50 Best "Scary" Movies of the 21st Century
With Halloween around the corner, here's some movies that'll help get you in the mood!
By Emil Tiedemann
It's that time of the year again, when pumpkins get carved into shitty hockey logos, kids go out in culturally appropriate costumes and beg for candy from complete strangers, and when their parents dress up as zombies and roam the night streets looking for fresh brains. Yep, it's Halloween time, folks!
I've always loved Halloween, but then again what kid doesn't! Even as an adult there's always been something about this time of year that makes me giddy. It's the well-thought-out costumes, the tacky decorations, the haunted houses, and all the chocolate your frail heart can handle. My favourite part of Halloween, however, has to be the scary movies that come out in theatres and fill up TV schedules as soon as summer comes to an end.
It doesn't exactly make much sense when you think about it but most of us seem to enjoy getting the shit scared out of us at the movies, knowing very well that even after the movie ends, it just might - if done right - keep us awake at night, worrying about what's under the bed or just out of sight. But we still watch them despite.
So, with that in mind, I wanted to put together my own personal list of what I believe are the best so-called "scary" movies that I've seen this century so far (since 2000), and hope that you'll check them out for yourself this Halloween season.
However, this list does not necessarily mean the "scariest" movies or the best "horror" films. I'm talking about movies that truly put the effort in, focusing on a decent script, impressive acting and directing, and the ability to make us jump out of our seats, figuratively or literally. Feel free to let me know what you think of my choices, perhaps if you think that I have omitted any you feel belong on this list.
The films I have listed below may not necessarily be designated "horror" features (i.e. Under the Skin, Green Room) but that's alright, because there are plenty of sci-fi and thriller movies out there that have the same fear factor as the ones with ghosts, zombies, demons, or Donald Trump. However, I've excluded the comedy-horror subgenre, so you won't find goodies like Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies*, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil*, Housebound, Zombieland*, or What We Do in the Shadows* on this list (though I highly recommend you see all of these!).
So, here we go, in alphabetical order:
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes** Rating: 98%
Watch Trailer HERE
"A widowed mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her."
Watch Trailer HERE
"Every camper's worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent."
Watch Trailer HERE
"Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods."
The House of the Devil (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
Watch Trailer HERE
"In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger."
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Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)
Watch Trailer HERE
"The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family."
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By Emil Tiedemann
It's that time of the year again, when pumpkins get carved into shitty hockey logos, kids go out in culturally appropriate costumes and beg for candy from complete strangers, and when their parents dress up as zombies and roam the night streets looking for fresh brains. Yep, it's Halloween time, folks!
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| 28 Days Later (2002). |
I've always loved Halloween, but then again what kid doesn't! Even as an adult there's always been something about this time of year that makes me giddy. It's the well-thought-out costumes, the tacky decorations, the haunted houses, and all the chocolate your frail heart can handle. My favourite part of Halloween, however, has to be the scary movies that come out in theatres and fill up TV schedules as soon as summer comes to an end.
It doesn't exactly make much sense when you think about it but most of us seem to enjoy getting the shit scared out of us at the movies, knowing very well that even after the movie ends, it just might - if done right - keep us awake at night, worrying about what's under the bed or just out of sight. But we still watch them despite.
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| It (2017). |
So, with that in mind, I wanted to put together my own personal list of what I believe are the best so-called "scary" movies that I've seen this century so far (since 2000), and hope that you'll check them out for yourself this Halloween season.
However, this list does not necessarily mean the "scariest" movies or the best "horror" films. I'm talking about movies that truly put the effort in, focusing on a decent script, impressive acting and directing, and the ability to make us jump out of our seats, figuratively or literally. Feel free to let me know what you think of my choices, perhaps if you think that I have omitted any you feel belong on this list.
The films I have listed below may not necessarily be designated "horror" features (i.e. Under the Skin, Green Room) but that's alright, because there are plenty of sci-fi and thriller movies out there that have the same fear factor as the ones with ghosts, zombies, demons, or Donald Trump. However, I've excluded the comedy-horror subgenre, so you won't find goodies like Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies*, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil*, Housebound, Zombieland*, or What We Do in the Shadows* on this list (though I highly recommend you see all of these!).
So, here we go, in alphabetical order:
*available on Netflix Canada
**Rotten Tomatoes rating are as of publication
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes** Rating: 98%
Watch Trailer HERE
"A widowed mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her."
Director: Jennifer Kent
Starring: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, and Daniel Henshall
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| The Babadook |
Bodom (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%Watch Trailer HERE
"Every camper's worst nightmare came true at Lake Bodom in 1960 when four teenagers were stabbed to death while sleeping in their tent."
Director: Taneli Mustonen
Starring: Nelly Hirst-Gee, Mimosa Willamo, and Mikael Gabriel
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92% |
| Bodom |
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Watch Trailer HERE
"Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods."
Director: Drew Goddard
Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, and Anna Hutchison
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| The Cabin in the Woods |
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
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"Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
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"Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse."
Director: James Wan
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, and Ron Livingston
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| The Conjuring |
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 75%
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"A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 75%
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"A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall."
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, and Mekhi Phifer
The Descent (2005)
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| Dawn of the Dead |
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85%
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"A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators."
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"A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators."
Director: Neil Marshall
Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mandoza, and Alex Reid
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Don't Breathe (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems."
Don't Breathe (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems."
Director: Fede Alvarez
Starring: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, and Dylan Minnette
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| Don't Breathe |
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92%
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"A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92%
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"A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point."
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, and Ruth Livier
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| Drag Me to Hell |
Eden Lake (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
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"Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
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"Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences."
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, and Tara Ellis
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| Eden Lake |
Emelie (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90%
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"A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90%
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"A couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities."
Director: Michael Thelin
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Carly Adams, and Elisha Ali
Evil Dead (2013)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62%
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"Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods."
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| Emelie |
Evil Dead (2013)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62%
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"Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods."
Director: Fede Alvarez
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, and Jessica Lucas
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| Evil Dead |
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
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"In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
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"In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire."
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Starring: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, and Marshall Manesh
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
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"It's time for a young African American to meet with his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambience will give way to a nightmare."
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| A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night |
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
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"It's time for a young African American to meet with his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambience will give way to a nightmare."
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, and Bradley Whitford
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
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"Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don't recognize."
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| Get Out |
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
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"Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don't recognize."
Director: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Starring: Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, and Susanne Wuest
Green Room (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90%
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| Goodnight Mommy |
Green Room (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 90%
Watch Trailer HERE
"A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar."
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Alia Shawkat
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| Green Room |
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High Tension (2003)
High Tension (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40%
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"Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror."
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"Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror."
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Cecile De France, Maiwenn, and Philippe Nahon
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| High Tension |
The Host (2006)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
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"A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93%
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"A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches."
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hee-Bong Byun, and Hae-il Park
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| The Host |
The House of the Devil (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
Watch Trailer HERE
"In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger."
Director: Ti West
Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, and Mary Woronov
Hush (2016)*
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| The House of the Devil |
Hush (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 94%
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"A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window."
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"A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window."
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher, Jr., and Michael Trucco
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| Hush |
Inside (À l'intérieur) (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
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"Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
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"Four months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby."
Director: Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Starring: Alysson Paradis, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin, and Claude Lule
The Invitation (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
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"While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests."
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| Inside |
The Invitation (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
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"While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests."
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, and Michiel Huisman
I Saw the Devil (2010)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
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"A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases."
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| The Invitation |
I Saw the Devil (2010)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
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"A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases."
Director: Jee-woon Kim
Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi, and Joon-hyeok Lee
It (2017)
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| I Saw the Devil |
It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85%
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"A group of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children."
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"A group of bullied kids band together when a shapeshifting demon, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children."
Director: Andy Muschietti
Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, and Finn Wolfhard
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| It |
It Follows (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
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"A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 96%
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"A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter."
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, and Olivia Luccardi
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A
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"A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides."
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| It Follows |
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A
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"A mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides."
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, and Misa Uehara
Kill List (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 77%
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"Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness."
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| Ju-on: The Grudge |
Kill List (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 77%
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"Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness."
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, and Harry Simpson
Last Shift (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
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"A rookie cop's 1st shift alone in the last night of a closing police station turns into a living nightmare."
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| Kill List |
Last Shift (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
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"A rookie cop's 1st shift alone in the last night of a closing police station turns into a living nightmare."
Director: Anthony DiBlasi
Starring: Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, and Hank Stone
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Let the Right One In (2008)
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| Last Shift |
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Let the Right One In (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98%
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"Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl."
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"Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl."
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, and Per Ragnar
The Loved Ones (2012)
The Mist (2007)
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| Let the Right One In |
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98%
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"When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge."
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"When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge."
Director: Sean Byrne
Starring: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, and Victoria Thaine
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| The Loved Ones |
The Mist (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 72%
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"A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives."
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"A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives."
Director: Frank Darabont
Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laurie Holden
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| The Mist |
Oculus (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 72%
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"A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 72%
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"A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon."
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, and Katee Sackhoff
The Orphanage (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend."
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| Oculus |
The Orphanage (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend."
Director: J.A. Bayona
Starring: Belen Rueda, Fernando Cayo, and Roger Princep
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| The Orphanage |
The Others (2001)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
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"A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
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"A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted."
Director: Alejandro Amenabar
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, and Fionnula Flanagan
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82%
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"In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business, inviting an evil presence into their home."
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| The Others |
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82%
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"In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business, inviting an evil presence into their home."
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, and Annalise Basso
Paranormal Activity (2007)
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| Ouija: Origin of Evil |
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 83%
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"After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence."
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"After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence."
Director: Oren Peli
Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, and Mark Fredrichs
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| Paranormal Activity |
The Presence (Die Präsenz) (2014)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A
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"Markus spends some time with his girlfriend Rebecca and friend Lukas in Hohnau castle which is uninhabited and supposed to be haunted. For two of them it's the last days of their lives."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N/A
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"Markus spends some time with his girlfriend Rebecca and friend Lukas in Hohnau castle which is uninhabited and supposed to be haunted. For two of them it's the last days of their lives."
Director: Daniele Grieco
Starring: Liv Lisa Fries, Matthias Dietrich, and Henning Nohren
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| The Presence |
Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%
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"A plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine."
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"A plane is taken over by a mysterious virus. When the plane lands it is placed under quarantine. Now a group of survivors must band together to survive the quarantine."
Director: John Pogue
Starring: Mercedes Mason, Josh Cooke, and Mattie Liptak
[REC] (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
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"A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying."
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| Quarantine 2: Terminal |
[REC] (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 88%
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"A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying."
Director: Jaume Balaguero
Starring: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, and Jorge-Yamam Serrano
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| [REC] |
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 71%
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"A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 71%
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"A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it."
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, and Brian Cox
Seoul Station (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
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"Several groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul."
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| The Ring |
Seoul Station (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
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"Several groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul."
Director: Sang-ho Yeon
Starring: Seung-ryong Ryu, Franciska Friede, and Joon Lee
Sinister (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 63%
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"Washed-up true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s."
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| Seoul Station |
Sinister (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 63%
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"Washed-up true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s."
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, and James Ransone
The Strangers (2008)
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| Sinister |
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 45%
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"A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants."
Watch Trailer HERE
"A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants."
Director: Bryan Bertino
Starring: Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, and Gemma Ward
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| The Strangers |
Train to Busan (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95%
Watch Trailer HERE
"While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95%
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"While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan."
Director: Sang-ho Yeon
Starring: Yoo Gong, Yu-mi Jung, and Dong-seok Ma
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| Train to Busan |
28 Days Later (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 87%
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"Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary."
Director: Danny Boyle
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, and Christopher Eccleston
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| 28 Days Later |
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
Watch Trailer HERE
"Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan."
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
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"Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan."
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, and Robert Carlyle
Under the Shadow (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
Watch Trailer HERE
"As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home."
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| 28 Weeks Later |
Under the Shadow (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
Watch Trailer HERE
"As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home."
Director: Babak Anvari
Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, and Bobby Naderi
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Under the Skin (2013)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 84%
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"A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery."
Under the Skin (2013)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 84%
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"A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery."
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, and Lynsey Taylor Mackay
The Wailing (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
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"A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter."
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| Under the Skin |
The Wailing (2016)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 99%
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"A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter."
Director: Hong-jin Na
Starring: Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, and Do-won Kwak
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| The Wailing |
We Are What We Are (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86%Watch Trailer HERE
"The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family."
Director: Jim Mickle
Starring: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, and Julia Garner
The Witch (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91%
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"A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession."
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| We Are What We Are |
The Witch (2015)*
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91%
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"A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession."
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie
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| The Witch |
"And of course, because I just had to, here are some
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
Can Evrenol's Baskin (2016),
Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone (2001),
James Wan's Insidious (2010),
Trey Edward Shults' It Comes at Night (2017), and
Jee-woon Kim's A Tale of Two Sisters (2003).
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