Insights from the Cinematic World: _Horror

Unfriended

The principal cast of Unfriended consists of six characters who become trapped in a game of cat and mouse, as Billie torments them with secrets they thought would never be uncovered and pushes them into horrifying actions.

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The Lazarus Effect

The story builds on a mysterious medical reality that has resulted in more than 3 dozen documented cases of the so-called Lazarus Phenomenon – when a patient spontaneously returns to life even after resuscitation has failed, named for the Biblical figure who rose from the dead.

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Ouija

Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay and Brad Fueller to bring to the screen Ouija, a supernatural thriller in which a group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they unwittingly make contact with a dark power from the other side.

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Dracula Untold

The year is 1462, and Transylvania has enjoyed a prolonged period of peace under the just and fair rule of the battle-weary Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, and his beloved and brave wife, Mirena. Together, they have brokered peace for their country and ensured its people are well-protected.

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Deliver Us From Evil

Sergeant Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) of the NYPD has seen his share of darkness on the mean streets of the South Bronx. Sarchie has witnessed behavior on the outer edges of inhumanity, and it has begun to darken his soul, to the point of affecting his relationship with his wife, Jen (Olivia Munn), and their young daughter.

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My goal was to create an elevated genre film that examines the last days in the life of a religious cult. It is rare to find films like these that are more than just cheap thrills aimed at the lowest common denominator. It was important to me not to portray these characters as mindless, psychotic cult members, but as relatable real people - Ti West

The Sacrament

The Sacrament is a American found footage horror thriller film directed by Ti West. The movie’s plot takes several elements from real life events such as the Jonestown Massacre of 1978.

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The Quiet Ones

The escalating fear of The Quiet Ones all emanates from inside one girl: Jane Harper, who has submitted to Dr. Coupland’s experiment in the hopes that he can cure her of the bizarre behavior and spooky symptoms that would otherwise leave her in an insane asylum.

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Oculus

Co-writer/director Mike Flanagan’s Oculus introduces audiences to a new kind of terror: the eerily inscrutable Lasser Glass. This beautiful antique mirror is no ordinary villain.

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Carrie

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

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In addition to picking up the tale of the Lambert family where the original left off, Insidious: Chapter 2 explores a larger mythology and backstory for the characters.

Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2 features a multi-generational family dealing with ghost, from grandmother and parents all the way down to young children and a baby. Even the film’s ghost hunters span older and younger generations. The films ventures 25 years into the past to reveal the sinister events at the root of the evil.

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You’re Next

Lionsgate’s YOU’RE NEXT takes one of the most terrifying film genres, the home-invasion movie, and turns it on its head—adding dimension, drama, and bone-chilling realism to one of life’s most universal fears. The story follows an upper-class family, the Davisons, who are as rich as they are estranged.

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