20 Best Horror Movies Since 2000

Filmmakers who attempt to blend a seemingly disparate variety of genres into a single film have their work cut out: the tonal shifts can make the end product feel disjointed and jarring. This can't be said for Kill List, which begins like a kitchen sink melodrama, moves into thriller territory and concludes with out and out horror.

Ben Wheatley is one of Britain's rising stars - a director not afraid to tackle different styles and subjects to demonstrate a growing mastery of the form. Kill List, which tells the story of two former military special forces soldiers turned assassins as they carry out a series of hits in the UK, is perhaps his greatest accomplishment so far.

There's an unnerving sense of dread which permeates Kill List, punctuated by moments of shocking violence (the hammer scene is guaranteed to make you wince) and a killer twist which is on a par with the greatest horror movies of all time. Don't let its deceptive low budget aesthetic fool you: this is a horror masterpiece.