This was meant to be posted in October, but October came and went. I watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) for the nth time this year (one of my favorite horror movies) and few more horror movies I’ve never seen before. I’m not going to go in depth of what each is about except for a quick blurb. The bottom line is Hollywood doesn’t make horror movies like they used to or least not many of them like they used to. The independent horror experience from the past are now horror masterpieces. I doubt there will ever be another John Carpenter (Halloween), George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead), Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead), or Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre). The 70s and 80s are long gone from the rearview mirrors. Many filmmakers have tried, and a few have come close, but this is for another later discussion.
Ready or Not (2019) is about a woman newly married into the wrong family and having to fight her way to survival.
The Purge (2013) is about a family hiding long enough to not be killed during a 24-hour sanctioned killing spree by your fellow citizens.
Us (2019) is about a family being tormented by a family that resembles how they look when they go on vacation.
Red State (2011) is about what happens when a conservative religious fringe group feels threatened by two young men.
The Watchers (2024) is about a woman lost in a forest among unknown creatures and what unravels when she finds safety in numbers.
The Void (2016) is about hospital staff and police officers trapped in a hospital with creatures that want to kill everyone.
Totally Killer (2023) is about a high school student trying to uncover who killed her mother by going back in time to the 1980s.
Don’t Let Go (2019) is about a police detective trying to prevent his brother and niece from being murdered by exchanging clues with his niece between present and past time.
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