10 Most Underrated 2000s Horror Movies

The third and final found footage entry on this list, The Poughkeepsie Tapes consistently crops up as one of those movies that people missed upon release in 2009, a cult classic that has only gained notoriety in underground circles and with those that don't mind a bit of wobble on their cinematography. Uncovering a collection of recordings that depict a serial killers ten year reign of terror, The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a horde of evidence found in New York that detectives then have to work through in an attempt to identify the murderer. It's brutal, violent, and a heavy on the sadism, but a tight horror movie with a compelling story nonetheless.

Despite having an initial release date slated as 2009, the film was actually subject to a strange amount of rejigging across the board, missing its first theatrical outing and being pulled from on-demand services more than once before settling down for good in 2017. Exactly why this happened has never really been discerned - but maybe there's a little more truth in this 'true story' than the world would have you believe...