Looks like there’s someone invading us (and it’s not a cockroach)
“In the Web of Fear” (“Spider Web”), dir. Samuel Bodine
Perhaps this year’s most atmospheric and most underrated horror movie, it’s a chilling and fascinating story about a little boy Peter. (The charming Woody Norman from the acclaimed drama “Kamon Kamon” opposite Joaquin Phoenix)A person who lives in a very strange house. “In the Web of Fear” looks like it was made from textbook Mike Flanagan (the best horror producer of the last decade), with Peter’s parents played wonderfully by Lizzy Caplan. (“Monstro”, “Sex Masters”) and Antony Starr (“Men”) and the plot turns out to be extremely difficult to predict. Bonus: The action takes place just in time for Halloween.
“Bogeyman”, dir. Robert Savage
The film adaptation of Stephen King’s story fits perfectly with its predecessor, “In the Web of Fear.” The plot follows a father and two daughters who are mourning the recent death of their mother and encounter a sinister presence. The family is played by Hornets star Sophie Thatcher and Vivienne Lyra Blair. (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”, “Bird Box”) and Chris Messina (“The Mindy Project”, “Birds of Prey”) and director Rob Savage, who has directed several horror films on the big screen before, moves from Bekmambet’s virtuality to King’s reality with enviable mastery.
“Nobody Will Save You”, dir. Brian Duffield
A heady mix of two subgenres of horror/thriller and science fiction: home invasion plus alien invasion – you’ll encounter little gray men and cat and mouse in your home. Ideologically, it reminds us that “No one will save you” twilight science fiction “Endless Night”It was released on Amazon a few years ago (and also became known among fans of the genre), only there everything was built mainly on chat, but here the situation is exactly the opposite: Kaitlyn Dever starred in the main (and almost the only) role. In the miniseries “Amazing” and “Withdrawal” he says no more than five words in the entire hour and a half.
“Supplement”, direction. Anna Zlokovich
Anna Zlokovich’s first feature film, born from her own short film (the original starred one of the main stars of the moment, Rachel Sennott, and the major remake starred Hadley Robinson from the Netflix comedy “Rebel”). In a good way, this brazen movie starts out as body horror (from the stomach of the main character, an insecure fashion designer, a demonic appendage suddenly protrudes – devouring the twin in her womb) and then cuts between several other characters. subgenres – and in general does not cease to amaze until the credits. .
Maybe just Dracula
“Renfield”, dir. Chris McKay
Comedy horror with two Nicholas – about how Dracula’s henchman, former lawyer RM Renfield (Nicholas Hoult)He’s trying to get over the bad relationship he had with his boss. (as always, the incomparable Nicolas Cage, who supposedly played a ghoul in the excellent “Vampire’s Kiss” 35 years ago – you know him from the “Come on?” meme). Interestingly, Renfield suddenly intersects the familiar Cage madness with the legacy of the John Wick series. We wrote more about the movie Here.
“The Last Voyage of Demeter”, dir. André Evredal
A long-term structure containing the logbook of the ship Demeter (the Count departs from continental Europe to England), taken from a single chapter of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the end, this attempt turned out to be a rather delightful, hermetic, screaming film, unexpectedly harsh and even heartfelt in places (kudos and praise to Andre Øvredal, director of “Trollhunters” and “The Demon Within”). It is especially enjoyable to see Game of Thrones veteran Liam Cunningham as the captain of the doomed ship.
I think of the Roman Empire but I don’t think of Roman numerals
“Sister II” (Sister II), dir. Michael Chavez
A new addition to the “Conjuring” universe, where the good priestess played by Taissa Farmiga once again encounters the evil priestess Valak. Directed by Michael Chavez, the director of the third “The Conjuring,” the film turned out to be a little weaker than the first “The Priestess’ Curse,” but it is still the scariest monster in the entire series. For those who sympathize: We recently published a selection of all the episodes of “The Conjuring,” arranged in ascending order from worst to best. Material can be found Here.
“Scream 6” (“Scream VI”), dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillette
The second legend of the wittiest horror franchise in history is now moving from Woodsboro to New York. Without Scream creator Wes Craven, who died in 2015, the whole thing still feels a bit soulless, especially since the saga’s main star, Neve Campbell, also disappeared from the screen in this series (the actress found the offered fee too small and refused to pay). come back). However, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett seem to have played the cards they were dealt in the most appropriate way. By the way, so do we Wrote About the previous episode in early 2022.
“Saw 10” (“Saw X”), dir. Kevin Grotert
Another revival of the Torture series – suddenly so successful that it quickly fell into second place in our best Saw pieces (you can find it here) Here). The action of the tenth movie takes place between the first and second movies. Serial killer Jigsaw embarks on a desperate journey to Mexico, where he hopes to receive an experimental cure for cancer, but things do not go as planned. Tobin Bell returned to the leading role of his career, and Shawnee Smith appeared once again in the image of his assistant Amanda.
What are teens (and their parents, and life-size animatronic dolls) obsessed with today?
“Two, three, demon, come!” (“Talk to Me”), dir. Danny and Michael Philippou
This year’s surprise hit is an Australian horror movie directed by YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou (RackaRacka channel) and successfully picked up by studio A24. The movie about teenagers having fun at séances (which, of course, does not lead to anything good) is noticeably overdone, but overall it’s a pretty good movie. It undoubtedly achieves at least one thing: in the sense that the youth recordings where spirits are summoned will sound exactly like this, if one can enjoy the process.
“Evil Dead Rise”, dir. Lee Cronin
The fifth film in Sam Raimi’s cult series has suddenly become the most successful film of the entire franchise – and overall, for good reason. This time (and there is no need to know what happened in previous times), the unfortunate spellbook that turns people into the dead – the living dead possessed by demons, falls on the head of a single mother and her three children, who live in the building of an old bank. All the beauties of “The Evil Dead” are in place, a few moments will be etched in memory forever: Strangely enough, Lee Cronin (“Another”) I managed to make a painting suitable for both those who want something not too stressful and those who want something more drastic.
“Five Nights at Freddy’s”, dir. Emma Tammy
Film adaptation of the cult video game series about the fight against evil animatronic dolls in an abandoned children’s pizzeria. The concept was stolen a few years ago funny horror action “Willy’s Wonderland” Starring Nicolas Cage, Cage is no longer featured in the official movie (find it above), instead Josh Hutcherson plays the hunger games with hellish babies, and Scream King Matthew Lillard is also a bonus. The movie’s children’s rating is PG-13, but oddly enough, it even suits him.
Long Halloween
Created by “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Michael Flanagan
For those who can’t get enough of the movie in its entirety, Netflix has had the traditional October Mike Flanagan for the last five years. This year is the last year: The contract has expired, and it is not yet known whether Amazon, where Flanagan moved, will support this plan. Well, the last one – but what kind of person is he: The horror producer takes the final chord from the literature of Edgar Allan Poe (both prose and poetry) and cleverly mixes it with the wonderful series “The Descendants”. The result is eight hours of pure bliss. We wrote more about the series Here.