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Horror is among the most versatile and popular genres in modern cinema. Just this year, countless horror movies came out, both in theaters and streaming, with many, including Longlegs and A Quiet Place: Day One, becoming major hits with critics and audiences. Indeed, throughout its long history, horror has produced many movies that have both been embraced by critics and audiences.
As is the issue with most remakes, House of Wax was unfavorably compared to the iconic original starring horror icon Vincent Price. However, other than the title, both movies share very little in common. It's best to judge 2005's House of Wax as its own thing: a chill and competent slasher that might not be a masterclass in filmmaking but remains an entertaining horror exercise with enough gore and gnarl to satisfy hardcore and casual audiences alike.
Halloween II received near-instant backlash for its controversial choice of turning Michael Myers into Laurie Strode's brother — Quentin Tarantino went as far as to call it"fruit from the poison tree!" Whether you like the twist or not, it's undeniable that Halloween II succeeds as an atmospheric descent into darkness accompanied by some brutal violence.
✕ Remove Ads Although the subgenre features many questionable tropes, it's also much better than given credit for. Take 1964's Lady in a Cage, starring two-time Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland. At the time of its original release, it received lackluster reviews from critics who considered it insulting for an actress of de Havilland's status to be so mistreated.
✕ Remove Ads This film about a group of sorority sisters who cover an accidental crime and become haunted by it, is so funny and entertaining that it's hard to fault it for wanting to keep things on the safe side. Leah Pipes is particularly strong as the dominating and outright unlikable Jessica, stealing every scene she's in and elevating the whole thing almost single-handedly.
2 'Event Horizon' Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson ✕ Remove Ads Academy Award nominee Laurence Fishburne joins Sam Neill in Paul W. S. Anderson's Event Horizon. A sci-fi horror, it follows a crew of astronauts sent to investigate the sudden reappearance of the missing vessel Event Horizon. However, they will soon discover a sinister force surrounding it.
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