5 great horror films you can watch this Halloween

JOE

They’re all so bloody scary…

Halloween is almost upon us and you know what that means; it’s time to sink your teeth into some horror films.

Here are some of the spooktacularly standout films that are currently available on My Prime from Virgin Media.

The Others (2001)

Metacritic rating: 74%

Plot: A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.

Watch it because: It has a way of getting under your skin that most other horror films don’t. Nicole Kidman also delivers a brilliant performance as the mother that’s slowly losing her grip on reality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMEGtUxajY

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Scream (1996)

Metacritic rating: 65%

Plot: Sidney, attempting to cope with her mother’s mysterious murder, and her horror movie-obsessed friends are stalked by an unknown killer who seems to have a hard time letting the past go.

Watch it because: It reinvented the slasher sub-genre while ushering in a host of imitators and sequels.

Let’s face it, we all like scary movies.

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Mimic (1997)

Metacritic rating: 55%

Plot: Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease.

Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.

Watch it because: Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro has more style than most other filmmakers and his Hollywood debut will still disgust anyone that has a phobia about insects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KibEtd2VnVU

Clip via TA-Trailer

The People Under the Stairs (1991)

IMDB rating: 6.3/10

Plot: Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children and become trapped.

Watch it because: It’s not Halloween without a Wes Craven film and while you might know some of the more popular titles from the much-missed horror maestro, this thriller from the early ’90s is definitely worth checking out.

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Halloween: H20 (1998)

Metacritic rating: 52%

Plot: Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time and now the life of her own son hangs in the balance.

Watch it because: In terms of horror remakes, this one has more going for it than most and the presence of original scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis definitely helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heFY1zqvsyE

Clip via HalloweenDailyNews

If you’re more in the mood for a gruesome TV binge watch, we’ve got just the thing for you…

Ash vs Evil Dead

Metacritic rating: 75%

Plot: Ash has spent the last 30 years avoiding responsibility, maturity and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind’s only hope.

Watch it because: If you’re looking for a longer and gorier treat then this TV show is definitely for you. It’s got wacky humour, deadpan one-liners and over the top gore, so check it out now.