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2020 is shaping up to be quite a year for horror, both big and small.
It seems like every studio is doing their best to put as much horror in front of their
audiences as possible.
This is great news for horror fans the world over.
We’ve taken a look at horror movies coming out in 2020 already, but it's not hard to
find more to get excited about.
Hello horror heads, and welcome back to the scariest channel on YouTube, Top5ScaryVideos.
I’m your horror host, and today we’re going to count down some more scary flicks
in our Top 5 Horror Movies Coming Out in 2020: Part Two.
Before we begin our countdown, make sure you hit that thumbs up, and subscribe for more
horrific cinematic madness.
Let’s get started!
NUMBER FIVE: VFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUSSUpTGhZw
1:42 - 1:50 Yeah this looks crazy.
This little indie gem is getting praise across the board for being hyper-violent, fast-paced,
and neon-drenched.
Sounds like my kind of horror.
Just by the looks of it, it kinda reminds me of Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room.
That is very high praise.
The plot takes us to Future America, where a crazy-addictive drug called Hype has turned
everyone into violent mutants jonesing for their next hit.
A group of war vets are drinking at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, when a teenaged
girl busts through the door with a whole pile of Hype.
It turns out that she stole it from a ruthless gang leader, so now the old boys have to defend
their bar, and their lives.
Directed by Joe Begos, who is coming off a producer role on 2019’s BLISS, this is an
almost-guaranteed insane time at the movies.
It’s running the festival circuit right now, and critics are loving how stylish, bloody,
and fun it is.
My favourite quote to date is in a Consequence of Sound review, where Mike Vanderbilt calls
Begos a “trash cinema auteur.”
That is the new holy grail for horror directors.
Shot on 16mm film, and blending 80’s horror, sci-fi, and action, this promises to be the
splatterfest of your nostalgic nightmares.
NUMBER FOUR: FANTASY ISLAND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O30nJ02PU
0:49-0:53 Classic.
This remake is taking the premise of the famously weird TV show to new, brutal heights.
Based on the 70’s hit TV show, Fantasy Island, this 2020 screamland should have lots to offer
horror fans.
Speaking of 70’s TV revivals, let’s hope this is better than the latest Charlie’s
Angels.
In the original show, guests would arrive on the island, live out their fantasy, and
usually learn an important lesson about their desires.
Often there would be a dark twist to make sure the fantasizers came away with some important
insight.
But the dark twists had to be TV appropriate, so we never got to see them take it too far.
However, 2020 is a whole new world for terror.
Seems like they’re still trying to teach lessons, and add dark twists to fantasies,
but now all of the guests are getting murdered.
Oh yeah.
We see lots of beefy-armed lunatics and exploding planes in the trailer, which is always a promising
sign.
This is a Blumhouse production, which are famously hit-and-miss, so we’ll see how
it turns out.
Right now, it has been described as a mix of Westworld and The Cabin in the Woods.
Ambitious, aren’t they?
I’m always down for some bully revenge and child resurrection.
This one hits the big screen in February, so if you need a tropical retreat amidst the
winter weather, you know where to find it.
Just don’t be mad if you get blood on your flip flops.
NUMBER THREE: GHOSTBUSTERS 3: AFTERLIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY
2:13-2:19 Who you gonna call indeed.
The spirit-police are back with even more ghost bustin.
If you weren’t the biggest fan of the 2016 edition, don’t blow a gasket quite yet.
This one is taking place in the same universe as the first two, just 30 years later.
The original cast will reprise their roles, so you can expect a healthy dose of Bill Murray,
Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver.
To fill out the bill, we’re also gonna see Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, and Paul Rudd
play some of the main characters.
Mr. Wolfhard is in everything these days, huh.
Cue the Paul Rudd “Hey, look at us” memes.
Afterlife focuses on a family that moves into a dilapidated old house in small town America.
As they live their newly rural lives, the kids start to discover more about the town,
and the ghosts that may or may not inhabit it.
After discovering some old ghost-busting equipment hidden in their house, the kids start to unravel
the mystery surrounding the Ghostbusters of years gone by.
Ghostly earthquakes, Ecto-1 car chases, and a whole lot of references to the first films
make this a family fear-fest to watch out for.
Which OG Ghostbuster do you think fathered those kids?
Definitely Egon, right?
This one makes its way to theatres in July.
NUMBER TWO: THE GRUDGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyowt4Uyuo
2:03 - 2:09 We got a red band trailer!
Hallelujah!
No punches pulled here, they have full R-rated permission to run wild.
Which, is kind of odd considering the very restrained tone of the original Japanese film.
But hey, I’m not one to complain about a movie being able to tackle some more adult
themes.
Bring on the blood!
If you’ve seen the trailer, you know that it’s weirdly similar to the IT 2 trailer
that came out earlier this year.
We get a whole, tense scene with an old woman freaking out a younger woman before we get
hit with a barrage of action-packed clips.
Chopping fingers like carrots?
Check.
Hacksaw to the neck?
Check.
Spooky shower scene?
Check check.
All in all, looks like it could be a whole lot of bloody fun.
With Sam Raimi back on board as a producer, there are only good things to expect here.
I want to know how they’ll reimagine the classic Grudge plot.
It won’t be hard to take the curse in a new direction.
As the title implies, the curse is born from a grudge and spreads like revenge.
An eye for an eye, right?
This means that it could exist in the same universe as the original American remake,
and just follow the spreading curse down a different path.
It doesn’t take long for vengeance to spread between all sorts of folks.
The idea of an onryo, or Japanese vengeful spirit, has the potential to be very scary.
These spirits come back to perpetuate the hate they experienced in their own lives,
and I can already see a bunch of excellent places to take that idea.
Will the creative team follow in the footsteps of the Japanese original and have loosely
connected stories deliver the scares, or will they focus on a more compact tale like the
American one?
Only time will tell.
The Grudge releases in January, so get ready.
NUMBER ONE: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Soho London, not Soho Manhattan.
If you’re a fan of horror-comedy classic Shaun of the Dead, then buckle up.
This one’s quite a doozy.
Edgar Wright is taking a stab at pure horror.
You might recognize him from some of his other work, like the aforementioned zombie riot,
Hot Fuzz, The World’s End, Baby Driver, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Yeah, that’s a pretty stellar lineup.
For the longest time, plot details for Soho were kept under wraps, with only the location
and main cast members being revealed.
The cast looks phenomenal too, with Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, and Thomasin McKenzie all partaking
in major roles.
Recently, Wright came forward with some very limited plot details.
Last Night in Soho will be a time-travelling psychological horror, where Thomasin McKenzie
gets to experience the 1960’s in London through a mysterious connection with Anya
Taylor-Joy. Wright says this is kind of wish fulfilment
for him as well, as he has nostalgia for a decade he never lived in, similar to the main
character.
Be careful what you wish for though, as it probably won’t be all sing-a-longs and dance
parties.
Roman Polanski’s horror “Repulsion” and Nicolas Roeg’s “Don’t Look Now”
are cited as influences.
Grief and visceral terror play big parts in both these flicks, so don’t walk into this
one expecting a lighthearted romp.
All of Wright’s films to date have some element of genre-bending, so we can only assume
he’ll sneak some in here as well.
No trailer yet, but the names attached are reason enough to get stoked.
Watch out for Last Night in Soho, it’s releasing in September.
OUTRO There we go!
Are you as excited as I am?
More horror is good horror!
What do you think of this list?
Which movie are you looking forward to most in 2020?
Let me know down in the comments.
In the meantime, I’m gonna take a look at some of your comments from last time!
LJ Irony says “Awesome coverage!
Keep it up!”
Thank you!
Wait, you’re not being ironic, right?
I can’t read Russian, but I’ll respond to this anyways: they say “SCP4999 + 1 = SCP
5000” Can’t argue with math!
Chris Fitchett says “Booooo Keegan” Oh sweet, am I finally being haunted?
That’s all the time we have today.
Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you next time!