Must-See Horror Flicks: A Chilling Selection
Looking for your next scare? Here’s a curated list of horror movies that promise to deliver thrills, chills, and maybe a sleepless night or two.
1. Spithood (2023, UK)
Synopsis:
In a mental asylum on the brink of closure, the staff prepares for the arrival of their last patient.
However, this patient unleashes a brutal and bloodthirsty rampage upon everyone in the hospital.
Those who manage to survive must fight for their lives against the terrifying force they’ve unleashed.
2. Candyman (2021, USA/Canada)
Synopsis:
A chilling reimagining of the 1992 horror classic.
Set a decade after the last of the Cabrini-Green towers were torn down, the film follows:
Visual artist Anthony and his girlfriend, who move into a luxury condo in the gentrified neighborhood.
As Anthony’s career stalls, he encounters an old-timer who shares the horrifying and tragic urban legend of Candyman.
Driven by a desire to maintain his status in the Chicago art scene, Anthony begins to explore the macabre details of the story for artistic inspiration.
Unknowingly, he opens a door to a dark and terrifying past.
3. Thanksgiving (2023)
Synopsis:
Plymouth, Massachusetts. A Black Friday sale turns into a bloodbath.
A ravenous crowd gathers outside a supermarket, eager for deals.
Adding fuel to the fire, the supermarket owner’s daughter, Jessica, and her friends are allowed in early to shop.
The crowd surges forward, overwhelming the staff in a chaotic stampede.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, a masked killer begins to target those responsible for the previous year’s events.
4. No One Lives (2012, USA)
Synopsis:
A man and his wife, while driving aimlessly, stop at a roadside diner.
They are harassed by a gang led by Flynn, leading to a violent confrontation.
5. Rakka (2017)
Synopsis:
Earth has been invaded by an alien race capable of controlling human minds.
The surviving humans have become incubators and food for the extraterrestrial invaders.
Can humanity fight back and defeat the alien threat?
ightmarish situation, and the male protagonist must fight for survival and escape.