Quality horror films are quite rare.
Horror movies usually have low ratings for certain reasons. First, many of them aim to shock rather than show a quality story, which turns off critics and discerning viewers.
Secondly, due to the frequent use of templates and clichés, films assert originality, which also negatively affects ratings. Thirdly, limited budgets often lead to poor quality filming and special effects, which cannot be said about pleasant films.
However, despite this, among the more complex projects there are still the same lighting effects – films that, thanks to their exciting plots and high quality of execution, are able to hold visual attention and evoke deep emotions.
Our selection features just such films—horror films that earn your attention.
1. Abigail (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 6.4 (KinoPoisk)
Country: USA, Ireland, Canada
Director: Matthew Bettinelli, Tyler Gillette
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton
About what: A gang of mercenaries, acting on a tip, kidnaps a 12-year-old ballerina, the daughter of a small rich man. Holed up in a secluded mansion, they were planning to buy out within 24 hours, and suddenly someone began to reduce their number.
Where to see: Internet
2. Reflection of Darkness (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 5.1 (KinoPoisk)
Country Russia
Director: Serik Beyseu
Starring: Angelina Pakhomova, Viktor Mikhailov, Polina Davydova, Anton Rival.
About what: Several young men are sent to a private island to take part in a training program that promises to improve their reliability. However, at the same time, young people encounter an ancient demon – a succubus.
This monster feeds the vital energy of people, taking on someone else’s appearance and thus provoking the adapter of the most basic qualities and committing terrible acts.
Where to see: Okko
3. Omen. Immaculate (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 5.3 (KinoPoisk)
Country: USA
Director: Michael Mohan
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Alvaro Morte, Simone Tabasco, Benedetta Porcaroli.
About what: The young novice Cecilia comes from America to an Italian monastery located in the wonderful old world. On the very first evening, the girl takes monastic orders, and after that the mother superior shows her a local relic – a nail from the cross of Jesus.
Cecilia regains consciousness and it is soon discovered that she is pregnant. It seems that an immaculate conception occurred, but the cardinal and the monastery leadership are in no hurry to share this news with the world.
Where to see: Internet
4. Brownie (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 6.1 (KinoPoisk)
Country Russia
Director: Andrey Zagidullin
Starring: Vasilisa Nemtsova, Oleg Chugunov, Vitaly Kishchenko, Natalia Vdovina.
About what: Orphans, Varya and Arseny move from their native village to the house of their adoptive parents. But hope for a happy life fades when they are challenged by an ancient otherworldly force.
Where to see: Kinopoisk
5. The Last Voyage of Demeter (2023)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 5.7 (KinoPoisk)
Country: USA, UK, Canada, India, Germany
Director: Andre Øvredal
Starring: Corey Hawkins, Ashling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian
About what: On July 6, 1897, the Russian ship Demeter departs from Bulgaria for London. In the port of Varna, several heavy wooden boxes with the image of a dragon are taken on board, after seeing one of the newest ones, who immediately leave the crew.
And not in vain – on this journey, the remaining sailors and the departed black doctor taken as a replacement will have to alternate with Count Dracula himself, who rises from a box of earth at night to drink fresh blood.
Where to see: Rutub
6. Web of Fear (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 5.6 (KinoPoisk)
Country: France
Director: Sebastian Vanicek
Starring: Théo Christin, Sophia Lesaffre, Jérôme Niel, Lisa Nyarko
About what: Caleb lives in an apartment building in the suburbs of Paris and is involved in petty crime, selling a kind of stolen sneakers. The guy also loves exotic insects and the once attractive poisonous spider brought from North Africa.
Almost immediately, the individual escapes and begins to reproduce furiously – each subsequent generation greatly exceeds the previous one in size and number. The first victim becomes Caleb’s unlucky customer, and the police, fearing that a dangerous disease is spreading, closes the high-rise building for quarantine.
Where to see: Okko (from May 30)
7. Judgment Night in Arcadia (2024)
Genre: horror
Audience rating: ⭐️ 5.6 (KinoPoisk)
Country: Canada, USA, Ireland
Director: Benjamin Brewer
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Maxwell Jenkins, Jaeden Martell, Sadie Soverall, Samantha Coughlan
About what: Some terrible event happened on Earth, and while escaping from it, a man found two babies. After 15 years, in a single forest house, he raises them as family mentors. Joseph grows up smart and observant, the guy likes to figure things out, and Thomas, at every opportunity, touches on the neighbor’s farm, where his romantic interest revives.
When the sun sets, the whole family must lock themselves tightly in the house so as not to become prey to creepy creatures prowling in the darkness. One day, Thomas was unable to return home in the evening, and his father suggested that he look for him.
Where to see: Evie
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Source: Iphones RU
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