10 Most Terrifying American Horror Movie Remakes

Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In is an adored addition to the vampire genre. It traces the blossoming relationship between a timid boy and the mysterious girl next door who just happens to be a vampire. It remains a haunting and genuinely heart-warming portrayal of friendship juxtaposed against the cold Swedish landscape.

Widely held as a genre masterpiece, there was once a time when remaking it was thought inconceivable. And then Matt Reeves made Let Me In.

Shifting the location from Stockholm to LA, the remake follows the same premise of a 12-year-old boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) befriending his new neighbour (Chloe Moretz) whose dark secrets are soon revealed.

Reeves’s handling of iconic moments from the original illustrate that the filmmaker understood what made Alfredson’s vision special. But his version is more than a loving imitation. Reeves also tweaked and enhanced several moments to double down on the horror.

The culmination is a darker spin on the strange love story that doesn’t sacrifice any of the heart that made the original noteworthy thanks to the esquisite performances from its young leads. Though the Twilight-esque glowing eyes was a step too far.