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Hello All,

This is another blog dedicated to scary movies (as if there's not enough of those already). We make movie recommendations, accommodating those, looking for the next good, eerie, creepy movie to watch, while also providing you with insight into the film ... reviews, synopsis and more!

Please read the Introduction post (or visit the About This Blog directory) for a more information about the blog. (why we created this blog, and what types of scary movies we plan to discuss) Also be sure to read The Mission post for more information regarding the goal of this blog.

For assistance with navigating the blog, please visit the Navigating The Blog sidebar link.

Other posts you may want to check out:

The Grading System - Which breaks down the logic and method being how we rate movies.

The Scary Movie Glossary Index - Which will serve as a guide to help interpret what we mean when we refer to a movie as being a slasher, psychological thriller, or supernatural thriller.

Last but not least, always be sure to check the Past Recommendations page, so that you're up to date with the movies that have already been recommended (no need of asking for that which has already been covered) You may of course, also suggest and recommend movies to me.

If you have any questions, or would like to submit a recommendation, feel free to contact us via the links below

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The Mothman

Movie Journal

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My Movie Journey
(Updated April 1, 2012)

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WHAT I'M WATCHING ...

I thought it would be cool, and fun to keep a log (updated the first of every month) of some of the movies I've been watching.

The log will consist of:

1. The last movie I purchased.
2. The last movie I saw in theaters.
3. The last movie I rented. (redbox, paid on demand, blockbuster, and/or other video stores)
4. The last movie I watched via Netflix.
5. The last movie I watched via my personal collection.

So the list will consist of four movies, all in which will be briefly commented on in the "Personal Thoughts" section.

If nothing changes in a month, then nothing will be updated. If, for example, only one changes, then only one will be updated.

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1. Most Recent (Purchase)

Title: Paranormal Activity 3
Date: February 22, 2012

Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Run Time: 83

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How much did I enjoy It:

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2. Most Recent (Theatrical Viewing)

Title: Silent House
Date: March 9, 2012

Genre: Psychological Thriller
Run Time: 85

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How much did I enjoy It:

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3. Most Recent (Rental)

Title: Quarantine 2: The Terminal
Date: March 23, 2012

Genre: Zombie Movie / Epidemic Horror
Run Time: 87

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4. Most Recent (Netflix)

Title: The Stuff (1985)
Date: March 30, 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi Horror
Run Time: 83

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5. Most Recent (Personal Collection)

Title: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Date: March 16, 2012

Genre: Teen Terror / Slasher
Run Time: 90

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Personal Thoughts

1. Most Recent (Purchase): Paranormal Activity 3: Was an entertaining movie (though not quite as good as the first two in my opinion). I definitely liked the unrated directors cut (blu-ray) edition better than I did the theatrical version (it included some of the scenes from the trailer, not seen in the theatrical version).

2. Most Recent (In Theaters): Silent House: As lame as everyone seems to think this movie is (which I'm not debating), it still managed to keep both my wife and I spooked and entertained. Don't get me wrong, it definitely wasn't a great film by any means (probably not even good) but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be (perhaps because I may have set the bar way too low)! It's definitely one of those types of movies where you'll have to wait to the very end to know whether you like it or not.

3. Most Recent (Rental): Quarantine 2: Started off pretty solid, but ended up getting worse as the movie progressed. Nevertheless, I did find it entertaining, though not as good or entertaining as its predecessor.

4. Most Recent (Netflix): The Stuff: Was a pretty cheesy yet entertaining 80's horror movie that had comedy, action, and horror that kind of reminded me a bit of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". It is what it is, not great, but well worth the watch, especially if you're a fan of 80's horror movies.

5. Most Recent (Personal Collection): All the Boys Love Mandy Lane: Can be a tough one to get your hands on if you live in the US, and you're the type of person who likes to watch them before to buy them. The film was never officially released in the United States, which makes it nearly impossible to find on netflix or at the local video stores. Nevertheless, I ended up acquiring it from a friend. It was a longtime coming, but I finally watched it and enjoyed it. Just your everyday typical team scream slasher with a late 90's "who done it" style twist. Not great, but enjoyably entertaining.

Grading System

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The Mothman

Best Whodunit Teen Horror Films (90's Style)

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Whodunit Teen Horror Films (90's Style)

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Twist endings, and everyone's a suspect!

TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of Teen Horror films (arranged by year) that we believe may be worth checking out if you're a fan of the 90's style whodunit teen movies that really started with Scream (Wes Craven's "Scream" which hit theaters in 1996, is generally regarded as the mother of all contemporary teen slasher films). The list will continue to be updated as we continue to find more movies that fit the criteria.

The Objective here was to create a list of teen movies (all of the ones that I'm aware of) that follow the Scream formula. If you're looking for an extensive list of contemporary teen horror movies (all different types), please be sure to checkout are Best Contemporary Teen Horror Films List. For the sake of clarity, we'll use the term "Neo-Slasher" to describe whodunit teen movies like Scream. See definition below.

Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Faculty, Urban Legend and More!

Neo-Slasher: - Are movies, centered around a group of teens being killed off one by one. These films tend to make everyone a suspect, thus leaving us with the unsettling feeling that any of the characters introduced, (that hasn't already been killed off) may very well be the perpetrator. The killers "true" identity is usually not unveiled until the end of the movie ... and when the killer is finally revealed, there's usually (but not always) a well thought out, long drawn out explanation as to why he or she is doing the killing. Although some of these movies could be considered slashers, I've chosen to make a distinction mainly because most Teen Terrors have a "whodunit" element to them (everyone's a suspect) while the typical slasher tends to be more centered around a completely anonymous murderer or psychopath the audience already knows the identity of.

It can be argued whether some of the movies on the list actually fit the bill ... nevertheless, we've done are best to try and find all of the movies like scream. Please feel free to shoot us an email if you know of any movies fitting the above description that we may have overlooked.

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Disclaimer

Some of the movies on the list, in our opinion, aren't necessarily good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons. .

Thanks and enjoy!

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1. Scream (1996)

Horror maven Wes Craven -- paying homage to teen horror classics such as Halloween and Prom Night -- turns the genre on its head with this tale of a murderer who terrorizes hapless high schooler Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) by offing everyone she knows. Not your average slasher flick, Scream distinguishes itself with a self-parodying sense of humor. Courteney Cox and David Arquette co-star as a local news reporter and a small-town deputy.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

111 mins

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2. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

When some North Carolina teens flatten a stranger with their car, they leave him for dead and try to get on with their lives. He returns to give 'em, uh, the hook (literally) -- the gore is leavened by some much-needed laughs. The well-known cast includes Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe.

Director: Jim Gillespie

R-Rated

101 mins

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3. Scream 2 (1997)

In the two years that have passed since the fateful events in Woodsboro, newswoman Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) has written a best-seller, which has been turned into a film starring Tori Spelling as Sidney (Neve Campbell). As the movie premiere looms closer, the cycle of mysterious deaths begins again. Dewey Riley (David Arquette) heads straight to Sidney's college in an attempt to protect her from impending doom.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

122 mins

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4. The Faculty (1998)

Many teens think their teachers hail from another planet -- but what if it's true? Herrington High students notice that faculty members Furlong (Jon Stewart), Miss Burke (Famke Janssen), Principal Drake (Bebe Neuwirth) and aren't quite themselves. The students discover an alien infection but might not be able to stop it in director Robert Rodriguez's sci-fi thriller, a blend of teenage angst, cutting-edge comedy and eye-popping effects.

Director: Robert Rodriguez

R-Rated

104 mins

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5. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

The fisherman with a hook is back in director Danny Cannon's chilling sequel. Unfinished business with coed Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) brings the murderer to the Bahamas to terrorize her and her friends, Karla (Brandy Norwood), Tyrell (Mekhi Phifer) and Will (Matthew Settle), during a vacation. Can Ray Bronson (Freddie Prinze Jr.), who survived a bloody attack alongside Julie two summers ago, get to the island in time to save everyone?

Director: Danny Cannon

R-Rated

100 mins

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6. I've Been Waiting For You (1998)

When a New England high schooler is mysteriously murdered, classmates blame Sarah (Sarah Chalke), the new girl who recently moved into a purportedly haunted house. The students believe she's the reincarnation of a witch who was burned at the stake 300 years ago. But as the body count rises, Sarah must uncover who the real killer is. Playing against type, Soleil Moon Frye co-stars as Kyra, the nasty leader behind the witch hunt against Sarah.

Director: Christopher Leitch

PG-13

90 mins

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7. Urban Legend (1998)

Three students (Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto and Joshua Jackson) at an ivy-covered New England college dismiss a series of grisly murders similar to scary campus legends that have haunted students for years, considering them merely coincidental. But their pal Natalie (Alicia Witt), who has witnessed most of the killings, takes it seriously -- especially when she learns she might be next to die. Robert Englund co-stars as a creepy folklore professor.

Director: Jamie Blanks

R-Rated

100 mins

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8. Granny: She'll Love You to Pieces (1999)

Settling in for an evening of high jinks, a group of college friends (Katie Dugan, Tomi, T.J. Bigbee, John Stoops, Annemieke Van Der Meer, Rebecca O'Marrah, Nathalie Ohnena and David Coleman) gets a rude awakening when an ax-wielding granny (Sava Popovic) crashes the party. With an insatiable appetite for blood and a yen to destroy everything in her path, this murderous old lady is out to teach the youngsters some manners.

Director: Boris Pavlovsky

Unrated

58 mins

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9. School's Out (1999)

Schrei - denn ich werde dich töten! (original title)

It's the last day of school, and the high school seniors in this horror flick are preparing for a huge on-campus graduation party. Little do they realize, however, that a mad criminal is on the loose. The party begins, and the madman sneaks in -- but it's not long before people realize something's wrong when students start turning up dead. Students now turn the booby traps they had set for teachers on the psycho killer instead.

Director: Robert Sigl

R-Rated

90 mins

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10. Cherry Falls (2000)

A psychotic serial slasher starts a bloodthirsty murder rampage at Cherry Falls high school that only kills the local high school virgins. This leads to the local teenage population organising a sex party in order to lose their virginity and thus no longer be targets.

Director: Geoffrey Wright

R-Rated

92 mins

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11. Cut (2000)

aka The Curse

The cast and crew of the horror flick Hot Blooded get a shock when a mysterious killer slaughters their director. Now, each time someone tries to complete the film there's another brutal slaying. But a little massacre isn't going to stop the next batch of bright would-be filmmakers: They'll finish the film if it kills them -- and it probably will -- in this gory horror flick starring Molly Ringwald and Kylie Minogue.

Director: Kimble Rendall

R-Rated

82 mins

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12. Flashback (2000)

AKA Mörderische Ferien

Young Jeanette is attacked by a serial killer and manages to survive, but both her parents are killed during the assault. The resulting trauma causes her to spend the next several years in an asylum. Finally released as a young woman, she's ready to start a new life and gets a job as a French tutor for a group of wealthy teenagers. But before long, bodies begin to pile up again ... and it appears the killer may be coming back for Jeanette!

Director: Michael Karen

R-Rated

98 mins

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13. Scream 3 (2000)

The last installment of the tongue-in-cheek (but still scary) horror trilogy finds Sidney Prescott again battling a crazed killer -- only this time it's on the set of Stab, a movie-within-a-movie based on the original Woodsboro murders. Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox), Dewey Riley (David Arquette) and the rest of the Scream gang appear, alongside new characters played by Parker Posey, Jenny McCarthy and more.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

117 mins

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14. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

Alpine University has a killer film program -- literally. When Amy (Jennifer Morrison) decides to make a movie about urban legends, a faceless killer quickly thins her cast, and the lines between fact and fiction become hopelessly blurred. As Amy rushes to unravel the mystery before the murderer gets to her, she learns about a long-buried family secret that may have something to do with the deaths.

Director: John Ottman

R-Rated

98 mins

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15. Do You Wanna Know a Secret? (2001)

Joseph Lawrence, Chad Allen and Dorie Barton star in this thriller about six East Coast college students whose spring break vacation in Florida turns deadly. When they go out clubbing one evening, one of them is killed. Soon, three more wind up dead and the remaining pair must discover the identity of the masked murderer before they become the next targets. Thomas Bradford directs this low-budget slasher flick.

Director: Thomas Bradford

R-Rated

94 mins

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16. Final Stab (2001)

On a warpath after being dumped by her boyfriend, Kristin (Erinn Carter) decides she's going to make all her friends and her sister miserable by hosting a dinner party that makes it look as if a killer is picking off the guests one by one. But when the "victims" turn up dead for real, Kristin becomes the main suspect. Is she responsible for their deaths, or is someone else murdering them?

Director: David DeCoteau

Not-Rated

81 mins

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17. The Pool (2001)

aka Swimming Pool / Der Tod feiert mit (original title)

A group of recent high school grads plans to host a blowout bash in a swimming pool at a local mansion before they go their separate ways, but when a mysterious murderer shows up uninvited, the party spirals into a terrifying fight for their lives. As the victims pile up, the rest of the group struggles to find a way off the grounds before they're added to the death count. James McAvoy and Isla Fisher star in this fast-paced horror flick.

Director: Boris von Sychowski

R-Rated

89 mins

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18. Ripper: Letter From Hell (2001)

Disturbed by her horrific past, Molly focuses her energies on researching the minds of serial killers. She joins a study group fixated on solving a local campus murder, but when the students realize the killer's modus operandi mirrors that of London's legendary Jack the Ripper, Molly's friends begin to fall victim around her.

Director: John Eyres

R-Rated

114 mins

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19. Valentine (2001)

When a group of grown school chums begin receiving scary messages from an unknown sender, the women are killed off one by one by a psycho in a Cupid mask. They suspect the murderer is a geek they had rejected in junior high, but can he be stopped? The boy had been savagely beaten by his classmates and later sent to reform school -- and it seems he has come back to exact his revenge just in time for Valentine's Day.

Director: Jaime Blanks

R-Rated

96 mins

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20. Spliced (2002)

aka The Wisher

Freddie Krueger, eat your heart out! Mary (Liane Balaban) is your average teenager who loves horror movies. So when she hears about the newest scary flick, she knows she has to see it. But when Mary catches a glimpse of the movie's villain -- a deformed killer known as "The Wisher" -- she runs from the theater in fright. Unfortunately, The Wisher follows her home and begins invading her dreams … and making her darkest wishes come true!

Director: Gavin Wilding

R-Rated

83 mins

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21. Kucch To Hai (2003)

Professor Bakshi (Rishi Kapoor) catches Tanya (Esha Deol) cheating on an exam. Afraid of failing, Tanya and her friend Karan (Tusshar Kapoor) plot to steal the test from Bakshi's home. But the plan derails when Tanya hits Bakshi with her car and leaves him for dead. Now, someone is stalking Tanya and her friends and killing them one by one. Is it Bakshi -- or someone else with an ax to grind?

Director: Anil V. Kumar

142 mins

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22. Sssshhh... (2003)

After her sister is brutally murdered, bubbly younger sibling Mahek (Tanisha) withdraws from her friends and family into a protective shell. The only boy she's remotely drawn to is a college student who's much like Mahek is now -- shy and introverted. Things seem to be proceeding smoothly between the two, until one day when Mahek is attacked by a man in a joker's mask who seems intent on murdering her.

Director: Pavan Kaul

Not-Rated

163 mins

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23. Adam & Evil (2004)

School's out for summer, and a group of highly photogenic graduates are heading deep into the woods to a secluded campground, where they can get wasted and "do the nasty" far from the watchful gaze of snooping parents. But evil lurks close by … this time with an axe to grind! Why? Four years ago, a few members of the group were involved in a fire that killed an entire family. Now, it's payback time.

Director: Andrew Van Slee

R-Rated

90 mins

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24. The Hollow (2004)

The legend of Sleepy Hollow rises again in this supernatural thriller about spiritual enmity that lasts through generations. After relocating to the quiet hamlet, Ian Cranston (Kevin Zegers) is plagued by strange happenings he can't explain. When he realizes he's a direct descendant of Ichabod Crane, however, he begins to comprehend the enormity of his fate: The Headless Horseman is back for revenge, and he's set his sights on Ian.g

Director: Kyle Newman
R-Rated
94 mins

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25. Cry Wolf (2005)

After a young woman is murdered, a group of teenagers decide to play a little game with their classmates in this chilling tale. They use the Internet to concoct a serial killer called "The Wolf," going so far as to describe the maniac's next victims. But their lies start coming true, the body count rises, and the instigators themselves are preyed upon by a very real killer. Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jared Padalecki and Jon Bon Jovi star.

Director: Jeff Wadlow
R-Rated
91 mins

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26. Cursed (2005)

In Los Angeles, an estranged brother and sister (Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg) must deal with the recent loss of their parents. But heaping more misery into their lives is a life-altering attack, one dark night, by a vicious werewolf. Directors (and horror maestros) Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson incorporate their hip, edgy style and put their unique signature on this classic tale of lupines running amok. A real howl!

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

99 mins

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27. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)

Sixteen-year-old Mandy Lane (Amber Heard) is perfect -- beautiful, virginal and aloof -- and the boys want her badly. Not surprisingly, when she accepts an invitation to a weekend party at a secluded ranch, the race is on to be the first to bed her. But hedonism soon turns to horror as bodies begins to stack up, and Mandy finds herself embroiled in a fight for her life against one of her would-be suitors in this film co-starring Anson Mount.

Director: Jonathan Levine

R-Rated

90 mins

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28. The Murder Game (2006)

When a group of teens sneaks into a storage facility and launches into a murderous role-playing game, with a designated "killer" taking out "victims" one by one, they think it's all fun and games. Unfortunately for them, someone's playing for real. Director Robert Harari's low-budget throwback to 1980s horror flicks stars Christina Marchand, Steve Polites, Ariana Almajan, Samuel Klein, Katie Sirk and Max Hambleton.

Director: Robert Harari

Not-Rated

87 mins

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29. Dead Tone (2007)

7eventy 5ive (original title)

A seemingly innocuous pastime involving fun-loving collegians and prank phone calls turns into a lethal cat-and-mouse game in this blood-drenched fright fest starring Rutger Hauer and Brian Hooks. While vacationing at a secluded mansion after finals, a group of university students dials random telephone numbers and tries to unnerve the person on the other end. But their fun is short-circuited when one of them unwittingly connects with a slasher.

Director 1: Brian Hooks

Director 2: Deon Taylor

R-Rated

98 mins

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30. Sorority Row (2009)

When a prank results in the accidental death of a Theta Pi sister, the sorority's members keep the crime under wraps. But as graduation rolls around, a masked killer begins stalking and slaying the girls responsible for the death. Someone is out for revenge, but who could know about their dirty little secret? Jamie Chung, Rumer Willis and Audrina Patridge ("The Hills") co-star in this not-so-sisterly slasher flick.

Director: Stewart Hendler

R-Rated

101 mins

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31. My Soul to Take (2010)

Some 15 years after the presumed death of a vicious serial killer, children whose birthdays match his supposed "deathday" start to disappear. But whether the killer -- or his tortured soul -- is responsible remains to be seen. One boy (Max Thieriot) knows for sure, but his own connection to the horrific crimes is far too terrible to imagine. Denzel Whitaker (The Great Debaters) co-stars in this horror tale from writer-director Wes Craven.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

108 mins

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32. Scream 4 (2011)

Perennial survivor Sidney Prescott, now a successful self-help author, returns to her home town of Woodsboro in the fourth act of director Wes Craven's Scream franchise. Sidney's homecoming, however, coincides with a slew of unsettling new murders.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

103 mins

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33. The Ward (2011)

Master of horror John Carpenter returns to form -- and to the director's chair -- for this chilling thriller in which a young woman, Kristen (Amber Heard), is sent to a mental institution with a past as dark and haunted as her own. Terrorized by a ghost, each of the other patients in Kristen's ward begin to disappear, and that's just the beginning of her long nightmare. Jared Harris ("Mad Men") and Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th) also star.

Director: John Carpenter

R-Rated

88 mins

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Our Top Ten Contemporary Whodunit/90's Style Teen Horror Movies (Arranged by Year)

1. Scream (1996)

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2. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

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3. The Faculty (1998)

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4. Urban Legend (1998)

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5. Cherry Falls (2000)

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6. Valentine (2001)

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7. Cry Wolf (2005)

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8. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)

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9. Sorority Row (2009)

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10. Scream 4 (2011)

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Synopsis' taken from:

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The Mothman

Best 2010's Horror Films - Part I

2012-05-26T00:00:00.016-05:00

2010's Horror Movies - Part I

(2010-2012)

| 2000's Horror Movies | | 2020's Horror Movies |

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With the first decade of the 2000's in the history books, and the second decade of the 2000's well underway ...

TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of the Top 2010's horror movies (arranged by year) that we believe may be worth checking out, if you love modern contemporary scary movies like we do. With the new decade still in its infant stages, the list will be constantly updated as we continue to find more movies that we feel are worthy of adding.

**Special Note** The list will only include movies from the second decade of the 2000's (2010-2012)

... In saying that, we've done our best to create a versatile list pulling from a variety of different horror genres; torture porn, teen screams, slashers, ghost movies, backwoods/breakdown movies -- we've got good movies, cheesy movies, fun movies, popular movies, underrated movies, remakes, and more!

It can be argued whether some of the movies on the list belong in the horror genre (depending on how one defines horror) ... nevertheless (with versatility in mind), we've included some that are definitely horror, some that are horror comedies, some that are sci-fi action horror, some that are psychological thrillers, along with others that may be open for interpretation.

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Disclaimer

Not all of the movies on the list, in our opinion, are actually good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons -- Some had highly anticipated theatrical releases, some are popular horror films, while others are remakes or sequels to classic horror films from decades past.

Thanks and enjoy!

Proceed to Best 2000's Horror Movies - (2000-2009)

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2010's Horror Movies by Year

| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |

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1. Black Swan (2010)

In director Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller, ambitious New York City ballet dancer Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) lands the lead in "Swan Lake" but soon thinks her dreams of stardom are threatened by a rival ballerina (Mila Kunis). As opening night nears and the pressure to be perfect builds, Nina's obsession descends into paranoia and delusion. Portman won an Academy Award for the film, which also nabbed an Oscar nod for Best Picture.

Director: Darren Aronofsky

R-Rated

108 mins

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2. The Crazies (2010)

When a plane crashes in a small town, a secret biological weapon is released. As the toxic substance infiltrates the local water system, some residents become gravely ill, while others descend into homicidal madness. Sheriff David Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) attempts to set things straight, but soon the military becomes involved in containing the killer virus. Breck Eisner directs this chilling remake of George A. Romero's 1973 horror classic.

Director: Breck Eisner

R-Rated

100 mins

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3. Devil (2010)

In this edgy thriller, Det. Bowden (Chris Messina) must not only save five people trapped in an elevator -- a mechanic (Logan Marshall-Green), a young woman (Bojana Novakovic), an old woman (Jenny O'Hara), a guard (Bokeem Woodbine) and a salesman (Geoffrey Arend) -- but he must act fast because the devil is among them. Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle direct M. Night Shyamalan's story, which explores the notion that there are no coincidences.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

PG-13

81 mins

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4. Frozen (2010)

Three friends hit the slopes for a weekend of skiing and snowboarding. But when they convince the chairlift operator to let them take one last run before closing, Parker (Emma Bell), Joe (Shawn Ashmore) and Dan (Kevin Zegers) find themselves stranded in midair, alone and freezing. It'll be days before anyone returns to the slopes, and their chances of survival are looking slimmer by the minute. Adam Green directs this taut thriller.

Director: Adam Green

R-Rated

93 mins

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5. Hatchet II (2010)

aka Hatchet 2

Boasting an all-star horror movie cast, this old-school slasher follows terrorized Marybeth (Danielle Harris) as she escapes from the bayou inhabited by Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder), a vicious murderer whose outward deformities hide an even more twisted soul dedicated to slaughter. Determined to avenge the murders of her family, Marybeth reunites with sinister Rev. Zombie (Tony Todd), then returns to the gore-filled swamp to hunt her nemesis.

Director: Adam Green

Unrated

85 mins

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6. The Human Centipede: First Sequence (2010)

After their car breaks down while in Germany, Americans Lindsay (Ashley C. Williams) and Jenny (Ashlynn Yennie) wind up at a remote villa -- and soon find themselves trapped in a nightmare. Dr. Josef Heiter (Dieter Laser) kidnaps them for his demented experiment to create a human "centipede." The plan includes removing their kneecaps so they must walk on all fours, then surgically connecting them to a Japanese man to create a bizarre human chain.

Director: Tom Six

R-Rated

91 mins

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7. I Saw the Devil (2010)

Akmareul boatda (original title)

From famed thriller director Ji-woon Kim comes this edgy thriller about secret agent Dae-hoon (Byung-hun Lee), who discovers how far over the edge he will go in order to seek revenge after his fiancée is brutally slain by psychopathic serial killer Kyung-chul (Min-sik Choi). With the police baffled by Kyung-chul's murders, Dae-hoon decides to capture the killer, but his own increasing violence makes him wonder who the monster really is.

Director: Ji-woon Kim

Not-Rated

142 mins

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8. I Spit on your Grave (2010)

In this horror remake, young writer Jennifer (Sarah Butler) finds life at her rented retreat perfect for working on her first novel. But her enthusiasm is shattered by her vicious rape. Now, the local thugs responsible will face an excruciating fate. Jennifer's attackers command developmentally disabled Matthew (Chad Lindberg) to kill her, but he fakes the murder, leaving the scarred writer to carry out a gruesome plot for revenge.

Director: Steven R. Monroe

Unrated

108 mins

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9. The Last Exorcism (2010)

Ready to expose his miraculous deeds as mere trickery, Rev. Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) invites a documentary crew to film his final exorcism. But when the devil actually possesses a girl's body, Marcus must regain his faith and engage in the fight of his life. Produced by Eli Roth and directed by Daniel Stamm, this frighteningly realistic horror movie also stars Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr and Louis Herthum.

Director: Daniel Stamm

PG-13

87 mins

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10. Let Me In (2010)

When 12-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) befriends his mysterious next-door neighbor, Abby (Chloe Moretz), the two outcasts form a tight-knit bond that gives Owen the courage to stand up to school bullies. But he slowly begins to suspect his new friend has a secret. Matt Reeves directs this uncommon coming-of-age thriller based on the award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In. Richard Jenkins co-stars.

Director: Matt Reeves

R-Rated

116 mins

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34. My Soul to Take (2010)

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

108 mins

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12. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Samuel Bayer directs this reinvention of Wes Craven's 1984 slasher classic about Freddy Krueger, a serial killer who crosses the boundary between dreams and the waking world to gut his victims with his razor-sharp blade-fingered glove. As Nancy (Rooney Mara) and her pals fight for their lives, they also uncover clues to a shocking secret from their past. Jackie Earle Haley takes on the iconic role of Freddy.

Director: Samuel Bayer

R-Rated

95 mins

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13. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

Doors slamming shut, shadows moving across the floor -- the unexplained, terrifyingly real supernatural forces are back, and this time, Dan (Brian Boland), Kristi (Sprague Grayden), Ali (Molly Ephraim), baby Hunter and dog Abby become part of the nightmare as the cameras roll. Tod Williams (The Door in the Floor) directs and Michael R. Perry ("Persons Unknown") writes this spine-chilling sequel to the wildly popular 2009 flick.

Director: Tod Williams

R-Rated

91 mins

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14. Piranha 3D (2010)

Ravenous piranhas with razor-sharp teeth terrorize Lake Havasu vacationers in director Alexandre Aja's remake of Joe Dante's campy 1978 horror film, itself a satire of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. When an earthquake tears open the bottom of Lake Havasu, schools of carnivorous piranhas are released from their underwater lair, and the lake turns into a bloody, frenzied death trap for unwitting water-goers.

Director: Alexandre Aja

R-Rated

88 mins

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15. Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)

Insane, intense cruelty is the calling card of the Jigsaw killer (Tobin Bell), whose twisted spirit and terrifying human traps -- recalled in flashbacks following his death in Saw III -- inspire another installment of the hugely successful gore franchise. Led by fellow survivor Bobby Dagen (Sean Patrick Flanery), Jigsaw's past victims band together to support each other. Cary Elwes reprises his role as Dr. Lawrence Gordon.

Director: Kevin Greutert

R-Rated

90 mins

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16. Splice (2010)

Ignoring instructions from the pharmaceutical company that funds their research, groundbreaking genetic scientists Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody) continue with an unorthodox experiment to create a human-animal hybrid, a new life form they dub "Dren" (Delphine Chanéac). When they see their fantastical creation, Clive warns that it should be destroyed, but Elsa refuses -- a decision she'll regret when Dren makes deadly plans of her own.

Director: Vincenzo Natali

R-Rated

104 mins

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17. Shutter Island (2010)

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his own troubling visions and by Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley). Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer and Max von Sydow co-star in director Martin Scorsese's plot twist-filled psychological thriller set on a Massachusetts island in 1954.

Director: Martin Scorsese

R-Rated

138 mins

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18. Skyline (2010)

After a wild night of partying with friends, Terry (Donald Faison) awakens to discover that he's one of the few remaining people on Earth. Banding together with a small group of survivors (Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, David Zayas, Brittany Daniel and Crystal Reed), Terry sets out to solve the mystery of what happened to the human race. Greg and Colin Strause (whose work includes the visual effects for Avatar and 300) direct.

Director 1: Colin Strause

Director 2: Greg Strause

PG-13

94 mins

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19. Stake Land (2010)

This genre-bending thriller combines vampires, religious fanatics and post-apocalyptic horrors with a coming-of-age tale that finds drifter Mister (Nick Damici) training young Martin (Connor Paolo) to survive the nightmare that has become America as they journey to New Eden. While they combat the mutated bloodsuckers and vicious humans seeking to rule the land, Mister and Martin rescue other wanderers and become a tightly knit family of warriors.

Director: Jim Mickle

R-Rated

98 mins

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20. Troll Hunter (2010)

2011 American Release

Three students enter the Norwegian woods to film a documentary on a bear poacher named Hans. When they find him, he claims that bear hunting is just a ruse, and that he actually tracks trolls for the Norwegian government! This footage captures the trio as they follow Hans deep into the forest. If the hunter's story is true, they'll have the makings of the best student film in history. Otto Jespersen, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Johanna Mørck and Tomas Alf Larsen star.

Director: André Øvredal

PG-13

103 mins

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21. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)

Expecting to enjoy a relaxing vacation at their rundown mountain cabin, backwoods boys Tucker and Dale see their peaceful trip turn into a nightmare when college kids camping nearby accuse the duo of being psychotic killers.

Director: Eli Craig

R-Rated

89 mins

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22. Wolfman (2010)

Based on the 1941 classic, this werewolf-themed horror film set in Victorian England centers on Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro), an American man who, upon a visit to London, gets bitten by a werewolf. Talbot had come to England to make amends with his estranged father (Anthony Hopkins), but after a moonlight transformation leaves him with a savage hunger for flesh, family harmony is the least of his worries.

Director: Joe Johnston

R-Rated

103 mins

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23. Apollo 18 (2011)

If you buy in to official statements, Apollo 17 was NASA's last manned mission to the moon. But what if found footage of a secret Apollo mission that had taken place the following year could prove otherwise -- and explain why we haven't gone back?

Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego

PG-13

86 mins

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24. Attack the Block (2011)

When aliens attack a South London neighborhood, a teen gang pulls together to protect their turf by any means necessary. But extraterrestrials prove far more formidable than anyone they ever jumped on the streets.

Director: Joe Cornish

R-Rated

88 mins

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25. Bag of Bones (2011)

Reeling from the sudden death of his wife, author Mike Noonan moves into his backwoods writing retreat, only to be swept up in a supernatural conspiracy that involves a custody battle over a young girl and a vengeful ghost that haunts his house.

Director: Mick Garris

Writer: Stephen King

Not-Rated

234 mins

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26. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011)

Soon after moving in with her father (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes), young Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison) discovers she isn't alone in the house: strange creatures live there -- and they might not be as friendly as Sally thinks they are. Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) co-writes and Troy Nixey directs this horror remake of the 1973 made-for-television movie of the same name.

Director: Troy Nixey

R-Rated

99 mins

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27. Dream House (2011)

Daniel Craig plays Will Atenton, a successful businessman who forsakes New York City for the rural pleasures of New England, only to discover that the tranquil abode he's moved into was the scene of an as-yet-unsolved multiple homicide. Drawn reluctantly into the mystery surrounding the tragic events, Will and his wife (Rachel Weisz) soon begin finding plenty of reasons to worry about their own safety in this psychological thriller.

Director: Jim Sheridan

PG-13

92 mins

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28. Final Destination 5 (2011)

Death still isn't satisfied in the fifth installment of this cult horror franchise, setting out to claim the lives of shaken co-workers who cheated him when they heeded a colleague's premonition about an unstable suspension bridge.

Director: Steven Quale

R-Rated

92 mins

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29. Fright Night (2011)

This update of the 1985 horror comedy focuses more on terror than laughs when teen Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) suspects that his new neighbor, the sinister Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell), is a vampire, and turns to a self-styled vampire expert, Peter Vincent (David Tennant), for help. Las Vegas magician Vincent proves useless, and it's up to Charley to save his mom, Jane (Toni Collette), and girlfriend, Amy, from the seductive bloodsucker.

Director: Craig Gillespie

R-Rated

106 mins

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30. Grave Encounters (2011)

In this horror flick, the stars of a paranormal-investigation TV show spend the night in a derelict psychiatric hospital, hoping to uncover what's been going bump in the night. As their cameras roll, they find themselves trapped -- and hunted.

Director: The Vicious Brothers

PG-13

92 mins

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31. Insidious (2011)

After moving into a new home, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) confront terrifying tribulations when their son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) falls into a coma and his body starts to attract malevolent forces from a mysterious netherworld. But when the family decides to move again, hoping to leave the evil spirits behind, they realize that their problems are just beginning. James Wan (Saw) directs.

Director: James Wan

PG-13

103 mins

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32. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

A malign and murderous spirit continues to dwell within a San Diego home in this second creepy sequel to 2007's chilling Paranormal Activity. Hoping to catch photo evidence of Bloody Mary, the residents soon become victims in their own horror film.

Director 1: Henry Joost

Director 2: Ariel Schulman

R-Rated

103 mins

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33. Red Riding Hood (2011)

In this horror-fantasy re-imagining of the classic tale, young Valerie juggles a difficult romantic decision with feelings of fear and grief as her town is terrorized by a legendary werewolf, which has killed her sister and hungers to feast again.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke

PG-13

100 mins

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34. The Resident (2011)

A young doctor moves into a Brooklyn loft and realizes she isn't alone in her new abode. Now she's struggling to survive as she attempts to disentangle herself from her landlord, who has a key to her home and a growing obsession for his tenant.

Director: Antti Jokinen

R-Rated

91 mins

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35. The Rite (2011)

Despite his conviction that demonic possession is just so much supersitious mumbo jumbo, Catholic priest-in-training Michael Kovak (Colin O'Donoghue) journeys to Rome to attend a special exorcism school being taught at the Vatican. Before long, true-believer Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins) introduces the young cleric to the devil's power firsthand. Director Mikael Håfström helms this graphic supernatural thriller inspired by a true story.

Director: Mikael Håfström

PG-13

112 mins

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36. The Roommate (2011)

While acclimating to campus life, college freshman Sara (Minka Kelly) begins to realize that her new roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), is becoming obsessed with her. When the unhinged Rebecca starts targeting Sara's friends and loved ones, can she save them -- and herself? This tense psychological thriller also stars Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Alyson Michalka and Frances Fisher.

Director: Christian E. Christiansen

PG-13

91 mins

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37. Scream 4 (2011)

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

103 mins

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38. The Thing (2011)

This terrifying prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 classic of the same name tells the story of a team of Norwegian scientists who find an alien ship frozen in Antarctica. When the organism inside awakens, blood flows across the frozen landscape. Leading the group is pilot Carter (Joel Edgerton), who allies with paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in a desperate attempt to rally the paranoid workers to combat the deadly threat.

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

R-Rated

103 mins

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39. The Ward (2011)

Director: John Carpenter

R-Rated

88 mins

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40. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

In this twisted thriller from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, five friends arrive at a secluded cabin with clear instructions for their anticipated mountain getaway. But when the rigid rules are broken, punishment is swift -- and everyone will pay. Kristen Connolly, Jesse Williams, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Chris Hemsworth and Brian J. White star with Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford in this surprising spin on a classic horror setup.

Director: Drew Goddard

R-Rated

95 mins

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41. The Devil Inside (2012)

At once spooky and grisly, this thriller follows a woman's quest to find the truth behind claims that her mother killed three people during an exorcism. Thedaughter's journey takes her to Italy, where she becomes involved in other exorcisms.

Director: William Brent Bell

R-Rated

83 mins

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42. Silent House (2012)

Based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, this taut thriller from the makers of Open Water follows Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) as she helps her father and uncle repair their damaged summer home. When she hears a mysterious noise, Sarah's descent into madness begins. As the darkness and increasingly loud noise prey on her mind, Sarah grows ever more panicked and convinced that the house, which she barely remembers from her youth, has a malevolent past.

Director 1: Chris Kentis

Director 2: Laura Lau

R-Rated

83 mins

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43. The Woman in Black (2012)

Dispatched by his boss to an isolated seaside village to tie up a recently deceased client's affairs, a young London lawyer finds himself in a community grappling with dark secrets -- and a haunting presence with a sinister agenda.

Director: James Watkins

PG-13

95 mins

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Our Top Ten 2010's Horror Films so far (Arranged by Year)

1. The Crazies (2010)

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2. The Last Exorcism (2010)

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3. Let Me In (2010)

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4. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

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5. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

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6. Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

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7. Final Destination 5 (2011)

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8. Insidious (2011)

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9. Scream 4 (2011)

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10. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

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The Mothman

Scariest Horror Movie of the 2000's

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Scariest Horror Movies of the 2000's

| Best 2011 Horror Movies | | Scariest Horror Movie Scenes |

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TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of 2000's horror films (arranged alphabetically) that we believe are the scariest movies of the past decade, and may be worth checking out, if you love scary movies like we do. The list will continue to be updated and expanded upon as we continue to find more movies that we believe are worthy of adding.

We get a lot of request to create a "most scariest horror movies of the 2000's" list but have avoided compiling such a list because of the fact that the term "scary" is an extremely subjective one. Different things obviously scare different people -- what scares you may not scare me ... what scares me may not scare you (you get the drill). Some folks are scared of torture, others monsters and zombies, others exorcisms, others ghost or evil men in masks. So I think we can all agree that the odds of creating a list that everyone will agree on is rather low.

Nonetheless, we've given it a shot and done are best to present a versatile list definitely consisting of movies that were disturbing to me.

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Disclaimer

Not all of the movies on the list, in our opinion, are good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons.

Thanks and enjoy!

Want more 2000's Horror? - Check Out Our Best Horror movies of the 2000's List

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1. Session 9 (2001)

Desperate for cash, asbestos remover Gordon (Peter Mullan) claims he can clean up an abandoned psychiatric hospital in a week. But by the time Gordon discovers the truth about the asylum's gruesome past, the place may cast its curse on his entire crew. The former site of untold human misery, the decaying mental ward now works its dark magic on each member of Gordon's team. David Caruso co-stars in director Brad Anderson's psychological thriller.

Director: Brad Anderson

R-Rated

100 mins

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2. 28 Days Later (2002)

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors (including Cillian Murphy and Brendan Gleeson) are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain. Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) directs.

Director: Danny Boyle

R-Rated

113 mins

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3. Dark Water (2002)

Honogurai mizu no soko kara (original title)

Thrill-master Hideo Nakata takes another chilling novel by Koji Suzuki and adapts it for the screen. This time, Yoshimi (Hitomi Kuroki) is fighting for the custody of her daughter, but more menacing problems have begun to plague her in her dreary apartment. An inexplicable odd pattern appears on her ceiling, and when she has recurrent visions of a strange girl and of a red bag she used to own when she was a child, Yoshimi fears for her sanity.

Director: Hideo Nakata

PG-13

100 mins

(Japanese)

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4. The Eye (2002)

Gin gwai (original title)

When a young girl, Mun (Angelica Lee), undergoes a corneal transplant to correct her blindness, she not only receives the gift of eyesight, but second sight as well: She can now see ghosts. To exorcise the demons tormenting her, Mun looks into the life of the person who donated the corneas and unearths a deep mystery that she becomes desperate to solve.

Director 1: Oxide Pang Chun

Director 2: Danny Pang

R-Rated

98 mins

(Chinese)

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5. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

Before he crafted an American version starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, director Takashi Shimizu thrilled Japanese audiences with this story of a young nurse (Megumi Okina) who learns that the house she's visiting is cursed by two brutal murders that happened there. Soon, she realizes that everyone who sets foot in the house, which is inhabited by vengeful spirits, meets a bloody and disturbing end, and she's the next in line.

Director: Takashi Shimizu

R-Rated

92 mins

(Japanese)

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6. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Reporter John Klein (Richard Gere) is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions. Director Mark Pellington (Arlington Road) crafts a subtle chiller that brings otherworldly terror down to earth.

Director: Mark Pellington

PG-13

119 mins

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7. The Ring (2002)

It sounded like just another urban legend: a videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. Newspaper reporter Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) naturally is skeptical of the story. That is, until four teens die mysteriously one week after watching such a tape. Curious, Rachel tracks down the video and watches it -- and now has seven days to unravel the mystery of the "Ring."

Director: Gore Verbinski

PG-13

115 mins

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8. High Tension (2003)

Haute Tension (original title)

Students Marie (Cécile de France) and Alex (Maïwenn Le Besco) have no idea of the horrors that await them when they head off to a remote country home to study for their upcoming exams and a psychopathic stranger attacks, tying up Alex and taking her away. It's up to Marie to save her friend -- but first, she must figure out what's really going on. Philippe Nahon co-stars in this twisty-turny tale of terror.

Director: Alexandre Aja

NC-17

91 mins

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9. One Missed Call (2003)

Chakushin Ari (original title)

Possessed cell phones predict their owners' untimely deaths in Takashi Miike's high-tech horror tale. One by one, Yumi's (Kou Shibasaki) friends receive chilling calls on their cell phones from themselves, placed a few days in the future. They listen in horror to their own bizarre deaths, which eventually occur. As Yumi frantically tries to solve the mystery, she uncovers a shocking link between herself and the murders.

Director: Takashi Miike

R-Rated

112 mins

(Japanese)

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10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The only known survivor (Jessica Biel) of a 1973 killing spree, dubbed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, breaks her silence and comes forward to tell the real story of what happened on that bloody day. She recounts the grisly events that led her and her four teenage friends to a deserted rural Texas highway and straight into the clutches of a chainsaw-wielding madman who left a trail of blood and terror.

Director: Marcus Nispel

R-Rated

98 mins

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11. Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Based on the 1978 George Romero gore classic, this horror remake takes place in the wake of a plague as the United States is overrun by millions of corpses who walk the earth as cannibalistic zombies. A small group of survivors, including a nurse (Sarah Polley) and a police officer (Ving Rhames), try to find shelter within a massive shopping mall. But the zombies have a kind of sense memory and start arriving -- in droves -- for a shopping spree.

Director: Zack Snyder

R-Rated

101 mins

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12. The Grudge (2004)

Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as a woman who battles forces of evil in this English-language version of a famous Japanese horror film, Ju-On, about a wretched curse that descends on a person about to die in a fit of rage. Once the curse hits and the victim dies, a more powerful curse is spawned, one much deadlier and more difficult to overcome. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, who also helmed the original, the film co-stars Jason Behr and Clea Duvall.

Director: Takashi Shimizu

PG-13

91 mins

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13. Saw (2004)

Would you kill to live? That's what Adam and Gordon have to ask themselves when they're abducted by a serial killer and paired up in a deadly situation -- holed up in a prison constructed with such ingenuity that escape seems impossible.

Director: James Wan

R-Rated

100 mins

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14. Shutter (2004)

Tun (Ananda Everingham), a photographer, and his girlfriend, Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee), run over a young girl after a night of drinking and decide to flee the scene. The couple is haunted by the memory of their deadly choice, and soon, they notice their photos contain strange ghostly shapes. When several of Tun's friends die in mysterious circumstances, they realize that they may be haunted by more than just bad memories.

Director 1: Banjong Pisanthanakun

Director 2: Parkpoom Wongpoom

R-Rated

97 mins

(Thailand)

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15. The Amityville Horror (2005)

Hapless home buyers George and Kathy Lutz (Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George) discover their dream home is possessed by evil spirits in this terrifying remake of the 1979 horror classic, based on Jay Anson's popular book -- and a reportedly real-life haunting. As it turns out, the Lutzes home has a bloody history (a former occupant killed his entire family there just a year earlier), so it doesn't take long for terror to come knocking.

Director: Andrew Douglas

R-Rated

89 mins

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16. An American Haunting (2005)

Donald Sutherland and Sissy Spacek star as tormented heads of household in this haunting period drama, based on the only documented case in U.S. history in which a spirit was determined to have caused a man's death.

Director: Courtney Solomon

Un-Rated

83 mins

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17. The Descent (2005)

Six girlfriends, led by thrill seeker Juno (Natalie Mendoza), go spelunking a year after a tragic incident. But when they get trapped under the earth, all rationale escapes them as they start to suffer from limited oxygen and delusions -- or are they? Now, the friends must find a way to escape the cave and the murky creatures that lie within it. Writer-director Neil Marshall helms this horrific tale about a caving trip turned nightmare.

Director: Neil Marshall

R-Rated

99 mins

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18. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Attorney Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) always manages to keep her emotions in check when she's in the middle of a case, but she finds herself unraveling when she decides to represent a priest (Tom Wilkinson) who's conducted an exorcism gone horribly awry. The highly charged case, in which Erin battles an overconfident state lawyer (Aaron Douglas) who thinks he has a slam dunk, leaves her questioning her life choices, career prospects and beliefs.

Director: Eric Derrickson

Unrated

121 mins

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19. Hostel (2005)

American backpacking students Paxton (Jay Hernandez) and Josh (Derek Richardson) head to a hostel in Slovakia rumored to be brimming with willing women -- but instead, they become objects of torture in an unimaginable house of twisted horrors. Quentin Tarantino executive produces this grisly tale, which is directed and written by Eli Roth. Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova and Jana Kaderabkova co-star.

Director: Eli Roth

R-Rated

94 mins

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20. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Traveling across the American Southwest en route to California, an unsuspecting suburban family is being tracked by a group of hill dwellers whose social skills have failed to evolve -- and who could attack them at any moment. If their vehicle breaks down, or if they stop to stretch their legs, their vacation could end in tragedy. Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin and Dan Byrd co-star in this remake of the 1977 Wes Craven classic.

Director: Alexandre Aja

R-Rated

107 mins

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21. Silent Hill (2006)

Determined to save her terminally ill daughter (Jodelle Ferland) from death, Rose (Radha Mitchell) ignores the wishes of her husband and takes her to a faith healer. But her well-intentioned efforts somehow land them in an alternate reality. Now, Rose is in the deserted town of Silent Hill, where her daughter mysteriously disappears and she's left to search for her child in a world of darkness and shadow.

Director: Christophe Gans

R-Rated

125 mins

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22. Dead Silence (2007)

In the wake of his young bride's mysterious death, grieving newlywed Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) is forced to return to his haunted hometown, where he butts heads with the ghost of a creepy ventriloquist who was infamously murdered years ago. Amber Valletta and Donnie Wahlberg co-star in this chilling horror offering from James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the same team that created the grizzly Saw trilogy.

Director: James Wan

R-Rated

91 mins

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23. The Orphanage (2007)

El orfanato (original title)

Fueled by fond memories from her childhood, Laura (Belén Rueda) persuades her husband (Fernando Cayo) to help her revamp a seaside orphanage into a facility for disabled children. But soon after the couple moves in, their son, Simón (Roger Príncep), begins exhibiting disturbing behavior. As Laura tries to understand Simón's increasingly malevolent actions, she becomes drawn into the house's terrifying secrets in this unnerving chiller.

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona

R-Rated

110 mins

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24. REC (2007)

Trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building with residents, firefighters and a growing horde of ravenous zombies, television reporter Angela (Manuela Velasco) and her cameraman, Pablo, record brutal deaths and terrifying events while trying to stay alive. Filmed entirely from unseen Pablo's point of view, this tension-filled Spanish horror film thrills viewers with its aggressive action. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró direct.

Director 1: Jaume Balagueró

Director 2: Paco Plaza

R-Rated

78 mins

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25. Mirrors (2008)

This creepy supernatural thriller from director Alexandre Aja stars Kiefer Sutherland as troubled security guard Ben Carson, a man who discovers malevolent spirits living within the mirrors of a fire-ravaged department store. When their murderous nature comes to light, Ben turns to his estranged wife (Paula Patton) to help him save their family -- and himself. The supporting cast includes Amy Smart and Jason Flemyng.

Director: Alexandre Aja

R-Rated

112 mins

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26. Quarantine (2008)

While on assignment shadowing firemen, a Los Angeles news reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) get trapped in a quarantined apartment complex with a vicious unknown killer. With all forms of communications cut, the news crew keeps the cameras rolling as they search for a way to escape rabies-infected zombies. John Erick Dowdle writes and directs this frenzied horror film that also stars Johnathon Schaech.

Director: John Erick Dowdle

R-Rated

89 mins

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28. The Collector (2009)

Desperate to be free of his financial debt to his ex-wife, Arkin (Josh Stewart) breaks into his employer's house to snag a jewel he knows will buy him independence. Too bad for him, someone else has gotten there first in this Marcus Dunston-helmed horror fest. Now, Arkin just wants to survive the night when he finds the house's residents tied up, the house rigged with deadly traps and a masked madman engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Director: Marcus Dunstan

R-Rated

88 mins

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28. The Fourth Kind (2009)

When Alaskan psychiatrist Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich) begins videotaping her therapy sessions with clients, she uncovers petrifying evidence that they have experienced the fourth level of alien encounter: abduction. But as she finds more clues, she suspects that the government will do anything to conceal the truth. Olatunde Osunsanmi directs and Will Patton co-stars in this jarring thriller allegedly based on a true tale.

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi

PG-13

98 mins

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29. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

In this supernatural thriller, the Campbell family's move to Connecticut takes a mysteriously dark turn when a series of shocking paranormal events reveals that their inviting new home is a former mortuary with a sordid past. Based on a true story, this terrifying tale stars Virginia Madsen and Martin Donovan as the well-meaning Campbell parents, Kyle Gallner as their cancer-stricken son and Elias Koteas as the enigmatic Rev. Nicholas Popescu.

Director: Peter Cornwell

PG-13

102 mins

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30. Paranormal Activity (2009)

When Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) fear their San Diego, Calif., home may be haunted by a demonic presence, Micah sets up a video camera to document all the jaw-dropping, hair-raising action over a series of several nights in fall 2006. The paranormal occurrences increase in frequency and significance, leaving Katie more and more distraught -- and determined to put an end to the terror.

Director: Oren Peli

R-Rated

85 mins

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31. Paranormal Entity (2009)

Not to be confused with the original paranormal hit, this take-off documents a family's descent into paranoia as their house is besieged by a demonic force and then gradually turn on each other as the haunting grows more severe.

Director: Shane Van Dyke

Not-Rated

88 mins

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32. REC 2 (2009)

In this sequel to their 2007 horror hit [Rec], directors Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza take viewers back to the scene of the original nightmare -- a now-sealed-off apartment where a raging virus was unleashed on rescue workers. With camera once again in tow, a medical officer and a SWAT team venture into ground zero of the virulent virus to try to contain the disease and abort its deadly spread. Manuela Velasco and Jonathan Mellor star.

Director 1: Jaume Balagueró

Director 2: Paco Plaza

R-Rated

85 mins

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33. Case 39 (2010)

2010 American Release

To save 10-year-old Lillith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) from her abusive parents, idealistic social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) welcomes the girl into her own home -- only to discover that Lillith isn't quite the innocent victim that she claims to be. As Lillith's mysterious past comes to light, Emily finds herself in a world of danger. Christian Alvart's terrifying thriller also stars Ian McShane and Bradley Cooper.

Director: Christian Alvart

R-Rated

109 mins

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34. The Last Exorcism (2010)

Director: Daniel Stamm

PG-13

87 mins

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35. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

Director: Tod Williams

R-Rated

91 mins

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36. Grave Encounters (2011)

Director: The Vicious Brothers

PG-13

92 mins

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37. Insidious (2011)

Director: James Wan

PG-13

103 mins

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38. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

Director 1: Henry Joost

Director 2: Ariel Schulman

R-Rated

103 mins

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My Top Ten Scariest Horror Films (Arranged by Year) of the first decade of the 2000's (2000-2009)

1. Session 9 (2001)

Most of us still aren't entirely clear on exactly what the presence was residing in that old mental hospital (ghost, spirit, demon or other), but whatever it was to me, ended up being more disturbing than most physical manifestations could ever be. Session 9 may not scare everyone, but it sure as heck bothered me.

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2. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

The Mothman Prophecies is definitely one of the films from the 2000's that creeped me out a bit. It's claims to be based on actual occurrences and true events (and quite a bit of it wasn't too far off from the actual accounts) makes it all the more disturbing.

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3. The Ring (2002)

Technically, no movie really scares me now that I'm all grown up. I've been watching horror movies for years and I've definitely seen it all! Nonetheless, something about The Ring was disturbing ... and I just can't help but wonder what type of affect a movie like this might have had on me if I saw it when I was a kid (if it came out in the late 80's).

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4. The Grudge (2004)

During the whole ghost "girl with long dark black hair and white dress" frenzy inspired by Asian Horror films, not many movies made more of an impact than the Grudge and/or Ju-on did ... which makes it worthy of my list.

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5. Saw (2004)

Saw is often referred to as one of the grandfathers of torture porn. But the first Saw used other vices and scare tactics as well as torture to terrorize viewers (marionette puppets, pigface masks, the whodunit killer in a raincoat like Seven). When you combine that with a good story and a twist ending, you get the beginning of one of the staple horror franchises of the 2000's.

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6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

I don't consider myself an individual who frightens easily, but one of the best ways to rattle my cage is with a good intense Religious Horror movie. Every so often, one of these types of movies will hit a nerve and leave me all weirded out.

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7. Dead Silence (2007)

Dolls and puppets aren't any of my phobias, but the 2007 movie Dead Silence (from the creators of Saw) in my opinion definitely earns the right to be considered one of the more creepier films of the 2000's. "Beware the stare of Mary Shaw"!

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8. REC (2007)

The 2000's had some pretty good & creepy zombie movies, but the one that makes the cut (in our books) is the found footage style 2007 movie REC. It's dark, it's intense, it's claustrophobic, it's a disaster, and it keeps you on the edge of your seat!

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9. The Fourth Kind (2009)

The Fourth Kind is yet another movie that claims to be based on actual events (which have since been proven to be fabricated) but REAL or NOT doesn't chance the fact that the movie left me disturbed for days. If I had to crown one movie as "The SCARIEST movie of the 2000's", The Fourth Kind would probably get the nod.

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10. Paranormal Activity (2009)

Some will argue it's scary, others will argue it's not scary, I will argue that (like the Blair Witch Project nearly a decade earlier) stirring up enough hype, talk and controversy, qualifies PA1 as one of the most frightening (and talked about) horror movies of the 2000's.

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The Mothman

Best Serial Killer Films (Crime Thriller Movies)

2012-04-29T00:00:00.019-05:00

Serial Killer Movies

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TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of serial killer movies (arranged by year), that we believe may be worth checking out, if you love crime thrillers like we do! The list may continue to be updated and expanded upon as we continue to find more movies that we believe fit the criteria and are worthy of being added.

There are obviously many different types of serial killer movies and crime thriller films out there on the market. Making a list of all of them wasn't the objective here. The goal "in a nutshell" was to try and find movies like seven (aka Se7en) ... so with that in mind, we've chosen to put the emphasis on the ones "like" The Silence of the Lambs and Seven (and the whodunit style serial killer movies we saw a lot of in the 90's).

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Seven (1995)

Our definition of a Serial Killer Movie/Crime Thriller:

Crime Thrillers / Serial Killer: - Drama style movies, typically involving detectives (or FBI agents), in a race against time to catch a notorious serial killer (a calculating and evasion individual who's always one step ahead), often in the gloom and rain of a major city.

It can be argued whether some of the movies on the list actually fit the bill (some of them aren't like Seven or The Silence of the Lambs) ... nevertheless, we've done are best to included a variety of different types of serial killer movies, all the while trying not to wander too far away from the kind mentioned above.
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Disclaimer

Not all of the movies on the list, in our opinion, are good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons.

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1. Chiefs (1983)

This Emmy-nominated miniseries from director Jerry London follows three consecutive police chiefs (Wayne Rogers, Brad Davis and Billy Dee Williams) in a rural Southern town who work for decades to bring an elusive child molester and serial killer (Keith Carradine) to justice. As the final sheriff (Williams) closes in, he must also confront racist backlash from the town he's sworn to protect. Charlton Heston and Danny Glover also star.

Director: Jerry London

R-Rated

229 mins

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2. The Mean Season (1985)

Miami newspaper reporter Malcolm Anderson (Kurt Russell) is fed up with writing about murder. But just when he's about to hand in his resignation, he receives a surprising call from the murderer mentioned in his latest article -- a serial slayer known as the "Numbers Killer." Anderson goes back to work, butthe more he writes, the closer he comes to harm. Andy Garcia, Joe Pantoliano and Mariel Hemingway co-star in this grisly thriller.

Director: Phillip Borsos

R-Rated

103 mins

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3. Manhunter (1986)

aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter

Using his uncanny ability to get inside psychopaths' minds, former FBI agent Will Graham (William Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer. Graham retired after catching Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) and subsequently suffering a breakdown. Now, he engages in a risky cat-and-mouse game with Lecter to capture a new killer. This gripping psychological horror film is based on the novel Red Dragon, the prequel to The Silence of the Lambs.

Director: Michael Mann

R-Rated

119 mins

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4. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

In this pulse-pounding adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer; unfortunately, her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape … and now, two deranged killers are on the loose.

Director: Jonathan Demme

R-Rated

118 mins

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5. Jennifer 8 (1992)

aka Jennifer Eight

Andy Garcia stars as John Berlin, a detective in a small Northern California town who's pulled into a grisly murder investigation: Eight unidentified blind women, code-named "Jennifer" by police files, are victims of a killer's gruesome handiwork. John works to uncover the mystery with the help of (and while protecting) the possible next victim, Helena Robinson, a blind woman played by Uma Thurman.

Director: Bruce Robinson

R-Rated

124 mins

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6. Knight Moves (1992)

Peter Sanderson (Christopher Lambert), a tormented but brilliant chess player, comes out of retirement to compete in a tournament. But when a beautiful woman he meets through a one-night stand turns up dead, Sanderson finds himself in check mate. Now, as a pawn in an all-too-real -- and deadly -- game of chess with a deranged psychopath, his only hope is to figure out the killer's next move with help from psychologist Kathy Sheppard (Diane Lane).

Director: Carl Schenkel

R-Rated

108 mins

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7. Citizen X (1995)

In this fact-based film, Russian forensics expert Burakov (Stephen Rea) tracks a serial killer over several years. Bukarov's superior, Fetisov (Donald Sutherland), does his best to assist, but with more than 50 victims, the case stalls under Soviet bureaucracy. At the end of his rope, Bukarov brings in a psychiatrist (Max von Sydow) to create the killer's profile. Sutherland won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role in this made-for-cable thriller.

Director: Chris Gerolmo

R-Rated

105 mins

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8. Copycat (1995)

The hunt for a San Francisco psycho makes unlikely comrades of two women: criminal psychologist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver), who's survived an attack by another serial killer, and Detective M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter), who needs Hudson's insight to break the case. The culprit has been nicknamed the Copycat for using methods based on real serial killers, from the Boston Strangler to Son of Sam.

Director: Joe Amiel

R-Rated

123 mins

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9. Just Cause (1995)

When a death row inmate (Blair Underwood) calls on Harvard law professor Paul Armstrong (Sean Connery) to prove his innocence eight years after a crime, the evidence doesn't interest the police. But can Armstrong overcome the system and catch the real killer? Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Kate Capshaw and Scarlett Johansson co-star in this Everglades-set thriller based on John Katzenbach's novel of the same name.

Director: Arne Glimcher

R-Rated

102 mins

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10. Se7en (1995)

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset (Morgan Freeman) researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills (Brad Pitt), scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Director: David Fincher

R-Rated

127 mins

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11. The Usual Suspects (1995)

When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together. The plan gets complicated, however, when they intermix with an underworld kingpin named Keyser Söze.

Director: Bryan Singer

R-Rated

106 mins

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12. Kiss the Girls (1997)

Forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone in this tense psychological thriller based on James Patterson's best-selling novel.

Director: Gary Fleder

R-Rated

115 mins

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13. Trail of a Serial Killer (1997)

aka Papertrail

In this modern-day Jack the Ripper story, Chris Penn is Jason Enola, an obsessive, burned-out FBI agent who's been chasing a serial killer for 10 years. After a four-year lull, the murders resume, testing Enola's sanity and threatening the life of a female psychiatrist (Jennifer Dale) who begins receiving phone calls from the killer. What follows is a grisly chase of the most heinous criminal mind in history.

Director: Damian Lee

R-Rated

88 mins

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14. Nightwatch (1997)

Law student Martin Bells (Ewan McGregor) takes a job as the night watchman in a creepy city morgue. But when a serial killer's mutilated victims begin to pile up, Martin finds himself at odds with a surly police detective (Nick Nolte). To make things worse, all the clues seem to point to Martin, and he'll have a hell of a time trying to clear his name. Patricia Arquette, Lauren Graham and Josh Brolin co-star in this moody thriller.

Director: Ole Bornedal

R-Rated

101 mins

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15. Fallen (1998)

Assigned to nab a killer before he or she strikes again, tough homicide detective John Hobbes (Denzel Washington) knows he's on a dangerous assignment -- and one for which he's uniquely suited. But there's more to it than he realizes. Turns out he's not just up against a killer: He must face an evil spirit that can morph from one innocent bystander to the next. John Goodman and Embeth Davidtz also star.

Director: Gregory Hoblit

R-Rated

124 mins

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16. Absence of the Good (1999)

With a string of serial murders terrorizing Salt Lake City, police detective Caleb Barnes (Stephen Baldwin) finds himself under intense pressure to solve the case. To make matters worse, his personal life is disintegrating in the wake of his son's recent, accidental shooting death. Can the emotionally distraught cop end the killings before the tension tears him to pieces? Tyne Daly costars in this taut crime thriller from director John Flynn.

Director: John Flynn

R-Rated

99 mins

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17. The Bone Collector (1999)

Rookie cop Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) -- formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury -- to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed The Bone Collector. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes. Director Phillip Noyce filmed this thriller on location in New York and Montreal.

Director: Phillip Noyce

R-Rated

118 mins

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18. Resurrection (1999)

On the trail of a relentlessly precise serial killer (Robert Joy), Chicago detectives John Prudhomme (Christopher Lambert) and Andrew Hollinsworth (Leland Orser) learn what the murderer is really up to: He intends to reconstruct the body of Christ in time for Easter, using spare parts from innocent victims. The case proves particularly challenging for Prudhomme, who recently lost his son, his once-solid marriage -- and his faith in God.

Director: Russell Mulcahy

R-Rated

107 mins

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19. The Crimson Rivers (2000)

Les rivières pourpres (original title)

A pair of French investigators working on seemingly unconnected cases -- a grisly ritual killing in an insular university town and a graveyard desecration that occurred 150 miles away -- join forces when their clues ultimately dovetail.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz

R-Rated

106 mins

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20. Eye of the Killer (2000)

aka After Alice

After a blow to the head, haggard Det. Mickey Hayden (Kiefer Sutherland) acquires an extraordinary new ability: He can visualize the owner of anything he touches. This homicide-solving talent comes in handy when Hayden gets assigned to the hardest case of his life. A serial killer named Jabberwocky has resurfaced, pinning a note to his most recent victim challenging Hayden to stalk the murderer again in this direct-to-video thriller.

Director: Paul Marcus

R-Rated

100 mins

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21. The Watcher (2000)

Burned out after failing to bust a sadistic serial killer in Los Angeles, FBI agent Joel Campbell (James Spader) retires to Chicago. But the killer (Keanu Reeves) refuses to leave the lawman alone, and begins furnishing new clues designed to drive him mad. To motivate Campbell to rejoin the cat-and-mouse chase, the killer sends photos of his next victims. But it's up to Campbell to try to save them first.

Director: Joe Charbanic

R-Rated

97 mins

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22. Along Came a Spider (2001)

When a girl is kidnapped from a prestigious prep school, homicide detective Alex Cross takes the case, teaming up with young security agent Jezzie Flannigan in hopes of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath before it's too late.

Director: Lee Tamahori

R-Rated

104 mins

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23. From Hell (2001)

Johnny Depp stars as an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets (Heather Graham) in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity. Ian Holm and Robbie Coltrane co-star in this genre-bending drama that marked Albert and Allen Hughes's laudable attempt to break out of their pigeonhole as "black directors."

Director 1: Albert Hughes

Director 2: Allen Hughes

R-Rated

121 mins

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24. Hannibal (2001)

Anthony Hopkins returns as one of the great villains in screen history -- Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter -- in this riveting sequel to The Silence of the Lambs that finds Lecter's only surviving victim trying to draw the serial gourmet out of hiding. Eager to get his revenge on the sadistic killer, the now-hideously scarred Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) uses the one person Lecter cares about as bait: FBI agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore).

Director: Ridley Scott

R-Rated

131 mins

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25. The Pledge (2001)

Homicide detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) is on the eve of retirement when he gets a call that changes everything. A young girl has been murdered, and Black takes the case, promising the distraught parents he'll see it through to the end. Robin Wright co-stars as Black's companion, a single, working-class mother who can't divine the obsessive streak that makes him tick. Sean Penn directs this psychological thriller.

Director: Sean Penn

R-Rated

124 mins

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26. Eye See You (2002)

aka D-Tox

Traumatized after witnessing a brutal crime while on the job, FBI agent Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone) checks into a rehab clinic for law enforcement officers in the remote wilderness of Wyoming, run by an ex-cop named Doc (Kris Kristofferson). When he realizes that a serial killer is loose in the facility and his fellow patients are being murdered, Jake must set aside his fears and track down the killer before he becomes the next victim.

Director: Jim Gillespie

R-Rated

96 mins

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27. Insomnia (2002)

Sent to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, police detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) accidentally shoots his partner, Hap (Martin Donovan), while trying to apprehend a suspect (Robin Williams). But in spite of his guilt, he's still determined to solve the case. Hilary Swank co-stars as a local detective who hampers Dormer's efforts based on her suspicions about the circumstances of Hap's death.

Director: Christopher Nolan

R-Rated

118 mins

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28. Murder by Numbers (2002)

Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and her still-green partner (Ben Chaplin) are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men (Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt): cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes. Chris Penn co-stars in this psychological suspense-thriller from director Barbet Schroeder that tracks Mayweather's attempts to win the battle of wits.

Director: Barbet Schroeder

R-Rated

120 mins

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29. Red Dragon (2002)

This Silence of the Lambs prequel stars Edward Norton as former FBI agent Will Graham, who was once nearly killed by the savage Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) and now has no choice but to face him again. It seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer, Francis Dolarhyde (Ralph Fiennes) -- but can he be trusted? Emily Watson, Harvey Keitel, Mary-Louise Parker and Philip Seymour Hoffman co-star.

Director: Brett Ratner

R-Rated

124 mins

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30. The Riverman (2004)

In this chilling docudrama, criminal investigator Robert Keppel (Bruce Greenwood) is pursuing the infamous Green River Killer -- still at large -- when he decides to enlist the aid of another serial killer to try to apprehend him. The man in question is Ted Bundy (Cary Elwes), then imprisoned in Florida and awaiting possible execution -- something Bundy hoped to put off, or even escape, by cooperating with the investigators on the Green River case.

Director: Bill Eagles

R-Rated

91 mins

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31. Saw (2004)

Director: James Wan

R-Rated

100 mins

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32. Suspect Zero (2004)

A killer is on the loose, and FBI agent Thomas Mackelway is on the case, sifting through clues to uncover the criminal's identity. But there's one unusual twist: The bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

Director: E. Elias Merhige

R-Rated

99 mins

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33. Taking Lives (2004)

Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee (Ethan Hawke) who might be the killer's only eyewitness. But can he really be trusted, given the murderer's penchant for deception?

Director: D.J. Caruso

R-Rated

103 mins

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34. Twisted (2004)

Female cop Jessica (Ashley Judd) is more dedicated to enforcing the law than most of her colleagues, since she feels she has a lot to make up for: Her father moonlighted as a serial killer. Could it be that the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree? That's what Jessica thinks when she finds herself at the center of her own investigation as past lovers inexplicably start dying at a breakneck pace.

Director: Philip Kaufman

R-Rated

97 mins

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35. Saw II (2005)

Detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) desperately tries to catch notorious killer Jigsaw in this suspenseful sequel that finds Jigsaw staying true to his bloodthirsty M.O. of creating devious plans in which people are forced to kill each other. This time, he kidnaps eight supposed strangers and locks them all up in one room, and it's up to Matthews to find the demented killer before his bloody plan is complete.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

R-Rated

93 mins

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36. The Killing Gene (2007)

AKA Waz and/or w Delta z

The crimes of a sadistic killer force a cop who has seen it all to take another look at a case he'd hoped was closed in this grizzly tale of violence and gang warfare. All along someone has been trying to push Detective Eddie Argo (Stellan Skarsgård) and his rookie partner, (Melissa George), into action and make Argo pay for his past decisions by murdering members of a local gang. Selma Blair co-stars.

Director: Tom Shakland

R-Rated

104 mins

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37. Mr. Brooks (2007)

Kevin Costner plays against type, starring as a man caught in a deadly downward spiral -- and at war with his own alter ego (William Hurt) -- in this psychological thriller from writer-director team Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon (Stand by Me). Demi Moore co-stars as a sharp-witted police detective whose passion for her job attracts the attention -- and respect -- of the very serial killer she's tracking.

Director: Bruce A. Evans

R-Rated

120 mins

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38. Zodiac (2007)

David Fincher's chilling drama based on actual events in the 1960s and '70s recounts the infamous actions of a cryptic killer who stalked the streets of San Francisco in an executioner's hood and left clues about his crimes in the newspaper. Jake Gyllenhaal -- flanked by an impressive ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Chloë Sevigny -- stars as the reporter who went on to write a best-selling true-crime book.

Director: David Fincher

R-Rated

151 mins

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39. The Alphabet Killer (2008)

In this psychological thriller inspired by true events, Eliza Dushku ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stars as Megan Paige, a dogged police investigator obsessed with capturing a demented serial killer targeting young girls in Rochester, N.Y. Haunted by the grisly rape and murder of a 10-year-old victim, Paige begins to suffer hallucinations that culminate in a suspense-filled climax. Cary Elwes and Timothy Hutton co-star.

Director: Rob Schmidt

R-Rated

98 mins

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40. Untraceable (2008)

In this tense thriller, cybercops find themselves grappling with a megalomaniacal, murderous psychopath who uses the Internet to show off his grisly handiwork, rigging his site so his remaining captives' fates depend on how many viewers it attracts. Led by FBI Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) and working against the clock, can the team apprehend the technologically brilliant killer? Colin Hanks and Mary Beth Hurt also star.

Director: Gregory Hoblit

R-Rated

101 mins

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41. Horsemen (2009)

aka Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Already reeling from the shocking death of his wife, detective Aidan Breslin (Dennis Quaid) is destined for even darker days when he's tasked with investigating a series of grisly serial murders inspired by biblical prophecy. This chilling psychological thriller from director Jonas Åkerlund also stars Ziyi Zhang, Clifton Collins Jr., Peter Stormare, Patrick Fugit, Lou Taylor Pucci and Eric Balfour.

Director: Jonas Åkerlund

R-Rated

90 mins

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42. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

When a young computer hacker is tasked with investigating a prying journalist, their separate missions become entangled amid a decades-old conspiracy. David Fincher directs this English adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel.

Director: David Fincher

R-Rated

158 mins

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43. The River Murders (2011)

Seattle detective Jack Verdon thinks that his womanizing past is behind him. But the devoted husband and father falls under suspicion when several of his former lovers turn up dead in this tense thriller.

Director: Rick Cowan

R-Rated

92 mins

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Our Top Ten Serial Killer (Crime Thriller) Films (Arranged by Year)

1. The Silence of The Lambs (1991)

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2. Jennifer 8 (1992)

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3. Seven (1995)

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4. The Usual Suspects (1995)

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5. Kiss the Girls (1997)

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6. Fallen (1998)

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7. The Bone Collector (1999)

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8. Resurrection (1999)

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9. Saw (2004)

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10. Suspect Zero (2004)

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Synopsis' taken from:

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The Mothman

Best 80's Horror Movies For Adults

2012-04-22T01:42:00.017-05:00

80's Horror Movies For Adults

(1980-1989)

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If you're looking for something serious and frightening, then a horror comedy just won't hit the spot, and if you don't like movies with too much blood, guts, sex and gore (a formula more geared towards a younger audience) ... then most 80's slashers also won't do the trick! So if you're the person who wants to watch a good 80's horror movie, but you're not a fan of horror comedy or slashers (with 25 year old "teens" being hacked up one by one), then you've come to the right place!

TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a list of what we believe are the best 80's horror movies for grown ups (arranged by year), which may be worth checking out, if you wanna catch an 80's horror flick, but you're not interested in something young oriented or funny! The list may continue to change and be updated over the next few months or so, as we find movie's that may have been overlooked.

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Disclaimer

Not all of the movies on the list, in our opinion, are good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons.

Want More 80's - Checkout Our 80's Horror Movies - (Extensive List)

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1. Altered States (1980)

Harvard scientist Eddie Jessup's (William Hurt) mind-altering experiments on himself, involving a hallucinatory drug and an isolation chamber, get out of control when his handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the evolutionary spectrum -- from human to ape-man. Equal parts sci-fi actioner, 1960s psychedelic trip and farce, the film was based on a Paddy Chayefsky novel and received Oscar nominations for music and sound. Blair Brown co-stars.

Director: Ken Russell

R-Rated

102 mins

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2. The Changeling (1980)

When composer John Russell (George C. Scott) loses his wife and daughter in a car wreck, he seeks solace by renting a secluded estate outside Seattle. But the mansion is haunted by the presence of a child who died there more than 80 years ago. Now, Russell must find out who that child was -- and why there seems to be a cover-up about his existence. Peter Medak directs this chilling horror classic that inspired visual elements in other films.

Director: Peter Medak

R-Rated

115 mins

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3. The Fog (1980)

While an old, weather-beaten fisherman tells a ghost story to fascinated children huddled by a campfire, a piece of driftwood in a child's hands begins to glow, and an eerie fog envelops the seaside community of Antonio Bay. From its midst emerges demonic victims of a century-old shipwreck seeking revenge on the small town. Director John Carpenter's follow-up to his breakout film, Halloween, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Janet Leigh.

Director: John Carpenter

R-Rated

91 mins

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4. The Shining (1980)

On the wagon and out of lucrative work thanks to his alcoholism and family troubles, aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a position as the off-season custodian at an elegant but eerie hotel so he can write undisturbed. But shortly after Jack, his wife (Shelley Duvall) and his young son (Danny Lloyd) settle in, the ominous hotel begins to wield its sinister power in this chilling horror classic helmed by Stanley Kubrick.

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Writer: Stephen King

R-Rated

143 mins

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5. Dead and Buried (1981)

For years, the coastal town of Potters Bluff has harbored a dark secret. It seems that a number of strangers who have crossed through Potters Bluff have been brutally murdered, only to turn up in town as locals after being killed. Sure that there must be some explanation, the sheriff and the town mortician try to uncover the mystery and find something more shocking than they could have imagined. James Farentino and Melody Anderson star.

Director: Gary Sherman

R-Rated

94 mins

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6. The Howling (1981)

After a traumatic experience at work, TV reporter Karen White (Dee Wallace) checks into a plush California resort called The Colony to rest. Yet, on her first night there, the howling outside her window leads her to discover that she's in a colony of werewolves. Now she must expose the secret -- if she can survive! Rife with in-jokes, horror film references and genuine scares, this John Sayles-penned howl fest is a werewolf classic.

Director: Joe Dante

R-Rated

91 mins

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7. Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)

Satan's son has grown up in this second sequel to the 1976 horror hit. Now in his 30s, Damien Thorn is leader of the world's largest corporation. But his plans for world domination hit a snag when he spots an omen of his archrival's second coming.

Director: Graham Baker

R-Rated

108 mins

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8. Possession (1981)

Director: Andrzej Zulawski

R-Rated

127 mins

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9. Wolfen (1981)

A brash Manhattan industrialist, his coke-bingeing wife and a slum wino have something grisly in common: They're the latest victims in a series of seemingly motiveless murders, and all of them appear to have been killed by animals. Albert Finney stars in this shivery tale about brutal murders pointing to a previously unknown breed of canine creatures. Michael Wadleigh directs an innovative take on the werewolf legend full of mood and menace.

Director: Michael Wadleigh

R-Rated

115 mins

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10. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

This chilling sequel (more of a prequel, really) to The Amityville Horror relates the events that led up to arrival of the Lutz family at 112 Ocean Avenue, as detailed in the first film. Soon after the Montelli family moves into the Amityville house, they notice strange occurrences, and before long the eldest son (Jack Magner) becomes possessed and kills the entire family. James Olson plays a priest determined to perform an exorcism on the boy.

Director: Damiano Damiani

R-Rated

99 mins

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11. The Beast Within (1982)

Soon after newlywed Caroline MacCleary (Bibi Besch) gets raped just outside Nioba, Miss., by a hairy, manlike creature, she gives birth to a baby boy (Paul Clemens). But her son, whom she names Michael, begins to suffer from a mysterious malady when he turns 17. Looking for answers, the MacClearys return to Nioba, where they find the name of Caroline's attacker -- and a community desperately attempting to conceal a dark secret.

Director: Philippe Mora

R-Rated

98 mins

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12. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Dr. Daniel Challis (Tom Atkins) and Ellie Grimbridge (Stacey Nelkin) stumble onto a gruesome murder scheme when Ellie's novelty-salesman father, Harry, is killed while in possession of a strange mask made by the Silver Shamrock mask company. The company's owner, Conal Cochran (Dan O'Herlihy), wants to return Halloween to its darker roots using his masks -- and his unspeakable scheme would unleash death and destruction across the country.

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

R-Rated

98 mins

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13. Poltergeist (1982)

Life is pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family (headed by Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams) until a host of otherworldy forces invades their peaceful suburban home, transforming their house into a swirling supernatural sideshow that's centered around their angelic young daughter (Heather O'Rourke). This must-see horror classic earned two Oscar nods for its special effects and another for its haunting score.

Director: Tobe Hooper

Writer: Steven Spielberg

114 mins

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14. The Thing (1982)

Scientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the plot thickens when the otherworldly canine changes form in the middle of the night. As it turns out, the dog is a shape-shifting alien that can attack animals -- and unsuspecting humans. Kurt Russell stars in this creepy John Carpenter-directed remake of the 1950s classic.

Director: John Carpenter

R-Rated

108 mins

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15. White Dog (1982)

After hitting a German shepherd with her car, young actress Julie (Kristy McNichol) adopts it and nurses it back to health. When she discovers that her pet has been trained to viciously attack black people, she convinces dog trainer Keys (Paul Winfield) to try to cure the animal. Samuel Fuller directs this controversial, chilling drama based on Romain Gary's 1970 memoir, Chien Blanc. Burl Ives co-stars.

Director: Samuel Fuller

90 mins

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16. Cujo (1983)

Based on horrormeister Stephen King's best-selling novel, Cujo chronicles a tale of man's best friend turned satanic killer. Slobbery St. Bernard Cujo is much loved by owners Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace) and her son, Tad (Danny Pintauro), but when a rabid bat bites Cujo, he morphs from happy pup into crazed canine. In the nail-biting climax, Donna and Tad barricade themselves in their car, with 200-pound Cujo skulking nearby.

Director: Lewis Teague

Writer: Stephen King

R-Rated

95 mins

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17. The Entity (1983)

When an invisible attacker beats and rapes Carla Moran (Barbara Hershey), the mother of three seeks comfort from her friends and family, who dismiss her story as insane. But a psychiatrist (Ron Silver) and a team of paranormal experts come to believe Carla and devise a plan to trap the mysterious Entity. The thriller blends chilling horror with kinky exploitation, as exemplified in the scene in which Carla's breasts are fondled by unseen hands.

Director: Sidney J. Furie

R-Rated

120 mins

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18. The Hunger (1983)

Fetching Miriam (Catherine Deneuve) -- a 2,000-year-old vampire -- gave John (David Bowie) the gift of eternal life hundreds of years ago, choosing him as her lover and companion. But now Miriam wants to put the bite on Dr. Sarah Roberts (Susan Sarandon), a specialist in premature aging. Because John has begun aging so rapidly, Sarah is a much more appetizing alternative, prompting Miriam to make the choice of a lifetime.

Director: Tony Scott

R-Rated

97 mins

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19. Psycho II (1983)

Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) comes home in the terrifying sequel to one of Alfred Hitchcock's most suspenseful movies. After years of rehab in a mental institution, Norman returns to the family home, but is he really free of the henpecking from his "mother"? Vera Miles reprises her role from the original movie, still haunted by Norman's brutal murder of her sister years before. Meg Tilly and Dennis Franz co-star. Richard Franklin directs.

Director: Richard Franklin

R-Rated

113 mins

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20. Children of the Corn (1984)

A young couple (Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton) find themselves stranded in the rural town of Gatlin, Neb., and fall into the sinister hands of a mysterious religious sect of children who murder all of the town's adults at the command of their leader. The children perform bloody sacrifices to their cornfield-dwelling deity (known only as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows"). Their two new visitors are next in line for crucifixion!

Director: Fritz Kiersch

Writer: Stephen King

R-Rated

92 mins

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21. C.H.U.D. (1984)

Beneath the streets of New York City are hundreds of miles of tunnels unfit for anything human, but now, something horrible is loose in the sewers of Manhattan. The city's homeless population is mutating. These "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers" -- aka C.H.U.D. -- are hideous, hungry and headed for the streets. Photojournalist George Cooper (John Heard) and his girlfriend, a cop and a crazy bum try to save everyone.

Director: Douglas Cheek

R-Rated

96 mins

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22. Firestarter (1984)

Stephen King's spine-tingling tome is the inspiration for this 1980s thriller starring Drew Barrymore as Charlie, an 8-year-old girl with a dubious gift: the ability to ignite fires with just a glance. But her gift quickly proves to be a curse after a mysterious government agency sets out to capture the girl so they can study her -- and then destroy her. Can Charlie and her loving father (David Keith) outrun them long enough to save their lives?

Director: Mark L. Lester

Writer: Stephen King

R-Rated

115 mins

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23. Lifeforce (1985)

American and British astronauts on a joint mission exploring an alien spacecraft discover that the vessel contains several seemingly human bodies. But after they're brought back to Earth, they come alive and start turning Londoners into zombies.

Director: Tobe Hooper

R-Rated

116 mins

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24. The Fly (1986)

While testing his teleportation device, scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) accidentally merges his cells with those of a housefly. As his reporter girlfriend (Geena Davis) bears witness, Seth slowly -- and quite disgustingly -- morphs into an insect. David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the Vincent Price original achieves an unlikely concoction of horror, romance and pathos, thanks largely to Goldblum's strangely touching performance.

Director: David Cronenberg

R-Rated

95 mins

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25. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

One of the most notorious films of the 1980s still terrifies. Serial killer Henry serves as mentor to dim-witted fellow killer Otis and as the object of his sister's affections. Trouble is, Henry's heart is too hard for friendship to penetrate. Disturbing, chilling and full of knockout power, this cult classic includes a half-hour interview with writer-director John McNaughton.

Director: John McNaughton

R-Rated

83 mins

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26. The Hitcher (1986)

Never pick up strangers: That's a lesson Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) will wish he'd learned. While driving from Chicago to San Diego, he picks up hitchhiker John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) but regrets it when he begins to suspect Ryder may be a serial killer. Before Halsey can say, "Get out of my car," Ryder kills again -- and frames him for the murders. With the odds against him, Jim's only ally is truck-stop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh).

Director: Robert Harmon

R-Rated

98 mins

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27. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Scares abound in this spooky pair of sequels as evil supernatural forces continue to haunt Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) and her family. In Poltergeist II, the Freelings move in with a relative but soon discover they're again dwelling on unholy ground. Poltergeist III finds 12-year-old Carol Anne living with her aunt and uncle in Chicago, where a school shrink probing the girl's psyche inadvertently resurrects the malevolent Rev. Kane.

Director: Brian Gibson

PG-13

189 mins

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28. Witchboard (1986)

Something wicked this way comes. … It's an installment in the Witchboard franchise of films. This time out, a trio of friends fool around with a Ouija board; inadvertently, they contact the spirit of a young boy (an evil one, of course), who proceeds to co-opt their bodies. Guess they should've stuck with Monopoly! Stars Tawny

Kitaen, Todd Allen, Rose Marie and Stephen Nichols.

Director: Kevin Tenney

R-Rated

98 mins

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29. Angel Heart (1987)

Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke), a down-and-out 1950s Brooklyn gumshoe, is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to locate a pop singer who reneged on a debt. Each time Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, though, he or she is killed in a horrible, ritualistic fashion. Harry's journey soon leads him to the sweltering, voodoo-filled swamps of Louisiana in search of a Satanic cult. Lisa Bonet co-stars.

Director: Alan Parker

R-Rated

113 mins

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30. Dead of Winter (1987)

When actress Katie McGovern (Mary Steenburgen) is summoned to an isolated estate to rehearse a role for her next film, she finds herself in a strange situation. The film's aging producer never fully explains the extent of her role, and when the man's behavior becomes increasingly suspicious, Katie suspects there's something sinister afoot. With no one around to help her, she must call upon every ounce of her wit and talent to survive.

Director: Arthur Penn

R-Rated

100 mins

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31. The Hidden (1987)

A string of cold-blooded murders puzzles diligent Los Angeles detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri), who can't figure out why regular people keep turning into merciless killers. When mysterious FBI agent Lloyd arrives (Kyle MacLachlan), Beck learns his problem is from another world. Soon, Beck is the human caught in the middle of an extraterrestrial showdown that's playing out on the streets of Los Angeles. Jack Sholder directs this sci-fi cult classic.

Director: Jake Sholder

R-Rated

96 mins

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32. The Stepfather (1987)

aka Stepfather I

In this acclaimed thriller classic, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) expects only one thing from his family -- perfection -- and when he doesn't get it, he doesn't just get angry, he goes mad: completely, psychopathically, homicidally mad. After brutally dispatching one clan, Jerry sets up shop with a single mom (Shelley Hack) and her brooding teen daughter (Jill Schoelen), who immediately suspects there's something not quite right about her dear old stepdad.

Director: Joseph Ruben

R-Rated

89 mins

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33. The Blob (1988)

In this remake of the 1958 horror classic, a gelatinous mass invades Earth and starts devouring people in the rural California town of Arborville. As it feasts, the blob grows bigger and bigger -- and threatens to spin out of control. Leading the charge to contain the oozing killer is young Brian (Kevin Dillon), who seeks to impress the lovely Meg (Shawnee Smith). Meanwhile, a government crew arrives on the scene, but its intentions are unclear.

Director: Chuck Russell

R-Rated

95 mins

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34. Child's Play (1988)

A chubby toy doll named Chucky becomes an instrument of terror in director Tom Holland's unnerving tale of horror. Before cops gun down a serial killer (Brad Dourif), he invokes a spell that transfers his soul into the body of Chucky -- who ends up as a birthday present for 6-year-old Andy Barclay (Alex Vincent). When a rash of murders ensues, he knows Chucky is the culprit, but neither Andy's mother (Catherine Hicks) nor the police believe him.

Director: Tom Holland

R-Rated

87 mins

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35. Maniac Cop (1988)

Larry Cohen writes and William Lustig directs this chiller about a psycho in a police uniform who's terrorizing New York City with a series of random slayings. Lt. McCrae (Tom Atkins) believes a real cop is behind the spree and fingers young Officer Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell). When McCrae becomes the killer's next victim, Forrest and an undercover vice cop (Laurene Landon) strike out on their own to solve the case and clear Forrest's name.

Director: William Lustig

R-Rated

85 mins

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36. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) goes to Haiti in search of a mysterious voodoo powder that turns the living into semi-conscious zombies. But as Alan comes closer to unlocking the mystical drug, natives turn his life into a nightmare. He enlists the help of a doctor (Cathy Tyson), but their smarts are hardly a match for the black magic they're up against. Horror master Wes Craven directs this creepy tale based on a novel by Wade Davis.

Director: Wes Craven

R-Rated

98 mins

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37. The Seventh Sign (1988)

Demi Moore plays Abby, a pregnant woman with a curious new boarder in the apartment over her garage. Turns out he's heaven-sent and is speeding along the Apocalypse by bloodying rivers, egging on plagues and following scripture word for word. As the nosy and nearly-to-term Abby uncovers her tenant's secrets, she finds out her role in bringing about the seventh sign. This drama's popularity stems from Moore's turn, which smoothes over plot holes.

Director: Carl Schultz

R-Rated

97 mins

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38. DeepStar Six (1989)

Complete with a crew of intrepid explorers, the vessel DeepStar Six sets sail on a daunting mission to establish a top-secret nuclear Navy base on the ocean floor in this 1989 thriller starring Greg Evigan, Miguel Ferrer and Nancy Everhard. But as the courageous team works to finish its near-impossible task, they inadvertently disturb a terrifying alien life form that could kill them all at any moment.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham

R-Rated

105 mins

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39. Leviathan (1989)

Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners (including Hector Elizondo, Ernie Hudson and Daniel Stern) -- led by head oceanographer Steven Beck (Peter Weller) -- comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment. As Beck's crew members begin to disappear one by one, the flesh-eating monster lurks below the surface -- and the divers left alive are scared to death.

Director: George P. Cosmatos

R-Rated

98 mins

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Our Top Ten 80's Horror Films for Adults (Arranged by Year)

1. The Changeling (1980)
2. The Fog (1980)
3. The Shining (1980)

4. Dead and Buried (1981)

5. The Howling (1981)

6. Poltergeist (1982)

7. The Thing (1982)

8. Cujo (1983)

9. Children of the Corn (1984)