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Updated: October 31, 2020 8:22:40 am
Here’s a list of the top 10 underrated horror movies streaming on Netflix. (Photo: Summit Entertainment)
In the era of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, we have many options to choose from in terms of which horror movies to watch this Halloween. Despite so many options, sorting through them and finding one that is sure to be good can be tedious. Also, if you are a fan of horror, you may have seen all the popular ones.
Then what do you do? That’s where we come in. Here’s a list of the 10 underrated horror movies streaming on Netflix that you can and should watch this Halloween. Here, I’m deliberately not including horror movies that you’ve probably already seen. So no Conjuring movies and so forth.
1. Sinister
This movie, directed by Scott Derrickson (who later directed the MCU’s Doctor Strange) and co-written by Derrickson and C Robert Cargill, was declared the scariest movie of all time according to a scientific study. The film is about an obsessed true-crime writer (Ethan Hawke) who moves into a new home with his family because a horrible crime was committed there. Of course, he hides this fact from his family. Things start to happen, your son’s night terrors relapse, your daughter begins to befriend imaginary people who turn out not to be so imaginary after all. Sinister is a groundbreaking film that is not based on frights, and uses increasing fear and tension to scare the viewer.
2. Oculus
Directed by Mike Flanagan, the mind behind the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor and Doctor Sleep, Oculus follows two plots, one in the past and the other in the present, of two brothers dealing with the death of his parents and the destruction of his family at the hands of a malevolent entity that lives in an ancient mirror. The film is both suspenseful and downright terrifying, and it has a twisted and brilliant ending. Oculus stars Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites.
3. Loading
Martin Freeman’s zombie movie Cargo asks an important question: How would you protect a newborn child in a zombie apocalypse? They rarely show young children in zombie movies. However, keep in mind that Cargo needs patience. It has a slow pace and a meditative tone and is not another one of those mindless zombie movies.
4. The Ritual
Four middle-aged guys, Luke, Phil, Dom and Hutch, are going on a field trip to northern Sweden as a tribute to their friend. Said friend was killed in a store robbery, while Luke (Rafe Spall) was hiding and watching. The other three are considerate enough to keep their mouths shut during the ride … for a while, anyway. Dom (Sam Troughton) injures his knee and instead of going through the mountains, they decide to go through the forest. And as the saying goes, things start to happen. They are hunted by an unstoppable supernatural entity that has come straight from the darkest corners of the Norse pantheon.
5. Gerald’s game
When BDSM goes wrong. If this phrase makes this brilliant adaptation of Stephen King sound cheesy, you’re in for a surprise. Exploring heavy topics like mental trauma and misogyny, this Mike Flanagan director keeps you entertained and terrified at the same time.
6. devil
Strictly not for the claustrophobic, most of this film’s running time takes place inside an elevator. Some characters get stuck after the power goes out inside an elevator and terror ensues. Devil is a riveting, terrifying, and edge-of-your-seat experience.
7. The awakening
Rebecca Hall’s character in this film visits a school to expose the ‘hoax’ of sightings of a childhood ghost. The Awakening is an amazing old school horror movie with a captivating atmosphere. Watch out for a performance by Isaac Hempstead Wright, aka Bran Stark from Game of Thrones.
8. Silence
Hush is a relentlessly paced film in which a deaf and dumb author, living in a remote location, has to escape the clutches of a psychopathic killer. Kate Siegel does an excellent job of portraying the agony of a woman who has to survive alone without both of her senses. You can’t hear it coming and you can’t scream for help. Hush is directed by Mike Flanagan, who makes full use of the intriguing premise.
9. Keep the dark
Hold the Dark is undoubtedly a riveting movie despite a confusing plot. It grabs your attention from the first shot and never lets go. It also looks quite impressive. The images never take center stage, but they still dazzle you.
10. Annihilation
This Alex Garland director has elements of science fiction, horror and mystery. A mysterious quarantine zone is affected by an alien phenomenon that is mutating creatures and landscapes within it. The area is surrounded by a bright electromagnetic field, which is why it is called the Shimmer. The area is expanding and the United States government believes that it would one day surround the entire world if it does not stop. The climax of the film is a magnificent interplay between mind-blowing images and incongruous electronic notes.
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