THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: V. 1 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Ellen Datlow | 350 pages | 06 Oct 2009 | NIGHT SHADE BOOKS | 9781597801614 | English | Newberg, United States The Best Horror of the Year: v. 1 PDF Book Host is one of those movies. Welcome back. Details if other :. Filed to: Music. Votes: 7, This enormous box office success is driven precisely by the fact horror films are seeing a consistent rise in quality, and studios are learning the lesson that even though cheaply made lower-quality horror can be mildly financially successful, there are far greater financial rewards when a project takes just a little bit more time to deliver a better story. Backed by several fun performances and a tone that wavers between absurd and disturbing, it's an unexpectedly nasty little treat. Refresh and try again. Randall Colburn is The A. This odd, offbeat, and visually fascinating horror fable takes a little while to warm up. Elisabeth Moss delivers a fantastic performance as a woman intent on escaping her abusive boyfriend, only to realize that he's still stalking her. In many respects, The Alchemist Cookbook is a horror film, following the example of so many low-budget backwoods creepfests about ghouls and demons lurking among cracking branches and crinkly dead leaves. Rotten Tomatoes score: 83 percent. Votes: 95, Scott Weinberg writes about horror movies for Thrillist. Over the course of three nights, Cage is accompanied by three decidedly different fellow medics John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Tom Sizemore. If you want your house to feel even more haunted than it already is, play this on repeat. Almost a year ago, he helplessly watched through an elevator window while his pregnant wife was attacked and rendered comatose by hooded thugs; now, Barnard has a newborn baby to look after, in an impoverished neighborhood where there have been multiple kidnappings. A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. Yet what makes Excision such an original is what precedes that payoff. Votes: 11, The Wailing might be a somewhat meandering and nonsensical genre recombination, but that spell never breaks over its lengthy running time. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the s. What starts out a little like a conventional Alien retread quickly gives way to a surprisingly intelligent, compelling, and yes very icky piece of science-fiction horror. Randall Colburn Posts Twitter. R min Crime, Drama, Horror. This is a strange one, but it's also quietly compelling and very creepy. Elevation by Stephen King Goodreads Author ,. It's about a woman who becomes convinced that she's going to die tomorrow, and how her disturbing mindset begins to infect her friends and family members. In the summer of , a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town. This Turkish import focuses on an apartment complex that's been beset by an ominous presence, but mostly it's a metaphor for how lazy and complacent humans can be. The Best Horror of the Year: v. 1 Writer Much like the recent Relic and Amulet , this is a powerful story about the fear of losing your parents, but there's something starkly personal and undeniably powerful about this one in particular. What would you do with a pop up book about a creepy black clad figure in a top hat? What if he begged? Details if other :. The cherry on top: It easily ranks among the best horror movies of all time. Votes: 2, David Robert Mitchell's It Follows has proven to be a divisive movie, but really, no one has seen anything quite like it before. Votes: 95, The bumps in the night that follow are enough to make you never want to see another bed again, let alone lie on one. Where to watch it: VOD. In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing. Was that a shadow? Why it's scary: The reason why Paranormal Activity is so nerve-janglingly effective is simple. Possessor Uncut Release date: October 2 Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh Director: Brandon Cronenberg Antiviral Why it's good: A futuristic tale in which assassins can assume control of any human being, sort of like a parasite, and the ways in which this horrific technology can go terribly, gruesomely wrong. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the s. And for good reason. Would it actually be physically possible to switch out your missing presumed possessed hand for a chainsaw with relative ease? Does her obsession with creation, caught somewhere between carnal desire and a warped form of atonement, mark her as an avatar for the filmmaker? Just stay safe in the knowledge that no one makes films quite like this anymore. The whole movie is as body-conscious as its heroine, watching with real fascination as McCord pierces her own ears, sniffs her used tampons, and imagines herself crawling across naked men and women so that she can submerge herself in a gore-filled bathtub. Want to Read saving…. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place. Yet what makes Excision such an original is what precedes that payoff. Where to watch it: VOD rental. What's not fine and fair, however, is getting angry or resentful that other opinions exist in the world, or taking it personally if your preferences aren't reflected on someone else's list. More of a dark fable, of course, than a traditional horror film, but it's also a quietly compelling and surprisingly unique piece of genre cinema. Copy from this list Export Report this list. When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. Shelving menu. Come to Daddy Release date: February 7 Cast: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson Director: Ant Timpson The Greasy Strangler Why it's good: We'll have to keep this one vague to protect the surprises, but suffice to say that the always cool Elijah Wood plays a strange man who goes to visit his estranged and truly miserable father, an event that kick-starts a series of revelations and violent altercations that you'll never see coming. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. First and foremost, this is my own list, so it reflects my own analysis, preferences, and ideas about what makes great cinema and great horror. But then one night they hang out together and try to out-scare one another with their horror fiction prowess. A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. Welcome back. Director Ben Wheatley broke onto the scene with the caustic family drama Down Terrace and is presently impressing audiences with his scathing adaptation of J. As I wrote music for this film, I mainly relied on my gut instincts. Club is ecstatic to share an exclusive sneak preview. That one will give you nightmares. IFC Films. And that's what matters. The Best Horror of the Year: v. 1 Reviews Happy Halloween! Streaming libraries expand and contract. Scott Weinberg writes about horror movies for Thrillist. Not enough attention has been paid to The Clovehitch Killer , directed by first-timer Duncan Skiles, from a script by Cop Car co-screenwriter Christopher Ford, starring Dylan McDermott as a beloved small-town scoutmaster who may be a serial rapist and murderer. Porno is available to rent via Amazon, and its soundtrack will be available via Lakeshore Records this Friday, September Possessor Uncut Release date: October 2 Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh Director: Brandon Cronenberg Antiviral Why it's good: A futuristic tale in which assassins can assume control of any human being, sort of like a parasite, and the ways in which this horrific technology can go terribly, gruesomely wrong. Host is one of those movies. Club's Internet Culture Editor. So let's just focus on the positive. The three leads and a clever script elevate this one from some potentially familiar trappings. Squirming just below the surface of Goodnight Mommy , a nerve-shredding thriller from far-flung Austria, is an almost comically predictable plot twist. Social Media Links. The Babadook is scary. You go to have your stomach churned, your hairs put on end, your fingers forced over your eyes. Backed by several fun performances and a tone that wavers between absurd and disturbing, it's an unexpectedly nasty little treat. R min Action, Horror, Thriller. After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for 3 years, a mother returns home to pick up her children. Yet what makes Excision such an original is what precedes that payoff. R 95 min Comedy, Horror, Mystery. Sometimes the lessons in these mini-morality plays are ploddingly obvious—especially when Larry Fessenden explicitly explains them in his cameo role as a radio DJ— but then again, the same can be said for Tales From The Crypt. One of these, a bald demon with nails pounded into his skull, has become the most enduring image of Hellraiser and its sequels, and rightly so. Votes: 95, It also makes you ask yourself a lot of questions. But of course the "monster" could actually be his own fears and insecurities Or maybe it's all in his head.