The Faces of Horror in the Year 2019
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3 from Hell
Directors: Rob Zombie
Writers: Rob Zombie
Stars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley
Story: Otis, Baby and Captain Spaulding continue their blood-soaked rampage in this sequel to Rob Zombie's cult classic, The Devil's Rejects.
Other Films In Series: House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005)
The Addams Family
Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Writers: Matt Lieberman
Stars: Charlize Theron, Finn Wolfhard, Chloë Grace Moretz
Story: An animated version of Charles Addams' series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family.
Other Films In Series: The Addams Family (1991), Addams Family Values (1993), Addams Family Reunion (1998)
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The Amityville Murders
Directors: Daniel Farrands
Writers: Daniel Farrands
Stars: John Robinson, Chelsea Ricketts, Paul Ben-Victor
Story: On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that "voices" in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.
Other Films In Series: The Amityville Horror (1979), Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Amityville 3-D (1983), Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989), The Amityville Curse (1990), Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992), Amityville: A New Generation (1993), Amityville Dollhouse: Evil Never Dies (1996), The Amityville Horror (2005), Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Annabelle Comes Home
Directors: Gary Dauberman
Writers: James Wan, Gary Dauberman
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mckenna Grace
Story: While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.
Other Films In Series: The Conjuring (2013), Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Nun (2018), The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
The Banana Splits Movie
Directors: Danishka Esterhazy
Writers: Jed Elinoff, Scott Thomas
Stars: Dani Kind, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Romeo Carere
Story: A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and father Mitch) attends a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn -- and the body count quickly rises.
Other Films In Series: None.
Brightburn
Directors: David Yarovesky
Writers: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn
Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn
Story: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Other Films In Series: None.
Child’s Play
Directors: Lars Klevberg
Writers: Tyler Burton Smith
Stars: Mark Hamill, Aubrey Plaza, Tim Matheson
Story: A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature, he also kills people who disobeyed Andy.
Other Films In Series: Child’s Play (1988), Child's Play 2 (1990), Child's Play 3 (1991), Bride of Chucky (1998), Seed of Chucky (2004), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017
Crawl
Directors: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen
Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark
Story: A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.
Other Films In Series: None.
Critters Attack!
Directors: Bobby Miller
Writers: Scott Lobdell
Stars: Tashiana Washington, Ava Preston, Jack Fulton
Story: This fifth installment in the film series follows 20-year-old Drea, who reluctantly takes a job babysitting for a professor of a college she hopes to attend. Struggling to entertain the professor's children Trissy and Jake, along with her own little brother Phillip , Drea takes them on a hike, unaware that mysterious alien critters have crash-landed and started devouring every living thing they encounter.
Other Films In Series: Critters (1986), Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), Critters 3 (1991), Critters 4 (1992)
The Curse of La Llorona
Directors: Michael Chaves
Writers: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
Stars: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez
Story: Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm.
Other Films In Series: The Conjuring (2013), Annabelle (2014), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Nun (2018), Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
The Dead Don't Die
Directors: Jim Jarmusch
Writers: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits
Story: The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Other Films In Series: None.
Escape Room
Directors: Adam Robitel
Writers: Bragi F. Schut
Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis
Story: Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Other Films In Series: None.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Directors: Michael Dougherty
Writers: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields
Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown
Story: The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
Other Films In Series: Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Happy Death Day 2U
Directors: Christopher Landon
Writers: Christopher Landon
Stars: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu
Story: Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.
Other Films In Series: Happy Death Day (2017)
Hellboy
Directors: Neil Marshall
Writers: Andrew Cosby
Stars: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane
Story: Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Other Films In Series: Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
The Hole in the Ground
Directors: Lee Cronin
Writers: Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields
Stars: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Kati Outinen
Story: A young mother living in the Irish countryside with her son suspects his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest, and fears he may not be her son at all.
Other Films In Series: None.
Isabelle
Directors: Robert Heydon
Writers: Donald Martin
Stars: Amanda Crew, Adam Brody, Zoë Belkin
Story: A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into the depths of paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.
Other Films In Series: None.
It: Chapter Two
Directors: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Gary Dauberman (screenplay), Stephen King (Novel)
Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader
Story: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
Other Films In Series: It (1990), It (2017)
Itsy Bitsy
Directors: Micah Gallo
Writers: Jason Alvino, Bryan Dick
Stars: Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby
Story: Based on the centuries old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider.
Other Films In Series: None.
Ma
Directors: Tate Taylor
Writers: Scotty Landes
Stars: Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, Juliette Lewis
Story: A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host.
Other Films In Series: None.
Midsommar
Directors: Ari Aster
Writers: Ari Aster
Stars: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren
Story: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Other Films In Series: None.
Nightmare Cinema
Directors: Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryûhei Kitamura, David Slade
Writers: Sandra Becerril, Alejandro Brugués, Lawrence C. Connolly, Mick Garris, Richard Christian Matheson, David Slade
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley
Story: Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings showing them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.
Other Films In Series: None.
The Perfection
Directors: Richard Shepard
Writers: Eric C. Charmelo, Richard Shepard
Stars: Allison Williams, Steven Weber, Logan Browning
Story: When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte (Allison Williams) seeks out Elizabeth (Logan Browning), the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.
Other Films In Series: None.
Pet Sematary
Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Writers: Matt Greenberg (Screenplay), Stephen King (Novel)
Stars: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
Story: Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Other Films In Series: Pet Sematary (1989), Pet Sematary II (1992)
The Prodigy
Directors: Nicholas McCarthy
Writers: Jeff Buhler
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney
Story: A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.
Other Films In Series: None.
Ready or Not
Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Writers: Guy Busick, Ryan Murphy
Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien
Story: A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Other Films In Series: None.
Satanic Panic
Directors: Chelsea Stardust
Writers: Ted Geoghegan (story), Grady Hendrix (screenplay)
Stars: Rebecca Romijn, Arden Myrin, Hayley Griffith
Story: A pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life - and her tips - when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice.
Other Films In Series: None.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Directors: André Øvredal
Writers: Dan Hageman (screenplay), Kevin Hageman (screenplay), Guillermo del Toro (screenplay), Alvin Schwartz (novel)
Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush
Story: For generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying tome.
Other Films In Series: None.
Us
Directors: Jordan Peele
Writers: Jordan Peele
Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss
Story: A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them.
Other Films In Series: None.
Velvet Buzzsaw
Directors: Dan Gilroy
Writers: Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, John Malkovich
Story: A satire set in the contemporary art world scene of Los Angeles, where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce.
Other Films In Series: None.
Zombieland: Double Tap
Directors: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Dave Callaham, Rhett Reese
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Luke Wilson
Story: Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
Other Films In Series: Zombieland (2009)
