It’s that time of year again where it’s always chilly and you’re looking for something to do. Well, if you don’t know what to do this Halloween or just don’t want to dress up, snuggle up on the couch and check out these Top Eight Netflix horror movies that will get your mind going and skin crawling.
Dead Silence: If you’re into possessed doll movies, then this one will be a great pick for you! When Jamie gets a mysterious gift from a stranger he’s not prepared for there to be a doll inside. This ventriloquist doll is more than meets the eye. A simple gift shortly turns into a race against time to save his life.
The Fog: It’s pretty much the way it sounds. A huge cloud bank rolls through a city, but there is much more to this foggy thriller than finding a way out alive. A dark secret lurches its way around this town, only one man can figure it out before it’s all too late.
Out of the Dark: This is definitely a different spin on your normal haunting movie. While it still is based around a haunting, it involves the hair-raising deaths of more than one person, but there is a catch, they’re all children. Sarah Harriman (Julia Stiles, The Prince & Me) and her husband move to Colombia with their daughter to be closer to Sarah’s father. The hauntings begin for their daughter and they will shortly find out an undying secret and everything isn’t what it seems.
The Ouija Experiment: If you’ve ever tried to summon spirits with a Ouija board and it never worked, well be thankful because this movie will make you never want to touch one again! This movie is shot almost like a YouTube video and will keep you watching as they embark on the dead and uncover the fearful secret of a murder. This movie is full of jump scare after jump scare, so have fun!
Dream House: If you’re into a twisted story with a plot that keeps you guessing, than this is the one for you. Daniel Craig plays the protagonist, a father of two girls with a loving wife, but if you don’t keep watching, you might not catch the most twisted part of this crazy story.
The Loft: Are you looking for a good “who done it” movie? Then this one is perfect for you, but warning ladies, the writing was centered as a sick twisted man’s point of view. But hey, it’s got James Marsden (27 dresses) so who cares, right? Anyway, as a group of friends share a loft for unfaithfulness, they are all sucked into a surprise when they find a bloody woman in the bed. All eyes are turned on each other because they are the only ones with keys to the loft. So who did it? Friend’s aren’t always as trustworthy as they seem.
After: If you’re not looking for too much of a scare, this movie will fit right in for you. This darkly romantic thriller all starts off with a crazy bus accident; however, when Ana and Freddy discover they are the last ones alive in the town, everything changes. Is it a dream? Was this the afterlife? Were they earthbound? All these questions circle them as they are trapped in darkness. The only way out, a key and a love so strong they can make it out together.
The Gift: Is your taste in scary movies a good old fashioned mystery with an A-lister cast? This is a good fit for you as you will follow Annie (Cate Blanchett) who has a gift for seeing into people’s futures and past, but when a sudden murder happens to Jessica (Katie Holmes), her father and husband turn to Annie for help. The police suspect Donnie (Keanu Reeves), who is an aggressive abusive husband to his wife (Jennifer Garner), but there is a lot more to be uncovered in this small town murder case.
Emily Culbertson
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