10 Horror Movie Musicals You Simply Have To See
8. The Lure
This is The Little Mermaid if Ariel hung out with the
Fitzgerald sisters from Ginger Snaps and then went to Tanz Dance Akademie from Suspiria. This
Polish horror musical from 2015 is as creative as it is dark, taking the
well-known mermaid mythology and does something completely different with it.
Following two mermaid sisters, Golden and Silver, who become
quite taken with a metal band they come across playing on a beach, the two must
navigate the sex, drugs and rock n’ roll that follows. Incorporating elements
of the classic oceanic legend and then making them sing rock music should
not work, but it somehow comes together brilliantly.
Like a classic rock opera, the tragedy and drama are
amplified by fantastic music that hops from genre to genre (the synthy You
Were the Beat of my Heart is a BANGER by the way). Plus, the horror pulls
no punches, with gore and fantastic practical effects galore. If you ever
wanted to see a dark, 80s-era retelling of a classic fairy tale, The Lure
is absolutely perfect.