Spooky season is upon us. ‘Tis the time for things that go bump in the night, and we’ve got a curated selection of some of the best new horror movies streaming right now to get you in the mood. There were a number of solid horror films released over the past year, from a couple of nun-centric films to the vampiric to Russell Crowe .
There’s a lot to consider, is what we’re saying, but if you pick one of the scary movies on this list we guarantee you’ll be satisfied. While this enjoyable spin on the vampire genre doesn’t quite match the perfection of their uproarious 2019 horror comedy, “Ready or Not,” co-directors Tyler Gillett, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin have once again assembled a crack cast fighting tooth and nail to survive the night in a spooky mansion. The premise: A “Reservoir Dogs”-esque team of criminals, whose names are not known to each other, have been assembled to kidnap a rich man’s daughter.
The task is simply to watch the girl until the ransom is paid. Except it’s not quite that simple. Melissa Barrera (“Scream”) Kathryn Newton (“Freaky”) and Dan Stevens (“The Guest”) are among the criminals, who slowly realize that their abductee is not the frightened little girl she appears to be, but a ruthless and cunning vampire.
One of the best sleepers of last year was “Cobweb,” a there’s-something-in-the-crawl-space chiller that plays more like a dark fairy tale than a cheapo midnight movie. Woody Norman (the little kid from Mike Mi.