Best Horror Movies of the millennium
The Best of the BEST
Just good ol' fashioned bite your nails, hide behind your blanket, squint your eyes and call your mama HORROR, released since 2000.
Just good ol' fashioned bite your nails, hide behind your blanket, squint your eyes and call your mama HORROR, released since 2000.
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- DirectorJames WongStarsDevon SawaAli LarterKerr SmithAfter getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.Say what you will about the sequels (which suck and are hilarious) but Final Destination was scary, innovative for the time and had you in suspense.
- DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNaomi WattsMartin HendersonBrian CoxA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.By now The Ring is practically overrated, note the word 'practically'. If your heart didn't jump out of your chest when the creepy girl crawled outta the abyss, you are a liar.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigKaren BlackBill MoseleyTwo young couples traveling across the backwoods of Texas searching for urban legends of murder end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic backwater family of serial killers.The first taste of Rob Zombie's twisted psyche! Flawlessly gruesome execution and homage to classic gritty horror films of the 70s.
- DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.The game changer, the film that single-handedly revitalized the genre by being smart and making your squirm.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.Claustrophobic and smothering, The Descent has several amazing scares in it that lead to audible 'oh hell nos'.
- 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.
- DirectorGreg McLeanStarsNathan PhillipsCassandra MagrathKestie MorassiThree backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.Australian take on the ol "Road trip gone bad" horror genre. Just wait until the horror starts and hold onto your britches for the terror inducing bloodshed.
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigSheri Moon ZombieBill MoseleyThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.Technically a sequel but a stand alone film in its own right. Plays with the twisted fun of psychopaths and another treat from Zombie.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsTed LevineKathleen QuinlanDan ByrdA traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.Remakes get a bad reputation, actually they don't because they are normally exploitatively terrible. Not this one, trust us.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.Airing on the supernatural side, this Stephen King adaptation earns its spot because of its memorable ending.
- DirectorPaddy BreathnachStarsLindsey HaunJack HustonMax KaschA group of friends are stalked and murdered whilst looking for psilocybin mushrooms in the Irish woods.Completely unexpected, there is something about this film that stays with you. You might disagree, and that's okay, but we think it's underrated.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.One of the rare anthology films that actually manages to come together for a unified film and be scary.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.Horror films can't be complete without a ghostly tale. Complex without being contrived, a perfectly woven web of eeriness.
- DirectorJaume BalagueróPaco PlazaStarsManuela VelascoFerran TerrazaJorge-Yamam SerranoA television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.Confined, trapped and with no information, the best infection horror of all the quarantine movies.
- DirectorPeter CornwellStarsVirginia MadsenMartin DonovanElias KoteasAfter a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history.A paranormal haunting flick with a story to back it up, wait for the end when all hell breaks loose.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.Proving there is still hope in the horror genre as we move into 2010. Modern but classic, supernatural but horrifying, Insidious and that blood curdling sound will keep you on the edge of your seat.
- DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.Apparently this film took awhile to be released and we can't, for the life of us, understand why. Admittedly, not everyone feels the same way as us. Yes there is some self aware comedy but all in all it's a great horror.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.Save for the end which lost points for us, Sinister scares by playing with your eyes and your mind with 'did you see it?' horror.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.We were not sold on this film until we saw it and now we can't shut up about it. Seriously, go see it, now.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.Bringing back the ghost/haunting horror in a really smart and creepy way, not the best horror on this list but definitely warrants being included.
- DirectorAlejandro HidalgoStarsRuddy RodríguezGuillermo GarciaRosmel BustamanteDulce is a mother of two who experiences terrifying encounters with apparitions inside her old house, a place where a tragedy occurs. Thirty years later, an elderly Dulce returns home to decipher the mystery that has tormented her for so long.When horror gets stale, leave it to foreign films to breathe life into genre. Will give you chills until the last second.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneBarbara HersheyThe Lamberts believe that they have defeated the spirits that have haunted their family, but they soon discover that evil is not beaten so easily.The only sequel in HORROR history to actually match the original, thank you James Wan and Leigh Whannell.