With movie premieres, of course, it's very difficult now, but we still managed to collect a selection of 10 scariest horror films of 2020. Exactly what you need for those who like to tickle their nerves!
10. "Z"
Production: Canada.
Original name: "Z".
Premiere: April 14, 2020.
Z is pure evil that captured the mind of young Joshua Parsons. It would seem, what does the school trauma and the everyday trip to a psychologist have to do with it? If you miss horror movies about demons, ghosts and sharing - feel free to watch!
9. "Gretel and Hansel"
Production: USA, Canada.
Original name: Gretel and Hansel.
Premiere: January 30, 2020.
Fantasy mystical horror - a fresh new interpretation of the plot of the Brothers Grimm. Gretel failed at a new job, and her mother kicked her out along with her younger brother. Where will fate take the children this time? By the way, Gretel was played by the charming Sofia Lillis - Beverly Marsh from the recent "It".
8. "Nanny"
Production: Great Britain, USA.
Original name: "The Turning".
Premiere: January 23, 2020.
The collaboration between the British and the Americans has succeeded again, and in Nanny, horror is closely intertwined with drama and detective story. A young nanny takes care of two orphans under the auspices of a wealthy and indifferent uncle. But it turns out that her predecessor died in the same house under tragic circumstances. Yes, not only died, but also returns in the form of a ghost!
7. "The first witch"
Production: Canada, USA.
Original name: "The Wretched".
Premiere: June 19, 2020.
The Canadian film's modest budget pays off with its excellent cast and intimidating atmosphere. At first, young Ben and Malorie notice that their neighbors seem to have been replaced. But it soon turns out that strange things are happening throughout the town, because someone has awakened a primitive evil. But who will believe teenagers?
6. "Doll 2: Brahms"
Production: USA, Canada.
Original name: "Brahms: The Boy 2".
Premiere: March 12, 2020.
The beauty of porcelain dolls can be really scary at times. Especially if this doll suddenly comes to life and sets its own rules of the game. Will the family, which has already experienced a terrible attack, cope with the new misfortune?
5. "The spell. House 32 "
Production: Spain.
Original name: Malasana 32.
Premiere: January 16, 2020.
New Spanish horror refers to the old "Curse" and "Astral". Do you want to know how the classic story of a couple who moves into an unusual home will end this time? Spanish director Albert Pinto managed to surprise and scare!
4. "Dreamcatcher"
Production: USA.
Original name: Dreamkatcher.
Premiere: April 27, 2020.
There is a legend that the dreamcatcher is a portal to another world, which draws in all fears and nightmares there. But what if one day they break free? Young Josh, his father and his new companion are to learn about this.
3. "Zero prisoner"
Production: Great Britain.
Original name: "Patients of a Saint".
Premiere: January 3, 2020.
This time, the next zombie apocalypse really succeeded! In a prison for especially dangerous criminals, terrible experiments are performed on prisoners, allegedly for the benefit of the civilian population. Of course, the experiments turn into a tragedy, which develops into a terrifying and hopeless epidemic.
2. "Wardrobe"
Production: South Korea.
Original name: Keullojet.
Premiere: February 5, 2020.
In recent years, Korean films have set new standards in the horror and thriller genres. Young architect Sang Won didn’t listen to his daughter’s fears, writing them off to stress after her mother’s death. And now the girl disappears, and a mysterious stranger on the doorstep reports that she was stolen by the wardrobe. Only this story is by no means about the fabulous Narnia!
1. "Lighthouse"
Production: USA, Canada.
Original name: "The Lighthouse".
Premiere: January 16, 2020.
Complex and heavy art house with magnificent Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson can hardly be called horror in the classical sense of the word. But there is nothing worse than watching a person slowly go crazy in front of your eyes. The line between mysticism and reality has not been so blurred for a long time!