2017 Jan 13
by Aanisha Cuttilan
So it’s the first Friday the 13th of 2017 (mind you, there are quite a few coming up this year) and like any decent human being with slightly psychopathic tendencies, you’re planning on spending this wild Friday night with a few quality horror movies.
Yeah, yeah the Sri Lankan palette is tougher than most and we would probably yawn at an average jump scare so we decided to test the waters ourselves. So be it a marathon-party with friends or a solitary-spooked-out night, here’s a list of tried and tested, top 13 horror movies.
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It follows
Synopsis:‘doing the deed’ and horror movies have to have some kind of scientific correlation, I swear. This movie is centered around a supernatural entity that follows a young woman, after a one night stand with a stranger. This is why one must always use protection, kids. Carry around the pill. Or a priest.
Rating: 8/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymoh5SIqgtw
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You’re Next
Synopsis: The Davison family, trapped in their own home by a trio of masked men, being murdered one by one. A fairly new movie, the scariest thing about “You’re Next” is that it could totally happen to anyone. Munch on that to keep the horrors alive.
Rating: 7/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufUQWpEkbf0
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The Witch
Synopsis: A more recent movie with less shitty graphics, The Witch features its namesake, Baphomet and a 1630s New England family that experiences quite a few horrors, whilst living on the edge of a forest.
Rating: 7/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gud8viI-P7Q
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The Omen
Synopsis:After a series of unpleasant events and the discovery of a 666 birthmark on their son, a young couple realizes they may have truly given birth to the Devil incarnate and tries not to FREAK THE HELL OUT.
Rating: 8/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-1Qk_MQQs
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Insidious
Synopsis: All-inclusive of a happy family and baby-monitor talk, Insidious is an all-time favorite movie that looks at a family trying to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in another realm.
Rating: 8/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZnRUcoWos
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The Nun
Synopsis: A classic 2005 movie inclusive of slightly outdated animations but close to the heart, The Nun is a story of one Sister Ursula who loves terrorizing a particular set of teenaged girls, even well after they’ve left Catholic school.
Rating: 7/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0CcD-ywas
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The Boy
Synopsis: You know that one white chick in a horror movie who thinks nothing weird will come out of a job that entails babysitting a life-size porcelain doll like it’s a real boy? Yeah, don’t be that chick cause shit’s about to hit the ceiling real fast.
An American nanny breaks the rules while babysitting the “son” of a rich British family and is quickly sent into a frenzy of unnerving events. Lots of “Budu Ammo” moments with an end that will leave you reeling.
Rating: 8.5/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbB9UQ6r1g
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The Grudge
Synopsis: If there’s anything that can make most of us pee our pants, it’s a good ol’ Japanese horror film. The Grudge fully explains why us Sri Lankans should stop getting so pissed off all the time, basing its story around the Japanese saying that when a person dies in a fit of rage, a curse is left behind. And the curse will never forgive.
Rating: 10/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj88_yqlFMA
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Synopsis: One of the classics. Unnaturally acrobatic college girls and lots of demonic speech, this movie is based on a true story and portrays a priest who tried to exorcise a young girl.
Rating: 9/10
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSy7DldFdUI
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The Ring
Synopsis: If you want a real scare, I dare you to watch the original Japanese version of this movie. The Ring is centered around a mysterious video tape that causes the death of its viewer within a week of its watching. Old but so gold. There’s also parts 2 and 3 so make a marathon out of it.
Rating: 9.5/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PkgRhzq_BQ
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The Conjuring
Synopsis: Another all-time favorite. A family is terrorized by a dark entity in their farmhouse, and experts step in to save the day.
Rating: 8/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k10ETZ41q5o
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The Babadook
Synopsis:The monster in the closet is real and his name is the Babadook. A single mother battles with the horrors of losing her husband, and now, the abnormal entity plaguing her huse.
Rating: 7/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw
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Don’t Breathe
Synopsis: Saving the best for last, a trio of teenagers break into a blind man’s home with the intention of robbing him, to make an easy buck. Sucks for them though cause the home-owner seems to enjoy torture and they’ve mistakenly entered their own personal hell, with no way out.
Rating: 10/10
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8XwWwPT8LE
If you aren’t much of a movie person, check out the cool and creepy stories over here this Friday: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/ – even if you aren’t much of a reading person, you will be, after a few stories of nosleep, you’re welcome.
Anyway, check out the list and don’t forget the popcorn. You may also consider my spook-thresholdsubpar and thing you’re cooler than me, so do suggest some movies in the comments below👇
