Director: Tom Holland Year of release: 1985 Country of origin: United States Spoiler status: Light spoilers Genre: Classic horror Fright Night (1985) poster © Columbia Pictures et al. Fright Night is one of those 1980s vampire horror movies that will stay with you years after you've watched it. Even though it might have, for today's standards, outdated effects and prosthetics, it's just as enjoyable today as it was back when it first came out. It has intense scenes that will

Director: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus Year of release: 2025 Country of origin: United States Spoiler status: Light spoiler Genre: Thriller Redux Redux (2025) poster © Mothership Motion Pictures Redux Redux lists the following genres on its IMDb page : Action, adventure, crime, drama, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, thriller. If we're being realistic, half of these don't deserve to be on the list. It's not a crime, action, or adventure movie in the traditional sense. The fantasy

Director: James Watkins Year of release: 2024 Country of origin: Croatia, Canada, United States Spoiler status: Light spoiler Sub-genre: Slow-burn horror Speak No Evil (2024) poster © Blumhouse Productions et al. Blumhouse's take on the spine-chilling Shudder Original was a welcome addition to the psychological horror sub-genre when it was released in late 2024. Even though it differs from the source material, mainly in the third act, it still delivers the psychological dread

Director: Ti West Year of release: 2022 Country of origin: New Zealand, United States Spoiler status: Light spoiler Sub-genre: Psychological horror Pearl (2022) poster © A24 et al. Pearl is a visually stunning psychological horror. Usually, this sub-genre is characterized by a lack of bright color, harsh contrast between light and dark, and looming shadows. When it comes to this movie, that's not the case. The scenes are colorful and lively, and the soundtrack is reminiscent

Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Country of origin: United States Spoiler status: Light spoilers Sub-genre: Folk and Ritual Horror Poster image courtesy of Shudder . Mother of Flies is a visually stunning, moody, and surprisingly quiet movie. At first glance, it appears to explore the balance between life and death, acceptance and faith that one will somehow pull through. The filmmakers paid careful attention to these ideas and rendered them in a somewhat peculi

I get it. The Conjuring franchise is one of modern horror's cornerstones. The Conjuring and The Conjuring 2 wear that badge of honor for a reason — but the rest? Not so much. After those early highs, the quality of the franchise gradually dropped. They are running on fumes, and it's painfully obvious. Well, obvious to us — not to them, it seems. Apparently, we're getting another addition to the series. That raises the question: is it really necessary? That's what we'll try t