This Halloween, we’ve got you on the latter.
Get your fright onand do it right.
Equal parts charming and scary,Creepis the Halloween film of your indie-loving dreams.
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(I mean, Mark Duplass made it for God’s sake.)
should be enough to convince you that this one’s worth the watch.
But after her neighbor gets stabbed to death, Maddie realizes she’s anything but alone.
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeistthe 1982 version, not the 2015 oneis a straight-up horror classic.
You’ve got a script by Steven Spielberg, supernatural activity, and a family haunted by ghosts.
Literally, what more could you want from an ’80s horror flick?
Ghosts, sex, history, and one haunted effing houseMurder Househas it all.
(And it’s actually frightening, unlike the seasons that follow.)
Housebound (2014)
What happens when you’re sentenced to house arrest in a haunted home?
This charming New Zealand horror comedy is here to answer just that.
flick you’ll need to punctuate your horror binge.
It’s little wonder the franchise has spanned six films over 28 years.
There’s another on the way in 2017.)
Sure, it’s a mainstream horror film.
But critics and viewers agree:Curse of Chucky(and all its prequels) are worth the watch.
TBH, it’s hard to explain, but there’s basically a movie-inside-a-movie thing going on here.
It’s meta, guys.
And it’s also scary AF.
That alone should be enough to entice you to watch.
Critics have labeled it the “first true horror film” and praised it for being “revolutionary.”
And even if it doesn’t happen to scare your pants off, it’s well worth the watch.
People go missing, get impregnated by multidimensional beings, and find themselves naked and disoriented in the woods.
Needless to say,Honeymoonis frightening.
(Or do, if you’re really into scaring yourself.)
The story is harrowingand the fact that it actually happened makes it all the more creepy.
Stake Land (2010)
A vampire flick met the zombie apocalypse genre, andStake Landwas born.
And trust me, the horror genre is all the better for it.
But prepare yourselves: This is no bodice-ripping, vampire romance storyit’s a violent thriller packed with action.