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In the Spirit of October: The Horror Renaissance
Posted on 10/12/15 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 10/12/15 at 11:42 pm
Since 2010 we've had a plethora of horror films, bending rules, playing with old school techniques, and being just plain good. I don't think we've seen as rich a time of horror as we are since probably about 2008. After Scream helped move Slasher genres along, we've had a steady stream of quality horror and lots of crap. International remakes got in the way for awhile, but then actually Saw helped spurn that second group of film makers- Wan, Whannel, Wingard (what's up with the horror genre and W last names?) etc.. But look at just the last 5 years:
Top 10 Horror Movies Since 2010
1. The Guest
2. It Follows
3. The Conjuring
4. Sinister
5. You're Next
6. Mama
7. Insidious
8. The Innkeepers
9. The Woman in Black
10. The Babadook
Major Movies Just Missing: Let Me In (not horror enough for this list imo), Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead (Remake), Drag me To Hell, Oculus
Small Movies MIssing: The Pact, The Ward, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Grave Encounters, Starry Eyes, The Conspiracy Silent House, The Sacrament
You have movies like It Follows and The Conjuring being direct descendants of their eras, steeped in film while The Innkeepers and Woman in Black bring back big ghost story scares and The Guest and The Babadook take their tropes in completely different directions form what seems to be the intent. I just watched Mama today and found that really outstanding as a horror fairy tale. Sinister and Insidious are both just great, by the book horrors. High Quality, interesting stories, great gore and scares.
So much great stuff. If you haven't, you should be catching up this month.
(And hopefully Crimson Peak is as good as it looks)
Top 10 Horror Movies Since 2010
1. The Guest
2. It Follows
3. The Conjuring
4. Sinister
5. You're Next
6. Mama
7. Insidious
8. The Innkeepers
9. The Woman in Black
10. The Babadook
Major Movies Just Missing: Let Me In (not horror enough for this list imo), Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead (Remake), Drag me To Hell, Oculus
Small Movies MIssing: The Pact, The Ward, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Grave Encounters, Starry Eyes, The Conspiracy Silent House, The Sacrament
You have movies like It Follows and The Conjuring being direct descendants of their eras, steeped in film while The Innkeepers and Woman in Black bring back big ghost story scares and The Guest and The Babadook take their tropes in completely different directions form what seems to be the intent. I just watched Mama today and found that really outstanding as a horror fairy tale. Sinister and Insidious are both just great, by the book horrors. High Quality, interesting stories, great gore and scares.
So much great stuff. If you haven't, you should be catching up this month.
(And hopefully Crimson Peak is as good as it looks)
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 11:43 pm
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 11:51 pm to Freauxzen
Cabin in the woods has to be on that list or its crap. Freaking classic.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:31 am to Freauxzen
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(And hopefully Crimson Peak is as good as it looks)
God I want this to be good.
I agree that we've had some good ones lately. I will say that most Judeo-Christian horror flicks (in other words, any one that involves demons) in the modern era are shite. That genre peaked with The Exorcist. The Exorcist is smart and provides a theology that more or less works. So many of them now venture too far into amateur hour land. The last one of that genre that I saw that worked for me (until the end) was The Last Exorcism. But the ending was terribad. I seem to recall there being a possession flick with Anthony Hopkins a few years ago that was pretty solidly mediocre, but that's about the best I can say that for that genre at this point.
ETA: Insidious is awful
ETA2: The Hopkins film was The Rite, and I just fired it up to fall asleep to. I'll see if it maintains my mediocre view or if it's worse. Been a few years.
This post was edited on 10/13/15 at 1:40 am
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:34 am to Freauxzen
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5. You're Next
Really dug this as an entry film. Not my favorite sub-genre, but it really worked, IMO
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:47 am to Freauxzen
I'm disappointed in the your lack of anything but mainstream horror. You of all people.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 6:38 am to Freauxzen
let me in was a great vampire film
Posted on 10/13/15 at 9:40 am to Freauxzen
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The Innkeepers
This one just didn't do anything for me.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 10:01 am to Freauxzen
Yeah, the underground will always thrive because it doesn't need mainstream support, as horror fans are pretty damn loyal and fanatical. It's a genre that will always have something interesting going on, just by the nature of the beast.
I think Freaux's point is that we are seeing an explosion of interesting mainstream horror films. Which, by definition, requires mainstream movies. This isn't just some interesting films passed among the already inducted members of the tribe, these are films that have bubbled up to widespread acceptance.
What's truly interesting is that it's not just one kind of movie. We're seeing slasher films (You're Next), haunted houses (The Conjuring), possession (Mama), demon stories (Sinister), psychological (The Guest), horror-comedy (John Dies at the End), classic remakes (Evil Dead), and even Gothic throwbacks (Crimson Peak). It's not just found footage films or copies of one popular film. It's really a fun time for horror fans.
I also believe The Babadook is terrible.
I think Freaux's point is that we are seeing an explosion of interesting mainstream horror films. Which, by definition, requires mainstream movies. This isn't just some interesting films passed among the already inducted members of the tribe, these are films that have bubbled up to widespread acceptance.
What's truly interesting is that it's not just one kind of movie. We're seeing slasher films (You're Next), haunted houses (The Conjuring), possession (Mama), demon stories (Sinister), psychological (The Guest), horror-comedy (John Dies at the End), classic remakes (Evil Dead), and even Gothic throwbacks (Crimson Peak). It's not just found footage films or copies of one popular film. It's really a fun time for horror fans.
I also believe The Babadook is terrible.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 11:34 am to Freauxzen
Freauxzen, I like you. But your list is shite and you know it.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 12:12 pm to Freauxzen
You're Next was terrible. Outside of that, pretty good list in my opinion.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 1:26 pm to Freauxzen
Pre-2010 but The Ring and The Grudge scared the shite out of me. Especially watching that shite in theaters.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 5:01 pm to Freauxzen
I'm good with your list, especially the first few. I would definitely put Let me in somewhere on there though. I loved it, and one of the better remakes I've seen.
Posted on 10/13/15 at 10:58 pm to Freauxzen
Some of these movies I like, most I don't like. I guess I'm more a fan of weird movies than horror. Stuff like The Babadook, The Canal, and Houseguest did nothing for me. You're Next was decent but almost comedy for my tastes. I'm just becoming a tougher critic over time.
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