The best Horror films of the new millennium
With all the CGI demon-ghosts and all the sadistic torturers out there appearing in all the cheaply shot cash-grabs made for multiplex-going teens in October, it is tempting to think that the horror genre is dead. But please try to bear in mind; Horror has always been %95 teen garbage. The horror genre is alive and well if you only take the time to seek out the good movies.
I'm including the Rotten Tomato scores because, lets face it, it is still mostly those aforementioned teens who watch horror movies and then rate them on this site.
Keeping it serious and scary. I do have other Horror lists that are more fun.
I'm including the Rotten Tomato scores because, lets face it, it is still mostly those aforementioned teens who watch horror movies and then rate them on this site.
Keeping it serious and scary. I do have other Horror lists that are more fun.
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- DirectorsJaume BalagueróPaco PlazaStarsManuela VelascoFerran TerrazaJorge-Yamam SerranoA television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.%90 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorsJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsPeter CilellaVinny CurranEmily MontagueA man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.A perfect %100 on Rotten Tomatoes!
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKatie ParkerCourtney BellDave LevineA woman and her sister begin to link a mysterious tunnel to a series of disappearances, including that of her own husband.While not enough critics have reviewed this on Rotten Tomatoes for the site to generate a percentage, three of the four who did gave it high marks.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieAn isolated Puritan family in 1630s New England comes unraveled by the forces of witchcraft and possession.%91 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorNatalie Erika JamesStarsRobyn NevinEmily MortimerBella HeathcoteA daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home.%91 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorPatrick BriceStarsMark DuplassPatrick BriceKatie AseltonA young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.Tense, tense, tense, tense, more tense.
If you don't recognize the names of these actors, DO NOT CLICK ON THEM, DO NOT LOOK THEM UP! I didn't know who these people were and I think I enjoyed the movie more because of it.
%96 on Rotten Tomatoes
%74 on Metacritic - DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsLogan Marshall-GreenEmayatzy CorinealdiMichiel HuismanWhen a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.Tenser, tenser, tenser, tenser, unbearably tense.
DON'T WATCH THE PREVIEW! IT GIVES TOO MUCH AWAY! Just look at the reviews on RottenTomatoes and trust that these people know what they're talking about. TRUST!
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%89 on Rotten Tomatoes
I swear to you, I physically flinched when Will noted that Eden had put bars on the windows since last he'd been there. And when Gina casually notes that her cellphone isn't working. - DirectorDamian Mc CarthyStarsCarolyn BrackenJohnny FrenchSteve WallA psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime.96% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorBryan BertinoStarsMarin IrelandMichael Abbott Jr.Julie Oliver-TouchstoneOn a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.90% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorJennifer KentStarsEssie DavisNoah WisemanDaniel HenshallA single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.Warning; Despite the silly title, this movie is very far from fun. With family trauma, troubled kids, psychotic breakdowns, and child abuse, it's a squirm-inducing downer.
%98 on Rotten Tomatoes. - DirectorZach CreggerStarsGeorgina CampbellBill SkarsgårdJustin LongA woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.%92 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.%89 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.%83 on Rotten Tomatoes
Also Ari Aster - DirectorOsgood PerkinsStarsEmma RobertsKiernan ShipkaLucy BoyntonDuring winter break, two students stay in an all-girls boarding school in the company of a terrifying presence.%72 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorOsgood PerkinsStarsMaika MonroeNicolas CageBlair UnderwoodIn pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.%85 on Rotten Tomatoes
also Osgood Perkins - DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.This movie about teenagers and sex is extremely sequelicous and absolutely would've been financed by a big studio and released in the multiplex if it had come out in the eighties or nineties. But with blockbuster-centric Hollywood making blander and blander movies to appeal to a wider and wider international audience, sex is the first thing that has to go if they want their product to make money in the backward religious countries.
%96 on Rotten Tomatoes - DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsJulia Sarah StoneLandon LiboironCarlee RyskiA teenage runaway takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of her mind and a frightening examination of the power of dreams.84% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorKeith ThomasStarsDave DavisMenashe LustigMalky GoldmanA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.90% on Rotten Tomatoes
- 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.God bless those Canadians. They created the slasher genre with 'Black Christmas' and they continue to change the horror game with innovative low-budget films like this.
%82 on rotten Tomatoes - DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJun KunimuraHwang Jung-minKwak Do-wonSoon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.%99 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorLee CroninStarsSeána KerslakeJames Quinn MarkeyKati OutinenA single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.%88 on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-suAfter being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.86% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRebecca HallSarah GoldbergVondie Curtis-HallA widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.88% on Rotten Tomatoes
- DirectorBo MikkelsenStarsBenjamin EngellTroels LybyMille DinesenA family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.“ A simple, stripped-down reboot of the Zombie genre. A modern alternative to 'Night of the Living Dead'. A re-introduction of the concept.
This should be the first Zombie movie a 21st century young person century sees.
%78 on Rotten Tomatoes - DirectorTi WestStarsJocelin DonahueTom NoonanMary WoronovIn 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.Not gonna lie, the first half hour on campus really should've been edited down. Please stick with it.
%86 on Rotten Tomatoes
