The" found footage" genre was used almost to death in the period of 2005-2012. However, Scott Derrickson's Sinister is something bigger than regular "found footage scary movie". In Sinister, where Derrickson's talent is multiplied on Ethan Hawke's play, the old fashion draggy movie blossoms with new fruitful flowers conceiving the new levels of horror film's quality. The story begins, when the main protagonist, Ellison finds a footage which was made a long time ago by the previous inhabitants of his new house. As it follows from the footage, four members of the family were hanged on the nearest trees, while fifth one; a little girl has disappeared somewhere and hasn't been found since. As the professional writer, specializing on the scandalous crime stories, he begins his own investigation with the help of local deputy sheriff (James Ransone, who may be familiar to you as Officer Thomas Prudenti in The Son of No One). As they excavate new facts and stories about this mysterious murder they find similar cases where entire families was killed besides the little girls which are still missing. Step by step Ellison immerses deep into the horror of these mysterious deaths becoming increasingly unsettled mentally, as the rest of his family show the sings of serious emotional distress. His wife Tracy (Juliet Rylance, who played in Adam Shaw) and 12-year-old Trevor (Michael Hall D'Addario who played in People Like Us) hear strange frightening voices that are coming out from the attic where the scary footage was found.

Set in 1988 this time around, Paranormal Activity 3 will be focused on Katie and Kristi as far younger but the stalking by demons will still be the focus and the fear for them. Considered a "supernatural horror" film, this is one scary trip back in time as the first two movies, Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2 were each quite scary and intense! Take young girls who just may be more brave than smart, and let them repeat the phrase "Bloody Mary" into a mirror in the bathroom, then turn off the lights in hopes of congering up an actual Bloody Mary Cocktail but instead find actual blood and a demon in the suddenly chilly room.ritten by Christopher B. Landon who also wrote Paranormal Activity 2, and directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman, and Tod Williams the collective team has worked together before and most likely will again.tarring actress Katie Featherston who also starred in Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2, is Katie and takes her scary movies seriously.

While the beauty of Ontario Canada has been used for much of the footage of Dream House, it is an American film of the horror genre and set in a quaint but fictitious town in New England. Publisher Will Atenton (played by Daniel Craig of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace) along with wife Libby (Rachel Weisz from The Lovely Bones, The Brothers Bloom) find their perfect Dream House was the scene of a horrific murder of a mother and children supposedly at the hands of the husband/father. Naomi Watts (21 Grams, Mulholland Dr.) also stars as Ann Patterson, a neighbor who may be able to provide clues to the deaths.riters, cast, and crew seem to love taking a peaceful community setting and making it the unsettling scene for murder and mayhem just to keep us, the audience, on the edge of our seats for two hours or so. It sells plenty of tickets and it works!"

"The Witch" is a 2015 horror film that tells the story of a Puritan family in 1630s New England who are banished from their community and forced to live on the edge of a dark and foreboding forest. As they try to build a new life, strange occurrences begin to happen, including the disappearance of their infant son and the family's descent into paranoia and religious hysteria. The film explores themes of religious fanaticism, the fear of the unknown, and the breakdown of family relationships.

Nightmare Alley is a 2021 psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, and Willem Dafoe. The film is an adaptation of the 1947 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. It tells the story of a carnival worker named Stanton Carlisle (Cooper), who rises through the ranks of the carnival world by using his skills as a manipulator and con artist. However, his ambition and greed lead him down a dark path, as he becomes embroiled in a web of deceit and corruption.

"It Chapter Two" is a 2019 supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti. Serving as a sequel to the 2017 film "It," it is based on the second half of Stephen King's novel of the same name. The movie continues the story of the Losers' Club, a group of childhood friends who, as adults, reunite to confront the terrifying entity known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown.