Thehorrorgenre has seen a lot of evolution over the decades, especially in cinema.
It seems like horror ebbs and flows consistently with what’s considered trendy.
The 2010s saw a wide range of horror movies - these are the absolute best from the decade.
The 2000s of horror motion pictures were full of variety, both good and not-so-good.
Yet even middling directors like Snyder will always have one genuinely great film under their belt.
While his early work may lack the gravitas of his superhero features, many are worth watching.
Slither is a film that knows what it is and fully embraces it.
Yet the South Korean director’s career spans back years and features many excellent movies.
One of his earliest hits was 2006’s The Host.
These horror movies are underrated gems.
The Host tells the story of a man who must rescue his daughter after a monster kidnaps her.
7The Ring
Gore Verbinski is one of the most unorthodox and striking filmmakers around.
The Ring was a remake of Hideo Nakata’s 1998 Ring.
Verbisnski’s direction is as extremely vivid as the story is frightening.
6The Descent
Bottle movies are films that mostly take place in a single location.
REC tells the simple plot of a news crew trapped in a zombie-infested apartment.
428 Days Later
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle has one of the most varied filmographies around.
What’s even more remarkable is that most of Boyle’s assorted features have earned monumental recognition.
From 127 Hours to Sunshine and Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle has few blemishes in his library.
28 Days Later stars Cillian Murphy and occurs amid a virus apocalypse, which turns people into raging zombies.
3Lake Mungo
Of all the horror tropes, there’s none cheaper than jump scares.
While they work on occasion, for the most part, it’s a lazy approach.
As such, it’s irregular for a modern feature todearth jump scares entirely.
Enter 2008’s Lake Mungo.
2Shaun of the Dead
Like most genres, horror is full of many subgenres underneath.
You got the ones that generally gel well together, like science fiction horror or thriller horror.
But one combo that seems more unusual is comedy horror.
Although bizarre on paper, there have been excellent comedy horror films.
Arguably, the king of the comically scary mountain is 2004’s Shaun of the Dead.
The 2006 dark fantasy movie Pan’s Labyrinth is del Toro’s imagination at its most dynamic.
We can’t get enough of these scares.
