2/01/2012

THE BEST HORROR FILMS OF 2011

    The year in horror was atrocious, utterly forgettable and thoroughly disappointing.
    No real classics, no lasting, memorable cornerstones of the genre... Instead, what we got were mostly tired, uninspired or at best well-meaning but incomplete or misguided attempts at something vaguely different.
    These are the best horror films –according to me- that had their premiere in the Western hemisphere during 2011.

2011: TOP 40 HORROR FILMS
(listed by Ghoul)



1. O BARAO / THE BARON
POR, 11
***(*)       4-

2. KYOFU aka The Sylvian Experiments
JAP, 10
***          3

3. ATTACK THE BLOCK
UK, 11
***            3-

4. THE INNKEEPERS
USA, 11
***         3-

5. NIGHT DRIVE
S. AFR. 11
***       3-

6. GRAVE ENCOUNTERS
USA, 11
***           3-

7. NEPRIJATELJ aka ENEMY
SRB, 11
***       3-

8. INSIDIOUS
USA, 11
***           3-

9. THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS
USA, 11
***       3-

10. THE TROLL HUNTER
NOR, 10
**(*)       3-

11. ZWART WATER
HOL, 10
**(*)         3-

12. CANNIBAL
BEL, 11
**(*)         3-

13. MOTHER'S DAY
USA, 11
**(*)           3-

14. BURKE & HARE
UK, 10
**(*)       3-

15. FINAL DESTINATION 5
USA, 11
**(*)        3-

16. THE THING
USA, 11
**(*)         3-

17. DIE FARBE
GER, 10
**(*)        3-

18. THE HAIR OF THE BEAST
CAN, 10
**(*)    3-

19. THE WARD
USA, 10
**(*)            2+

20. APOLLO 18
USA, 11
**(*)          3-

21. MASKS
GER, 11
**(*)         3-

22. KILL LIST
UK, 11
**(*)         2+

23. HELLDRIVER
JAP, 11
**(*)          2+

24. THE SHRINE
CAN, 10
**(*)          2+

25. STAKE LAND
USA, 10
**(*)        2+

26. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
USA, 11
**(*)   2+

27. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2; TOKYO NIGHT
JAP, 10
**(*)        2+

28. LA HERENCIA VALDEMAR II; LA SOMBRA PROHIBIDA
SPA, 11
**(*)         2+

29. YELLOWBRICKROAD
USA, 11
**(*)         2+

30. RETREAT
UK, 11
**(*)        2+

31. WHITE: THE MELODY OF THE CURSE
KOR, 11
**(*)         2+

32. TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL
USA, 10
**(*)    2+

33. SCREAM 4
USA, 11
**(*)       2+

34. RUBBER
USA, 10
**(*)     2+

35. WRONG TURN 4
USA, 11
**(*)        2+

36. KIDNAPPED
SPA, 11
**(*)        2+

37. WAKE WOOD
UK, 11
**(*)        2+

38. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
USA, 11
**(*)         2+

39. SECONDS APART
USA, 11
**(*)        2+

40. LA CASA MUDA
SPA, 11
**(*)         2+


THE REST OF THE CRAP:



ATROCIOUS
SPA, 11
**(*)         2+

VANISHING ON 7TH STREET
USA, 10
**         2

PRIMAL
AUS, 10
**(*)    2+

SHADOW
ITA, 10
**         2

HUSK
USA, 10
*(*)       2-

CECILIA
DAN, 10
**         2

THE CLINIC
AUS, 10
**(*)     2+

SEASON OF THE WITCH
USA, 10
**(*)     2+

COLD PREY 3 (Fritt vilt III)
NOR, 10
**          2-

LOS OJOS DE JULIA
SPA, 11
**(*)       2+

PROWL
USA, 11
**(*)        2+

THE RITE
USA, 11
**           2+

THE KILLER SNAKES
HK, 10
**            2+

SECONDS APART
USA, 11
**(*)        2+

LITTLE DEATHS
USA, 11
**        2

DYLAN DOG DEAD OF NIGHT
USA, 11
**              2-

LE VILLAGE DES OMBRES
FRA, 10
**              2+

PREY
FRA, 11
**             2

EATERS: RISE OF THE DEAD
ITA, 11
**(*)         2+

DEATH AND CREMATION
USA, 11
**              2

THE TUNNEL
AUS, 11
**             2+

CHROMESKULL: LAID TO REST 2
USA, 11
**              2

A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE
USA, 11
**              2+

HUMAINS
FRA, 10
**              2

SINT
HOL, 11
**             2

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
NZ, 10
**             2

THE DEAD
AFR, 11
**(*)         2+

SECTOR 7
KOR, 11
**             2

WRECKAGE
USA, 11
*(*)          2-

GHASTLY
KOR, 11
**(*)        2+

BLOOD LINES
ITA, 11
**            2

DON'T GO IN THE WOODS
USA, 11
*           1+

AMPHIBIOUS
INDO, 11
**        2-


TOP 10: THE WORST HORROR FILMS OF 2011

1. THE GOATHERD
ARG, 11
(*)           1-

2. MINDFLESH
UK, 10
*          1

3. LADY BLOOD
FRA, 09
*               1+

4. FRIGHT NIGHT
USA, 11
*               1+

5. BITE MARKS
USA, 11
*(*)           1+

6. CAGED (aka CAPTIFS)
FRA, 11
**            2-

7. THE LAST LOVECRAFT
USA, 10
*(*)      2-

8. BABY SHOWER
SPA, 11
*(*)         2-

9. GREY SKIES
CAN, 11
*(*)          2-

10. THE WOMAN
USA, 11
*(*)           2-