CLASSICS
The Shining (1980) (RATE: 4.5 / 5)
Based on the brilliant novel by Stephen King, The Shining is a horror classic about a father becoming a winter caretaker of an isolated hotel along with his wife and troubled son. Whilst his writing career goes nowhere and his son’s psychic abilities become darkly intensified, his frightened wife grows to learn what her delusional husband has actually been doing, and what the dark hotel has been doing to him.
The Shining is a chilling, suspenseful and manic journey into madness and defies the line between what is real and what is not. With brilliant cinematography and an eerie plot, this 80’s film is a disturbing trip to paranoia and insanity. Must watch!
The Ring (2002) (RATE: 3.5 / 5)
An urban myth is tossed around about an old video tape with disturbing footage on it, and after watching, the viewer gets a phone call predicting their death in exactly 7 days. A newspaper reporter is skeptical to this legend, until 4 recent teenage deaths grab her attention. Investigating their random fatalities, she watches the footage herself and must solve this paranormal mystery in 7 days, before she becomes apart of the myth herself.
With a lot of creepy footage and a haunting sense of atmosphere, The Ring is the foundation for all paranormal films that truly gets under your skin. It contains chilling sound effects, discomforting visuals and an atmosphere of anxiousness - a tension perfect for Halloween!
Where the Chucky franchise came to life, Child’s Play is a thrilling film about a mother giving her child a disturbing doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer. Overflowing with many slashing scenes and nightmarish tones, Child’s Play is the basis of all creepy doll films. As it is not a modern scary film, some may consider it a thriller due to its lack of actual horror, however, Chucky’s disturbing and horrifying doll face definitely increases the petrifying atmosphere!
- Saw Series
- Hannibal (2001)
- Prometheus (2012)
- V / H / S (2012)
- Halloween (1978)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Dead Girl (2008)
ZOMBIES
Quarantine (2008) (RATE: 3.5 / 5)
- A night shift for a firefighter reality TV program goes wrong when a late-night distress calls causes the whole building to be locked for Quarantine. Filmed from one camera only, Quarantine is a suspenseful zombie film filled with lots of disgusting faces and camera scares!
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Dawn of the Dead (1979)
PARANORMAL
Sinister (2012) (RATE: 4 / 5)
After viewing footage showing the deaths of a family, a failed crime-writer moves his family into the home of the victims to investigate further to try reboot his writing career. Vowing to solve the mystery, he uncovers more footage and signs that point to a supernatural force whilst living in a house that turns family into fatality.
A haunting plot, suspenseful scenes, disturbing children and vintage, hair-raising old camera footage only exudes a little bit of Sinister’s, sinister atmosphere!
A group of mischievous teenagers plan to ruin the stage of their small high school rebooted production The Gallows - a play that ended in a fatal accident 20 years earlier. Filmed from only their phones and one video camera, the teenagers discover that the tragedy is more twisted than a noose.. an object they’ll soon become familiar with.
Containing lots of suspenseful scares, horrifying footage, realistic tones and a paranormal backstory, The Gallows is a recent thriller that is definitely one to watch.
6 years after the violent death of her husband, a struggling widow is challenged at taking care of her troubled 6 year old son. After discovering that he dreams about a monster planning on killing them both, a disturbing storybook arrives at their door and forces her to realise that maybe they aren’t just dreams after all. The Babadook is full of drama, mystery and suspense and depends on actual horror not just on jump scares. This spine-chilling story about a monster entering a home through the pages of a children’s book obscures the line of reality and fantasy and brings all your auspicious nightmares to life.
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Coraline (2009)
- Pan’s Labyrinth - with english subtitles (2006)
- Gremlins (1984)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Hide and Seek (2005)
- Mindscape (2013)
- The Lovely Bones (2009)
- Orphan (2009)
- The Descent (2005)
- Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Goodnight Mommy (2015)
- Sinister 2 (2015)
- The Visit (2015)
As seen in Winston's newest issue: Hallowinston
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