Macario

Macario is a 1960 Mexican supernatural drama based on an old legend.

The Museum of Modern Art has an article which says,

Aimed at an international audience—and indeed, it was the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Academy Award, as well as Mexico’s entry in the 1960 Cannes Film Festival—Macario takes the form of a macabre fable about an impoverished peasant (Ignacio López Tarso) who is kind to a mysterious stranger on the Day of the Dead, and is rewarded with the power to heal the sick.

TCM has an overview. Rotten Tomatoes has a consensus critics score of 100%.

Suckablood

Suckablood is a 2012 horror short film. from IMDb: "A gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come."

Hush (2016)

Hush is a 2016 horror film about a deaf/mute woman who is terrorized in her remote and isolated home. I watched it on Netflix.

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Rotten Tomatoes has a critics concensure score of 93%. Roger Ebert's site calls it "an old-fashioned home invasion thriller that works on its own modest terms".

Attack the Block

Attack the Block is a 2011 comedy science fiction horror film starring John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker. It's about a teenage street gang who defend themselves from alien invaders on a South London council estate on Guy Fawkes Night. This is great fun. I watched it on Amazon Prime.

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Rotten Tomatoes has a 90% critics consensus rating. Roger Ebert likes it.

Monsters (2010)

Monsters is a 2010 post-apocalyptic horror/science fiction film, where a NASA probe has crashed in Mexico leading to the appearance of enormous alien creatures that are now spreading. This is a great entry into the monster movie category of the horror genre. Plex has links to where you can see it streaming.

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Roger Ebert's site gives it a positive review and says, "It's based on characters, relationships, fear and mostly unseen menace, and although the movie's special effects are important, it's not about special effects." The Guardian calls it "a thrilling postmodern sci-fi film". Empire Online closes a positive review by calling it "sci-fi filmmaking at its best."

Creak (2015)

Creak is a 2015 horror short film.

Let Me In (2010)

Let Me In is the 2010 American remake of the excellent 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In. This is a pretty straight re-make. I watched it on Hulu, but it's free on Tubi.

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The Hollywood Reporter says, ""Let Me In" achieves the rare feat of remaining rigorously reverential to its source material while emerging as a highly accomplished work in its own right. " Time Out gives it high marks and says, "perhaps the new film’s greatest coup is that it refuses to romanticise childhood loneliness". Roger Ebert's site has a positive review. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 88%.

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Mulberry Street

Mulberry Street is a 2006 horror film about a rat-borne plague in NYC that turns people into ugly, blood-thirsty monsters. I saw it through, but a lot of housework got done while it was on. I watched it on Amazon Prime.

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Split Second

Split Second is a 1992 post-apocalyptic science fiction action horror film. The cast is fun and includes Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil Duncan, Michael J. Pollard, Alun Armstrong, and Pete Postlethwaite. I watched it on Amazon Prime, but you can see it free on Tubi or Crackle. Big, dumb, splashy fun with Rutger Hauer. What's not to like? 

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TCM has an overview.

Behind the Door (2013)

Behind the Door is a 2013 horror short film.

Cold Skin

Cold Skin is a horror film about a meteorologist who has come to a remote island to take his one-year position replacing the previous man only to find the previous man missing. I find this an impressive film, definitely re-watchable. It's more a tragedy than a horror film, if you ask me. I watched it on Amazon Prime. You can watch it free on PlutoTV and the Roku channel.

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His House

His House is a 2020 award-winning horror thriller about a Sudanese refugee couple who is placed in a house in an English town. They have a lot of history to deal with as they make their transition into a foreign culture, and the house plays an active role. It was interesting to see Matt Smith in this. I hesitate to call it horror, though I understand why they did. I watched it on Netflix.

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Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 100%.

Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw is a 2019 satirical horror film about the art world. It has John Malkovich and Natalia Dyer. I watched it on Netflix.

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Roger Ebert's website says it's "an ambitious piece of work with unforgettable imagery and an ace ensemble."

The Passing (2014)

The Passing is a 2014 horror short film. from IMDb: "A mysterious woman, a missing child and an ominous past converge on two detectives in this frightening tale."

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Bird Box

Bird Box is a 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and B D Wong. I watched it on Netflix.

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Roger Ebert's site praises the "well-directed ensemble," "In particular, Sandra Bullock does typically solid work, buoyed by a great supporting cast that includes the should-be-a-star Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, Danielle Macdonald, Sarah Paulson, and John Malkovich".

1 BR

1 BR is a 2019 horror film about a young woman who wants to start a new life in Los Angeles. She finds the perfect apartment only to find out the residents will do anything to make her join their cult. I watched it on Netflix.

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Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 88%. Roger Ebert's site ends a positive review with this: "There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for Sarah, and seeing her claw her way to it is often fun, albeit in a gasp-inducing sort of way."

Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Godzilla vs. Hedorah (also known as Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster), the 11th film in this Godzilla franchise, is a 1971 Japanese Toho studios monster movie. I watched it on HBO MAX.

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On My Way

On My Way is a 2016 short horror film. from the description on the Youtube video embedded below: "While on his way to a Halloween party, a man drives through a town, slowly realizing it's gone insane."

The Bridge Curse

The Bridge Curse is a 2020 Taiwanese horror ghost story. I watched it on Netflix.

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The Perfection

The Perfection is a 2018 psychological thriller horror film. I watched it on Netflix. This has a heavy body horror component, which I didn't know going in. Horrifying, but them that likes it speak well of it.

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