as the inclusion of Papa Midnite—from the Original Sins...

Initial release date:

  • Feb 18, 2005

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 121 min (72.6 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 100,000,000 (US$)
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