Modern horror movies don't often scare us with their atmosphere. Many of them are made in a hurry: they do not cause either horror or anxious expectation. We offer you some interesting films that deserve close attention. Check out the scariest horror movies of 2019 where you can just die of fear.
Solstice (Midsommar)
- USA, Sweden
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.5, IMDb - 7.1
- Before filming, the director of the film, Ari Astaire, carefully studied the materials related to the ancient rites and rituals of the Vikings.
In detail
It is better to watch the film "Solstice" all alone, in order to immerse yourself in the abyss of fear and hopelessness as much as possible. Friends are tired of telling Christian to break off relations with Denis once and for all. The guy still can't make a decision, and suddenly the hero finds out that his girlfriend's sister has killed herself.
In such a painful period, a young man cannot leave a girl and leaves everything in its place. Still not recovering from the tragedy, Denis is imposed on Christian's company and together with them for the summer holidays goes to the outback of Sweden. Guests will have to take part in a fancy-dress festival in honor of the summer solstice, but the heroes are not warned about what roles they are destined to play.
Countdown
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6, IMDb - 5.4
- Some locations in an abandoned part of the hospital were filmed in the same location as the TV series Teen Wolf (2011).
During a rogue party, a group of students accidentally discovers a new app that can predict the death date of anyone who installs it. Quinn Harris does not believe in this "horror story" and decides to download a mysterious program to his smartphone. The girl receives a frightening sentence: she will die in just a couple of days. The heroine panics and tries to uninstall the application, but all this does not make any sense, because the countdown has already begun ...
Omen: Rebirth (The Prodigy)
- USA, Hong Kong
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.5, IMDb - 5.8
- The picture has nothing to do with the Omen franchise.
A happy couple has a long-awaited child. From childhood, Miles began to show all the signs of a child prodigy, and when he grew up a little, his parents sent him to a specialized school for gifted children. The joy of mom and dad suddenly disappeared when their little son turned 18. The guy's behavior became antisocial and frightening, and parental pride was replaced by fear for his own life ...
Eli
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.8, IMDb - 5.7
- Actor Charlie Shotwell took part in the filming of The Glass Castle (2017).
Little Eli suffers from an autoimmune disease. Contact with the outside world is strictly contraindicated for him, and the boy himself is forced to move along the street in a spacesuit. The parents of the young hero have no money, so they fearfully agree to free experimental treatment. The family moved into the house of Dr. Horn, who equipped the building with purification systems. In a new place, Eli is uncomfortable, and soon he begins to see ghosts.
Z
- Canada
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.2, IMDb - 5.6
- The slogan of the picture is “Z wants to play”.
In detail
Eight-year-old Joe is an introverted boy who does not communicate with classmates and peers. The parents were not surprised when their son made himself an imaginary friend named Z who influences him badly. From a calm and exemplary schoolboy, Joe turned into a vicious bully, who once threw an acquaintance down the stairs. Mom tries to pacify the mysterious Z with pills, and it soon turns out that the target of the invisible monster is the boy's mother herself, whom he wants to marry.
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio
- Argentina, New Zealand, UK
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.2, IMDb - 5.1
- Actor Adrian Lopez starred in The King of the Gypsies (2015).
Rod Wilson hosts a nightly program dedicated to the most terrible tales of curses, demons and mysterious deaths. One day, the station begins to receive strange calls from a child who desperately asks for help. At first, Rod thinks that this is someone's cruel joke, but later becomes convinced of the opposite. It turns out that there is a terrible secret in these calls, and the presenter himself will soon be a participant in it.
The Curse of Annabelle 3 (Annabelle Comes Home)
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.9, IMDb - 5.9
- The slogan of the film sounds like: "Doll or puppeteer"?
In detail
The Curse of Annabelle 3 is a must-see movie for all horror fans. The most dangerous doll in the world, Annabelle, serving as a conduit for otherworldly evil, is now locked up. Demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren placed her in consecrated glass and secured the priest's blessing. But soon all the inhabitants of the house are waiting for the most terrible and hopeless night of horror, because Annabelle awakened the evil spirits of the room. Who was the target of the fiend this time? The ten-year-old daughter of the Warrens Judy and her friends fell under the “gun”.
The Wretched
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.4, IMDb - 5.8.
High school student Ben, grieving about the divorce of his parents, comes to his father for the summer to spend time outdoors and earn extra money on the pier. A young couple with two children lives in a neighboring house, and one day after a forest walk they bring an ancient evil with them. Ben immediately notices that something strange is happening throughout the city. The guy and his girlfriend Malorie will have to challenge demonic forces.
Sect (Il nido)
- Italy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.3, IMDb - 5.6
- The worldwide box office was only $ 5,504.
In detail
Sam was left disabled after the accident. He now lives with his mother Elena in a remote mansion in the middle of the forest. The boy is strictly forbidden to leave the house, and nothing interesting happens in his life. One day, a young maid Denise settles in their large estate, who at least slightly dilutes Sam's boredom of days. Soon the boy finds the strength to resist the tough prohibitions that accompanied him all his life. Why can't the young hero go outside? What awaits him there?
After Midnight
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.0, IMDb - 5.2
- In one scene, actor Justin Benson sings "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals.
After ten years of relationship, Hank and Abby broke up. The girl left a strange note with an explanation, and from the moment of her disappearance, the guy begins to pursue a frightening creature that comes from the forest, and the young man goes crazy. Except for him, no one believes in the existence of a monster. Brother Abby is sure that an ordinary bear is visiting Hank, and his hallucinations are the result of depression and alcoholism. Who is really torturing a lonely and unhappy man?
The Devil's Hour (The Cleansing Hour)
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6, IMDb - 5.7
- The slogan of the film is "The perfect internet cheat has just hit hell."
The already released picture "Hour of the Devil" will frighten the most fearless in earnest. Cheating best friends Max and Drew make good money from streaming staged exorcism rites online. But for a real meeting with the devil, their small film crew is not ready. On the air, a native from hell infiltrates the girl Drew and, in front of the heroes, tests the villains for strength, simultaneously exposing their dark secrets.
Darkness Visible
- USA, UK, India
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.2, IMDb - 5.6
- The slogan of the picture is "Evil will always find you."
Ronnie lived most of his life in London, but due to the disappearance of his mother, the guy will have to return to India. It turned out that the woman was the victim of a bloody ritual murder. The heartbroken son investigates and finds a series of similar crimes. All evidence leads to a terrible witch imprisoned in a mental hospital in Calcutta.
Mister Devil (Il signor Diavolo)
- Italy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.3, IMDb - 6.1
- "Mr. Devil" was the first film in the career of the veteran Italian horror Pupu Avati, which he directed based on his own work.
In detail
The film is set in Italy in 1952. In a quiet village near Venice, the boy Carlo killed his peer Emilio, claiming that he was the devil himself. The murdered teenager really had a creepy appearance, and, according to Carlo, he tore his newborn sister to pieces. The Roman inspector Furio Momenta will have to plunge into the cause of a terrible incident in which the Catholic faith, superstition, cruelty and cynical calculation are intertwined.
Head Count
- USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.3, IMDb - 5.4
- Actor Jay Lee starred in the movie Finding Alaska.
Brothers Evan and Peyton decide to relax together in Joshua Tree National Park. There they meet a group of students and Evan, a hangout lover, decides to join the new bunch. During evening gatherings by the fire, the hero reads out a spell from the Internet, which causes something sinister and demonic into this world. The fiend of hell is capable of disguising himself well as children. His task is to complete an ancient ritual ...
In the Tall Grass
- Canada, USA
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.8, IMDb - 5.4
- The film is based on the story of the same name by the writer Stephen King and his son Joe Hill.
In the Tall Grass is one of the scariest horror films of 2019, where you can simply die of fear. Cal and his pregnant sister Becky took a short trip in their car. Cutting along the road, the heroes heard the shrill cry of a boy who could not get out of the tall grass and asked for help. The main characters rushed to save the baby, not assuming that there might be a catch. Cal and Becky do not yet realize that the "ominous fields" will not want to let them go back to freedom ...
