10 Most Criminally Underrated British Horror Movies

A psychological horror movie in the vein of The Strangers, a couple are terrorised on their way to a remote hotel by a motive-less assailant, transforming their quiet drive into something far more sinister. Tightly wound and bringing about a claustrophobic sense of unease to every shot, In Fear plays out its title through intense atmosphere and an unknowable adversary: making use of the British countryside to excellent effect.

Winding roads lead back to the same place, darkness is inescapable, and the oppressive tree line hides a little too much. It's enough to make anyone paranoid, but throw in some madman wandering the roads in the dead of night and the whole thing ramps up to 11 pretty quickly.

Impressively, this was the first feature-length release from director Jeremy Lovering, though his efforts have been largely focussed on TV since the film's debut in 2013. Whilst there hasn't been much from him to draw audiences back to In Fear, it remains a solid piece of genre work - and much like the film's central hotel, it's been left alone for unfortunate passersby to delve into and find its horrors ever since.