My #6 pick for best Horror films of 2016 By William S. Mayfield

Ok let's have a house in the middle of Detroit that is surrounded by derelict homes. Add three house thieves, and a blind resident. Now make the resident an old, ex military blind man who lives all to himself in one of the many abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit.

Our story starts with a small crew of house thieves that use one of the members family, who works for a security firm to gain access to homes. Well, they hear about this old guy that is sitting on a small fortune due to a law suit from his daughters death in a car accident the previous year. They think he's blind, so this should be a breeze and they can finally retire. Well things go wrong from the beginning, when they encounter the old man in the house and see that his blindness has only enchanced his other senses. He must have been into other than normal, everyday military, because he has skills and knowns how to use them. They quickly get trapped in his house and are at his mercy. Oh and did I mention he has a very loyal dog? Don't Breathe is one of those movies that comes along and makes you cheer for the bad guy. Only because the other bad guys are a hundred times worse. There is some other twists that I won't bring up, that are well played and just wrong, but fit this story. This movie should remind you to not underestimate anyone, ever.

joel.'s top 13 horror films of 2016.... #6

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.)

6) Blair Witch

I'm not one to keep quiet about my love of 1999's genre changing 'The Blair Witch Project'. This continuation of the story, was kept secret until almost before it's release. I'm not sure the reason why, but once the cat was out of the bag, I was in 100%. With Adam Wingard behind the lens, I knew that no matter what, it was going to be good. I was not wrong. The story may re-tread a lot of the same ground as the original, but not in the same way. If you've seen it, then you'll already know what you're in for. However, this one did something that the original never did and that no other film has ever done. It made me physically uncomfortable to watch. I almost had to turn it off, several times, because of one particular scene underground. Sadly, it got mixed reviews and didn't do the box office everyone was expecting, but that doesn't make it any less deserving of being on this list. 'Blair Witch' is a winner in my book and one that I look forward to owning soon.



Suggested snack to eat while watching: trail mix