Our Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2. It’s safe to say that 2. From big studio releases like Don’t Breathe and. Ouija: Origin of Evil to indie productions such as The Witch and Beyond the Gates, there was something of high quality to suit every horror buff’s taste. In fact, there’s significant reason to believe that the year will be looked back upon as one of the best in recent times for the genre. Therefore, 2. 01. With every horror movie comes a depraved antagonist, and when it comes to female villains, there is a whole feast to behold. Haunting our screens with their seemingly. We think it’s up to the challenge, though. A lot of intriguing horror movies — including new installments in the Saw and Friday the 1. Below are fifteen such films that have particularly caught our interest, for a variety of different reasons. Some will be great and, in fairness, a couple could end up disappointing. Watch free Horror movies online at Popcornflix. Popcornflix has hundreds of Horror movies to watch for free online.Resident Evil: The Final Chapter – January 2. The Resident Evil series has consistently delivered violence, gore, excitement, and nasty- looking creatures. And let’s not forget about Milla Jovovich playing a kickass heroine — something we don’t get nearly enough of onscreen. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, hitting theaters in January, purports to be the final film in the series, although we all know that, when it comes to horror sequels, never say never. We’re excited for this one because Jovovich’s character, Alice, is set to return to Raccoon City, where she plans to have one final winner- take- all battle against the evil Umbrella Corporation. Some of the Resident Evil flicks have been better than others, but all of them have been building to the moment when Alice goes back to where it all started. The movie’s trailer, which makes great (if choppy) use of Guns N Roses’ “Paradise City,” suggests that the movie understands precisely what fans want and intends to deliver big- time on that count. Amityville: The Awakening – January 6th. Here’s a fact that may blow your mind: there have been sixteen films in the Amityville Horror series so far. The original came out back in 1. The most recent, Amityville: No Escape, was released earlier this year. Truth be told, many of them don’t really have much to do with each other beyond the word “Amityville” in the title. And quite a few of them have, shall we say, failed to grace the inside of a movie theater, going the straight- to- DVD route instead. Perhaps the seventeenth, Amityville: The Awakening, will improve the series’ fate. There are two reasons we’re intrigued by this sequel. One is that it’s been sitting on the shelf for at least two years, having seen several scheduled release dates come and go. In the horror world, that doesn’t always mean disaster. It can also mean a movie is so original that the studio doesn’t know how to market it. For an actor of her caliber to appear in an Amityville Horror sequel suggests that the material has something special going on. We can’t wait to see what this movie has in store. ![]() The Bye Bye Man – January 1. A good title can go a long way toward generating enthusiasm for a horror movie, and The Bye Bye Manhas such a title. It’s childish, but in a creepy way. That juxtaposition is what gives it an allure. Once you know that the title refers to a malevolent figure responsible for possessing people and causing them to commit various violent atrocities, the whole thing becomes a little shiver- inducing. Adding to the nightmare fuel is that thinking or saying his name makes the story’s characters vulnerable to his dark influence. This sounds like a promising horror premise. It has a bit of the old- school Candyman vibe, while simultaneously playing on modern fears of random violence. Some interesting talent is attached, too. The title villain is portrayed by Doug Jones, the actor best known for playing creatures of all stripes in many of Guillermo del Toro’s films (including Abe Sapien in the Hellboy flicks). Veteran actress Faye Dunaway is along for the ride, as well. ![]() The Bye Bye Man is also notable for having something far too rare in the horror genre: a female director. Seeing what Stacy Title does with this story should be fun. Underworld: Blood Wars – January 6th. The Underworld movies offer something supremely enticing to horror fans, namely the chance to see vampires and werewolves at war with one another. ![]() Who could resist that? The latest sequel, Underworld: Blood Wars, finds Selene (once again played by Kate Beckinsale) trying to bring an end to that war. We’re betting that, even if she’s successful, there will be a lot of blood and fur shed before it happens. No one will ever mistake the Underworld movies for high art, but over the course of four previous installments, the series has created a fairly extensive mythology. Seeing where this fifth installment takes that mythology should offer some rewards for fans. Kate Beckinsale remains an additional selling point; a gifted actress who brings a touch of class to the proceedings. Underworld: Blood Wars, like The Bye Bye Man, was directed by a woman. Anna Foerster is a former cinematographer on pictures like White House Down and Anonymous, and this marks her feature film debut. It would appear that 2. Annabelle 2 – August 1. Annabelle began life as a prequel/spinoff to The Conjuring. It tracked the history of the possessed doll that eventually found its way into a secure glass case belonging to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The movie was a big hit, earning over $2. In the inevitable sequel Annabelle 2, a dollmaker and his wife take in a nun and several little girls who have been displaced from an orphanage. That act of kindness is negated by the dollmaker’s creation, which proceeds to torment the guests. One guess who that is! Doll- based movies are a staple of the horror genre for two reasons. All collectors' movie titles listed on this page are $12.00 each (disc + color cover in plastic dvd case with full-color artwork). Escape from Tomorrow is a 2013 American independent dark fantasy horror film, the debut of writer and director Randy Moore. It tells the story of an unemployed father. Horror films are supposed to scare us, creep us out, and make us feel uncomfortable. But sometimes, there is a film that go so far outside of the norm (and our. One, dolls are inherently creepy anyway, and two, any time you’re dealing with something that has fake eyes, it’s hard not to imagine it watching you. The doll in Annabelle is especially spooky. ![]() ![]() Even if you didn’t care for the original, you probably got a chill or two from that thing. With an intriguing twist on what was set up the first time around, this sequel seems to have the possibility of being even bigger than its predecessor. Split – January 2. M. Night Shyamalan has had quite a perplexing career. After winning the hearts of audiences and critics alike with smart chillers like The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, he promptly drove his career over a cliff. The Village was middling, and he followed that up with the absolutely disastrous one- two- three- four punch of The Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender and After Earth. Certainly not a run of pictures any director would envy. That said, Shyamalan got a little bit of his mojo back with 2. The Visit. It was no classic, but it was certainly more interesting than anything he’d directed in a long time. That’s why we’re kind of psyched for his new one, Split. James Mc. Avoy – an actor worth watching in just about anything – plays a man with twenty- four different personalities who kidnaps three young women. The movie got largely good notices following an early screening at Fantastic Fest this past Fall, which brings hope that Shyamalan will be back to the top of his game in this one. Rings – February 3rd. The Ring is one of the most genuinely unsettling horror films of the last twenty years, thanks in part to Naomi Watts’ haunting lead performance and the ominous tone director Gore Verbinski brought to the story. The sequel, 2. 00. The Ring Two, unfortunately proved unable to sustain the effect, causing the franchise to come to a screeching halt. But it always seemed that there were still places for the concept to go, and with any luck, Rings will bring evil Samara back out of her well to jump start the series in grand fashion. It’s admittedly a little concerning that this new sequel has had its release date pushed back a number of times. Still, the theatrical trailer suggests that there are some much- needed upgrades. And check out the capper where Samara’s video is blasted onto every video monitor in an airplane. Our fingers are crossed that Rings recaptures some of the dark magic that made the original get under moviegoers’ collective skin. The Belko Experiment – March 1. Before gaining mainstream acclaim as the writer/director of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn worked extensively in horror. He wrote a bunch of stuff for Troma, including Tromeo and Juliet, and later went on to make the wonderfully disgusting Slither for Universal Pictures. Gunn returns to the horror genre as the writer of The Belko Experiment, which is directed by Wolf Creek. The combination of Gunn’s offbeat perspective and Mc. Lean’s take- no- prisoners style promises something fresh and original. There’s a cool cast here, including Michael Rooker, Tony Goldwyn, and Melonie Diaz. The story concerns several dozen American citizens who are locked in a Columbian high- rise and forced against their will to participate in a deadly game run by a menacing voice on the intercom system. That’s the kind of plot that should suck you right in, especially given Gunn’s penchant for inserting quirky humor into his horror. With any luck, The Belko Experiment will be scary and darkly funny in equal measure. Insidious: Chapter 4 – October 2. No one thought Insidious would spawn a franchise when it was released in 2. It was just a smartly- executed, old- fashioned ghost story. Nonetheless, screenwriter Leigh Wannell found a way to successfully continue exploring the paranormal world introduced in the original. Insidious: Chapter 2 and Insidious: Chapter 3 came up with new ways to make audiences jump, and Insidious: Chapter 4 should do the same. Not too much is known about the specifics of the movie yet, although there are some tantalizing clues. Series regular Lin Shaye returns as the psychically- gifted Elise. Top 1. 0 Best Ghost Movies (Horror Movie List) - With Clips. It is fast approaching that unique portion of the year when all true matters arcane and diabolical are given the festive treatment, as Halloween prompts folks to deploy their broomsticks for something other than sweeping up after the household pet. Although we have recently seen cinematic quotas of the supernatural gobbled up by vampire and zombie flicks, it would be remiss to overlook the genuine chills instilled by the most successful exponents of the ghost movie genre. So here are ten of the scariest ghost movies to put the frighteners on us poor, trembling cinema- goers. Dark Water (2. 00. Leaky plumbing becomes an unlikely source of spine- tingling terror in this J- Horror offering from director Hideo Nakata, the man who had previously attached creepy connotations onto video cassettes and cold- calling in the first two Ringu films. Sharing some narrative ground with his earlier horror hits, Dark Water finds Nakata once again casting a supernatural child as his primary wellspring of unsettlement, as the spirit of Mitsuko (Mirei Oguchi) seeks some redress for her premature demise. The red of Mitsuko’s lost bag and the prevalence of water in the movie both establish a link to Nicholas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now, and the blend served up on this occasion by Nakata was beguiling enough to inspire Hollywood to deliver an unexceptional 2. Jennifer Connolly. Spectral seadogs resurface to wreak vengeance upon the small coastal town of Antonio Bay, as Jamie Lee Curtis collaborates with director John Carpenter on a more expansive chiller than their earlier Halloween. The Fog sees Curtis cast alongside her mother, Janet Leigh, and although the shock ending of Carpenter’s movie is certainly not up to Psycho standard, the enveloping mist of the title provides an effectively eerie shroud under which the succession of revenge killings can be enacted. And, as ever with horror aficionado Carpenter, there some teasing little genre nods too – such as a twosome of characters turning up bearing tributary monikers to Robert Fuests’s Abominable Dr. Phibes and Great God Pan writer Arthur Machen. The Devil’s Backbone (2. Better known for the bizarre, tactile mutant bodies that inhabited his Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy movies, The Devil’s Backbone saw Guillermo del Toro adopting a rather less- outr. Death looms large over the film’s scenario, with the Spanish Civil War- era action taking place in an orphanage in which roams the restless spirit of deceased young resident Santi (Junio Valverde). A sense of unease stalks The Devil’s Backbone throughout, as the darkest facets of human behaviour overshadow Santi’s baleful haunting – although del Toro himself might have felt like he was the one coming back from the dead, as he fully grasped the opportunity to rebuild following the production difficulties and poor reception of Mimic. Poltergeist (1. 98. And we reach the first haunted house movie of the list. Tempted as I was to include The Legend of Hell House (which sees the astral presence of Michael Gough’s devilish Emeric Belasco spreading misery as an expression of the resentment he harboured about his titchy little legs), I decided to plump for this successful collaboration between writer- producer Steven Spielberg and director Tobe Hooper. The sense of wonder one has come to typically associate with The Beard’s output is given a darker tint here, with Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O’Rourke) being ripped away from her family and subsumed by the static of the television set. Meanwhile, Texas Chainsaw Massacre helmer Hooper keeps the schlock coming; as evinced by Martin Casella’s psychic researcher clawing his own face to shreds, and some slightly bathetic final revelations about a defiled burial ground. The Haunting (1. 96. Blimey, wait for one haunted house movie and then a pair of the blighters show up at once. Well, probably significantly better than finding someone who prefers the Jan de Bont- directed remake of The Haunting to the 1. Coming as it did between his work on West Side Story and The Sound of Music, The Haunting perhaps represents a slightly unlikely interjection in the production schedule of the period for its director Robert Wise. However Wise brings the kind of intelligence to proceedings that you might expect from the man who cut Citizen Kane, delivering a disquieting thriller that is high on aesthetic quality and psychological sophistication. Top 1. 0 Great Horror Movies You've Never Heard Of. Movies and TVBenjamin Welton. December 2. 9, 2. Not everyone loves horror movies or even a good scare. However, those who do enjoy the genre tend to be diehards. Many are walking encyclopedias, with names of directors and actors always ready to roll off the tongue. Still, there are some movies that manage to sneak below eyesight and become little- known cult classics. The following 1. 0 films are true gems of cinematic horror that don’t get as much recognition as they deserve. The Wailing. The Wailing, the most recent film on this list, was released in a limited run in the US in 2. The film tells the story of Officer Jong- goo (played by Kwak Do- won), a police detective who travels to a secluded mountain village in rural South Korea. A rash of violence has recently struck Goksung, and many blame a recent arrival who only speaks Japanese (played Jun Kunimura). A tense and taut thriller, The Wailing examines how murder can tear apart a community. The Wailing is a good introduction to modern Korean cinema. Director Na Hong- jin, whose other titles include The Yellow Sea and the excellent serial killer flick The Chaser, is a master craftsman who uses stunning visuals to heighten the sense of paranoia that his films invariably contain. Also, while watching The Wailing, try to count the scenes which remind you of Seven, David Fincher’s ode to neo- noir. The Wailing is currently available on Netflix. Planet Of The Vampires. Italian director Mario Bava is lauded as a true visionary. His 1. 96. 3 film The Girl Who Knew Too Much kick- started the giallo genre of crime films, while his 1. Bay of Blood (aka Twitch of the Death Nerve) provided the blueprint for the later Friday the 1. Bava was at the height of his powers in the mid- 1. During that time, he made several critically acclaimed films, from Blood and Black Lace to Black Sabbath. A film that is often overlooked is 1. Planet of the Vampires. An Italo- Spanish production, Planet of the Vampires is a moody, Gothic story set in outer space. Like most of Bava’s films, the cinematography is exquisite. Unlike other Bava films, the plot of Planet of the Vampires is clear, although slightly ridiculous. In short, during a rescue mission, a spaceship’s crew discovers a planet full of fog and vampire- like inhabitants known as the Aurans. Many have pointed out that Planet of the Vampires clearly influenced the creators of Aliens. The Living Skeleton. In the late 1. 96. Shochiku Studios, the oldest film studio in Japanese history, began experimenting with outlandish sci- fi and horror films to stay relevant. Between 1. 96. 7 and 1. The X From Outer Space, Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell, Genocide, and The Living Skeleton—reached widespread audiences in both Japan and North America. Of the foursome, The Living Skeleton is not only the best but the most unique. While the other three pack quasi- political messages into somewhat surreal films about human extinction, The Living Skeleton is a gloomy black- and- white masterpiece about a ghost’s revenge. Years after pirates murdered the entire crew of the Dragon King, Saeko (played by Kikko Matsuoka) decides to board the skeletal ship when it suddenly appears in the harbor outside the Catholic church where she lives. Down in the ship’s hull, she somehow becomes possessed by the spirit of her murdered sister and starts picking off the pirates one by one. The Living Skeleton is Japanese pulp cinema at its finest. Kuroneko. Kuroneko (“The Black Cat”) is an eerie revenge story set during Japan’s Heian period. The film begins brutally when soldiers rape and murder Yone (played by Nobuko Otowa) and her daughter- in- law Shige (played by Kiwako Taichi). Before the bodies grow cold, however, a mysterious black cat licks the dead women. Somehow this revives their spirits, and in death, Yone and Shige become avenging angels who lure soldiers and samurai to their doom. Directed by Kaneto Shindo, Kuroneko proves that horror films can be art films, too. A mostly subtle film, Kuroneko provides an interesting look at the Japanese New Wave of cinema and some of the darker elements of Japanese folklore. The Invitationhttps: //www. VZxl. Phmi. YAs modern culture is about instant gratification, few moviegoers have much patience. This is a shame because many of yesteryear’s greatest films are slow burns. They take their time in describing all the tendrils connected to the main plot. The Invitation is a slow- burn thriller set in the mountains overlooking Los Angeles. For a majority of the film’s runtime, director Karyn Kusama focuses her energy on the tortured inner life of Will (played by Logan Marshall- Green). A father who witnessed the death of his child, Will struggles with trying to rationalize why his ex- wife Eden (played by Tammy Blanchard) lacks the same depression that he cannot overcome. As the viewer learns before Will does, Eden’s happiness has a lot to do with an end- of- life cult she joined while living in Mexico. In a shock ending, The Invitation makes overt nods to the murders of the Manson family and suicide cults like Heaven’s Gate. The House Of The Devilhttps: //www. SOur. 3Ww. Zv. MReleased in 2. The House of the Devil aspires to be a throwback horror flick. Everything from its coloring to the use of opening credits screams 1. However, one shouldn’t be fooled into thinking that director Ti West’s movie is just a cheesy, John Carpenter- esque knockoff. The House of the Devil is a creepy slow burn that places emphasis on building dread and isolation. Set on a deserted college campus in Connecticut, The House of the Devil follows Samantha (played by Jocelin Donahue), a student who takes a housesitting job to make money to pay for a deposit on a new apartment. Unfortunately for Samantha, her night in the secluded house coincides with a lunar eclipse. As for the homeowners, they’re far from normal. A paean to the Satanic panic of the 1. The House of the Devil effectively uses silence to increase terror. Torso. As already mentioned, the giallo genre is native to Italy. Giallo, which has its roots in the pulp paperback industry before World War II, saw its apex during the 1. Most giallo films are sordid, sleazy affairs about lust murderers in ski masks and black gloves. Every giallo film attempts to show the salacious side of life, from small town depravity in 1. Don’t Torture a Duckling to underage prostitution and illegal abortions in 1. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? Torso, directed by Sergio Martino and released in 1. A lot of this has to do with the fact that the crimes of Torso mirror the real murders of the contemporary Monster of Florence. At one point, the film’s killer targets a couple having sex in a parked car. This is exactly how the real murderer operated. Similarly, the film’s action takes place in Perugia, an Umbrian college town not far from Florence. For interested viewers, pay close attention to the brilliant sequence involving a woman who tries to free herself from a locked room just above the killer. Prince Of Darkness. Although it was not John Carpenter’s first movie, 1. Halloween cemented his place as a brilliant horror director. Later films—such as 1. The Fog, 1. 98. 1’s Escape From New York, and 1. They Live—only served to heighten widespread appreciation for Carpenter’s skills as both a director and musician. One Carpenter film that is consistently overlooked is 1. Prince of Darkness. Released almost a full decade before In the Mouth of Madness, Prince of Darkness is Carpenter’s first foray into Lovecraftian horror. Set in Los Angeles, Prince of Darkness involves a team of researchers who are hired to study a strange canister that had been protected for centuries by a reclusive Catholic order. As it turns out, the canister’s contents hold the key to summoning the Anti- God, an ancient deity worshiped on Earth before the coming of the Biblical Jehovah. This sets in motion the apocalypse, which may or may not come to pass. Without a doubt, Prince of Darkness is Carpenter’s most unsettling film. The Blackcoat’s Daughter. When it was released in 2. The Blackcoat’s Daughter made little waves in North America. Unless you happen to live in a big city, it’s likely that you missed its limited run. The Blackcoat’s Daughter is a disturbing indie horror film set during a harsh winter in upstate New York. During winter recess, two girls—the senior Rose (played by Lucy Boynton) and the odd freshmen Kat (played by Kiernan Shipka)—spend the weekend alone in their dorms while they wait for their parents to arrive. The outgoing Rose hates the fact that she’s been assigned to watch over Kat. As for Kat, she is knee- deep in demonic possession. Told between flashbacks and a second story line set years later, The Blackcoat’s Daughter contains all the paranoia of a locked room mystery with the unending tension of a possession movie. Add in the spice of ritual murder, and you have a recipe for a great horror film. Be forewarned: This film is currently hard to find. Kill List. Ben Wheatley is a good name to remember. This British director has been responsible for several indie thrillers that have rocked audiences. In 2. 01. 2, Wheatley directed the horror comedy Sightseers. A year later, he made his crowning achievement with A Field in England, a film about rogue soldiers and an alchemist during the English Civil War. Before both of these films, Wheatley made an almost perfect horror film called Kill List. An ode to the rural horror films made in Britain during the early 1. Kill List involves two hit men—one Irish and one English—who are hired by an unnamed client to knock off several individuals. Once the killings begin, the hit man Jay (played by Neil Maskell) begins to notice something strange. Namely, all the victims, from a pedophile to a disarmingly friendly priest, greet their killers warmly right before their executions. They welcome death because, as the hit men find out, rural England is ruled by a death cult.
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