From Monsters To Haunted Hotels, Here Are 10 Horror Movies To Watch Right Now

You might be thinking, "Hey, thanks universe, but I'm done feeling scared/terrified/even somewhat frightened forever," after experiencing the true horror show that was 2020. And that would be a fair life stance to take. 

 

 

We've all lived through a lot of classic horror movie plots in the previous year and a half—a mysterious worldwide outbreak à la Contagion, Purge-Esque riots, it's been a lot! As we previously stated, it's understandable if the natural world has satisfied your terror quotient for the next decade or two. But if you're the kind of person who still wants to feel some occasional, controlled, and most importantly, fictional thrills and scares, that's totally valid, too, and we are here to deliver.

 

 

As the horror genre continues through one of its most creatively robust periods, you might be asking yourself what you need to see and what you can skip. Let’s be honest, horror fans: A lot of the genre we love is garbage. I know that being a hardcore horror movies fan. But we need to patiently weed through the trash to find the hidden gems. What if you don’t have time for the trash?

 

Worry not! Here, I bring you the best horror movies from back the age when graphics weren't that updated to today's new age flicks.

 

1. Resident Evil: Apocalypse

 

Director

Alexander Witt

 

Star Cast 

Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Eric Mabius 

 

IMDb Rating

6.2/10

 

Image Courtesy: Pinterest

 

Resident Evil: Apocalypse is an excellent follow-up to Resident Evil. The story is gripping, the action is stunning and Milla Jovovich shines again. Still more video game than story, this film mostly a series of confrontations -- in a church, in a school, on the street, with guns, with knives, with kick-boxing, with rocket launchers and grenades. As someone who has never played the games we loved this movie!

 

Rent @ INR 69

 

 

 

2. The Final Destination

 

 

Director

David R. Ellis

 

Star Cast 

Nick Zano, Krista Allen, Andrew Fiscella 

 

IMDb Rating

6.5/10

 

Image Courtesy: Decider

 

The plot for the Final Destination movies is unique and original, not just like all those other slasher films out there. Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), is embarking on a trip to Paris. Alex experiences a premonition -- he sees the plane explode moments after leaving the ground. Alex insists that everyone get off the plane and 7 people including Alex, are forced to disembark. All watch as the plane actually explodes in a fireball. He and the other survivors have briefly cheated death, but will not be able to evade their fate for very long. One by one, these fugitives from fate fall victim to the grim reaper. The film doesn't have a serial killer killing innocent people but has a supernatural ghost killing people which it's smart and not like a rip off to the scream films.

 

Rent @ INR 109

 

 

 

3. Insidious: Chapter 3

 

Director

Leigh Whannell

 

Star Cast 

Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson

 

IMDb Rating

6.1/10

Image Courtesy: Basement Rejects

 

Insidious Chapter 3 is a very beautiful complex story that shows the going ons in the real world. It explores very deep topics of grief and how a evil spirit can take advantage of that. It has scary scenes thatll leave you asking yourself many questions of its psychological intensity. The movie has amazing acting and it's well written and directed but we have to say the woman who plays "Elise" really did take the cup in the whole cast.

 

Rent @ INR 69

 

 

 

4. Mindhunters

 

Director

Renny Harlin

 

Star Cast 

Val Kilmer, LL Cool J,  Christian Slater

 

IMDb Rating

6.4/10

 

Image Courtesy: Deadline

 

What should a viewer expect from a movie that has lain in limbo for more than two years while at least three aborted release dates passed it by? Pretty much what Mindhunters delivers. The mystery/thriller, directed by Renny Harlin and scripted by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin adds a few unconventional twists to the tired "tracking down a serial killer" plot, but ends up outfoxing itself with a few too many narrative convolutions and contrivances. One of Mindhunters' strengths is that it's difficult to guess who the culprit is because Harlin and his screenwriters don't play fair with the audience. They keep changing the rules to keep us off-balance. There are no obvious suspects or inarguable innocents. Harlin wants us to be unsure until the big "reveal," and he does it really well.

 

Rent @ INR 39

 

 

 

5. Don`t Breathe

 

Director

Fede Alvarez

 

Star Cast 

Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minette

 

IMDb Rating

7.1/10 

 

Image Courtesy: Amazon.com

 

A simple premise, but a good one. Three young thieves burglarize homes in their native Detroit, looking for a big score. When they learn that a blind war vet is sitting on a fortune in his secluded old house, they head there pronto--and, as might be expected, get more than they bargained for. The acting is good, but it's all the other stuff that makes this horror movie worth seeing: the clever use of light and shadow, the nifty camera work, the endless twists and turns--some sequences are so suspenseful that you probably will feel like you're holding your breath.

 

Rent @ INR 69

 

 

 

6. The Conjuring

 

Director

James Wan

 

Star Cast 

Patrik Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston

 

IMDb Rating

7.5/10 

 

Image Courtesy: Digital Spy

 

The Conjuring completes a modern supernatural horror film trifecta started with Wan's own Insidious in 2010. Director James Wan has infused this movie with a ghastly sense of dread that continuously grows worse as the film goes on, and a seemingly unending supply of creative, tooth rattling scares. Though a big reason why the film is so sweat inducing is because of the brilliant acting and writing of Wan’s characters. You genuinely feel and root for every character in this film, as they make their way through the hellish events they are experiencing.

 

Rent @ INR 109

 

 

 

7. IT

 

Director

Andy Muschietti

 

Star Cast 

Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard

 

IMDb Rating

7.3/10

 

Image Courtesy: Radio Times

 

Based on Stephen King's 1986 novel, this terrifying clown movie builds "It"s fright from fear "It"self. The plot of the movie revolves around the small town of Derry, Maine, where a group of kids dubbed 'The Losers' Club' encounters a shape-shifting demonic entity, known to return every 27 years to prey on fear. IT is a mix of few scary moments backed up by good situational comedy! Not the most unpredictable guessing game but entertains with the clarity required.

 

Rent @ INR 109

 

 

 

8. The Exorcist

 

Director

William Friedkin

 

Star Cast 

Ellen Bursyten, Max von sydow, Linda Blair

 

IMDb Rating

8.0/10 

 

Image Courtesy: Bloody Disgusting

 

The film is incredibly unpredictable, slowly growing more horrifying and blasphemous as it goes on. The legendary makeup and special effects in this movie are still as deeply shocking as they were in 1973. Furthermore the demonic voice work of Mercedes McCambridge amounts to some of the most harrowing audio ever done for film. Its dramatic pacing and somewhat dated effects may seem quaint compared to some contemporary horror, but there’s no denying the power the film continues to have over those who see it for the first time.

 

Rent @ INR 109

 

 

 

9. A Quiet Place

 

Director

John Krasinski

 

Star Cast 

Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent, Simmonds

 

IMDb Rating

7.5/10

 

Image Courtesy: Indiewire

 

An intriguing premise makes ‘A Quiet Place’ an essential horror flick because of its understanding of the genre, and a cast that absorbs you into their terrifying world. The film takes place in 2020 in a post-apocalyptic world in which people are almost exterminated by bloodthirsty humanoid monsters. These monsters are completely blind, but have aggravated hearing, thanks to which, hearing the victim, instantly overtake and kill her. Mr. Krasinski also stars with his real-life wife, Emily Blunt, in this simple yet thrilling creature feature.

 

Rent @ INR 79

 

 

 

10. Mama

 

Director

Andy Muschietti

 

Star Cast 

Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster Waldua, Megan Charpentier

 

IMDb Rating

6.2/10

 

Image Courtesy: Bloody Disgusting

 

Mama is the story about two girls who have inadvertently been left alone in the woods to fend for themselves. Five years on, they are miraculously found alive and are rescued by a search party organised by their uncle. Unfortunately, as time goes on, it is evident that someone - or something - had been looking after the two children and that that something has been brought back with them.

 

Rent @ INR 89

 

 

 

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From beloved classics to new movies, from haunted houses to evil creatures, we have jotted down something for every kind of horror fan. And, how do you make horror movies even more terrifying? By watching them at home in the dark. 

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