376. (+39) Possum

Matthew Holness

AKA:

2018 / UK / 85m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Simon Bubb, Andy Blithe, Pamela Cook, Charlie Eales, Ryan Enever, Raphel Famotibe, Joe Gallucci

“Possum is nasty to its very core; a film baked in greasy browns and beigey bile that gets the eyes and stomach churning straight from the off. The fact that Under the Shadow’s Kit Fraser is the man behind the camera, and that the whole thing is shot in grained-up 35mm should tell you enough visually, making sure that Harris’s angled dowdiness rules every frame that it’s in. Cult outfit Radiophonic Workshop marry it all together with an eerie, static-scraping score that really dials up the blood-pressure too, making Holness’s film not an all-out attack on the senses, but more of a carefully-considered, almost surgical, slice right under the fingernails.” – Ben Robins, HeyUGuys

Genres:

378. (+60) Les chambres rouges

Pascal Plante

AKA: Red Rooms

2023 / Canada / 118m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Elisabeth Locas, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Charlotte Aubin, Myriam Baillargeon, Christophe Baril

Genres: Psychological Thriller, Crime, Legal Drama, Tech-Noir

380. (-1) Last Night in Soho

Edgar Wright

AKA:

2021 / UK / 116m / Col / Mystery | IMDb
Thomasin McKenzie, Aimee Cassettari, Rita Tushingham, Colin Mace, Michael Ajao, Synnove Karlsen, Jessie Mei Li, Kassius Nelson, Rebecca Harrod, Alan Mahon

Genres:

382. (-25) Hobo with a Shotgun

Jason Eisener

AKA:

2011 / Canada / 86m / Col / Splatter | IMDb
Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells, Brian Downey, Gregory Smith, Nick Bateman, Drew O’Hara, Molly Dunsworth, Jeremy Akerman, André Haines

“What worked in Hobo with a Shotgun that doesn’t in most of these modern genre films is the humor. I’m not sure the humor was planned, but it’s there. The fact that Hauer’s character delivers grandiose and ridiculous statements with complete deadpan or touching sensitivity just makes for some really funny moments. Also, the gratuitous violence was there, but I didn’t feel the female exploitation was as bad as in some of Rodriguez’s stuff. Maybe it was Hauer’s acting mastery that made Hobo with a Shotgun a cut above other films of its kind. Hauer… delivers his dialogue with an insane kind of earnestness, and it just comes across as wildly amusing.” – Amy Curtis, We Got This Covered

Genres:

384. (-25) The Nightmare

Rodney Ascher

AKA:

2015 / USA / 91m / Col / Documentary | IMDb
Siegfried Peters, Stephen Michael Joseph, Yatoya Toy, Nicole Bosworth, Elise Robson, Age Wilson

“Ascher makes a persuasive case that it is the physiological phenomenon of sleep paralysis that has created the nightmare tropes now commonplace in art and literature: they are recognisable, diagnosable symptoms. This condition, he says, both pre-exists and is the inspiration for scary movies such as Nightmare on Elm Street – and not the other way round. It also accounts for alien-abduction delusions. However, his film also listens sympathetically to sufferers who interpret their condition in spiritual terms. He films his interviews and reconstructions in a self-consciously creepy way; it’s possibly a bit overdone, but often disturbing, especially the dream where the man gets a call on his mobile phone from a polite voice saying: “I wonder if you can do me a favour?” I jumped.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Genres: Documentary, Horror, Psychological Horror

386. (+13) Frankenweenie

Tim Burton

AKA:

2012 / USA / 87m / Col / Family | IMDb
Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, James Hiroyuki Liao, Conchata Ferrell, Tom Kenny

“This ode to Frankenstein and his horror brethren is monstrously good, from its evocative 3-D, black-and-white style, stop-motion animation, to a story that strikes directly at the hearts of everyone who’s ever loved – and lost – a pet. That includes Burton, who conceived “Frankenweenie” from the memory of mourning his own childhood mutt, whom he often fantasized about bringing back to life – Frankenstein style. He touched upon the idea at the beginning of his career with a live-action short, also titled “Frankenweenie.” But he always envisioned expanding the concept into a full-length, animated feature… Next to “Edward Scissorhands,” “Frankenweenie” ranks among Burton’s most personal films, encompassing familiar themes of loneliness, isolation and an insatiable need for love and acceptance” – Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger

Genres:

388. (-8) Jigureul jikyeora!

Joon-Hwan Jang

AKA: Save the Green Planet!

2003 / South Korea / 118m / Col / Comedy | IMDb
Ha-kyun Shin, Yun-shik Baek, Jeong-min Hwang, Jae-yong Lee, Ju-hyeon Lee, Ju-bong Gi, Dong-hyun Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Mu-hyeon Lee

“This really isn’t a movie for everyone, but if you’ve enjoyed dipping your brain in the paranoid madness of Terry Gilliam, the gothic strangeness of Tim Burton or even the low tech horror and plain weirdness of David Cronenberg you’ll probably find yourself up to the challenge of Save the Green Planet, but then it switches styles so often you could probably compare it to everything in some part, yet nothing overall. For a directorial debut it’s incredibly accomplished… it’s also clear that this is his vision, and it’s not easy to keep this kind of impressive scope in focus. Save the Green Planet is a film that begs to be discovered” – Matt Day, DVD Times

Genres:

390. (+33) The Poughkeepsie Tapes

John Erick Dowdle

AKA:

2007 / USA / 81m / Col / Found Footage | IMDb
Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Amy Lyndon, Michael Lawson, Ron Harper, Kim Kenny, Iris Bahr

“It’s a mockumentary, minus the comedy and satire. It’s a mockumentary that houses a two-pronged attack of brutally accurate portrayals of torture, murder and dismemberment seamlessly interwoven with expert analysis and the thoughts and memories of those who were affected by the killers rampage, and those who were hunting him down. In fact, it’s not too far removed from what the Discovery channel and TLC show on a daily basis… The writing leaps off the screen, as the Dowdle brothers concoct a credible, highly intelligent, innovative killer and sets him loose in the “Anywhere, USA” suburbs of Poughkeepsie, New York.” – Alex Seda, Midnight Showing

Genres:

392. (-25) Birth/Rebirth

Laura Moss

AKA:

2023 / USA / 101m / Col / Body Horror | IMDb
Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Grant Harrison, LaChanze, Rina Mejia, Richard Gallagher, Sarah Dacey-Charles

Genres: Body Horror, Psychological Drama, Black Comedy

394. (-28) Black Water

David Nerlich & Andrew Traucki

AKA:

2007 / Australia / 90m / Col / Natural Horror | IMDb
Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press

“Superb cinematography, a great sense of place and an eerie sound score are the mainstay of this horror story set in the mangroves of Northern Australia and whatever the film lacks in budget, more than makes up for it in atmosphere. Maeve Dermody gives an outstanding performance as one of three adventurous holiday makers who find more than they bargain for under the rippling, shadowy waters. It’s tense and terrifying as a simple outing becomes a fatal nightmare… No doubt driven by the small budget, the decision to use images of real crocodiles, rather than computer-generated ones is effective and it is credit to the filmmakers that these are used so well. Also as a result of the budget, the choice of the swamp location (in Sydney’s south) is as authentic and effective as any in the Northern Territory.” – Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile

Genres:

396. (+6) House of Wax

Jaume Collet-Serra

AKA:

2005 / USA / 108m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, Robert Ri’chard, Dragicia Debert, Thomas Adamson, Murray Smith

“House of Wax seemingly exists solely for visceral response, and even hardened horror genre buffs will find some things to squirm about here. The process of turning a victim into a wax figure is thoroughly disturbing, and the prolonged death sequences will leave some audience members screaming for mercy. This is one of the more gruesome horror offerings in recent years, and unapologetically so. Just the way it should be.” – Bill Clark, From The Balcony

Genres:

398. (-5) Perempuan Tanah Jahanam

Joko Anwar

AKA:

2019 / Indonesia / 106m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, Marissa Anita, Christine Hakim, Asmara Abigail, Kiki Narendra, Afrian Aris, Zidni Hakim, Faradina Mufti, Abdurrahman Arif

Genres:

400. (-27) Horns

Alexandre Aja

AKA:

2013 / USA / 120m / Col / Mystery | IMDb
Daniel Radcliffe, Max Minghella, Joe Anderson, Juno Temple, Kelli Garner, James Remar, Kathleen Quinlan, Heather Graham, David Morse, Michael Adamthwaite

Genres:

402. (-32) Fear Street: 1978

Leigh Janiak

AKA: Fear Street: Part Two – 1978

2021 / USA / 109m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Meghan Packer, Gillian Jacobs, Matthew Zuk, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Olivia Scott Welch, Sadie Sink, Brandon Spink, Chiara Aurelia, Marcelle LeBlanc

Genres:

404. (-29) Red White & Blue

Simon Rumley

AKA:

2010 / USA / 104m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
Amanda Fuller, Marc Senter, Jon Michael Davis, Nick Holden, Patrick Crovo, Mary Mathews, Noah Taylor, Julian Haddad, Ernest James, Jenny Gravenstein

“Restraint pays dividends for British writer/director Simon Rumley in this devastating and demanding revenge tragedy set in Austin, Texas. A low-budget tale of broken lives and misguided retribution, Rumley’s slow-burner is driven by superbly nuanced performances, with Amanda Fuller’s emotionally scarred nymphomaniac gradually forming a relationship with a mysterious Iraq War veteran… When the brutality finally explodes, Rumley continues to focus on reactions rather than action, the harrowing events hitting harder by being kept predominantly off-screen.” – Sloan Freer, Radio Times

Genres:

406. (-29) Insidious: Chapter 3

Leigh Whannell

AKA:

2015 / USA / 97m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, Tate Berney, Michael Reid MacKay, Steve Coulter, Hayley Kiyoko, Corbett Tuck

Genres:

408. (+20) Scream

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

AKA:

2022 / USA / 114m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Mikey Madison, Jenna Ortega, Dylan Minnette, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding

Genres: Slasher, Satire, Thriller, Whodunit, Postmodernism, Teen Movie, Horror Comedy

410. (-23) Super Dark Times

Kevin Phillips

AKA:

2017 / USA / 103m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Amy Hargreaves, Max Talisman, Sawyer Barth, Adea Lennox, Ethan Botwick, Philip H. Ashley, Anni Krueger

Genres:

412. (+5) Hostel: Part II

Eli Roth

AKA:

2007 / USA / 94m / Col / Splatter | IMDb
Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, Richard Burgi, Vera Jordanova, Jay Hernandez, Jordan Ladd, Milan Knazko, Edwige Fenech

“As gruesome as [the filmmakers’] creations can appear, a twisted sense of humor underlies the entire operation, as if sheer outrageousness might offset the effects’ startling realism. Indeed, the only way to watch is to suspend any literal-minded analysis and appreciate Roth’s Grand Guignol sensibilities on their own level. Could Roth have accomplished the same thing without introducing such patently offensive imagery into the world? Absolutely, but then he wouldn’t have bested the recent efforts of his peers, who keep upping the ante with pics like “High Tension” and “Saw.” Nor would he have involved us so thoroughly in the action that we’re complicit in the pic’s incredibly satisfying climax. There are no innocents here — least of all the audience.” – Peter Debruge, Variety

Genres:

414. (-33) Jeepers Creepers 2

Victor Salva

AKA:

2003 / USA / 104m / Col / Monster | IMDb
Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck, Garikayi Mutambirwa, Eric Nenninger, Nicki Aycox, Travis Schiffner, Lena Cardwell, Billy Aaron Brown, Marieh Delfino, Diane Delano

“An early image – an overhead shot of a yellow-haired boy running through a golden cornfield on a blazing summer day, while being chased by a black flying thing – is such a mix of earthly beauty and unconscious terror that it could make anyone a believer. Salva is no punch-up-the-soundtrack-and-kick-the-camera director of action. He’s a classicist. He builds a mood through compositions that register as eerie without our really knowing why… while the movie takes place in the daytime, we have a brilliantly filmed version of a typical horror script. Once night descends, the film descends with it. It becomes merely competent, and the flaws and the gracelessness of the screenplay – which Salva wrote – become more obvious.” – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Genres:

416. (-31) The Purge

James DeMonaco

AKA:

2013 / USA / 85m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield, Tony Oller, Arija Bareikis, Tom Yi, Chris Mulkey

“Although The Purge is genuinely terrifying at times, even with its basic genre tricks like turning off the lights and freaky face masks, it effectively leaves you asking yourself the all-valid question, what would you do in this situation? Would you sacrifice your life for another, or vice versa? This is where the film succeeds. It isn’t the conversation that it should be on its own, but it encourages you as the moviegoer to start this kind of conversation on your own.” – Candice Frederick, Reel Talk Online

Genres:

418. (-34) Paranormal Activity 2

Tod Williams

AKA:

2010 / USA / 91m / Col / Found Footage | IMDb
David Bierend, Brian Boland, Molly Ephraim, Katie Featherston, Seth Ginsberg, Sprague Grayden, William Juan Prieto, Jackson Xenia Prieto, Micah Sloat

“Following the series’ conceit of presenting edited found footage, “Paranomal Activity 2” consists of house surveillance videos and some interactions caught by camcorder. Much of what’s captured on tape and hard drives is mundane, but it’s precisely the ordinariness and long takes in these scenes that can make them so unnerving when the supernatural element disrupts the tranquility… It’s in this manner that “Paranomal Activity 2” consistently succeeds at constructing jump moments with deliberation during routine home settings. The scares in “Paranomal Activity 2″ aren’t as frequent or always as well built as the original film’s, but those that exist are still pretty effective.” – Mark Pfeiffer, Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

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420. (-19) Red State

Kevin Smith

AKA:

2011 / USA / 88m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Michael Angarano, Deborah Aquila, Nicholas Braun, Ronnie Connell, Kaylee DeFer, Joey Figueroa, Kyle Gallner, Anna Gunn, Matt Jones, John Lacy

“It’s casually referred to as a ‘horror movie’, but that’s not quite right. In fact, Red State feels a bit like a movie grappling with an identity crisis: it’s not gruesome enough to qualify as horror, just as it’s neither exclusively funny enough to be comedy nor ‘action-y’ enough to tempt the Michael Bay crowd, yet it has more than enough of each to remain both gripping and entertaining throughout… Overall, Red State delivers a captivating story unlike most of what finds its way to screens these days. It’s a tense, unnerving, infuriating and even amusing film that pulls no punches when it comes to Smith’s passionate sentiments regarding all things sex, religion and politics.” – Tom Glasson, Concrete Playground

Genres:

422. (-34) The Last House on the Left

Dennis Iliadis

AKA:

2009 / USA / 110m / Col / Exploitation | IMDb
Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Josh Coxx, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul, Sara Paxton, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Martha MacIsaac, Spencer Treat Clark

“Craven’s original had a grungy no-budget tawdriness – the Benny Hill production values and incongruously bouncy music made it all the more disturbing. This time around, we’re braced for what’s coming, partly because director Dennis Iliadis escorts us down the altogether safer road of dark, rainy and ominous… The cast bring a level of reality to this that’s surprisingly impressive – both Goldwyn and Garret Dillahunt push their roles a couple of notches above protective dad and generic psycho, respectively. Where Iliadis botches things is with two moments of ridiculous excess, involving a garbage disposal and a microwave, which jut out of the scenario like shameless sops to the torture-porn dollar.” – Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

Genres:

424. (-32) Los cronocrímenes

Nacho Vigalondo

AKA: Timecrimes

2007 / Spain / 92m / Col / Science Fiction | IMDb
Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernández, Bárbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo, Juan Inciarte

“The idyllic but mundane world of the film’s opening segues smoothly into a sequence out of a highly intelligent slasher film, before finally settling into its niche as a darkly funny, and at times mildly disturbing, sci-fi thriller. The scientific specifics of time travel are never discussed, but the question doesn’t ever really occur to you; as framed by Vigalondo’s script, you simply accept it as a reality, no convoluted explanations involving flux capacitors and stainless steel cars required… Vigalondo has made an entirely plausible science fiction movie with fewer effects shots than the average American romantic comedy, and it’s far better for having to stick to its realistic setting.” – Ian Buckwalter, DCist

Genres:

426. (-35) The Dead

Howard J. Ford & Jonathan Ford

AKA:

2010 / UK / 105m / Col / Zombie | IMDb
Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia, David Dontoh, Ben Crowe, Glenn Salvage, Dan Morgan, Julia Scott-Russell, Laura Jane Stephens, John Dunton-Downer

“THE DEAD, amazingly, makes zombies scary again. Not just creepy, or disgusting, but genuinely threatening and authentically chilling. British directors, the Ford brothers, have pulled the zombie genre kicking and screaming, back into the realm of real fear. Finally these most beloved of monsters are no longer the subject of ridicule that we’ve seen them become in recent years. These aren’t background threats or comedy material, these are the living fucking dead, endlessly hungry for your warm flesh and unrelenting in their singular pursuit.” – Kyle Scott, The Horror Hotel

Genres:

428. (-22) Eight Legged Freaks

Ellory Elkayem

AKA:

2002 / USA / 99m / Col / Natural Horror | IMDb
David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scott Terra, Scarlett Johansson, Doug E. Doug, Rick Overton, Leon Rippy, Matt Czuchry, Jay Arlen Jones, Eileen Ryan

“Decidedly goofy, Eight Legged Freaks is a modest horror comedy reminiscent of the campy B-movie creature flicks of yesteryear. Armed with cheesy humor and a tongue-in-cheek story, it offers light-hearted entertainment fit for a sci-fi monster movie marathon… Ultimately, Eight Legged Freaks is too polite to be a classic in its genre. But as horror comedies go, it’s breezy fun that recognizes its limitations and revels in its own absurdity. With that rare quality of self-awareness, it puts itself considerably above ill-conceived peers that take themselves too seriously.” – Andrew Manning, Radio Free Entertainment

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430. (-41) Livide

Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury

AKA: Livid

2011 / France / 92m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Chloé Coulloud, Félix Moati, Jérémy Kapone, Catherine Jacob, Béatrice Dalle, Chloé Marcq, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Loïc Berthezene, Joël Cudennec, Sabine Londault

“No one faults a spook house for lacking a strong narrative – we want chills and thrills and an excess of horror imagery that borders on gaudy. In that way, Livid completely delivers. It’s a junk food trick-or-treat bag of deliciously bad-for-you horror visuals with no deeper sense of purpose than to entertain… While never coming close to feeling threatening, Livid’s own brand of nonsense is just legitimately spooky enough to satisfy. Livid certainly proves that the writing-directing pair are the real deal, and they’ve now handled two totally different types of horror films with equal skill and an effortless flair for the hardcore.” – John Gholson, Movies.com

Genres:

432. (+28) Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Xavier Burgin

AKA:

2019 / USA / 83m / Col / Documentary | IMDb
Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, William Crain, Rusty Cundieff, Keith David, Loretta Devine, Tananarive Due, Ken Foree, Richard Lawson, Tina Mabry

“The documentary itself starts with D.W. Griffith’s influential yet troubling Birth of a Nation, the 1915 film portraying the KKK as heroes, and moves forward through the often racist undertones of early horror and creature features and into the ebb and flow of representation—from the influence of Night of the Living Dead to the legacy of the Blaxploitation era, the rise of urban-themed black horror in the 90’s through to its comparatively recent rebirth in the last half decade. The documentary is illuminating, fascinating, and educational, and does well to highlight the complexity of various eras and films. Discussants examine problems with representation and diversity, yes, but then organically shift to progress where it was being made, highlighting where black filmmakers and actors were pushing boundaries and moving the genre forward.” – Jeff Ewing, Forbes

Genres: Movie Documentary

434. (-29) The Pool

Ping Lumpraploeng

AKA:

2018 / Thailand / 91m / Col / Natural Horror | IMDb
Theeradej Wongpuapan, Ratnamon Ratchiratham

“We love a film that gets right to the point! Subtlety be damned as The Pool opens on a shocking note, like diving into the deep end and only then realizing that the water is freezing. This first moment sets an aggressive pace for the film. A pace that, amazingly, the film is able to maintain and build upon. At a damn-near-perfect runtime of 90 minutes, The Pool keeps the action up, the story constantly shifting and changing, and never allows the viewer to catch their breath. The result is a gripping and intense film experience that is, to put it simply, a ton of fun.” – Cait Kennedy, But Why Tho?

Genres:

436. (+21) Hagazussa

Lukas Feigelfeld

AKA:

2017 / Austria / 102m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
Aleksandra Cwen, Celina Peter, Claudia Martini, Tanja Petrovsky, Haymon Maria Buttinger, Franz Stadler, Killian Abeltshauser, Gerdi Marlen Simonn, Thomas Petruo, Judith Geerts

“With Hagazussa, Fiegelfeld eschews easy, obvious answers—if you’re hoping for the definite and concrete, look elsewhere. Your mileage may vary with A Heathen’s Curse—I already imagine certain viewers rolling their eyes at the gradually churning tempo and willfully obtuse tone. This is careful and calculated, moody and brooding, lovely and oblique. But for fans of a certain type of horror, with a particularly attuned temperament—or even if you’re just in a momentary mood for a slow-burn nightmare—there’s much value to find in these deep, dark woods.” – Brent McKnight, The Last Thing I See

Genres: Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Dark Fantasy, Psychological Drama, Slow Cinema, Period Drama, Supernatural Horror

438. (+9) Backcountry

Adam MacDonald

AKA:

2014 / Canada / 92m / Col / Natural Horror | IMDb
Missy Peregrym, Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell, Jeff Roop

“Backcountry is never some cheesy, over-the-top creature feature about a CG’d, genetically enhanced animal that you’d find any day on the Syfy channel, and it’s all the more character-driven, more authentic, and much more effective because of it. It builds slowly, but surely, by observing Alex and Jenn as a couple and saving the unsparing final half-hour to become more of a taut, rattling, visceral experience. When the bear attacks, director Adam MacDonald and cinematographer Christian Bielz simultaneously shows and leaves enough to the imagination, never dulling the intensely savage brutality of a bear attack.” – Jeremy Kibler, Diabolique Magazine

Genres:

440. (-16) The Boy Behind the Door

David Charbonier & Justin Powell

AKA:

2020 / USA / 88m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Lonnie Chavis, Ezra Dewey, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Micah Hauptman, Scott Michael Foster, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Anna B. Shaffer, Alfredo Tavares

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Home Invasion

442. (-22) They Look Like People

Perry Blackshear

AKA:

2015 / USA / 80m / Col / Psychological | IMDb
MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake, Mick Casale, Elena Greenlee, Laura Ambrose, Ben Blackshear, Perry Blackshear, Julia Guo, Amaani Hamid

Genres:

444. (-49) Anatomie

Stefan Ruzowitzky

AKA: Anatomy

2000 / Germany / 103m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Anna Loos, Sebastian Blomberg, Holger Speckhahn, Traugott Buhre, Oliver Wnuk, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Andreas Günther

“Anatomy starts off great, with Potente’s arrival at the school interspersed with sequences involving soon-to-be-operated-on victims awaking in a sinister-looking metallic room. There’s also some good stuff with Potente’s classmates, and their relationships with each other. But after a fairly intriguing explanation for the odd method of medical research, the film essentially turns into another Scream-type flick – with Potente running around trying to escape a psycho killer. Still, Potente is good and the atmosphere is effectively creepy, so Anatomy just might be worth a look.” – David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

Genres:

446. (-27) Welp

Jonas Govaerts

AKA:

2014 / Belgium / 84m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Stef Aerts, Evelien Bosmans, Titus De Voogdt, Gill Eeckelaert, Jan Hammenecker, Maurice Luijten

Genres:

448. (+7) Underworld

Len Wiseman

AKA:

2003 / UK / 121m / Col / Vampire | IMDb
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy, Erwin Leder, Sophia Myles, Robbie Gee, Wentworth Miller, Kevin Grevioux

“It is the perfectly cast Beckinsale who lifts Underworld out and away from the film’s many moments of silly gravitas and steers it into a truly interesting take on the whole vampires ‘n’ werewolves genre. With a plot that can be viewed as either a metaphor for race relations or a direct lift from Romeo and Juliet (or both, for that matter), Underworld is a hoary, wannabe epic that nonetheless springs to icily gorgeous life every time Beckinsale enters the frame… The film is an American/British/Hungarian/German co-production, with the emphasis on Hungary and its legacy of blood. All told, it looks sumptuously deceased and enticing” – Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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450. (-39) Black Death

Christopher Smith

AKA:

2010 / UK / 102m / Col / Drama | IMDb
Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, John Lynch, Tim McInnerny, Kimberley Nixon, Andy Nyman, David Warner, Johnny Harris, Emun Elliott, Tygo Gernandt

“As it turns out, no one is without sin in “Black Death,” a grungy, cynical little number from the British director Christopher Smith that slams Christians against pagans with little love for either… With old-fashioned style and old-school effects — you can feel the weight of the broadswords and the crunchy resistance of every hacked head — “Black Death” takes Dark Ages drama to the limits of moral ambivalence. Here, excessive piety and rampant paganism are equally malevolent forces, the film’s baleful view of human nature mirrored in Sebastian Edschmid’s swampy photography. As is emphasized in a nicely consistent coda, the Lord’s side and the right side are not necessarily one and the same.” – Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Genres:

452. (+6) The Reef

Andrew Traucki

AKA:

2010 / Australia / 94m / Col / Natural Horror | IMDb
Damian Walshe-Howling, Gyton Grantley, Adrienne Pickering, Zoe Naylor, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Mark Simpson

“Relying primarily on atmosphere, tension, and dread, it manages to be quite an intense, intimate suspense story. Like Open Water, the immensity and isolation of the ocean plays a key role; you’ll go nearly 40 minutes before you see so much as a shark fin. However, by that point, you’re drawn in by the complete hopelessness of the situation–there’s really nothing these characters can do to save themselves, as they’re at the complete mercy of the elements. Director Traucki manages some interesting shots to ramp up the suspense; we often see the action from the point of view of the characters, so we’re almost constantly peeking up over the rolling water to see what could be off in the distance.” – Brett Gallman, Oh, the Horror!

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454. (-23) Splice

Vincenzo Natali

AKA:

2009 / Canada / 104m / Col / Science Fiction | IMDb
Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Maicanescu, David Hewlett, Abigail Chu

“Splice is not a David Cronenberg film but it comes closer to capturing the sensibility of Cronenberg’s films from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s than anything Cronenberg himself has done in the past decade… Underpinning the stylish production values and moments of shock are strong characters and engaging writing. What holds your attention throughout Splice is the changing sympathies you constantly have for Elsa, Clive and Dren as they all constantly shift from positions of being the aggressors to being the victims. Splice is science-fiction/horror at its best, underpinning its daring moments of bodily horror and sexual anxieties with flawed characters to care about and moral issues to wrestle with.” – Thomas Caldwell, Cinema Autopsy

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456. (+13) A Quiet Place Part II

John Krasinski

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2020 / USA / 97m / Col / Monster | IMDb
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Djimon Hounsou, Okieriete Onaodowan, Scoot McNairy, Zachary Golinger, Blake DeLong

“Anyone hoping for some vast expansion or deep digging into unexplored subtext is likely to be a tad disappointed by the sequel to John Krasinski’s terrific 2018 horror film about a world that doesn’t dare to cough audibly. But as a continuation of the original it can hardly be faulted. The set-ups are every bit a tense as before. The cast continue to throw themselves at the material with admirable gusto. Cillian Murphy proves an excellent addition to the team. “More of the same” has rarely been carried off with such elan.” – Donald Clarke, Irish Times

Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Alien Invasion, Horror, Survival, Thriller, Action

458. (-40) The Divide

Xavier Gens

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2011 / Canada / 112m / Col / Science Fiction | IMDb
Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance, Ashton Holmes, Rosanna Arquette, Iván González, Michael Eklund, Abbey Thickson, Jennifer Blanc

Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Thriller, Psychological Drama, Science Fiction

460. (-31) Pyewacket

Adam MacDonald

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2017 / Canada / 90m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Nicole Muñoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose, Eric Osborne, Mikey Brisson, Romeo Carere, James McGowan, Bianca Melchior, Missy Peregrym, Victoria Sanchez

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462. (-41) The Editor

Adam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy

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2014 / Canada / 95m / Col / Giallo | IMDb
Paz de la Huerta, Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Conor Sweeney, Udo Kier, Laurence R. Harvey, Jerry Wasserman, Samantha Hill, Kevin Anderson, Brett Donahue

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464. (-42) Ahí va el diablo

Adrián García Bogliano

AKA: Here Comes the Devil

2012 / Mexico / 97m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro, Alan Martinez, Michele Garcia, David Arturo Cabezud, Enrique Saint-Martin, Michele Estrada, Jessica Iris, Dana Dorel, Juan Carlos Arreguin

Genres: Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Evil Children

466. (-2) Valentine

Jamie Blanks

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2001 / USA / 96m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, Jessica Cauffiel, Katherine Heigl, Hedy Burress, Fulvio Cecere, Daniel Cosgrove, Johnny Whitworth

“What struck me during this rewatch of Valentine was just how smart the film is, and how interestingly it taps into these intriguing female characters and relationships as well, especially at the turn of a new century when there were only the inklings of where our society was headed towards these days… Blanks and screenwriters Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Donna Powers, and Wayne Powers are far more interested in celebrating these women and the bonds they share, flaws and all, and that’s pretty cool and certainly far more interesting than most of what we were seeing in horror at that time.” – Heather Wixson, Daily Dead

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468. (+31) Underwater

William Eubank

AKA:

2020 / USA / 95m / Col / Science Fiction | IMDb
Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie, Jessica Henwick, Gunner Wright, Fiona Rene, Amanda Troop, Derek Drymon, Avril Lavigne

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470. (-45) I Spit on Your Grave

Steven R. Monroe

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2010 / USA / 108m / Col / Exploitation | IMDb
Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, Mollie Milligan, Saxon Sharbino, Amber Dawn Landrum

“Butler is excellent in the lead, striking the appropriate balance between vulnerable victim and kick-ass revenge merchant, so that both seem convincing… The script is a vast improvement over the original film: the characters are better written, their interactions are more believable, there’s much more suspense in the build-up and there’s a hint of class conflict (in the smalltown paranoia/suspicion of “city types”) that adds an extra level to the attack. Similarly, Monroe goes out of his way to ensure that, unlike in the original film, the horrific rape scene is not exploitative… obviously, it’s upsetting to watch, but it’s handled well and serves its purpose in setting up the motive for the violent revenge to come.” – Matthew Turner, ViewLondon

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472. (+23) Verónica

Paco Plaza

AKA: Veronica

2017 / Spain / 105m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Sandra Escacena, Bruna González, Claudia Placer, Iván Chavero, Ana Torrent, Consuelo Trujillo, Ángela Fabián, Carla Campra, Chema Adeva, Miranda Gas

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474. (-12) Saw III

Darren Lynn Bousman

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2006 / USA / 108m / Col / Splatter | IMDb
Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Donnie Wahlberg, Dina Meyer, Leigh Whannell, Mpho Koaho, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent

“After helming the good, if somewhat generic Saw II, the second time is clearly the charm for [Darren Lynn Bousman]. He gets into the splatter spirit early and often. What’s particularly fulfilling, especially in light of all the wonderfully disgusting Jigsaw puzzle setpieces in the film, is how rounded and deep the narrative is. Almost all the characters, from serial killer in training Amanda (Shawnee Smith bringing it once again) to desperate, disconnected doctor Lynn go through some major mental changes during the course of the story, and Bousman allows the movie to meander to provide such a potent underscoring. Also, unlike other franchise films, Saw III actually makes an effort to incorporate elements we saw in the first two installments to keep the overall concepts linked and truly fascinating.” – Bill Gibron, DVD Verdict

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476. (-22) Last Shift

Anthony DiBlasi

AKA:

2014 / USA / 90m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Juliana Harkavy, Joshua Mikel, J. LaRose, Natalie Victoria, Sarah Sculco, Kathryn Kilger, Mary Lankford Poiley, Jeremy S. Brock, Amanda Defrance, Matt Doman

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478. (-26) My Bloody Valentine

Patrick Lussier

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2009 / USA / 101m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Betsy Rue, Edi Gathegi, Tom Atkins, Kevin Tighe, Megan Boone, Karen Baum, Joy de la Paz

“Most of the three-dimensional effects are precisely what you would expect, with everything from pickaxes to tree limbs to various body parts coming out of the screen. It’s undeniably hokey, but also giddily effective, turning what might otherwise be a routine slash-and-hack job into a ridiculously gory theme park ride (the fact that “3-D” is part of the film’s official title is a clue as to how important it is to its effectiveness). Director Patrick Lussier plays everything to the hilt, taking additional license with the third dimension to goose the audience with both old-school make-up special effects and digital trickery that, in the movie’s first true shock moment, puts an eyeball right in your lap.” – James Kendrick, QNetwork

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480. (-40) Jug Face

Chad Crawford Kinkle

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2013 / USA / 81m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Sean Bridgers, Lauren Ashley Carter, Kaitlin Cullum, Larry Fessenden, Katie Groshong, Scott Hodges, Daniel Manche, Alex Maizus, Chip Ramsey, Jennifer Spriggs

“Jug Face does many things exceedingly well. The atmospheric cinematography, the ominous sound design, and the unnerving look of those jugs all combine in an effective way. The supporting actors are good, too, especially Sean Young, who hits just the right notes as Ada’s domineering mother. Most importantly, though, Jug Face tells a really compelling story. It’s about more than just scares or shocks, although they’re well accounted for; in the end, it’s about a young woman facing her destiny, realizing that she doesn’t want it, then dealing with the repercussions. This is first-class horror that is worthy of your attention.” – Mike McGranaghan, The Aisle Seat

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482. (new) De uskyldige

Eskil Vogt

AKA: The Innocents

2021 / Norway / 117m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne, Irina Eidsvold Tøien, Marius Kolbenstvedt

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484. (new) Terrifier 3

Damien Leone

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2024 / USA / 125m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Antonella Rose, Elliott Fullam, Samantha Scaffidi, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson, Alexa Blair Robertson, Mason Mecartea, Krsy Fox

Genres: Sadistic Horror, Splatter, Slasher, Christmas, Black Comedy, Supernatural Horror, Family Drama, Psychological Drama

486. (-42) Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Brett Sullivan

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2004 / Canada / 94m / Col / Werewolf | IMDb
Emily Perkins, Brendan Fletcher, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany, Susan Adam, Janet Kidder, Chris Fassbender, Pascale Hutton, Michelle Beaudoin, Eric Johnson

“The story behind Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed is an old, familiar one: scrappy little indie horror flick is released to critical acclaim. Scrappy little indie horror flick goes on to become a cult classic. Scrappy little indie horror flick suddenly looks like an opportunity to turn a profit with an unnecessary sequel. But the good news is that this story has a pretty happy ending, as Unleashed is a very respectable sequel even despite a few missteps and its expendability… As tempting as it must have been, director Brett Sullivan and screenwriter Megan Martin resist the urge to embrace total schlock and just make a big dumb, movie with a werewolf tearing through a rehab clinic full of vulnerable girls. It has its violent outbursts, but each is in service of the story” – Brett Gallman, Oh the Horror!

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488. (-43) Halloween

Rob Zombie

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2007 / USA / 109m / Col / Slasher | IMDb
Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo

“The good news is, Zombie in no way diminishes our nightmares. While not so much a unique vision as a loving tribute, director Zombie updates the classic with a tighter script, re-thought locations for some key scenes, and a decent cast willing to to make a true slasher film, teen nudity and all. Unlike The Fog remake that threw out all the elements that made the original so scary and watchable, Zombie lifts scenes and lines from the original while making better sense and setting a better pace. Amazingly, Zombie’s Halloween is an improvement over the original film, exactly the kind of film one expects when lamenting, “Wow, can you imagine what this movie would be like if they made it today?” – Kevin A. Ranson, MovieCrypt

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490. (-17) Knock at the Cabin

M. Night Shyamalan

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2023 / USA / 100m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Kristen Cui, McKenna Kerrigan, Ian Merrill Peakes, Denise Nakano

Genres: Home Invasion, Psychological Thriller, Disaster, Mystery, LGBTQ, Religious Film, Psychological Drama, Low Fantasy, Chamber Film

492. (new) Strange Darling

JT Mollner

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2023 / USA / 97m / Col / Thriller | IMDb
Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Bianca A. Santos, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara Hershey, Denise Grayson, Eugenia Kuzmina, Duke Mollner

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494. (-26) Rubber

Quentin Dupieux

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2010 / France / 82m / Col / Comedy | IMDb
Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Roxane Mesquida, Ethan Cohn, Charley Koontz, Daniel Quinn, Devin Brochu, Hayley Holmes, Haley Ramm

“The experience inspires feelings of incredulousness, the stark “did that just happen” disbelief only provoked by works of art that dare to step boldly outside the mainstream. The sort of self-reflexive dialogue that comprises much of the production could easily register as smarmy, too cute self-absorptive schlock, but Dupieux and his actors ably tread the tenuous line between the fresh and the pretentious. Their philosophical musings about the nature of storytelling have a spontaneity to them that spurs charmed recognition rather than grating eye-rolls [..] Rubber is a deliberately out-there provocation and such works are geared to be despised. Yet if the WTF idea of a film centered on a psychotic tire fills your heart with joy, if you’ve long-harbored an affinity for the films of Jean-Luc Godard and other masters of this sort of insular fourth wall-shattering fare, you’ll be rewarded with one of the few recent movies to openly, brazenly play with narrative form while telling us something about ourselves.” – Robert Levin, Film School Rejects

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496. (-9) The Skeleton Key

Iain Softley

AKA:

2005 / USA / 104m / Col / Supernatural | IMDb
Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Joy Bryant, Maxine Barnett, Fahnlohnee R. Harris, Marion Zinser, Deneen Tyler, Ann Dalrymple

“The setting, the house, and the stories surrounding it invoke the mood the film feeds on, and the cinematography and sound use it well. The conclusion is smart and not a studio-directed decision, because all the evidence of it is onscreen from the first scene. Better yet, while the film ends satisfactorily, it also seeds the set up an equally interesting sequel if all the players agreed to return. The Skeleton Key may not be a slasher film with buckets of fake blood, but fans of Gore Verbinski’s remake of The Ring already understand what a creepy atmosphere, a good ghost story, and a great heroine can bring to a modern thriller.” – Grim D. Reaper, Movie Crypt

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498. (-8) Beau Is Afraid

Ari Aster

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2023 / USA / 179m / Col / Surrealism | IMDb
Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers, Denis Ménochet, Parker Posey, Zoe Lister-Jones, Armen Nahapetian, Julia Antonelli

Genres: Surrealism, Psychological Drama, Black Comedy, Family Drama, Psychological Horror, Absurdist Comedy, Postmodernism, Live-Action Animation, Adventure, Satire, Cringe Comedy, Romance, Magical Realism

500. (new) Corpse Bride

Tim Burton & Mike Johnson

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2005 / UK / 77m / Col / Fantasy | IMDb
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough

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