Over the past few years, fans of the horror genre have been spoiled by a parade of outstanding films (“It,” “Quiet Place,” “Away,” and others). They set the bar that the best horror films of 2019 are struggling to match.
In the list of horrors that have already come out, nightmares await you in a wide variety of exciting ways: from the monstrous creatures of Hell and survival games to alien creatures and travels to murderous parallel realities.
10. Polaroid
Movie Search Rating: 5.1 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 5.1 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA, Canada, Norway
Producer: Lars Klevberg
Music: Philip Giffin
Duration: 88 minutes
High school student Bird Fitcher does not know what dark secrets are connected to the vintage Polaroid camera, which she stumbles upon in an antique store. But it does not take long before Bird discovers that those who were photographed with this camera meet the tragic end.
"Polaroid" is an interesting, but passing horror movie that will not strain your brain with tangled plot twists or hidden morality. A great option at a time when you want to be a little scared, and then forget about the movie forever.
9. Omen: Rebirth
Movie Search Rating: 5.5 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Genre: horror thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Producer: Nicholas McCarthy
Music: Joseph Bishara
Duration: 92 minutes
This story, which begins with typical teenage problem behavior, is becoming much more sinister. Indeed, the young child prodigy Miles begins to show signs of not puberty, but rather a terrifying obsession.
If you expect Rebirth to be a continuation of Omen, then you will be disappointed. Only an ominous child connects this picture with the plot of that same “Omen”.
8. Silence
Movie Search Rating: 5.6 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Genre: horror thriller
Country: Germany, Canada
Producer: John R. Leonetti
Music: Tomendandy
Duration: 90 minutes
Looking at the success of Birdcage and Quiet Place, Netflix released its new, terrifying (in genre, not execution) project.
When vile creatures attack the world and hunt for their human prey by sound, the 16-year-old deaf girl Ellie Andrews (Kiernan Shipka) and her family seek refuge in a remote refuge. But there they are not waiting for security, but an ominous cult that seeks to use Ally’s elevated feelings to their advantage.
7. The Curse of the Crying
Movie Search Rating: 5.7 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 5.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Michael Chavez
Music: Joseph Bishara
Duration: 93 minutes
The film is based on the legend of La Yoron. This is the ghost of a sad, crying woman who roams the Earth in search of her children, whom she once drowned. She often mistakenly takes other children for hers and kills them, realizing that they are not the ones she needs.
This terrible folk tale is passed down in Mexico from generation to generation, and many grandmothers warn their grandchildren to come close to the water for fear of being caught by La Yorona.
6. Pets cemetery
Movie Search Rating: 5.8 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Kevin Colch, Dennis Widmeier
Music: Christopher Young
Duration: 101 minutes
After the loss of his beloved cat, Louis Creed bury the pet in the Indian cemetery, which has a unique feature: everything that is buried there can return to life.
And although the resurrection of a pet at first pleases the Creed family, this event opens the Pandora's box, which leads only to misfortune.
5. Burn, burn clear
Movie Search Rating: 6 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.60 out of 10
Genre: horror fiction
Country: USA
Producer: David Yaroveski
Music: Tim Williams
Duration: 91 minutes
Everyone loves Superman. This child of extraterrestrial civilization has become one of the strongest defenders of the Earth, according to the best science fiction films and comics. But what if an alien child who came to our planet would prefer the Dark side? You will find the answer to this question in “Burn, Burn Clear”.
The film, directed by Guardians of the Galaxy James Gann, looks very promising and boasts a star cast that includes Elizabeth Banks, David Denman and Jennifer Holland.
4. Velvet chainsaw
Movie Search Rating: 6.2 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 5.70 out of 10
Genre: horror, thriller, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Dan Gilroy
Music: Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Duration: 113 minutes
Find a good director and great cast, add a lot of money and let the plot be as weird as possible. And get one of the most fascinating and unusual horror films of 2019.
Jake Gyllenhaal as an art critic, Tony Collett as an avid buyer of works of art, Rene Russo as the authoritative owner of an art gallery and Zave Ashton as her ambitious assistant are in the middle of a complicated story. In the apartment of the deceased artist a cache is discovered with magnificent paintings that the owner tried to destroy before his death. And while the characters are waiting for the pursuit of profit and escape from death, the audience is waiting for a wonderful mixture of satire and horror.
3. Happy new day of death
Movie Search Rating: 6.2 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Genre: horror, fiction, detective
Country: USA
Producer: Christopher Landon
Music: Bear McCreary
Duration: 100 minutes
The new film repeats some good points from the first part, but with even more extravagant and curious situations. And all thanks to the introduction of parallel reality into the plot.
It goes without saying that in this reality events did not develop as in ours, so the protagonist Three (Jessica Roth) can no longer predict who the mysterious maniac who killed her over and over, “restarting” her birthday, as in the creepy version of Groundhog Day.
Although “Happy New Day of Death” is a predominantly black comedy, it makes viewers horrified. Only for a short time, so this film can be safely watched with a friend or girlfriend who hates classic horror films.
2. We
Movie Search Rating: 6.5 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 7.3 out of 10
Genre: horror thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Producer: Jordan Peel
Music: Michael Ebels
Duration: 116 minutes
The Wilson family arrives at their beach house, waiting for a pleasant pastime. But as night falls, the tranquility of children and parents turns into tension and chaos when uninvited guests with clearly unkind intentions come to their house.
This horror film was shot by Jordan Peel, who knows how to keep the audience in fear and tension throughout the film. And "We" is a vivid example of this, an unkind and uncomfortable fairy tale with social overtones, excellent acting and a high-quality soundtrack. All these components will provide you with a powerful effect of presence ... and, possibly, neurosis, if you are impressionable enough.
1. Claustrophobic
Movie Search Rating: 6.6 out of 10
IMDB Rating: 6.4 out of 10
Genre: horror thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Producer: Adam Robitel
Music: John Carey, Brian Tyler
Duration: 99 minutes
A group of strangers with each other gets involved in a quest with deadly traps. You already know a similar tie. Take the "Hostel", a little "Cuba" and most of the "Saws", and fully master what Claustrophobes has to offer.
And yet, despite its rather trivial beginning, this horror can please a decent amount of tricky turns, screamers, and, of course, killings. Each character is interesting in its own right, but the dynamics of the actions of the group as a whole are so strong that you can't help but root for them, which makes Klaustrofobov a tense and attractive film.
