Not exact matches
You're Next is a
home -
invasion horror with a healthy dose
of humour.
It's been years
of long delays to get the sequel to Bryan Bertino's
home invasion horror The Strangers off the ground.
One
of my most anticipated
horror films
of the year goes to Lionsgate's insane looking
home invasion thriller You're Next from director Adam Wingard.
«One
of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, the film reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on
home -
invasion horror.
It is for this reason that no sub-genre
of horror is more genuinely terrifying than the
home invasion film, which preys upon the very real fear
of the safest place in your world being flip - turned into a living nightmare.
In fact, unlike the
home invasion plot
of the first film, «Anarchy» has shed itself almost entirely
of all
horror elements, aiming for something more along the lines
of a retro John Carpenter movie, only not as good.
The pacing, the decor, the LPs on the endlessly running old turntable (cliché alert), and especially the spooky nature
of the
home invasion, all belong to an era when Stephen King and Brian De Palma ruled and movies such as Carrie, The Omen, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jaws defined the
horror genre.
Better Watch Out Chris Peckover, USA / Australia, 2016, 89m Encompassing three great traditions
of horror — the Christmas,
home -
invasion, and babysitting subgenres — Better Watch Out is a twisted and twisty mash - up
of dark delights as filtered through the lens
of an»80s teen comedy.
This middle section
of Detroit almost plays like a politically charged riff on a
horror movie or a
home invasion thriller, filled with glowering threats, claustrophobic close - ups and abrupt acts
of brutality.
In a potent blend
of the
horror, thriller and
home -
invasion genres, an estranged family attempts to save their son from a murderous cult in the terrifying psychological thriller Jackals.
The end result is a shockingly entertaining thriller that's not only one
of the most novel «
home invasion» movies you'll ever see, but easily one
of the best
horror flicks
of the year.
Michael Haneke's
home invasion horror is a chilling satire
of violence in popular entertainment.
The film — which you can drop in the
home invasion column
of the
horror genre — is 100 % organic, pulpy, fresh - squeezed terror in a bottle.
Indeed, despite the various critics who chided earlier Haneke films for their supposed finger - wagging moralism and chilly Protestant air, and who are now falling over themselves to praise Amour as the director's most compassionate work to date, Amour is as much
of a
home -
invasion horror show as Haneke's earlier Funny Games.
THN were lucky enough to land a very special early screening
of the brilliantly intense
home -
invasion horror YOU»RE NEXT (click this link to catch...
I find
home invasion movies to be some
of the scariest ones out there in the
horror genre.
Like Happy Death Day, many
of the year's highlights, which toyed with or injected life into often - tired subgenres, came in smaller packages, such as the
home -
invasion thrillers Better Watch Out, The Babysitter (another Netflix original), and Jackals; the clever zombie - in - the - desert flick It Stains the Sands Red (much better than the silly cannibal - in - the - desert - flick The Bad Batch); the flesh - eating family drama Raw; the blood - sucking confused - teen drama The Transfiguration; the sci - fi / fantasy /
horror hybrids The Void, The Untamed, and The Lure, which also had elements
of the musical; and the ultra-disturbing tale
of youth Super Dark Times, about the unraveling
of a group
of friends after the accidental killing
of a classmate, which offers a significantly more satisfying experience than It.
One
of the smartest and most terrifying films in years, YOU»RE NEXT reinvents the genre by putting a fresh twist on
home -
invasion horror.
For more on the latest Indie Obscura news, be sure to check out our previous coverage
of Outlast 2's new gameplay demo, the creepy new
horror - themed
home invasion game Hello Neighbor, and the recent announcement
of Google's Daydream View VR headset.