I love a good scare
I will help you sort out the crap. Top 20 is in order. In-theater will follow directly after. Assume ratings are only for horror, they go from 1-10 with the perfect horror film out there somewhere being a 10. I doubt I've seen it yet. A 7 is a must-see, a 6 is watch.
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- DirectorSean ByrneStarsXavier SamuelRobin McLeavyJohn BrumptonWhen Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.9/10 An Aussie masterpiece. If you can handle some in-your-face gore/torture you must watch this. The acting is incredible, the story is so smart and touching ... and *beep* terrifying.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.9/10 - a movie with a fantastic script and cast that highlights a lot of different kinds of scares.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.9/10 - a rare female ensemble cast! Genre-bending terror with twist after twist.
- DirectorGreg McLeanStarsNathan PhillipsCassandra MagrathKestie MorassiThree backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.8/10 based on a really, really true story
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsKelly ReillyMichael FassbenderTara EllisRefusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.8/10
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.8/10 Often found in someone's list of 'top 3 most *beep* up horror movies ever'. It's pretty brutal. And a lot of it is animal stuff. The original found footage horror film, exploitative, a post colonial theory playground.
- DirectorDavid MoreauXavier PaludStarsOlivia BonamyMichaël CohenAdriana MoccaLucas and Clementine live peacefully in their isolated country house, but one night they wake up to strange noise... they're not alone... and a group of hooded assailants begin to terrorize them throughout the night.8/10 I hear this is what inspired The Strangers.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsSharni VinsonJoe SwanbergAJ BowenWhen the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.8/10
- DirectorBryan BertinoStarsScott SpeedmanLiv TylerGemma WardA young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.8/10
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsCécile de FranceMaïwennPhilippe NahonBest 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.8/10 It would be higher on the list if it wasn't a rip off of Dean Koontz's book Intensity. But it's well made and very scary. Aja has done a lot of referential or remake work but this is among his best.
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.8/10
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaAllison WilliamsBradley WhitfordA young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.8/10 must see Holy *beep* A timely and poignant freshman directorial effort from Jordan Peele (Key and Peele). A little slow to warm up and a few cliché and predicable plot points for seasoned horror fans. Once it starts heading down the intended trajectory though the tension is palpable. I literally had to ask myself if I was having a panic attack when things started to heat up. Killer performances from Daniel Kaluuya and friend to horror Caleb Landry Jones (Antiviral and The Last Exorcism). A perfect ending that sends the message Peele's film was meant to, in a way only he could. Moments of hilarity. Let yourself squirm with a dozen kinds of discomfort and terror. This has never been done and we needed it badly in 2017. Do not miss this movie.
- DirectorZev BermanStarsBrian PresleyJake MuxworthyRider StrongOn a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.8/10
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer RagnarOskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.8/10 A rare combination of sweet and scary
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.8/10
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher EcclestonFour weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.8/10
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.8/10
- DirectorBruce McDonaldStarsStephen McHattieLisa HouleGeorgina ReillyA radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.8/10 I can't ruin it by telling you why it's so great this is a scary movie for your friends who like semiotics (theory nerds)
- DirectorScott GlossermanStarsNathan BaeselAngela GoethalsZelda RubinsteinThe next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.8/10 funny, clever and scary
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsNaomi WattsTim RothMichael PittTwo psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.8/10
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsMadelaine PetschRyan BownMatus LajcakAfter their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.5/10 a disappointing REMAKE that follows the original so closely that if you watch the original and then watch this you'll be bored out of your mind with a plot point by plot point re-hashing. They make all the wrong choices, answer no lingering questions, and it's worse by a lot. Skip it in theaters.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsSophie ThatcherChris MessinaVivien Lyra BlairStill reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it's too late.6/10 I especially liked the first half streaming on hulu
- DirectorDanny PhilippouMichael PhilippouStarsAri McCarthyHamish PhillipsKit Erhart-BruceWhen a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.7/10 must see probably my favorite scare of 2023 so far Aussie teen scream about channeling the dead and what could possibly go wrong *there is some animal stuff you may not want to see
- DirectorBryce McGuireStarsWyatt RussellKerry CondonAmélie HoeferleA family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool.4/10 a man is ready to sacrifice his family to a magic pool in his yard that makes him slightly better at baseball.
- DirectorDaina ReidStarsSarah SnookLily LaTorreNeil MelvilleSarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.6/10 now streaming on Netflix Aussie psychological horror about a mother and young daughter well acted and interesting but the ending is imperfect