Sentences with phrase «best modern horror»

Scream should be here somewhere, with all of the meta, the symbolism, Matthew Lillard's great performance as a psychopath, and the fact that it's one of the best modern horror movies (though not as modern anymore).

There's style in it, and that great silence concept — which reminds me of how light was treated in The Others, one of the best modern horror movies.

Bad Samaritan is a good modern horror thriller.

Not exact matches

NIA looks like it has a lot of good information mixed with bad, but they're still a bunch of crackpots wailing about hyperinflation with little regard for the historical profligacies it takes to cause the levels they're afraid (or for a more modern example the comedic horror tale that is Venezuela).

It is an alternative from which bad Christians and agnostics alike have begun to shrink in horror, for even if the Church had no more within her to give the modern age, even so would she be a better light to men than the black slavery of the spirit which has arisen out of the East, and stands upon the shores of the West.

The films overall tone is gritty and dark, highlighting the harsh reality of the violence and horror that occurs in the modern world of America as well as parts of Mexico.

We started Modern Horrors with a giveaway, and over the past 11 months or so, we've tried our best to give stuff to our readers / viewers whenever possible.

It's a playfully demented and dry evisceration of the tenuous hold that modern western civilization has on civility, walking a fine line between the best genre horror and the loftiest of intellectual indie cinema.

Smart and dumb, scary and silly, and never less than entertaining, Scream one of the best horror comedies of the modern era.

A blockbuster with heart, a horror movie with bite, a child's - eye view of poverty and a romance for modern times are among the year's best movies.

Newcomers may also like this one for it's delivery of good scares and a decent story (something that is rare in most modern horror cinema).

Fans of well - acted period dramas and good gothic mysteries should consider tuning in but the film will be of particular interest to anyone curious about the origins of modern British horror cinema.

Produced by Dylan Hale Lewis, the horror film features an all - star cast including: AnnaLynne McCord («90210»), Traci Lords (Cry Baby), Ariel Winter («Modern Family»), Roger Bart («Desperate Housewives»), Jeremy Sumpter (Soul Surfer), Malcolm McDowell, Matthew Gray Gubler («Criminal Minds»), Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God), Ray Wise (Good Night, and Good Luck) and John Waters.

The spirit of a vicious child serial killer resurfaces in the nightmares of teens in modern - day and is responsible for their subsequent and shocking deaths in this tense, spooky thriller from who else, but Wes Craven (I'm actually not that familiar at all with his style, but since this is a horror film for the ages I figured I'd best get ahead and jump on the bandwagon as quick as possible to make up for lost time).

Considering how bad many modern horror films are, it doesn't seem sufficient to simply point out that Orphan is better.

Only two years old and already a modern horror classic, It Follows is the best John Carpenter movie made by someone else.

Aired by Fox just one other time after it premiered and later dropped from syndication, the superficially disturbing «Home» went on to become the show's best - selling episode on VHS; it was but a matter of time until some enterprising producer recognized the franchise potential in its heartland troglodytes — and it was even more inevitable that they should be paired with a WB cast - off for the first big - screen vehicle, since no modern horror flick is complete without one.

Anyone with a passing familiarity with modern Austrian cinema outside of Michael Haneke «s work will not be surprised that arthouse horror «Goodnight Mommy» is produced by Ulrich Seidl, whose own «Paradise» trilogy, as well as 2015's terrific, underseen semi-doc «In The Basement,» share a certain chilly formalist distance with Fiala and Franz» movie.

If your tastes are similar, you'll probably consider The Ring one of the best horror films of modern times.

But more importantly, that sequel to the Rosetta stone of the modern sci - fi / horror / action film (combining not one, not two, but three maligned genres) also earned Sigourney Weaver an Oscar nomination for Best Actress — a confirmation that the Academy could look past a long - held horror bias to celebrate superb genre performances.

The similarities or influences of horror flicks past, only give it that classic feel and, I think, makes it sit on that shelf alongside its predecessors.That being said, it was all the better for it, this isn't just a horror flick, this is a film with something to say about modern society and the undercurrent of racism.

The horror genre is always at its best when imbued with social relevance, but Peele delivers something sly but barbed, frightening not much because of its surface plot but its underlying, undeniable modern social context.

Raimi's stock has fluctuated more than the price of an oil barrel over these past few years — what with him directing the god awful Oz the Great and Powerful and producing the divisive (but nonetheless gory as hell) remake of his own horror classic, The Evil Dead — but the man knows horror better than most — as evident not only by his Evil Dead entries but most notably in Drag Me to Hell, easily one of modern horror's most underrated gems.

A social horror with a lot on its mind, one that works as a purely popcorn exploitation flick but is rife with deep - seated meaning, Get Out is a beefy conscience tickler that ticks all the boxes and then some and will deservedly remain in the best of modern horror conversation for years to come.

Patrick Hughes previously made the well - regarded horror thriller Red Hill, which I haven't seen yet, but between those positive notices and the notion that he would be helming the remake of one of the best action movies in years, I was intensely curious to see what he would make of the third installment in this modern series that is dominated by lead actor, co-writer, and director Sylvester Stallone.

He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies.

The bar for modern horror has been set so low that by now any movie better than terrible seems worthy of praise.

The episodes are slick, well - produced and continually disturbing in the way that most modern - day horror movies can only dream of being.

Well, to be honest, so was I - despite the reputation of Night of the Living Dead as being a modern horror classic alongside the likes of Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween and Psycho.

This latest edition of Now Stream This has scoured streaming services to bring you back a variety of films: comedy, horror, drama, as well as modern - day movies and classics from Hollywood's yesterday.

Here are 10 modern horror novels that just might inspire you to be a better writer.

To celebrate the publication of his fourth novel, Last Days (St. Martin's Griffin) later this month, British horror writer Adam Nevill shares 10 modern novels that made him a better horror writer.

The Evil Within, despite how horrific it might seem, resembles a take on modern horror that I feel we're starting to move past for the better.

Best of all, you can look at both games as example of how to do modern horror right and how to do it, well, not so right.

Unlike many modern horror games, it remembers that the most frightening monsters are those that you can't kill, but have to flee from, and it creates an outstandingly creepy atmosphere that rendered me defenseless against its many well - paced jump scares.

I think of some of the great roguelike - inspired games of the past few years — The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, etcetera — as well as modern indie horrors such as Outlast, and it frustrates me how the Republican National Conv... sorry... how RNC could get things so drastically wrong.

The major differences this time around: this brutally difficult action - RPG ditches the swords»n' sorcery shtick for one of the best modern Gothic horror stories in ages, and, in most cases, tactical aggression will trump defensive combat strategies.

Good old - fashioned ghosts are pretty overlooked in a lot of modern horror.

As Alvarez notes, while much contemporary art today delves into the horrors of modern - day life, in his work, he chooses instead to explore the compassion, generosity, bravery, and immense creativity that exists in the world as well.