Throughout the month of July, you'll be able to watch exciting new horror films with the
"Fear Street" trilogy -- three films that blend together centuries of scares in a haunted
town for one thrilling tale.
And there are plenty of other scary movie options available to stream as well, from
twisty thrillers to eerie sci-fi stories to films that will make you question your own
reality.
So, to help guide your spooky movie marathon, here's a look at some of the best horror gems
that you need to watch at least once.
The haunted house genre gets some fresh lifeblood in 2020's "His House."
The film follows a couple from war-torn Sudan who make a perilous journey to seek refuge
in England.
After they're assigned to a rundown government home, they realize that they're not the only
ones living in the house.
In fact, there are sinister spirits that surround them at every turn, and though they've both
faced evil before, they've never dealt with anything quite like this.
The couple will have to face the demons of the world -- and in their own hearts -- if
they ever hope to make their new house a home.
With stunningly creepy visuals and richly developed characters, "His House" will crawl
right under your skin and stay there.
The horrors of hunger have never been clearer than in "The Platform."
This 2019 Spanish thriller sees its protagonist, Goreng, volunteering to participate in a social
science experiment that involves him living alongside a cellmate in a prison-like tower.
Each day, a single platform of food is lowered from floor to floor for just a brief period
of time.
Those at the top of the structure gorge themselves, leaving only scraps and bones for the residents
of progressively lower levels.
It's an electrifyingly tense thriller with a lot to say about humanity.
With each twist in the plot, the stakes of this torturous system only get worse.
"The Platform" is not for those with weak stomachs, but it's the kind of movie that
sticks with you long after the credits roll.
It doesn't take any jump scares or boogeymen for "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" to frighten
the daylights out of you.
Yorgos Lanthimos celebrated 2017 thriller follows a cardiologist who's forced to confront
a terrible part of his past once his family begins to suffer the consequences of his misdeeds.
In the film, Dr. Steven Murphy befriends a teen named Martin Lang, whose late father
was Steven's patient ... until his untimely death.
However, Martin's presence in Steven's life becomes much more menacing once his true intentions
are revealed.
Martin is no mustache-twirling villain -- his matter-of-fact demeanor and the quiet, methodical
way in which he ingratiates himself into Steven's life is completely unnerving.
You'll just have to watch it to see how.
Ordinarily, you might not expect a simple, overgrown field to become the stuff of nightmares,
but in this adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill's 2019 novella, "In the Tall Grass,"
the fury of nature is next-level.
The film starts with a brother and sister who pause their cross-country trip and step
into a patch of grasslands after hearing a young boy calling out for help.
It doesn't take them very long to figure out that they're trapped in a hellish maze where
time and space operate differently than the real world.
With an increasingly eerie atmosphere and a mind-bending plot twist, "In the Tall Grass"
is a terrifying trip from the king of horror.
Group video chats may be more commonplace than ever right now, but when "Unfriended"
first dropped in 2014, it was still a relatively novel concept.
So the film was ahead of its time when it turned a friendly internet meeting into a
terrifying vengeance tour.
In the film, a group of friends link up online to chat about their plans for prom night.
They discover that there's a mysterious guest in the chat who can't be blocked, and that's
when things really begin to spin out of control.
As they try to identify the intruder, the teens are confronted with their darkest deeds
before they are themselves subjected to a series of horrors that play out on each other's
screens.
With its uniquely 21st-century premise and creepy creative camera work, "Unfriended"
is a thriller for the digital age.
If you've ever set foot in a well-designed escape room, you might be familiar with the
eerie sense of dread that sets in when you realize you've just allowed yourself to be
locked away with total strangers and a mysterious host.
But if you haven't gotten to experience that spine-tingling sense of discomfort before,
well, 2018's "No Escape Room" might just do the trick.
"This isn't going to be really scary, is it?"
"No, it's going to be fun."
The film features a father-daughter duo on a mini-road trip that leaves them stranded
in a small town.
As they wait for the repairs to be completed, they decide to spend the day visiting a local
escape room, and it doesn't take long for the game to become anything but fun for the
pair and their fellow players.
With its alarming setting, paranormal bent, and terrifying twists, "No Escape Room" will
definitely leave you questioning whether you ever want to try out a new escape room ever
again.
Visionary horror director Mike Flanagan brought the concept of a living nightmare to new levels
in 2016's "Before I Wake."
The movie centers on a pair of young grieving parents who decide to foster an orphaned boy
after losing their own beloved son in an accident.
The couple immediately discovers that the child they've taken in, Cody, is a very special
kid -- for better and for worse.
Shortly after he's moved in, they find their house filled with the manifestations of Cody's
dreams.
But those dreams aren't always so pleasant.
"I am always with you."
His nightmares become just as real, bringing untold dangers to the waking realm.
What results is a thrilling and terrifying adventure through the surreal wanderings of
a unique boy's mind, grounded by the struggle of two parents trying to get past their own
loss.
Halloween is meant to be a spooky occasion, but it's even scarier when spent inside a
haunted house that forces its visitors to play a very wicked game.
In the 2017 film "Truth or Dare," a group of eight friends decide to spend their holiday
evening at a mansion that was once the site of some grisly deaths.
At first they think they're in for a night of spooky fun, but once the games really begin,
they realize precisely why this building has such a sinister history.
Even after they leave the mansion, the horrors of the house follow them.
One by one, they must complete some painful tasks to finish the gruesome game if they
hope to make it out alive.
And along the way, the dares reveal some terrible truths about each of these characters.
Be sure to check out this hidden horror gem ...if you dare.
Popularity contests might usually be reserved for high school superlatives and political
elections, but in the 2015 sci-fi horror "Circle," winning over a crowd is a matter of life or
death.
The film picks up with 50 people trapped in a room where they can't move off their respective
markers or even touch one another without activating a lethal laser system.
"Don't move.
They can see us."
And what's worse is that every two minutes, a person is summarily executed by the machine
at the center of them all, and the power to decide who's next on the chopping block is
literally within their own hands.
As the bodies start to stack up, the people inside the circle have to use their wits to
determine what exactly is happening to them and whether it's even possible to stop it.
On top of its tight and terrifying framework, "Circle" also offers some intriguing commentary
on social factions, deception, and the choices that are made about a person's individual
value.
In 2018's "Await Further Instructions," a family reunion for Christmas descends into
a horror show.
The Milgrams aren't a particularly functional family from the start, and their differences
are pushed to the breaking point when they wake up to find every door and window has
been sealed shut by an impenetrable material.
Their only means of communication with the outside is a television screen that doles
out increasingly chilling instructions.
Not knowing whether they're being sheltered from an attack or being attacked themselves,
the family's already tense dynamic spirals out of control.
As they race to uncover the secret of their isolation, the Milgram family will also face
a few horrors of their own making.
It's a claustrophobic thrill ride anchored by a whip-smart script and some genuinely
terrifying moments.
In the 2020 sci-fi thriller "The Block Island Sound," a small fishing town suddenly becomes
the epicenter of unnatural occurrences.
Thousands of fish wash up on shore, birds fall from the sky en masse, and some sinister
force off the coast seems to be causing the locals to lose their minds.
After a fisherman suffers from mental collapse and then disappears into the sea, his adult
children must uncover the secrets of his unraveling, just as another seems to be sinking into the
same affliction.
If you're looking for a film that's dripping with dread, "The Block Island Sound" is a
must-see.
Putting a group of strangers together in tight quarters during a high-stress situation ...what
could possibly go wrong?
Turns out, a lot could go wrong, as you'll see by watching the 2017 Spanish-language
thriller "The Bar."
The film begins with an eclectic group of people wandering into a crowded Madrid bar
during breakfast time just as the world outside seemingly collapses in chaos.
Anyone who tries to leave gets killed
It doesn't take long for the blame game to begin, and factions emerge among the group
as they struggle to understand what's happening.
Not only is this intense thriller a fun film to watch, but it'll definitely leave its audience
playing the "what if" game right along with the characters.
2016's "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House" picks up at the twilight of a successful
author named Iris Blum's life, when a young woman named Lily is hired to help care for
her at her sprawling Massachusetts mansion.
After strange things begin happening at Iris' home, Lily starts to realize that there's
a dark connection between this place and one of Iris' most beloved books.
With slowly smoldering tension and artistic cinematography -- not to mention fantastic
performances from everyone in the cast, "I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House"
is the perfect horror film for a dark night.
It might sound like a dream come true to meet a handsome European stranger while backpacking
through Berlin, but for Clare Havel, one night of romance turns into an endless stint of
horror after her lover, Andi, decides to extend her visit with him indefinitely without her
permission.
Turns out, their meeting didn't happen by chance.
Andi planned ahead before luring Clare back to his isolated apartment, which he's engineered
to be the perfect prison.
That kicks off a high-stakes battle of wits between the two that doesn't go the way you'd
expect.
With shrewd cast performances, psychological terror, and some majorly unexpected twists,
"Berlin Syndrome" is a truly tense watch.
Don't let the title of this film fool you.
This 2019 survival thriller is anything but warm and fuzzy.
"Sweetheart" follows a young woman named Jennifer who finds herself stranded on a remote island
after a storm has capsized her boat.
And unfortunately for Jenn, that's the high point of her misadventures at sea.
Soon, Jenn discovers that she's definitely not alone on this island after a horrifying
monster crawls out of its ocean lair and pays her a visit at night.
With an immaculate pace and a blood-curdling Lovecraftian monster driving the terror, "Sweetheart"
is the perfect thriller for the summer season.
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