My favourite horror movies of the 21st century
My kind of horror is subtle and suspenseful, with good eerie atmosphere. This list contains mostly mysteries and ghost stories, with some exceptions.
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- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyNaomie HarrisChristopher EcclestonFour weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.My favourite zombie film. Credible and well-written.
- 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.An eerie slow-spaced Spanish ghost story.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-suAfter being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.My favourite of all the Korean ghost movies I've seen.
- DirectorPil-sung YimStarsCheon Jeong-myeongEun Won-jaeShim Eun-kyungAfter meeting a mysterious girl on an dark stretch of road, a young salesman is invited to a beautiful house with bizarre secrets and no way to escape.A different Grimm adaptation Korean-style.
- 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.For once US remake actually succeeds with a creepy disturbing atmosphere.
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive Halloween stories: A principal has a secret life, a virgin is looking for her first time, a group of kids pull a prank, a woman who loathes Halloween does not respect the rules and a mean old man meets a demonic trick-or-treater.Halloween anthology with four interwoven stories. Sets the perfect mood for Halloween!
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsScout Taylor-ComptonMalcolm McDowellTyler ManeAfter being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.I don't see this as a remake, I see it as a story of young Mike Myers and I did find it intriguing.
- DirectorsBanjong PisanthanakunParkpoom WongpoomStarsMarsha WattanapanichVittaya WasukraipaisanRachanu BoonchuduangPim is a Thai woman living in Korea with her husband Wee. At her birthday a friend reads her fortune with a deck of cards and informs that something she has lost will soon return to her. But some lost things are better off staying lost.Another good Korean ghost story; more dynamic and straightforward.
- DirectorAgnès MerletStarsCarice van HoutenJenn MurrayDavid WilmotA psychiatrist is assigned to work on the case of a disturbed young girl.Fascinating little mystery movie from Ireland.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalRolf Kristian LarsenTomas Alf Larsen5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it"s getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.Norwegian slasher film that has a fresh feel to it.
- DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.Against all odds it manages to be scary.
- DirectorJoel AndersonStarsRosie TraynorDavid PledgerMartin SharpeStrange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.Slow-spaced pseudo-documentary style movie that I found surprisingly unsettling.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsOtto JespersenRobert StoltenbergKnut NærumA group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.A fun Norwegian pseudo-documentary that I just loved for some weird reason.
- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsDaniel RadcliffeJanet McTeerCiarán HindsA young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.An elegant ghost story with a macabre atmosphere.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKatie ParkerCourtney BellDave LevineA woman and her sister begin to link a mysterious tunnel to a series of disappearances, including that of her own husband.A subtle but suspenseful low budget film with eerie atmosphere.
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsJessica ChastainNikolaj Coster-WaldauMegan CharpentierTwo little girls disappear into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are found 5 years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to tuck them in at night.A well-crafted, atmospheric horror story with hauntingly beautiful cinematics.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsSaoirse RonanGemma ArtertonSam RileyResidents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a rundown hotel.Beautiful vampire film by ever so wonderful Neil Jordan.
- DirectorJennifer KentStarsEssie DavisNoah WisemanDaniel HenshallA single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children"s book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.Beautifully scary.
- DirectorAna Lily AmirpourStarsSheila VandArash MarandiMarshall ManeshIn the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.Odd and charming. Gorgeous black and white cinematography.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTilda SwintonTom HiddlestonMia WasikowskaA depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.Deliciously atmospheric. Love the actors and the music fits perfectly. This one I'll watch over and over again ♥
- DirectorsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiCori Gonzalez-MacuerViago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.A mockumentary at it's best. Would love to know how those silly vampires are doing nowadays. They are absolutely adorable ♥
- DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.Visually stunning gothic tale. Bloody & beautiful.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsOlivia DeJongeEd OxenbouldDeanna DunaganTwo siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents" disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.I found this one quite unique. The idea is original enough and it really works. Manages to be both funny and disturbing.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieAn isolated Puritan family in 1630s New England comes unraveled by the forces of witchcraft and possession."Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"
- DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsAnton YelchinImogen PootsAlia ShawkatA punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.Sure it's brutal, realistic and violent to the point you might call it dreadful. But for some weird reason I found it absolutely thrilling and entertaining.
