Sunday, January 11, 2009

House of Horrors!

If you like little girls who haven’t shampooed in months, chain-saws gone wild, severed limbs (moving or otherwise) and lots of ketchup, then here is a list of the best, the ‘caviar’ of horror flicks! Do not watch these movies if you are

1. Pregnant

2. Over 60 or below 10 years of age

3. Have a heart ailment

4. ‘The Cinderella Man’- kind 

Now that I have gotten the warnings out of the way. Let’s get dirty! 

#5: Saw series:  I know it is technically not a movie. But with 5 parts to this ketchup franchise, it forces a mention. People are forced to hack away a limb in order to save themselves, only to be killed later. Nice. 

#4: Blair Witch Project: Very ingenious. The concept and the ‘first-person-narrative’ adds to the horror. Its strength is that it is believable. If you thought this was scariest you ever saw, then you have another ‘think’ coming! 

#3. The Descent: Top notch production values. This movie will make you claustrophobic if you are not one. You heave a sigh of relief when it ends. Only to be surprised again! 

#2: 1408: This movie has a great cast, acting, and a storyline that keeps you guessing. Best thing to happen to a hotel-in-a-horror-movie since Psycho. Watch this one at your own risk! 

#1: Hostel: Keep your spare pacemaker handy. Don’t do this one alone! Set in an ex-Soviet bloc run down city, with a story that makes werewolves look like teddy-bears, this is the gold-standard of horror currency! Beware!

Others worth a mention:

  • Wrong Turn 1 & 2
  • Hills have eyes 1 & 2
  • Wolf Creek
  • Hostel 2
  • House of Wax
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • The Grudge
  • Mirrors

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