10 Horror Movies That Will Put You Off Travelling After Watching

10. Room For Rent

Lin Shaye is forever a favourite of many a horror hound, and 2019's Room for Rent gave Shaye the spotlight to fully take centre-stage.

While Shaye has often been utilised as a supporting player over the years, here she gets to take on the lead role of Joyce in this Tommy Stovall picture. Left widowed after her husband slips and falls from the roof of their family home, Joyce decides to rent out a room in her house in order to help make ends meet.

After years being reliant on her husband, Shaye's character struggles without a man in her life, and we soon see just how far she'll go to nab herself a partner when Oliver Rayón's tall, dark and handsome Bob embarks on a lengthy stay at Joyce's abode.

Despite the warm, quaint demeanour of Joyce, she's nothing if not obsessive and controlling when it comes to her house guests. Late for dinner? That makes for an angry Joyce. Speak to the neighbours? That makes for an angry Joyce. Dare to flirt with someone? That makes for an angry Joyce.

By the time things wrap up with Room for Rent, we've got a couple of dead bodies and the potential for a sequel at some point down the line. We've also got a rental spot that you likely wouldn't be recommending when it comes to Airbnb feedback.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

First Posted On: 6th Sep 2021

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