8 best horror movies of 2020 for those who need thrills

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"Lighthouse", the adaptation of the famous book by Lovecraft and other premieres that will tickle your nerves.

1. Curse

• Canada, USA, 2020.
• Horror.
• Premiere: January 16.

Sony is releasing yet another remake of the classic Japanese horror film. A young mother kills her entire family. A woman detective tries to figure out the case and finds out that the house in which they lived is cursed.

2. Lighthouse

• USA, 2019.
• Drama, horror.
• Premiere: January 16.

Art house horror from the author of "The Witch" Roger Eggers tells the story of two lighthouse keepers who live in complete isolation and gradually go crazy. The main roles are played by Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe.

3. Nanny

• UK, Ireland, Canada, USA, India, 2020.
• Horror, drama.
• Premiere: January 23.

The film adaptation of Henry James' book "The Turn of the Screw" tells about a teacher who gets a job as a governess for a girl and her brother. Shortly thereafter, mystical events begin to occur on the estate where they live.

4. Underwater

• USA, 2020.
• Horror, action movie.
• Premiere: January 23.

Kristen Stewart stars in a fantasy horror movie. The plot tells about a team of scientists conducting research at an underwater station. After surviving the earthquake, they are faced with an unknown horror.

5. Gretel and Hansel

• Ireland, Canada, USA, 2020.
• Horror, fantasy.
• Premiere: January 30.

Director Oz Perkins presents a dark take on the classic tale. The film tells about a girl who, together with her brother, goes into the forest in search of food. But soon the children are faced with an evil witch.

6. Color from other worlds

• Portugal, USA, 2020.
• Horror.
• Premiere: February 13.

Nicolas Cage starred in the film adaptation of the story by Howard Lovecraft. He plays Nathan Gardner, who settled on a farm to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. But a meteorite falls nearby from the depths of space, which brings something terrible to Earth.

7. Train to Busan 2: Peninsula

• South Korea, 2020.
• Action, horror.
• Premiere: August 20.

The sequel to the Korean zombie thriller is more like a horror action movie. He tells the story of a former military man who goes with a group of mercenaries to a city filled with the living dead to take out a truck full of money. But it turns out that surviving humans can be scarier than zombies.

8. New mutants

• USA, 2020.
• Science fiction, action, horror.
• Premiere: September 3.

The new part of the X-Men franchise is dedicated to a group of young mutants who are kept in a special hospital and taught to control their powers. Soon adolescents begin to haunt terrible visions, and the doctor has not the best intentions.