Daniel Kaluuya yelling on the poster for Get Out (2017)
Trends in horror are always a reflection of the times, and because of this, horror is always political, whether the filmmakers intend to send a political message or not. Whenever writers and directors decide to make a horror movie that's intentionally satirical, the results are always interesting. From institutional racism to mindless consumerism, the themes of satirical horror movies expose what frightens society the most.
The movie has many laugh-out-loud moments, including a scene where Leslie opines to Taylor on the importance of cardio, pointing out that slashers always appear to be walking while their victims are sprinting away. The fast walk is key to the killer's menacing vibe. The film is also populated by horror icons, such as Zelda Rubinstein, who famously played a medium in 1982's Poltergeist, and Robert Englund, who is best known as Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
8 'Tucker & Dale vs. Evil' Directed by Eli Craig The horror genre has long had a hicksploitation problem. In hicksploitation movies, characters from the city venture into rural areas and wind up getting terrorized by the local yokels, who are often depicted as hostile, inbred, and downright monstrous. Tucker & Dale vs.
*Availability in US Release Date April 14, 2000 Director Mary Harron Cast Jared Leto , Reese Witherspoon , Chloe Sevigny , Willem Dafoe , Justin Theroux , Christian Bale Runtime 101 minutes 6 'Shaun of the Dead' Directed by Edgar Wright This year marks the 20th anniversary of Edgar Wright's classic horror comedy, Shaun of the Dead. When it was released in 2004, the resurgence in popularity of zombie movies was just beginning.
One thing that makes Get Out great is the way it calls back to other classics of the psychological thriller genre, such as The Stepford Wives and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which also deal with themes of social control and loss of identity. The movie walks the line between horror and science fiction, and while it has great moments of comedy, it also offers an unflinching exploration of the dark and painful history of the US that ripples through the present day.
3 'Scream' Directed by Wes Craven The Scream movies are as much whodunnits as they are slashers. Part of the fun is guessing which unlikely suspect is hiding behind the Ghostface mask. High school student Sidney Prescott , one of the great final girls of horror, is already grieving her mother's death when her classmates start dying at the hands of a mysterious killer.
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