15 Indie Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween
1. Gerald's Game
And finally, Gerald's Game is a Netflix adaptation of Stephen King's controversial 1992 novel, revolving around a woman (Carla Gugino) who finds herself handcuffed to her bed with no means of escape after her kinky husband (Bruce Greenwood) drops dead from a heart attack.
Rising horror director Mike Flanagan does a fantastic job milking this minimalist premise for maximum suspense, making sparing use of flashbacks and surreal affectations to heighten Gugino's character's torment.
Gugino has been an under-appreciated character actress for many years, and this is unquestionably her strongest performance to date, aptly conveying the abject horror of a viscerally and psychologically terrifying scenario.
Certainly one of the better all-time King movies as of yet, Gerald's Game has a hypnotic, wince-inducing quality like few other horrors released this year.
Which awesome recent horror movies are you checking out this Halloween season? Got any other recommendations? Shout them out in the comments!