Promising Independent Horror Films to Watch Out For This Year. The blockbuster business these days is all about spandex and sequels and reboots. Its never been a better time to be a superhero, but if you know where to look, its also never been a better time to be a horror buff. Genre festivals like Fantastic Fest and Beyond Fest are bigger than ever, while the Midnight lineups at heavyweight events like Sundance, South by Southwest, and the Toronto International Film Festival have become pipelines for movies that generate buzz on par with the more conventional prestige fare. Whats more, digital distribution platforms like Netflix and Amazon have given life to niche horror films that dont command nationwide theatrical releases. Watch Djinn Streaming' title='Watch Djinn Streaming' />Based on ancient middle eastern fairy tales written thousands of years ago, and passed down from generation to generation. Imads beautiful true love Amina is. We round up all of the best films you can watch right now on Netflix in the UK, from superhero staples to insightful indies. Going to see Guillermo del Toros sprawling Gothic romance Crimson Peak on the big screen was beautiful and all, but Mark Duplasss microbudget Creep is terrifying and available to stream at a moments notice. And did you miss the Danish fantasy thriller When Animals Dream Of course you did But dont stress, because it, too, is waiting for you on Netflix right now. But its not just a question of availability either. Siblings Dean and Sam crisscross the country, investigating paranormal activity and picking fights with demons, ghosts and monsters. Watch trailers learn more. The quality and diversity of horror films right now is incredibly high. Evrim Ersoy, the head programmer for Fantastic Fest, says. The wide variety of topics covered, in ever more inventive ways, showed us that filmmakers were constantly reinventing themselves and their visual language, to find fresh ways to scare, to terrorize, and to disturb us. Fantastic Fest is the biggest genre film festival in the country, which means that if Ersoy liked what he saw on the indie circuit last year, then viewers are in luck this year. Based on input from Ersoy and Beyond Fest co founder Christian Parkes, as well as our own assessment of whats to come, here are ten independent horror films to get excited about this year. Open that Hungarian trapdoor to hell and see where it leads. Southbound released February 5Horror anthologies have a rich legacy Roger Corman brought us the Tales of Terror in 1. George A. Romero walked us through his Creepshow in 1. Ktbt3D4S3EYvc0HdaBuYllQCR.jpg' alt='Watch Djinn Streaming' title='Watch Djinn Streaming' />Tales From the Crypt and The Twilight Zone have lived on over the decades. In recent years, weve seen a resurgence of the form with collections like The ABCs of Death, Trick r Treat, Tales of Halloween and, most notably, the VHS movies. When the first VHS collection came out in 2. But by all indications, Southbound is the refresher weve been waiting for in the format. The movie comprises five vignettes set on a derelict highway, connected by the voice of one radio DJ. Watch Djinn Streaming' title='Watch Djinn Streaming' />A land of mysterious ruins and a magical treasure hunt await young Aladdin and his courageous friend Alibaba for the adventure of their lives. Watch trailers learn. Anthologies can be uneven, but they can also be an excellent showcase for up and coming horror directors, and the folks involved here include VHS alums David Bruckner, Roxanne Benjamin, and Radio Silence. It sounds like Bruckners segment, called Accident, is a truly standout short The Hollywood Reporter called it a gem worthy of The Twilight Zone. The Witch February 1. Witch writer and director Robert Eggers had a pretty great 2. He walked into Sundance last January with his debut feature film in hand and walked out with the Directing Award in the U. S. Dramatic competition. Prior to that, he hadnt directed anything since a short film in 2. TV shows including two episodes of I Married a Mobster. But Eggers was apparently spending all of his free time crafting this impeccably art directed rumination on zealotry and witch panic in 1. Massachusetts. The movie opens with a pious family being kicked out of their township because theyre the wrong kind of fundamentalist, and closes with one of the best finale sequences in recent memory. From start to finish, youll jitter in a prison of your own nerves, thanks to brilliant writing from Eggers and guttural turns from his principal cast professional scary mom Kate Dickie you fear her as Lysa I breast feed my 1. 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If you really only go in for the minimalist psychological fare, then stay far, far away from this one. The trailer is NNNSFW, and makes it feel like this might be a movie long version of the hell vision sequence from Event Horizon. If you know what Im talking about, you know what Im talking about. So we advise watching with caution, but if youre in the market for sustained, stylized revulsion, as The Hollywood Reporter put it, then Baskin should be your huckleberry. The Invitation March 2. Dear God, its a womanHorror cinema, much like cinema itself, is typically a playground for the dudes. Unless youre a prized Final Girl in a slasher or the lead in a period piece see Crimson Peak, The Others, The Witch, The Awakening, etc., youre probably either an object or a side note. And youre definitely not the director. That is, unless youre Karyn Kusama Kusama came out swinging in 2. Girlfight, which premiered at Sundance and won the Directors Prize and shared the Grand Jury award. 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