Every year, you never know what the horror genre is going to unleash upon the world. You have an unsuspecting audience, just waiting to have their deepest and darkest fears manipulated.... all in the comfort of an air conditioned theater or their home. Not every year has been full of winners, some have proven to be better than others, but 2016 has yielded some very interesting genre fare that is full of a little bit of everything under the sun. My fellow creeps, I've put together what I feel (in my humble opinion) to be the best of the best for this year. There were a few that were nudged out by only inches and that's not a bad thing. It just proves that there are more stories to tell and makes me dream about all the amazing scares yet to come. So, without further adieu, I give you my top 13 horror films of 2016! (based on release dates and not the years they were filmed.... although some may be in the last quarter of 2015.)
11) Lights Out
It's amazing today, the power of social media and fan reaction. People can make their own short and feature length films and upload them onto the web and let the viewers do the rest. 'Lights Out' is one of those short films that caught the attention of the public and soon was optioned to be a feature length movie. Does it carry over to the long form medium and still hold up? I think so. It may not be quite the same simple story anymore, but you can't turn something that short into 90 mins, without expanding on your base storyline. It may not go down as a classic in the horror genre, but it's well worth your time to invest in watching it. The scares are solid, the story is good and the atmosphere is spot on. I'm looking forward to what David F. Sandberg has to offer us in the future.
Suggested snack to eat while watching: dark meat chicken and dark chocolates
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