10 Horror Movie Flops That Everyone Saw Coming

10. The Wicker Man (2006)

The original Wicker Man is a horror classic blending a variety of themes and genres together en route to a shockingly grim twist ending. The remake, however, is much better known for being accidentally hilarious. 

According to lead star Nicolas Cage, the humour was actually intentional due to he and the director accepting the silliness of the remake's script. That being said, even Tommy Wiseau has tried to pass off The Room as a comedy in the years since the public first started laughing uncontrollably at it... 

Like the original, this film follows a police officer investigating the disappearance of a little girl on an island dominated by neo-paganism. The cult in question is female-dominated here, with Christopher Lee's Lord Summerisle being replaced with Ellen Burstyn's Sister Summerisle for example. 

In the years since the film's release, two scenes from the unrated cut have entered full-on meme status due to their absurdity. In one scene, Cage's character discovers a burned doll, leaving plenty of room for the Academy Award winner's signature brand of bizarre over-acting. In another, he is tortured by the cult with bees, leading to Cage, once again, hamming it up to almost unthinkable levels. 

The film failed to make back its budget at the time, and was largely ridiculed before, during, and after its release.