Looking to get into the Halloween spirit with a scary movie night at home? If you have a Netflix or Amazon Prime subscription, you’ll have no shortage of options – but that also means a lot of crap to browse through, so TheWrap picked the best you should be searching for, instead.
“The Witch” (Amazon) — Robert Eggers has created one of the most challenging horror films of the year: a slow-burn tale of a Puritan family that is hunted by the occult and their peculiar farm goat, Black Philip. The unveiling of the goat’s true identity is one of the most deliciously chilling endings to a movie in recent memory.
“The Witch” (Amazon) — Robert Eggers has created one of the most challenging horror films of the year: a slow-burn tale of a Puritan family that is hunted by the occult and their peculiar farm goat, Black Philip. The unveiling of the goat’s true identity is one of the most deliciously chilling endings to a movie in recent memory.
“Rosemary’s Baby” (Amazon) — One of the greatest horror films of all-time. With little violence, “Rosemary’s Baby” is a masterclass on how to create the sense of existential dread that horror aims for. By couching its horror in the everyday activities and worries of a new mother, director Roman Polanski makes satanic cults feel all too plausible.
“Wes Craven‘s New Nightmare” (Netflix) — This is a Freddy Krueger tale unlike any other. After a decade working on the legendary slasher franchise, Wes Craventurns the camera on himself and the people who made these films with him. “New Nightmare” is an exploration of how horror movies affect their creators, as well as a deconstruction of Freddy Krueger’s shift from Craven’s original vision as the ultimate nightmare to a goofy comic relief figure whose kills the audience had come to root for.
“The Mist” (Amazon Prime)Frank Darabont took the reins on this Steven King adaptation and turned in a misanthropic masterpiece that is guaranteed to put everyone in a bad mood for all the right, art-related reasons.
“The Shining” (Netflix)If any movie can lay claim to the title of best horror movie of all time, it’s Stanley Kubrick’s classic snowbound tale of madness. Nevermind that Stephen King hates it as an adaptation of his work. He’s wrong.
“Children of the Corn” (Netflix)
This list wouldn’t be complete without creepy children, and “Children of the Corn” is arguably the greatest creepy children movie ever. Sorry, Damien, but you’ve got nothing on these kids who murdered all the adults in town and now rule it for themselves.
This list wouldn’t be complete without creepy children, and “Children of the Corn” is arguably the greatest creepy children movie ever. Sorry, Damien, but you’ve got nothing on these kids who murdered all the adults in town and now rule it for themselves.
“Sinister” (Netflix)
Director Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) horror opus is an incredible exercise in existential dread as a supernatural serial killer slowly tightens the noose around Ethan Hawke’s neck.
Director Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) horror opus is an incredible exercise in existential dread as a supernatural serial killer slowly tightens the noose around Ethan Hawke’s neck.
“From Dusk Till Dawn” (Amazon & Netflix) — Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino teamed up with George Clooney to create one of the greatest B-films ever made. Tarantino and Clooney play a pair of bank-robbing brothers who, along with a pastor and his family, must fight their way through a nightclub that turns out to be a haven for bloodthirsty vampires. If you’re familiar with Tarantino’s history in front of a camera, you know he’s going to face a very gruesome death.
“An American Werewolf In London” (Amazon & Netflix)– 35 years later, John Landis’ classic is still praised for having the most magnificent werewolf transformation scene of all time. Along with leaving you grossed out and terrified, “American Werewolf” will make you wonder “how did they do that?”.
“Sinister” (Netflix)
Director Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) horror opus is an incredible exercise in existential dread as a supernatural serial killer slowly tightens the noose around Ethan Hawke’s neck.
“The Blair Witch Project” (Netflix)
You might be tempted to hate the original “Blair Witch” film for kicking off horror’s obsession with the found footage subgenre — but that would be a disservice to how much better it was than nearly all of its imitators.
Director Scott Derrickson’s (“Doctor Strange”) horror opus is an incredible exercise in existential dread as a supernatural serial killer slowly tightens the noose around Ethan Hawke’s neck.
“The Blair Witch Project” (Netflix)
You might be tempted to hate the original “Blair Witch” film for kicking off horror’s obsession with the found footage subgenre — but that would be a disservice to how much better it was than nearly all of its imitators.
“The Babadook” (Netflix) — You’ll be hard-pressed to find a horror film as thoughtful and intelligent as this one. “The Babadook” is a parable about how grief and loss can consume those who suffer through it, and despite all the coaxing and cajoling you’ll get from friends, you’ll never be able to “just let go.” “The Babadook” shows the process of coming to terms with loss and preparing to spend the rest of your life living with that pain, even when it’s scarred over. This is proof that horror can move you as well as scare you.
“Hellraiser” (Netflix)One of the best, and most neglected, horror story tropes is that of monsters from actual Hell who are looking to take you home with them to royally f— you up for all eternity. It’s a whole lot scarier than just the threat of being murdered.
“Hostel Part II” (Amazon Prime)
The adventures of unwitting college kids getting kidnapped so rich people can torture and murder them continues. But this underrated gem of a sequel transcends the “torture porn” label that accurately describes its predecessor. With female leads this time, “Hostel pt. II” has a really nice vindictive streak. It’s so good.
The adventures of unwitting college kids getting kidnapped so rich people can torture and murder them continues. But this underrated gem of a sequel transcends the “torture porn” label that accurately describes its predecessor. With female leads this time, “Hostel pt. II” has a really nice vindictive streak. It’s so good.
“Event Horizon” (Amazon Prime)
The “explorers go into space and find something terrible” subgenre of horror is pretty worn out at this point, but Paul WS Anderson’s trash masterpiece about a spaceship that accidentally flies to hell is still one of a kind.
The “explorers go into space and find something terrible” subgenre of horror is pretty worn out at this point, but Paul WS Anderson’s trash masterpiece about a spaceship that accidentally flies to hell is still one of a kind.
“Friday the 13th” parts I through VIII (Amazon Prime)
You shouldn’t need me to tell you why you should take advantage of the first eight “Friday the 13th” movies all being on Prime. Just go watch them.
You shouldn’t need me to tell you why you should take advantage of the first eight “Friday the 13th” movies all being on Prime. Just go watch them.
“Hated In The Nation” from “Black Mirror” (Netflix) — Yeah, it’s a TV episode rather than a movie, but at 89 minutes, the season 3 finale of Charlie Brooker’s smash hit sci-fi horror series might as well be a movie. “Hated In The Nation” explores how Twitter has transformed mob rule into an endless stream of harassment; and in the world this story weaves, that online hatred can literally kill.
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