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From psychological thrillers to supernatural encounters, we're diving into the shadows to uncover hidden horror gems that deserve more recognition. These spine-chilling films might have flown under your radar, but they're guaranteed to keep you up at night. Get ready for a terrifying journey through overlooked masterpieces of horror cinema!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most spine-chilling horror
00:14movies that deserve more attention. Brace yourselves for jump scares and spoilers ahead.
00:19What happened to your eyes? Where am I going? We won't need eyes to see.
00:26Number 30, Late Night with the Devil.
00:28Welcome back, everyone.
00:30Without further ado, Dr. June Ross Mitchell will commence the demonstration.
00:36And might I say to you both, Godspeed.
00:41If you're a horror aficionado looking for something to truly surprise you, check this one out.
00:46Late Night with the Devil is a found-footage-style film that follows talk show host Jack Delroy
00:51through an unhinged Halloween episode of his Night Owls program.
00:55The show has been struggling with ratings, and Delroy will do whatever it takes to boost it,
01:01even if that means exploiting a possessed young woman on live TV.
01:05The audience watches on as a terrifying conjuring leads to an even more devilish reckoning,
01:10all in the name of showbiz.
01:12Marry to me!
01:13David Dasmalchian is a master of his craft as Jack, getting under viewers' skin and leaving them sleepless.
01:25This film will have a grip on you longer than you'd expect it to.
01:28Don't watch this!
01:31Straight off!
01:32Straight off!
01:33Straight off!
01:36Stop!
01:37Number 29, House.
01:43Who said horror has to be serious in order to be great?
01:51Director Nobuhiko Obayashi takes the absurd route for his cult classic film, House,
01:57which sees a group of young women haunted by a murderous home.
02:01Most of the brainstorming for it was done by the director's young daughter,
02:04which explains a lot about how outrageous the story gets.
02:15However, it's not just pure campy fun, but artfully surreal.
02:19Almost like you've been pulled into a nightmare without rhyme or reason.
02:23That said, it does justice to the horror genre with some pretty gory turns of events too.
02:28Even if you just watch this for the giggles, you'll never forget it.
02:31Besides, it's Bill Hader approved.
02:34I saw this at the IFC Theatre the day I did an SNL episode,
02:38and the next day I went to IFC Theatre at midnight and watched this movie.
02:42This is how much I like that movie.
02:44Number 28, Overlord.
02:45If alternate history is your jam, you can't miss this movie.
03:00It portrays a version of World War II where Operation Overlord spirals into a zombie apocalypse.
03:06It has the high-stakes drama of a war story and the familiar thrill of fighting the undead.
03:11Science fiction has its moments in the film too, by the way of human experiments conducted by the Nazis.
03:23All these converge to create a classic good versus evil narrative,
03:27powered by adrenaline, grit and some fantastic cinematography.
03:32The visuals are threatening enough to haunt your dreams, but the acting will leave you flawed.
03:37A24 does not play when it comes to horror.
03:59Saint Maud dives into the dark side of religion, painting a bleak portrait of a nurse, Maud,
04:05whose holier-than-thou attitude takes a literal dimension.
04:08Confused she has a divine mission to save the soul of her patient, Amanda, a non-believer,
04:26she makes desperate attempts to redeem her.
04:28Her efforts are mocked, earning her the patronising nickname, Saint.
04:32With her faith challenged, her loneliness triggers a descent into madness that ends with blood on her hands.
04:39She's too far gone to recognise the ungodliness of her actions, mistaking delusion for devotion.
04:44By the time the film's done with you, you'll be unable to move, staring at the screen in terror.
04:50Fun, right?
04:51Number 26, Under the Shadow
05:03What could be scarier than political oppression and the patriarchy?
05:17Well, this film has both and then some.
05:20Under the Shadow is an Iranian supernatural horror film that throws us into the turmoil of war-struck Tehran in the 80s.
05:37Mother and daughter, Shida and Dorsa, are left to fend for themselves,
05:41not only amid the tangible atrocities of war, but also the torment of the malevolent djinn it brought along.
05:47This folkloric being is dread incarnate, causing Shida to lose her grip on reality as she struggles to protect her little girl.
05:55Barbek Anvari is masterful in his direction here, capturing an endless sense of suffocation on film.
06:02No matter your age, this movie will have you checking under your bed.
06:06What?
06:07What the?
06:07Number 25, The Innocents
06:13Look at that.
06:15Well, Miss, I was afraid for them.
06:18But what if he knows?
06:19What if Miles knows?
06:22Knows what, Miss Giddens, dear?
06:23A 60s gothic scream-fest in black and white starring none other than Deborah Carr?
06:29Sign us up.
06:30The Innocents was ahead of its time and continues to be a blueprint for horror movies to this day.
06:35Based on Henry James' famed novella, The Turn of the Screw,
06:38it revolves around a governess who suspects a pair of deceased lovers may have possessed the siblings she is taking care of.
06:46Flora?
06:47Yes, Miss Giddens, dear?
06:48Didn't you say last night that Miles was coming home?
06:52Oh, look, it's a lovely spider and it's eating a butterfly.
06:56Things quickly take a disturbing, psychosexual turn in a way that probably wouldn't fly today.
07:01But the movie steers clear of gratuitousness.
07:04The Innocents is proof that simple is best.
07:07Because even without flashy effects, it creeps up on you and leaves you unnerved.
07:12You don't fool me. I know why you keep on and on.
07:15What?
07:15It's because you're afraid. You're afraid you might be mad.
07:19So you keep on and on, trying to make me admit something that isn't true.
07:23Number 24. The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
07:27Oh, I hadn't expected that.
07:31Tongue has been severed.
07:33André Ovidol's foray into English-language cinema checks all the boxes for a fulfilling horror movie.
07:40Mysterious deaths, necromancy, witches, you name it.
07:44It all starts with coroner Tommy Tilden, played by Brian Cox, who is training his son, Austin, in his line of work.
07:51The duo comes across an unidentified cadaver and must now perform an autopsy.
07:56As they peel back the layers of Jane Doe's body, a chilling mystery unfolds, tracing back to the Salem witch trials.
08:02The cruelty of the past and its lasting consequences in the present speak to the generational trauma women have had to bear, giving the film a deeper dimension.
08:21It is food for thought that leaves you nauseous.
08:25Number 23. The Haunting.
08:33Open right now, and I will yell, I will yell, I will yell.
08:38Stop it!
08:40When it comes to psychological horror, few titles can outdo this one.
08:44With source material as potent as Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, we wouldn't expect anything less.
08:50The tension in Robert Wise's adaptation, both cerebral and visceral, is dialed to 10.
08:55It sets the viewer's imagination running, holding off on the stereotypical horror payoff.
09:00Instead, we join our tortured protagonist, Eleanor Vance, as her mental state collapses under the pressure of a house that feels dangerously alive and lifeless at the same time.
09:10Add to that the undercurrent of her loneliness and complex relationship with fellow housemate Theodora, and you have a layered masterpiece that's hard to forget.
09:32Number 22. Kronos.
09:34In Dios.
09:40This Mexican movie was what ushered in the reign of Guillermo del Toro as the master of dark fantasy.
09:54Despite it being his debut feature film, del Toro's vision is grounded and self-assured, proving that he was always destined to be in a league of his own.
10:03Kronos is tragic horror at its best.
10:05It weaves a heartbreaking tale of an antiques trader who unwittingly becomes a victim of immortality after coming across a mysterious device.
10:14Rather than enjoying his rejuvenated physicality, he grapples with his deteriorating moral compass.
10:19Here, vampirism is not presented through a romanticized lens, but instead as the inhumane curse it is.
10:34Although this trope is now considered overdone, Kronos continues to stand out as a seminal work.
10:40Tu pierdes más que yo. Lo mÃo es nada más dolor.
10:45Well, get ready for some more.
10:50Number 21. Roar.
10:52Lo que chos.
10:53Do you like your horror unflinching with a side of guts?
11:01Julia de Corno serves it up perfectly in Roar.
11:04The story follows Justine, who has just started studying veterinary medicine, following in her sister's footsteps.
11:10This new chapter in her life is soon corrupted by cruel hazing rituals that force her to go against her lifelong vegetarianism by consuming uncooked meat.
11:20With that disturbing new taste on her tongue, Justine finds herself craving something more.
11:24Something human.
11:32Thus, it begins her downward spiral as she comes to terms with her hunger, unveiling dark secrets about her true identity.
11:40The film boasts a primal sensuality and intelligent storytelling that draws us in before we know it.
11:45You will be disgusted, but it'll be worth it.
11:50Number 20. Possessor.
11:57True to its title, this story revolves around an assassin named Tasha Vos, who possesses people.
12:02After controlling their bodies to kill her targets, Vos forces them to take their own lives to return to her own.
12:08However, her latest host refuses to comply, trapping Vos and his body as their lives collide.
12:14See if she can fight her way back and finish the job.
12:17There's already a degree of permanent damage.
12:21The longer she stays in, the greater the risk to her brain.
12:24Possessor would have been a great action film, but it chooses to convey the horrors of losing control instead.
12:30Whether it's Vos' point of view or her hosts, there's always a sense of terror brewing in each scene.
12:35By its conclusion, this psychological thriller will have you feeling paranoid about everything around you.
12:41Where's your lovely girl?
12:46Can't you remember?
12:50No, that wasn't me.
12:51Number 19. Mandy.
12:53It wouldn't be a Nick Cage film if his character didn't go off the rails.
12:57If that's your thing, then watching his Mandy character, Red Miller, go absolutely nuts will be a welcome sight.
13:04After a demonic cult sacrifices his girlfriend, Red goes on a roaring rampage of revenge.
13:10They lit her on fire!
13:14There were widow hippie types.
13:18Whole bunch of them.
13:20Filled with gory visuals and so much blood that you might forget what other colours look like,
13:25it's a violent experience from start to finish.
13:28Mandy's no-holds-barred content is hard to stomach, and the film knows it.
13:32Although the brutality is unrelenting, the antagonist's twisted minds have a scary quality of their own.
13:39She burned brightly, Mandy.
13:43Don't you think?
13:44Mandy is loud and proud of its premise, and there's a definite thrill in buckling up for this ride.
13:50Number 18. The Voices.
13:52This part comedy, part horror is as messed up as it is funny.
13:56Ryan Reynolds plays Jerry, a man with schizophrenia, whose hallucinations get the best of him.
14:01Convinced that his pet dog and cat talk to him, Jerry is motivated to kill.
14:06I'm evil.
14:07No, you're not.
14:08I've killed things on purpose, Jerry.
14:09There's no shame in it.
14:10It's instinct.
14:11The only time I've felt truly alive is when I'm killing.
14:15Weirdly enough, you can't help but feel bad for the character,
14:18as his list of crimes is a result of severe loneliness and bad luck.
14:21Added to the horror aspect is the deliberately happy and optimistic tone of the movie.
14:25Are my pets going to be okay?
14:27You betcha.
14:29Sing a happy song, sing a happy song.
14:32Why don't you sing along, sing a happy song.
14:35The filmmakers seem to want you to feel uncomfortable,
14:38as Jerry's fragile state of mind threatens to wreak havoc.
14:42Number 17. Green Room.
14:44And don't ask me.
14:45You shouldn't make it worse.
14:47We sit and we wait.
14:50And we die?
14:52Not if you sit and you wait.
14:53Getting trapped anywhere is awful.
14:56But what if you're trapped with a gang of murderous neo-Nazis out to get you?
15:00Green Room follows the harrowing experience of a rock band in this situation.
15:04After witnessing a murder, the main characters have to figure out a way to escape.
15:08That's easier said than done,
15:09since the place is crawling with men with savage intentions.
15:12Okay, stand back.
15:14You got it.
15:21Here we go.
15:21Although there are several action sequences,
15:24it largely leans towards a horror setting.
15:27Green Room combines a stifling feeling of claustrophobia
15:30with a foreboding sense of doom.
15:32With a story that moves at a quick pace
15:34and racks up a notable kill count,
15:36it's a film that never lifts its foot off the gas.
15:39Number 16.
15:40The Entity.
15:41Whoever says that you shouldn't fear the unknown
15:43clearly hasn't seen this movie.
15:45In The Entity,
15:46Carla Moran is terrorized by an invisible being.
15:49Haunted by something she can't explain,
15:51Carla begins to lose her grip on reality.
15:53Then it is time for you to see a good psychiatrist.
15:55I can't afford it.
15:56Oh yes, you can.
15:57Betty Rivers, I happen to know,
15:58she goes over to the walk-in clinic at the university
16:00and payment is whatever you can afford.
16:02I hate the thought of it.
16:03Oh wow, I'm not crazy.
16:04Why this entity latched onto her isn't explained.
16:07However, this adds to the film's fear factor,
16:09as Carla's relentless torment
16:11has an additional layer of mystery.
16:13The film leaves us in a constant state of paranoia,
16:16just like the protagonist.
16:17It's a devastating and painful portrayal of suffering
16:20that hits much harder than anticipated.
16:23You won't appear.
16:26You won't appear because you're a devil out of hell
16:29and you're afraid.
16:33You'll wait till I'm alone, won't you?
16:35Number 15.
16:37Dog Soldiers.
16:381987's Predator remains popular
16:40for blending sci-fi with survival horror.
16:42Dog Soldiers is in the same vein,
16:44but instead of a killer alien,
16:46we get a pack of werewolves.
16:48A squad of soldiers is in for the fight of their lives
16:50when hunted by a group of lycans.
16:53It won't make any difference.
16:55They won't die.
16:57Yeah, well, excuse me,
16:58better pay your mind, sir.
16:59You want peace of mind?
17:01Run for your lives
17:02before they tear your legs for Monday.
17:03As their numbers dwindle,
17:05the possibility of a complete bloodbath
17:07looks inevitable.
17:08And while it's mainly on the scary side,
17:10some moments of dark comedy
17:11diversify Dog Soldiers' appeal.
17:13The movie is also effective
17:14at making us care enough
17:16for the characters to root for them.
17:18When I found you out there tonight,
17:19I truly believed you were the best chance
17:21I had of getting out.
17:23But now we have no chance.
17:26Of course, being the gore-fest it is,
17:28we recommend you don't get too attached.
17:31Number 14.
17:32Sinister.
17:33Fans have seen Ethan Hawke
17:34in romances like Before Sunrise
17:36and gritty action thrillers
17:37like Training Day.
17:38But the actor arguably shows better range
17:40as hapless writer Ellison Oswalt.
17:43And Daddy?
17:44Yes?
17:45Are you gonna write a really good book this time?
17:48So we can go home?
17:49I'm gonna write the best book
17:50that anyone's ever read.
17:52The character lands himself way over his head,
17:54getting on the wrong side
17:55of a terrifying pagan god called B'gool.
17:59Sinister is a wonderful throwback
18:00to classic haunted house horror films,
18:03complete with a creepy backstory
18:04that unravels over time.
18:06Much like Ellison, we watch with bated breath
18:08as B'gool's plans come to light.
18:11A deity?
18:11What kind of deity?
18:12A very obscure one,
18:15dating back to Babylonian times,
18:17named B'gool.
18:18The movie contains both subtle imagery
18:20and shots that will have you shrieking.
18:23As certain scenes,
18:24dole out jump scares like there's no tomorrow.
18:27Sinister isn't revolutionary,
18:28but it gives horror fans exactly what they want
18:31with heart-thumping effect.
18:33Number 13.
18:34The Exorcist 3.
18:36For a franchise's third entry,
18:38few films get as original as this.
18:40The first Exorcist remains a staple of the genre,
18:43so it was always difficult to follow in its footsteps.
18:46Here, Lieutenant Kinderman
18:47investigates a series of murders
18:49that connect to the Gemini killer.
18:51What's the catch?
18:52Said killer is supposed to be dead.
18:55The Gemini is dead.
18:56No, I am not!
18:59I'm alive!
19:00I go on!
19:01I breathe!
19:03Look at me!
19:04Look at me!
19:05The film blends the original's paranormal outline
19:08with elements from the whodunit genre,
19:10as the characters face off against an otherworldly villain.
19:13Along with the mystery,
19:14the use of freaky visuals and consistent scares,
19:17make it a well-rounded experience.
19:19I believe in murder.
19:22I believe in pain.
19:25I believe in cruelty
19:26and infidelity.
19:29The Exorcist 3 dares to be different,
19:32crafting a unique identity
19:33that still acknowledges its legacy.
19:36Number 12.
19:37The People Under the Stairs
19:38Contemporary viewers are aware of films like Don't Breathe
19:41that deal with the consequences of ill-considered break-ins.
19:45However,
19:45The People Under the Stairs delivered this premise decades earlier.
19:49When a boy and two burglars trespass into a house,
19:51they're trapped with people who have resorted to feasting on humans.
19:55Leaving isn't an option when there's no place to run.
19:58On the face of it,
19:59this film might seem a bit out there.
20:01Further into the house.
20:02The only way here.
20:04Papa's too big to follow
20:05and he's afraid of what's in there.
20:07I don't want in,
20:08I want out.
20:09Sometimes in is out.
20:11But when you learn it's directed by Wes Craven,
20:13things make more sense.
20:15Similar to his other works,
20:17Craven injects realism,
20:18comedy and social commentary
20:20into a movie that still scares up a storm.
20:23Get off my property!
20:24Just want to finish saying our piece, ma'am.
20:26Not only are you bad landlords,
20:29but ten times worse.
20:30You've stolen the tooling from our community
20:32for your own sick needs.
20:34From unhinged characters to macabre humour,
20:36it's a wild trip into the darkest layers of humanity.
20:40Number 11,
20:41Creep.
20:42Found footage films are often associated with blockbusters
20:45like Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project.
20:48In terms of tapping into its full potential though,
20:50few can compete with Creep.
20:52Unlike the aforementioned films,
20:53this one doesn't have a supernatural spin.
20:56Instead, the creep factor comes from how easy it is
20:58to imagine yourself in the protagonist's shoes.
21:01Aaron, if I tell you something,
21:02would you promise me you would never tell another living soul?
21:07I need to get something off of my chest.
21:09We follow videographer Aaron as he records Joseph,
21:12a strange man with increasingly erratic behaviour.
21:16What begins as a casual arrangement
21:17turns into a harrowing ordeal for Aaron
21:20as Joseph gradually reveals his true nature.
21:23Despite a cast of only two actors,
21:25Creep is as riveting as it gets.
21:27The film shows just how twisted a person can be
21:30in more ways than one.
21:32I will always love you
21:34and why you'll always be my favourite
21:38of them all.
21:42Number 10.
21:43Orphan
21:44After dealing with a painful loss,
21:46Kate and John adopt a girl named Esther.
21:48Sounds like your average feel-good movie, doesn't it?
21:51That would be the case if Esther wasn't a deranged killer
21:54and if she were a little girl in the first place.
21:57I think there could be something wrong with Esther.
21:58What?
22:00What do you mean?
22:01You told us you never had any trouble with her.
22:03I didn't.
22:05But trouble does have a way of finding her.
22:07Orphan works as a slow-burn psychological horror.
22:10The character's streak of sadism takes several forms,
22:13whether it's killing people with hammers
22:15or tormenting her adoptive siblings.
22:18The film sprinkles several hints about Esther's identity
22:20before the huge reveal,
22:22when its climactic moments kick into overdrive.
22:25She only looks like a child,
22:27according to our records.
22:29Lena Klammer was born in 1976.
22:32She's 33 years old.
22:34Its eventual cult success led to a prequel a decade later,
22:38where we watch Esther's backstory unfold.
22:41Number 9.
22:42The Wailing
22:42A 156-minute runtime is ambitious for a horror film.
22:47And while The Wailing does make us wait for the payoff,
22:50the tension always remains at its peak.
22:52In this folk horror,
22:53the arrival of an unknown person
22:55triggers calamity in a small village.
22:57The resulting panic leads to further problems for its inhabitants
23:13as the shadow of a great evil lurks over them.
23:16The chilling cinematography, set design, and consistent thrills are all one of a kind.
23:21When it doesn't have you chewing on your fingernails,
23:24you'll be contemplating its themes.
23:25It didn't reach as large an audience as it deserved,
23:40but not many films have received such glowing reviews as The Wailing.
23:45Number 8.
23:46The Serpent and the Rainbow
23:47Zombie horror is a tried-and-tested sub-genre that usually delivers,
23:52but sometimes the best ones can slip under the radar.
23:55Here, anthropologist Dennis Allen
23:57investigates a drub in Haiti
23:59that's turning corpses into zombies.
24:02This drub, this is something totally new.
24:06We don't have anything that can put somebody in,
24:09then back out of death.
24:11Unlike films like World War Z and 28 Days Later,
24:14the path of destruction in The Serpent and the Rainbow
24:17is more self-contained.
24:19This smaller scale works to its advantage
24:21as we get a better taste of its atmospheric thrills.
24:24While audiences are more equipped to handle scary material
24:27since its release,
24:29the film still has the capacity for shock value.
24:31Some scenes might not be for the faint-hearted,
24:34so be prepared before you check out this little-known gem.
24:38Hold on a second.
24:39I'm not going to leave that thing in one piece.
24:43Number 7.
24:44Bone Tomahawk
24:45Speaking of flesh-eating villains,
24:47the bad guys here are still alive when they do it.
24:50Starring Kurt Russell as Sheriff Franklin Hunt,
24:53Bone Tomahawk is a Western horror.
24:55Hunt leads a rescue mission against cave dwellers
24:58with a taste for human flesh.
25:01Well, what are they?
25:02Chagrinites.
25:05What do they look like?
25:07The film does take its time getting to its action-packed premise,
25:10but viewers won't feel any traces of boredom, though,
25:13as Hunt's journey has a palpable sense of suspense.
25:16By the time it really gets kicking,
25:18the movie morphs into a survival horror
25:20that will have you at the edge of your seat.
25:23We'll make sure all this has value.
25:25Please do.
25:27I shall kill as many as I can.
25:30Bone Tomahawk didn't make a dent at the box office,
25:32but many have since come to appreciate it
25:34as an undiscovered classic.
25:36Number 6.
25:37Drag Me to Hell
25:38When you think of Sam Raimi,
25:40you probably think of the Evil Dead series,
25:42or the Spider-Man trilogy.
25:44Nestled within his filmography
25:45is this supernatural horror
25:47that ranks among the director's best.
25:49Lone officer Christine is cursed by a disgruntled woman,
25:52setting her on a path to damnation.
25:55Soon it will be you
25:57who comes begging to me.
25:59With limited time in hand,
26:01Christine tries to figure out a way to save her soul.
26:04Drag Me to Hell cuts a bleak outlook
26:06for the main character,
26:07although there are entertaining moments of dark comedy.
26:09In classic Sam Raimi fashion,
26:12grotesque visuals and ghastly faces
26:14are featured in abundance.
26:16It's an all-round weird, trippy journey
26:18about Christine's descent
26:20into the deepest pits of torture,
26:22and it doesn't skimp on the entertainment value.
26:25I think you might have my staying list.
26:27Liberty order.
26:28Because the envelope's kind of like the same.
26:31Chris.
26:32Chris.
26:32What's wrong?
26:33Oh my god!
26:35Number 5.
26:36The Invitation
26:37There are more dinner party horror movies
26:39than you probably realise.
26:41While films like Ready or Not
26:42and You're Next are lauded,
26:44The Invitation deserves to be mentioned
26:46in the same breath.
26:47Initially starting off as a drama,
26:48it quickly switches tone to more sinister avenues.
26:51And then all of a sudden,
26:52we get invited to this lavish dinner.
26:56You're all smiles,
26:57spewing out all this jargon
26:58with these two in tow.
27:00Don't tell me that this is normal.
27:02A party seemingly about sharing grief
27:05is revealed to be a set-up for murder.
27:08Having been brainwashed
27:09by the twisted philosophy of a cult,
27:11the hosts plan to eliminate their guests.
27:13Even before this revelation comes to light,
27:16the film lands its scares
27:17through heightened tension
27:18that inches towards the surface.
27:20We'll have to finish it.
27:22We were chosen, remember?
27:25It tackles its material
27:26with a deeply unsettling touch
27:28that will have you reconsidering
27:30your own dinner plans in the future.
27:32Number 4.
27:33Hush.
27:34Mike Flanagan has helmed popular features
27:36like Doctor Sleep
27:37and The Haunting series.
27:38Before they reached big-time success,
27:40Flanagan achieved critical acclaim
27:42with 2016's Hush.
27:44Taking place over a single night,
27:46protagonist Maddie is stalked
27:47by a masked killer.
27:48I can get you anytime I want.
27:52But I'm not going to.
27:54Not until it's time.
27:56Preying on Maddie's deafness,
27:57the villain hunts her
27:58for his demented pleasure.
28:00Hush's creative direction
28:01enables us to perceive its events
28:02through Maddie's point of view.
28:04The distinct atmosphere it creates
28:06connects us to both Maddie's struggles
28:07and her eventual decision
28:09to fight back.
28:10There's only one ending
28:12he won't expect.
28:14He can't run,
28:16hide,
28:17or wait.
28:19What does that leave?
28:21In many ways thrilling
28:22and other ways empowering,
28:24Hush is a grippling tale
28:25of survival against impossible odds.
28:28Number three,
28:29In the Mouth of Madness.
28:31Insurance investigator John Trent
28:32begins to doubt his own existence
28:34after a series of bizarre incidents.
28:37At the center of it all
28:38is a horror novel
28:39called In the Mouth of Madness,
28:41which alludes to the destruction
28:42of the world.
28:43When people begin to lose
28:45their ability to know
28:47the difference between
28:48fantasy and reality,
28:51the old ones
28:52can begin their journey back.
28:54The premise is hard to believe,
28:56but that's exactly the point.
28:58With an unreliable narrator
28:59and framing device,
29:01everything that happens on screen
29:03is a giant question mark.
29:04Surreal and terrifying
29:06in equal measures,
29:07In the Mouth of Madness
29:08plays with the audience's perception
29:10to leave us as hysterical
29:12as Trent is
29:13by the end of its run.
29:14This is not reality.
29:15Not reality.
29:16Not reality.
29:17This is reality.
29:19Hear that?
29:20Not reality.
29:21Not reality.
29:22Not reality.
29:22Number two.
29:24Trains of Busan.
29:25There are more
29:26zombie apocalypse movies
29:27than we can probably count,
29:28but how many take place
29:30on a speeding train?
29:31At the onset of the outbreak,
29:33we meet several characters
29:34with various backstories.
29:35Don't worry about it.
29:36You're just trying to figure it out.
29:37By the end,
29:50we've grown to care for all of them,
29:52even though we know
29:53most probably won't make it.
29:55Thanks to these
29:55well-rounded characterizations,
29:57Trains of Busan
29:58gets audiences invested
29:59in its journey.
30:01The real-time setting
30:01adds a degree of urgency.
30:03While not as action-based
30:05as certain other zombie features,
30:07it does go full-throttle
30:08in places.
30:09With fast-paced sequences,
30:11multidimensional characters,
30:12and pure brutality,
30:14it turns the genre's
30:15best elements
30:16into a winning formula
30:17of high-energy entertainment.
30:19Before we continue,
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30:44Number one,
30:45trick-or-treat.
30:46Sometimes horror movies
30:47should just be about
30:49scaring people.
30:50Trick-or-treat understands
30:51the assignment,
30:52using an anthology format
30:53that pays tribute
30:54to Halloween.
30:55Putting on costumes,
30:57handing out treats.
30:59They were started
30:59to protect us,
31:00but nowadays,
31:03no one really cares.
31:06A demonic entity
31:07named Sam
31:07connects multiple stories
31:09taking place
31:10on the night in question.
31:11Each deals with urban myths
31:13around the festivities,
31:14including werewolves,
31:15ghosts,
31:16and murderers.
31:17Without a worldwide premiere,
31:19the film went mostly
31:20unnoticed upon release.
31:21However,
31:22it's become a favorite
31:23for fans
31:23who have discovered it since.
31:25Trick-or-treat.
31:27So,
31:28if you're in the mood
31:28for a delightfully spooky film
31:30that hits all the right notes,
31:32look no further than Sam
31:33and his trusty lollipop.
31:35And remember to keep
31:36the spirit of Halloween alive
31:38if you don't want Sam
31:39to come knocking.
31:41Which horror movie
31:42is your guilty pleasure?
31:43Tell us in the comments
31:44down below.
31:45Come and get it,
31:48you undead sack of shit.
31:50you and the girl
31:52who lives the sweet and you
31:53who told you
31:54to be,
31:55see you.
31:56Take a look.
31:58Amen.
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