10 Best Horror Movies With No Supernatural Elements

10. Eden Lake

Forget zombies or monsters - for any right minded adult, there can be no concept scarier than being stalked by a pack of teenagers. James Watkins’ well made - if slightly politically iffy - thrill ride pitches the modern adolescent as the ultimate in terror, and stakes his case well.

The film stars Michael Fassbender and Kelly Reilly as a middle class couple taking a break in the secluded country. Their idyllic scene is disturbed by a gang of kids led by Skins’ Jack O’Connell. When the lovebirds make the mistake of asking the teens to dial down the rowdiness, they become prey, and the hunt is very much on.

There are shades of Deliverance or even The Descent to Eden Lake. Our heroes stumble into somewhere they shouldn’t be, and once the code of conduct is broken, the rules go out the window. It’s painfully tense in part, with every decision leading only to more brutal ramifications.

Watkins’ film does play on class divides in a bit of an unpleasant manner, but horror is a genre prone to somewhat unrefined political statements. That aside, it’s a brilliantly acted pulse quickener, with O’Connell in particular fantastic as the horrifying - but human - ringleader.