10 Best Horror Movies Of 2019 (So Far)

5. The Hole In The Ground

Stick a creepy, slightly Victorian-looking kid in a horror movie and you've got a recipe for a strong self-marketing headstart. That said, though, Lee Cronin's The Hole In The Ground didn't get anything like the attention it deserved when it was released back in March.

Based on the age-old parental anxiety of losing your children - not just in a tangible, physical way, but psychologically, because the trauma of replacement goes hand-in-hand with childhood identity issues, it's a creepy and haunting without ever being balls-out scary.

There's very much a Shining sort of vibe bundled in there too and while it absolutely could have been more overtly scary, the restraint shown is admirable and arguably more successful in giving the horror legs after the credits.