10 Best Horror Movie Creature Feature Movies Since 2010
7. Sweetheart
Headlined by the fantastic Kiersey Clemons, last year's Sweetheart was so much more than a creature feature. This is a film that has themes of privilege, race, and abusive relationships running throughout it - just with an eerie, mysterious sea creature lurking in the shadows for good measure.
Clemons' Jenn finds herself washed up on tropical island, and it soon becomes apparent that there's something or someone else keeping an eye on Jenn. As this survivor's friends start to likewise wash up on the shore, we get to see the full force and murderous will of the strange creature who has put this group in its crosshairs.
What Sweetheart does so well is how it builds tension. Whether that's an isolated Jenn coming to terms with her new surroundings and the beast that stalks it, or whether that's the inevitable sh*tty behaviour of humans, Sweetheart forever has its audience holding their collective breath.
Brilliantly shot, anchored by a stunning performance from Kiersey Clemons, and never giving too much away until necessary, Sweetheart puts a fresh new spin on the age-old creature feature subgenre.