The “Bubble Boy” beginning turns into a haunted house thriller that becomes an even crazier third act that I won’t spoil for you now. It’s about a boy suffering from an auto-immune disease trapped in a quarantine environment who begins to ponder his imprisonment. Stars: Charlie Shotwell, Max Martini, Lili Taylor, Sadie SinkĮli can feel like a horror movie Mad Libs as the story keeps evolving, but that becomes the film’s ultimate charm.The frights are frightful and fears put center stage when storytelling works - credit where credit is due. It’s better as a domestic horror story than a dramatic examination of family frustrations, which is why it belongs on this list. Helen Hunt leads a cast of characters struggling with frustration in the homestead, there’s a killer on the loose, and you’ll learn what “Phrogging” is, which leads to the more suspenseful elements of I See You. Other times, it feels like a found footage home invasion thriller. Sometimes you’re watching a missing person procedural. I See You refuses to play by conventional horror movie rules. Stars: Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Owen Teague, Judah Lewis.Teresa Palmer anchors the spooky survival story as someone who must wield light like a weapon against the shadow-dwelling villain, leading to fantastic fear-first scenes where you’ll hold your breath. It’s filled with jump scares, but that’s alright because Sandberg executes them so well. The bite-sized thriller was so successful it spawned a feature film that’s filled with Scotophobia (fear of darkness), unleashing a monster that hides in the shadows. Sandberg took on Annabelle and joined forces with Shazam, he gained notoriety for his short film Lights Out. Stars: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello, Billy Burkeīefore David F.Minimalism is the film’s secret ingredient: getting straight to the point and keeping a quick pace in a way that never loses our attention. Hann and Miscione turn social experimentation into a thriller about characters arguing their point about why they should be the one who lives another round, relying on dialogue to sell the existential dread at the script’s core. The premise is simple: someone has to die every two minutes. Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione’s Circle is an excellent representation of that idea, about 50 people who wake up in a dark room arranged in a circular formation.

Stars: Julie Benz, Allegra Masters, Michael NardelliĬlever indie filmmakers can make something out of nothing.

Like I said in my review, “Those who want something profound will be utterly doomed, while others who love to laugh through questionable pulp that aims to entertain might find more enlightenment than they expect.” Circle (2015) Expect more than just memeable moments of Crowe zipping around on his scooter. The film understands that the least exciting part of most exorcism films is the exorcism itself, building this zany Vatican demmon-chasing world around Russell Crowe’s Father Gabriele Amorth. I will say that The Pope’s Exorcist is more fun than you’d expect. I won’t say The Pope’s Exorcist is a horror masterclass.

Stars: Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, Franco Nero.

It’s the moment where a Great White sneaks up on a diver like Jason Voorhees lurking behind a counselor that won me over, so if you’re into a campier brand of aquatic horror, Unchanged should be on your list. Uncaged instead leans into the more B-Movie nature of fin flicks, turning the movie into an underwater slasher riff where the sharks are the killer. The original nails the basics of shark cinema like the best have in the past, which this sequel doesn’t try to match. I won’t lie and say the 47 Meters Down sequel is better than 47 Meters Down.

Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Sistine Stallone.

The Strangers is horrifyingly relevant and needs nothing more than to implode the idea of our houses being safe spaces like few home invasion films have, and ever will, deliver.

Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman give tremendous performances as victims caught in an unthinkable cat-and-mouse scenario. It’s a home invasion film based purely on coincidence, which is the most frightening predicament. “Because you were home,” a line that will live in horror-movie infamy thanks to The Strangers. Stars: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton.This article is frequently amended to remove films no longer on Netflix and to include more horror movies that are now available on the service. Some titles may not currently be available on international platforms.

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