Horror Movie Hidden Gems

Halloween season is upon us and we're all trying to find a movie that will make us jump out of our seats. But if you're a lover of the horror genre, you have probably seen a good portion of the "mainstream" scares like Halloween (duh! But still, a classic that must be watched), The Conjuring, or Freddy. Me and my mother are always looking for the hidden gems of the horror world, but it can be tough with so many low budget bad ones out there. Or you know, Rob Zombie movies. This is a list of some that we have watched and loved, that may not yet be on your TBW radar. Enjoy!

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Don't Knock Twice

Synopsis: "Knock once to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead..." So goes a disturbing urban legend involving an abandoned house supposedly inhabited by a vengeful, child-stealing witch. When troubled teen Chloe raps at the door one night, she has no idea the horror she's about to unleash. Fleeing to the country home of her estranged mother -a recovering addict who's turned her life around to become a famous artist-Chloe must learn to trust the woman who gave her up years ago in order to stop the bloodthirsty, shape-shifting demon stalking them.

Starring: Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton, Richard Mylan

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Dead Silence

Synopsis: After his wife meets a grisly end, Jamie Ashen returns to their creepy hometown of Ravens Fair to unravel the mystery of her murder. Once there, he discovers the legend of Mary Shaw, a murdered ventriloquist whose eerie presence still looms over the town. As he desperately digs for answers, Jamie encounters the curse that took his wife's life and threatens his own.

Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg, Bob Gunto

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Hack!

Synopsis: Seven college students, who make up of the bookish Emily; friendly bad-guy Johnny; punk girl Maddy; the token gay Ricky; gangster-rapper 'Q'; British exchange student Sylvia; and football stud Tim; are picked to travel to a private island owned by the reclusive Vincent King and his film-obsessed wife Mary Shelley to study island wildlife. But is isn't long when a mysterious killer begins killing the students one-by-one, and modelling them after gory murder scenes from numerous horror films.

Starring: Kane Hodder, Danica McKellar, Justin Chon, Juliet Landau, Mike Wittlin

Evidence

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Delivery: The Beast Within 

Synopsis: Kyle and Rachel Massy are a young couple who agree to document their first pregnancy for a family-oriented reality show. As the camera continues to capture strange events, Rachel begins to believe that a malevolent spirit has possessed their unborn child.

Starring: Laurel Vail, Danny Barclay

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The Houses That October Built

Synopsis: Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them.

Starring: Bobby Roe, Brandy Schaefer, Mikey Roe, Zack Andrews, Jeff Larson

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The Descent

Synopsis: A year after a severe emotional trauma, Sarah goes to North Carolina to spend some time exploring caves with her friends; after descending underground, the women find strange cave paintings and evidence of an earlier expedition, then learn they are not alone: Underground predators inhabit the crevasses, and they have a taste for human flesh.

Starring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Saskia Mulder

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And there we have it. Do you have your own hidden gems? Be sure to comment and let me know! In 2015 I did a Movie Suggestions: Halloween Edition so if nothing here tickles your fancy, check that one out which has more of a classic feel.

Happy Halloween!