A horror movie’s sole purpose is to scare the viewers with the aim of entertaining them. They evoke fear, nightmares, terror, and hatreds of the horrifying events that would follow. In most cases, a plot within a horror movie always mimics an evil force or a bad person we interact with every day in the real world.
The elements include Satanism, ghosts, devils, serial killers, evil witches, vampires, monsters, demonic possessions, zombies, etc. Let’s take a deeper look into some of the world’s best-ranked horror movies in the world of entertainment.
We Top The List With 1BR
In this horror movie directed by David Marmor, Nichole Brydone is on the hunt for a new place to keep her Ikea furniture. She’s wandering from one street of the town to the next and is perplexed with what happens in the apartments. She can’t seem to find a safe place. After watching this movie, you’ll be questioning every plaster you come across.
Bad Hair
This horror movie by Justin Simien talks about a killer hair weave that eliminates others. Featuring the best comedians like Lena Waithe and jay pharaoh, the result is a perfect blend that keeps viewers grounded on their screens to want to know what happens next.
The Blood Quantum
If you’re familiar with zombies, then this horror movie is a perfect flow for you. The blood quantum belongs to the undead genre of horror movies. It has a straightforward plot; from the shambling, an Indian reservation red crow is under attack and is really hungry for flesh. To make it twisted, the citizens of that region are immune to the red crow’s bite, making you want to know more about what happens to the zombie at the end.
This blood quantum horror movie is undoubtedly an excellent spin on a zombie flick genre with the inclusion of heroes, teeth-baring walkers, safe zones, and survivor politics. And if you haven’t watched it yet, start making plans to do so.
Take A Look At His House
Imagine escaping in a war-zone country only to end up in an evil possessed house in a country you deemed safe. That is precisely what follows in this horror movie, His House. A couple succeeded in getting away from their war zone country, Sudan. They were lucky enough to find public housing on reaching Britain, but what follows is a story you don’t want to miss.
His House is a haunted house horror movie featuring Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku by Remi Weekes. The plot follows the two characters facing one nightmare after the other in this haunted house, so they set out to look for another safe place.
Besides the haunted house part, this movie reveals the challenges refugees face in modern countries and how their pain and constant abuse build up with time to something unwanted.
The Host
The host is a recent production by Rob Savage. Its plot revolves around the covid 19 pandemic and quarantine measures. Since there were restrictions about public gatherings and movie productions, this movie set happened entirely on a zoom call. It is a microbudget movie about a haunted house meant to scare viewers. Some friends gathered in this haunted house for a meeting, and within no time, shit happened.
Even with its small budget, the host horror movie brought out the quarantine measures very clearly and effectively, even beating some films with a hundred times more budget.
The Story Behind The Invisible Man
How invisible can one be? This horror movie follows the story of a woman who successfully flew from her abusive husband. Featuring Elizabeth Moss as Cecilia Kass, she clearly brought out the underlying story of most women surviving in abusive relationships with no one to turn to. When her abuser supposedly died, she thought she was now free from the clutches, only for her to realize a mysterious man stalking her.
The authorities didn’t take this matter seriously when she reported it, because according to them, the man in question is already dead. They took it as a mental case. With no one else to turn to, Cecilia develops an oppressive force as a way to survive amidst all the harassment from the unseen man.
La Llorona
La Llorona is very different from the curse of La Llorona though they both feature the weeping woman. La Llorona by Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sanches is a top horror movie in the year 2020. This horror movie is about a political murder case where Julio Diaz, as the general, is on trial for torturing for many years and finally murdering his political enemies.
He is highly protected by Margarita kenefic, his wife, during his trial. on the other hand, it is Sabrina De La Hoz, his daughter, who questions him. This turn of events makes him face both the angry faces of his victims and the public and the ghosts of the people he murdered.
Have You Watched The Lodge Yet?
This movie review is about a snowy vacation by two talented directors, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The two children characters, Lia McHugh and Jaeden Martell, face different kinds of torture after their mom died. Together with their father and his girlfriend, the four decides to start all over again.
Inside their isolated cabin in the snowy wilderness, they hope for a merrier weekend which turns out horrific when the father abandoned them to attend to an urgent issue in town. You wouldn’t want to miss out on the scary events that follow in this little cabin.
How About The Possessor?
The possessor is a thrilling horror movie by the most creative cinematics visions director, Brandon Cronenberg. The film is full of alternate colorations depicting the past where assassins Christopher Abbott and Andrea Riseborough transform into other different bodies to execute other high-end assassinations.
You’ll be amazed by the Abbott character; he acts like a woman in a man’s body first, then as a neutral super-ego. Watching the movie, you’ll experience nightmares from every corner of it.
And Scare Me?
This horror movie is all about telling scary stories. It’s a three-person cast by directors Chriss Redd and Josh Ruben featuring Aya Cash. Cash and Ruben set on a journey separately to the wilderness to look for inspirations to put together their horror tales, but they all end up in a single cabin. You can’t imagine the series of horrific events that follow here as each is bent on overshadowing the other with his scary stories. The length they both are willing to go to get the best scares becomes bigger. Don’t let this new genre, storytelling, of horror movies, pass you by.
Conclusion
So there you have it, a movie review of some of the best horror movies to choose from. If you are a die-hard fan of horror movies, you must have come across any of the above films, if not all. Look out for the ones you haven’t watched yet for more horrific experiences.
