10 Near Perfect Horror Movies Nobody Remembers

One of the biggest creative accomplishments any movie could achieve is sticking in the memory of an audience. This means that it made an impact for one reason or another, enough to be remembered, and there isn't too much more that could be asked than that.

Hell, there are even films that stick out and go down in infamy for all the wrong reasons, but at least they are remembered after the fact. Then there is the other end of the spectrum. Rather than bad movies that are remembered, what about great ones that aren't?

Particularly in a genre like horror where the space is so saturated, even great films can struggle to separate themselves from the pack. After all, how does a genuinely decent slasher break away from the preconception of being a rip-off of Halloween, or a supernatural flick differentiate itself from all the rest?

There are other factors at play as well, whether a project was let down by poor marketing, it suffered from a particularly difficult release date, or, in the case of certain sequels, just couldn't break away from the original's shadow. No matter the reason, there will always be great horrors that get overlooked and forgotten all too easily.

The line between horror and comedy can be walked, as proven by the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland, but it is extremely difficult to get the balance between two such drastically different tones right. This is something that The Blackening managed with stunning effect.

Tim Story's horror comedy, released in 2022, follows a group of black friends being stalked by a killer, and it immediately launches into a hilarious parody of certain tropes and stereotypes within the slasher genre. The tagline of "We can't all die first" speaks for itself.

The movie was buoyed by its wit and charm, as well as a great chemistry between the core group that made it a load of fun. It may not be the first horror film to indulge in poking a little fun at the genre and its clichés, and may well be overshadowed by the likes of Scary Movie and Scream in this arena, but it certainly deserves more recognition.

Though never projected to break any records at the box office, The Blackening wasn't helped by releasing alongside Pixar's Elemental and DC's The Flash, two films that ironically registered as flops for their respective studios, but brought in $750 million between them. This left The Blackening to feed off their scraps, and that probably goes a long way to explain why it has been so slept on for the last four years.