Arrives Halloween, the ideal time of year for lovers of the mystery and horror cinema Choose your favorite phobia from a wide catalog of movies to spend a night of custom scares.
This 2021 we can enjoy a wide selection of the most interesting and suggestive feature films, both new and modern classics. Not sure which movie to choose for this year? Here we propose a selection with 21 essential titles for horror lovers that also offer good image quality and sound from beyond the grave with which to squeeze our home theater equipment.
A Quiet Place 2 (2021)
Following the same premise as the first part, this sequel shows us more details of life after the attack of the alien beings that so good ear and murderous hunger they prove to have throughout the entire movie.
Yes OK it’s not so original Like the previous one, if you have several interesting moments, especially if we have a good sound system that brings us fully into the action.
Army of the dead
The “Army of the Dead” is the return of Zack Snyder to the zombie cinema after the famous “Dawn of the Dead”, a tape that you also have further down in the compilation and that in my opinion marked the modern way of making zombie movies and series in the new millennium.
The plot plunges us fully into one of the most absurd robberies ever planned, with zombies everywhere in a city of Las Vegas besieged, closed and where the dead are turning getting smarter. Full of topics and screenwriter traps, a title that you should not miss, however.
Wrong Turn: trail to hell
The saga ‘Wrong Turn’ has spawned a few movies with curious scenes that mix chase, survival game, and lousy baddies who seem to have supernatural powers and are immune to pain.
The new ‘Wrong Turn: Path to Hell’ arrives to fill that gap by reimagining the original story and offering a more than competent reboot of the franchise. If you want a title that reminds you of classic 80s series B cinema, this can be a very good option.
Animal Cemetery (2019)
Based on Stephen King’s horror novel and drawing on many of the clichés from the 1980s version, this new take on the classic brings a Better image and sound quality, some new scenes and the same haunting atmosphere.
When a sinister old man explains the additional possibilities of a cursed graveyard and we decided to ignore it, what can go wrong?
Blood Red Sky (2021)
For lovers of new generation vampires, this Blood Red Sky puts a further twist on the genre by adding the claustrophobic vibe of a plane and an endless journey with terrorist-mercenaries included.
Action and horror in equal parts in one Netflix tape that will undoubtedly make you have a good time, especially if you see her in company so that the scares are more intense.
Peninsula (Train to Busan 2)
Heir to the original “Train to Busan”, “Peninsula” has a starting point very similar to that of Zack Snyder’s ‘Army of the Dead’ discussed above. That is, a robbery or a raid on the quarantine zone full of zombies.
With the peculiar touch characteristic and overstated of Korean cinema, this new version brings us more zombies everywhere, fast chases, killings every few minutes and some wacky post-apocalyptic survivors whose only fun is the fights with the undead. All the ingredients to have an entertaining time without giving much thought to the argument.
The prodigy
We start with an interesting title that touches on topics that, although they are not new to the genre, do give it a new twist, such as the reincarnation. Is it a gifted child for his age or an evil soul that has possessed the child’s body? You will have to watch the movie to find out.
Candyman (2021)
Remake of the now classic version “Candyman, the domain of the mind” From the early 90s, the new Candyman 2021 comes with new scares, the same overwhelming environment and settings but with better performances and a few small surprises.
If you liked the first part and you decide to return to your scary universe, this relaunch of the saga will surely not leave you indifferent.
The invisible man (The Invisible Man, 2020)
This new version of the transparent man is almost a paranormal presence in this wonderful reinvention of the myth that poses a science fiction ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ (Sleeping with the Enemy, 1991) with touches of the horror film ‘Home Arrest’ (100 Feet , 2008).
With a great image quality, the audio on this tape plays a very important role when it comes to locate this new invisible man in the room, especially if we have a multichannel audio system.
Life
We could compare it with films like Alien, but Life is an interesting proposal in which the luck of an extraterrestrial organism, in principle without much chance of survival, is the protagonist and ends up defeating the little ingenuity (if it can be called that) of the astronauts.
However, a good science fiction film with great image quality, good sound quality and scares to spend an entertaining night.
Vivarium (2019)
This oppressive Kafkaesque nightmare about the suburban model of life puts a new twist on the daily problems and difficulties of a couple’s daily life in a capitalist society come true in a unreal suburban residential complex from which the protagonists cannot escape, being trapped in an infinite space of identical houses.
An interesting title to spend an entertaining time and that will probably leave you thinking with some resentment for a few hours.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
With so many series and zombie movies that have been released in recent years, this is for me one of the best, inspired by Romero’s original but with several interesting twists that will give us more of a scare.
If you have not seen it and you like the genre, it is one of the most interesting proposals that have been shot about the zombie world and post-apocalyptic survival.
Escape Room 2: You’re dying to get out
One more iteration in this genre of survival that evolves little with respect to the first part and that drinks directly from sources such as Saw, Cube and Hostel, but with a proposal in my opinion smarter and well shot that in general leaves an entertaining taste in the mouth (except perhaps for some details at the end that are somewhat absurd).
If what you are looking for is a group of people having a hard time facing terrifying tests, the spread of panic and place bets To see who makes it to the end with friends, “Escape Room 2: You’re dying to get out” is your best option to hang out.
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This tape left me a bittersweet taste as it combines very intriguing scenes and that create a really disturbing atmosphere with other absurdities that join a pretentious argument which lacks many fringes to cover.
It has a great image quality and a screeching soundtrack that will get the most out of your home theater equipment. In addition, it is the one that will leave you thinking for a long time at the end.
Bird Box
A modest budget title that offers a new perspective on gender of the invasions of mysterious beings or ailments that affect only a part of the senses of the long-suffering survivors. An anguished feeling dominates in a remarkable film that, although it lacks some details, leaves a good taste in the mouth and boasts a great image quality.
Winchester: The House the Spirits Built
One of the tapes most interesting in recent yearsas it brings a whole new point of view to the hackneyed ghost-filled haunted house. What does the peculiar architecture of this mansion have to do with the spirit world? Spend an hour and a half and you will find out.
Corpse
First day of work in a sinister morgue with a system of automatic lights that go out at the most inopportune moment. The first “sinister patient”, murders, strange movements and everything necessary to wish the working day to end as soon as possible is what surrounds the protagonist of this modest but effective title.
MA
A group of teenagers and a basement: what can go wrong? It is the premise of Ma or “El Sótano de Ma”, a film in which some rebellious teenagers find the complicity of a stranger who decides to welcome them in her basement to celebrate their parties there. With some fright, the title suffers a lot and is predictable, but it achieves a certain tension on the screen and is seen.
Hereditary
One of the most disturbing films of 2018 is this one that stars Toni Collette (The United States of Tara or Creedme) and in which she plays a woman who perceives the presence of his mother and how it frightens all members of the family, first to his young daughter and later generating terror in the rest of the house. Surprising ending for a highly recommended film loaded with tension and scares.
A peaceful place
One of the films that I have liked the most in recent years is this overwhelming film that gives a new twist on the theme of alien invasions.
A film that manages to keep us anguished in almost all the footage with the merit of not requiring great special effects. If you want to have a good horror time, this movie is a good option.
The Silence
We end the review with a film with another title of peculiar aliens: beings that come to our planet and go hunting, detecting their human prey by sound.
On the way to salvation, our protagonists will discover that not only should they be afraid of aliens.