10 Forgotten Horror Movies From The Early 2000s
1. Bones
The most slept-on horror film of the early 2000s is, without a doubt, the criminally underseen Bones.
Sabotaged out the gate by awful distribution by New Line Cinema, Bones is basically a Jordan Peele movie, a full decade and a half before Get Out - a racially and politically charged horror movie starring Snoop Dogg.
While not the scariest movie out there - even by the standards of the other films on this list - Bones is easily the most interesting. The story sees a murdered community leader - the eponymous Jimmy Bones - coming back as a demon to wreak terrible vengeance on the people who destroyed him. His targets include a cop who introduced drugs into the community to rot it from within, and the treasonous friends who aided in the scheme to better themselves. A story steeped in the history of the American government's many violent crimes against black communities, embodying centuries of anger in one righteous ghost - whom Snoop Dogg gives brilliant life and nuance.
Bones may not be the scariest horror flick you can put on for movie night, but it makes up for it by being a compelling story, rooted in history, with an awesome cast. More than worthy of the top spot on this list.