10 Upcoming Horror Movies With INCREDIBLE Plots

4. The Ugly Stepsister

In an era where we're being inundated with a spate of cynical slasher movie adaptations of classic Disney properties, it's neat to see a genre-skewing take on a classic text coming from a decidedly more genuine place.

The Evil Stepsister is a Norwegian horror-comedy retelling of the fairy tale Cinderella, focused not on the title character herself but on one of her infamous stepsisters, Elvira (Lea Myren).

Elvira believes herself to be a far better fit for the handsome Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth) than her stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss), and so to get his attention undergoes a grisly makeover routine, involving fringe plastic surgery, tapeworms, and much more.

Rave reviews from Sundance have praised the film's satirical exploration of impossible beauty standards, wrapped around a bold and unexpected take on a classic text. For anyone craving a fiercely singular engagement with a story basically everyone knows, look no further.