10 Most Terrifying Vacation Horror Movies

Based on Scott Smith's 2006 novel of the same name, 2008's The Ruins uses Mexico as its vacation locale of choice.

Two young American couples find themselves becoming pals with a German tourist on a mission to find his missing brother. That may be pretty standard fodder for such a picture, but the caveat here is that their quest sees this group butting heads with some Mayan villagers who don't take too kindly to their presence.

For the Mayans, they fear the vines that are commonplace in the jungle setting that they call home. For the tourists, they think that the Mayans are a tad nuts to be scared of some obviously totally-not-dangerous vines. Of course, the vines in question do have a mind of their own, and one by one our central characters become infected, manipulated and/or killed by this curious, controlling vines that lurk in and around the Mayan ruins.

By the time all is said and done, Jena Malone's Amy is the only one of the bunch to make her escape from the jungle and the vines that have been running rampant. Even then, though, there's an alternative ending of the movie that sees this 'happy ending' being followed by the realisation that Amy has indeed been corrupted by the vines that had tormented her partner and friends.