Critics, historically, love to shit on horror movies.
Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out (2017) was nominated for four Academy Awards — marking a rare occurrence wherein a Best Picture nominee wasn’t boring as fuck. But even with heaps of acclaim, several stuffy Academy voters dismissed it, refusing to watch it at all.
Horror is a disrespected genre, but the works of directors like Peele, Ari Aster, and Robert Eggers have given way to the rise of elevated horror. Stuffy folks now say the genre has been revived.
While we’re definitely seeing a resurgence, any horror buff will tell you that the good stuff has never stopped coming out.
So, here are a handful of horror movies that might’ve slipped by you, from 2009 and on.
The Invitation (2016)
A man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife — what could go wrong? More than you might think.
- Director: Karyn Kusama
- Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Amazon Prime (free with ads), Peacock
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
An elderly woman battling Alzheimer’s disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but they discover that something far more sinister is going on.
- Director: Adam Robitel
- Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Amazon Prime
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
A small, desolate Iranian town is unknowingly stalked by a lonesome vampire.
- Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
- Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Amazon Prime
Hell House LLC (2015)
The tagline puts it best:
“On October 8, 2009, a haunted house attraction opened its doors to the public in upstate New York.
The entire crew was found dead, except for one.
Five years later a documentary crew found her…and the video footage from inside the house.”
- Director: Stephen Cognetti
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Amazon Prime
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Twin boys move into a new house with their mother after she undergoes face-altering cosmetic surgery, but the boys aren’t sure they recognize the person under the bandages.
- Directors: Severin Fiala/Veronika Franz
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free)
Triangle (2009)
Five friends on a yacht have their vacation halted when their vessel is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and shit goes topsy-turvy. The less you know about this one, the better.
- Director: Christopher Smith
- Runtime: 1 hour 39 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Peacock
The Visit (2015)
M. Night Shyamalan is hit or miss, and this one definitely hit with me.
Another found footage entry on this list, two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents’ bizarre behavior while visiting them on vacation.
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
- Where to watch: Hulu, Peacock, Amazon Prime
The House of the Devil (2009)
Set in 1983, a broke college student takes babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret.
- Director: Ti West
- Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free)
Starry Eyes (2014)
A fame-hungry Hollywood actress will do whatever it takes for the role of a lifetime.
- Director: Kevin Kölsch/Dennis Widmyer
- Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
- Where to watch: Tubi (free), Amazon Prime (free with ads), Peacock
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Father and son coroners unravel a perplexing mystery while attempting to identify the body of a young woman.
- Director: André Øvredal
- Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime
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