Annabelle
Year: 2014
Runtime: 1h 38m
Director: John R. Leonetti
The
universe of The Conjuring got its first spin-off in this
unpacking of the tale of Annabelle, a doll being held in the haunted objects
chamber of Ed and Lorraine Warren in those films. The origin story of the
haunted doll stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, and Alfre Woodard. It’s not
great — the sequels are actually better — but it’s essential to the overall
story of this wildly successful horror universe.
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The
Babadook
Year: 2014
Runtime: 1h 33m
Director: Jennifer Kent
One
of the best horror films of the 2010s has not always been widely available for
streaming subscribers so take the chance to watch it again while it’s on
Netflix. Jennifer Kent’s directorial debut centers on a mother (Essie Davis)
who struggles to raise her problem child alone after the death of her husband.
Oh, and there’s also a real monster in the boy’s room.
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American
Psycho
Year: 2000
Runtime: 1h 41m
Director: Mary Harron
Mary
Harron’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel was instantly controversial
but also instantly iconic. Christian Bale stepped into the role of the serial
killer that had caused an uproar in the literary world and redefined the way we
see psychopaths in cinema. His performance has been mimicked so many times just
in the two decades since this unforgettable film was released.
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Evil Dead Rise
Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 36m
Director: Lee Cronin
Rebooting
the Evil Dead series for the second time (after the successful
2013 iteration), Lee Cronin’s film moves the action to an L.A. apartment
building where a single mother (the phenomenal Alyssa Sutherland) gets taken
over by the same evil force that once terrorized poor Ash. Twisted and
clever, Evil Dead Rise is a gruesome horror flick that was so
successful that it feels like a sixth film in the series won’t take a decade to
rise from the dead.
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Fear
Street
Year: 2021
Runtime: 1h 47m
Director: Leigh Janiak
Remember
how much this took over the horror world in Summer 2021? Based on the books by
R.L. Stine, these three films told the story of a curse that had descended on a
small town and unfolded across three films set in different eras — 1994, 1978,
and 1666. Fans argued over which one was the best (1994), but it’s best to
appreciate these now as one piece of sharply-written horror entertainment. And
a couple of the most talented Stranger Things stars (Sadie
Sink and Maya Hawke) help too.
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His
House
Year: 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m
Director: Remi Weekes
What
if it’s not houses that are haunted but people? That’s the question at the core
of this story of an immigrant couple (a fantastic Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu)
from South Sudan who move to an English town and face enemies both outside of
their new home and within it. This is a strikingly original horror flick that
has been largely underrated. Don’t miss it.
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Pearl
Year: 2022
Runtime: 1h 42m
Director: Ti West
Mia
Goth has now appeared in three films with Ti West, 2021’s X,
2024’s MaXXXine, and this middle chapter, the origin story for the
character she plays in the first film in this makeshift trilogy. It’s the best
acting work to date from the fascinating performer, a fearless display of
sociopathic behavior delivered with an unforgettable smile.
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The
Platform
Year: 2019
Runtime: 1h 34m
Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Sometimes
the only thing a fun horror movie needs is a clever concept. This one is
undeniably that. This Spanish film takes place in a “Vertical Self-Management
Center,” a prison with dozens of floors to house its inmates. For sustenance, a
platform descends the center of the tower. People near the top get much more
than those at the bottom, which is kind of like a symbol for, well, everything.
Unpredictable and tense, this is one of the best Netflix Original horror
flicks.
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The
Pope’s Exorcist
Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 43m
Director: Julius Avery
Listen,
this is no masterpiece, but there’s something fascinating about seeing an Oscar
winner like Russell Crowe commit so completely to a B-movie this ludicrous.
Crowe is all-in as the infamous Father Gabriele Amorth, a purported real-life
exorcist who tries to save a possessed boy in Spain. This is a defiantly goofy
movie, but it’s better than its quick theatrical run would have you believe,
and a great fit for the Netflix horror roster of movies you can watch while you
do something on your phone.
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Thanksgiving
Year: 2023
Runtime: 1h 46m
Director: Eli Roth
The
famous horror director went full slasher with this adaptation of his trailer
from the 2007 film Grindhouse into a full, grisly feature. It
starts with a Black Friday sale that becomes a bloodbath, leading to a series
of violent murders on the one-year anniversary of the chaos, committed by a man
in a John Carver mask. Obviously inspired by grindhouse horror of the ‘70s and
‘80s, it’s a reminder that sometimes horror is better when it’s more fun than
“elevated.”
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