Hollywood has been in a bad spot, even before the pandemic, which put it on life support, if it had not been for Spider-Man to swing in a save the day with the biggest showing that even outdid all his other Marvel pals combined and he was just a little white kid with no agendas to hype. A few horror movies did make it to screens when people began trickling back to the theaters and most of those were less than stellar. The big franchises all sucked as they got bogged down by various Hollywood angles. With streaming services, now providing original content it shakes tings up and most of these movies are from overseas. I think you can tell a great deal by society when it comes to the type of horror being consumed. Things leaned more toward the supernatural this year. Only two had normal humans as the antagonists. We have vampires and demons more than ghosts or zombies.
These might not be the movies that got the best Rotten Tomatoes score, though they all did pretty decent, nor are the the most popular as the most mass marketed movies tend to be for the lower common denominator. If your favorite movie is not on the list, it is not because I did not see it as a saw most horror movies that graced small screen and the inner webs this year, it because in some cases your favorite movie was unimpressive or trying too hard, in other's well it was not that scary. So, these are movies that proved to engaged me in some way more than the other horror movies not on this list. Here are the top ten horror movies of 2021
10- In the Earth
Environmentalists go into the woods to try to save them, and the irony is it is woods they need to be saved from. The "Oh no you are fucked now; you better try to just save yourself " quota was high here so it keeps you on edge.
9-Willy's Wonderland
Why"Pig" which should make the worst list was marketed as a horror movie I am not sure, this Nic Cage vehicle, is cheesy as a 80s horror as he fights animatronic mascots, no great writing, but it was fun and to watch
8-Malignant
This Netflix film was not perfect and reminded me of the Robert Downey Jr movie "In Dreams", but it was fun and engaging thus earning its place here.
7-Lamb
If this was a list based off the best movie of the year, then this would have been number one, it is just not the best horror film as it is barely a horror since it is not scary, it is however tense and unnerving enough to belong here.
6-VHS 1994
There has always been a core story that runs through these movies here it was more in your face. Not the best of this series, but makes you feel uncomfortable in the way horror movies should.
5-We Need to do Something
Most effective when it shows us the claustrophobic feeling induced by being trapped in one room with your family. Simple concept that finds people becoming unhinged by subtle supernatural elements, like the Mist on a smaller scale.
4-Titane
Disturbing on many levels. Hits you at times in a place that is hard to watch, which is why did made it so high up the list, horror needs to challenge you in this way.
3-Blood Red Sky
Who knew vampires on a plane worked better than snakes? Almost more like an action movie, but I like the savage 30 Days of Night like take on vampires here .
2-Coming Home in the Dark
This never turns into the I Spit On Your Grave or Last House on the Left type of thing you think it will. Instead, it serves as a cautionary tale for Cancel Culture, but most importantly keeps you on the edge of your seat.
1-Son
The what if your kid was the devil or a spawn of given a bleak gritty make over. Nothing is going to end well in this movie and the gut turning way they spiral into it is beautiful
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