Horror Movies 4 Halloween
It's Halloween season again and you're looking for a good scary movie to watch. You've checked the popular websites for the top 50 best horror films and all you've gotten were movies you've already seen a hundred times. The Exorcist, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream. These movies are the first ones to pop in everyone's head. They're classics. But chances are, if you're looking for good horror movies to watch, it's because you've already thought of the most popular ones and you want something else. So I listed a about 40 good Halloween-season films for the horror fan who's looking for something a little less well known than the classics.
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- DirectorNacho CerdáStarsAnastasia HilleKarel RodenValentin GoshevAn adopted woman returns to her home country and the family home that she never knew and must face the mystery that lies there.A ghost story about an adopted woman and her brother who, years later, inherit an old Russian farm house where they are strangely haunted by the ghosts of themselves.
- DirectorJon KeeyesStarsDebbie RochonBrandy LittleJohnny SneedA deranged female serial killer stalks seven young people whom phone a radio call-in show to discuss their darkest fears and a night-long game of cat-and-mouse is put into motion by the darkly sinister-looking murderess.A woman stalks several teenagers who call in to a radio talk-show to discuss their darkest fears. There's even a scene where a woman masturbates with a knife. And I thought Linda Blair with that crucifix was bad.
- DirectorRalph E. PortilloStarsJessica MorrisPeter GuillemettePatrick CavanaughPlans for a summer filled with fun and romance turn to terror for a group of young counselors.Pretty decent for a low budget slasher flick. Kind of a throwback to the Friday the 13th films, considering it takes place in a summer camp. Stars Tiffany Shepis.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsTrish CorenRachel HarlandJilon VanOverThere are rumors that a long shut down and neglected hospital is haunted by the inhabitants that died there in a fire. Four college students are about to discover that the myths might just be true.A low budget film with good scares and very good special effects. Some college kids get trapped in a haunted hospital on Halloween. Kind of a cliche plot idea, but still worth watching.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsBarry WatsonEmily DeschanelLucy LawlessA young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never stopped haunting him.As a child, Tim Jenson (Barry Watson) watched as his father was attacked and taken by the Boogeyman, a dark creature who lives in the closet. Twenty years later, at the suggestion of his therapist, Tim returns to his childhood home to face his fears. Is the Boogeyman real or just a figment of his imagination?
- DirectorZev BermanStarsBrian PresleyJake MuxworthyRider StrongOn a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult.Three college guys vacationing in Mexico are kidnapped by a drug cartel and tortured in a satanic ritual, believing their tortured screams will bring forth the demon. Stars Ryder Strong.
- DirectorGavin WildingStarsBrendan FehrBrad RoweAllison LangeA teenage girl is plagued by bizarre occurrences and deaths related to her new home.A nice little who-dunnit slasher film. Not a lot of blood but plenty of dead bodies. Stars Brendan Fehr and Allison Lange.
- DirectorJeff WadlowStarsJulian MorrisLindy BoothJared PadaleckiEight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.Another film with the Scream-style who-dunnit format. A killer stalks upper class boarding school students because of their lies. This is one of my favorite films because it always keeps you guessing.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsAnna PaquinLena OlinIain GlenA teenage girl moves into a remote country house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.It's neat to see a movie that makes the threat in the film the actual darkness as opposed to what's in it. Stars Anna Paquin.
- DirectorJonathan LiebesmanStarsChaney KleyEmma Caulfield FordAntony BurrowsA vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.What would you do if the tooth fairy was real? "Don't Peek"
- DirectorJames WanStarsRyan KwantenAmber VallettaDonnie WahlbergAfter his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to his hometown of Ravens Fair to find answers. His investigation leads him to the ghost of a ventriloquist named Mary Shaw who seems to have ties to his entire family treeLots of suspense, and if you're scared of dolls like I am, it's a creepy movie. "Beware the stare of Mary Shaw/She had no children, only dolls/And if you see her in your dreams/Do not ever, ever scream." Co-Stars Donnie Wahlberg.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.A group of female cave explorers get caught in an underground cavern with a bunch of creepy humanoid cave dwellers.
- DirectorSteve TaylorStarsAshley Elizabeth ReedAaron BuerBrent TaylorA group on their way to a rave become involved in a string of events that leaves them stranded in a desert. What follows is a nights of terror as they are set upon by a gang of drug crazed cannibalsSome ravers in an RV break down in the middle of nowhere and are attacked by twisted clan of cannibals. If you like The Hills Have Eyes, this is basically the same story. Cameo by Tiffany Shepis.
- DirectorAdam GreenStarsKane HodderJoel David MooreDeon RichmondWhen a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.A group of tourist become stranded after their haunted tour boat sinks in a Louisiana swamp. They soon find that the legend of ax murderer, Victor Crowley, is real. Stars Kane Hodder as Victor Crowley, with a cameo by Robert Englund and Tony Todd.
- DirectorJohn PolsonStarsRobert De NiroDakota FanningFamke JanssenAs a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace, at first, in her imaginary friend.Robert DeNiro in a horror movie? I haven't seen that since Frankenstein (1994). I don't want to give the plot away, but definately a must see. Very creepy. Also stars Dakota Fanning.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsTed LevineKathleen QuinlanDan ByrdA traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.I know people say that the originals are always better, but I like realism in my horror movies and this gets pretty real. Contains a heavy dose of mutated cannibals.
- DirectorDave ParkerStarsSophie MonkTad HilgenbrinkWilliam SadlerA group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.Horror fans go looking for a filmmaker that vanished after making his last movie, which is supposed to be the best horror film ever made, only to run into the real life character in his movie, Babyface. Stars Sophie Monk.
- DirectorEli RothStarsJay HernandezDerek RichardsonEythor GudjonssonThree backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.This is the film that started the whole 'Torture-Porn' craze. Great story, gruesome death/torture scenes. The sequel's not bad either.
- DirectorMichael HurstStarsEmmanuelle VaugierEd QuinnSticky FingazA virus breaks out at a university and people start to become zombies. After 29 days, a team of AMS scientists and soldiers are sent in to deal with the problem. But while they search, things go wrong.The orginal movie sucked. This cleverly titled sequel is a decent zombie film that actually has a believable plot. Though it has very little to do with the game it's based on. Stars Emmanuelle Vaugier.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsSarah ChalkeSoleil Moon FryeBen FosterA girl moves to a small town with her mom, only to be compared to a legendary witch with the same name.This one is a little obscure, it stars Sarah Chalke from 'Scrubs' and Maggie Lawson from 'Psych'. A girl moves to a small town where everyone thinks she's the reincarnation of a local witch. No blood or guts, but a decent Halloween movie. Also Stars Markie Post
- DirectorVictor SalvaStarsGina PhilipsJustin LongJonathan BreckA brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.Two college kids driving home for spring break get caught in the isolated countryside with a man-eating creature who drives an old truck. Stars Justin Long.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsSteve ZahnPaul WalkerLeelee SobieskiThree young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.Some college kids driving cross country start playing on a CB radio and incur the wrath of Rusty Nail, a psychotic truck driver who hunts them down, killing everyone who comes between them. Stars Steve Zahn and Leelee Sobieski.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJason PatricCorey HaimDianne WiestAfter moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.This is a classic vampire movie. The music and clothes are a bit outdated, but the sequels to this movie never came close to the original. Stars a young Keifer Sutherland, Corey Feldman and Cory Haim.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsMax ThieriotJohn MagaroDenzel WhitakerA serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.The opening scene alone is intense, but this movie is more along the lines of a Scream-style slasher movie where you never know who the killer is until the end. Seven kids all born on the same night a serial killer dies, one is possessed with the soul of the Ripper.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula FlanaganIn 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.There's nothing creepier than a haunted house movie set in the times just after World War 2. This movie will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time, just don't let anybody spoil the ending for you. Stars Nicole Kidman.