20 Awesome Horror Movies NOBODY Talks About
These horror bangers need more respect on their names.
As horror fans, we're basically always enjoying an embarrassment of riches, because there are more great horror movies released every year than even the most die-hard of genre fans realistically keep track of.
It's a great problem to have, but it does unfortunately mean that a whole ton of great horror flicks end up falling through the cracks and not getting their fair due for years, decades, or perhaps even ever.
So with that on mind, it's time to throw the spotlight on 20 incredible horror films which, whether new or old, just aren't talked about enough by even die-hard fans of the genre.
From unassuming, micro-budget horrors with some serious vision behind them to incredible studio films that maddeningly flopped at the box office and everything else in between, these movies all desperately deserve to have so, so many more eyes on them. All the eyes, in fact.
So if you have seen any of these horror films, pat yourself on the back and loudly recommend them to all your genre-friendly pals. But if you haven't, maybe change that as soon as you can...
20. Apostle
Filmmaker Gareth Evans surprised a lot of people by following up his two stupendously entertaining The Raid movies with an unexpected detour into folk horror territory for his 2018 film Apostle.
And while some were left disappointed that it lacks the propulsive, energetically violent action of his previous action-thrillers, taken on its own terms with is an uncommonly atmospheric, unnerving slow-burn horror.
Sure, it's effectively homaging The Wicker Man - revolving around a British man (Dan Stevens) who tries to rescue his sister from a remote island cult - but Evans' approach is far more visceral, serving up some of the most unforgettably gnarly, queasy brutality of any film released this past decade.
Evans posits a few interesting things we haven't seen in folk horror before, it's visually stunning, the score rips, and the performances from Stevens and Michael Sheen are especially terrific.
And yet, while The Raid movies are still fondly championed today, barely anyone ever talks about this one.