“Unmasking the Unexpected: The Twists That Transformed Horror into a Heart-Pounding Nightmare”
10 Cloverfield Lane
This pseudo-sequel to Cloverfield follows Michelle, a young woman held hostage by a menacing doomsday prepper. Michelle has been told that the air outside is fatally toxic due to an unknown attack, but upon escaping the bunker realizes she’s been lied to – the air might not be dangerous, but the alien invasion certainly is.
High Tension
Bloody French horror High Tension follows two students, Marie and Alex, as they are stalked by a serial killer who murders Alex’s family. Brutality ensures, before it’s revealed that the killer was Marie all along, who has been driven mad by her delusional, unrequited love for Alex.
From Dusk till Dawn
The first half of From Dusk till Dawn plays out like a crime thriller, following outlaw brothers Seth and Richie (George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino respectively) as they kidnap a family to get them across the Mexican border. Upon arriving, the movie twists entirely into a bloody vampire action horror.
Crimson Peak
Gothic horror Crimson Peak stars Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain as Thomas and Lucille, siblings plotting to steal the fortune of Thomas’ wife Edith. Their relationship is more than just sinister, however, as Edith discovers the brother and sister are in love and even conceived a child together. Yuck.
Ready or Not
After she marries into her husband’s hugely wealthy family, Grace (Samara Weaving) is forced to fight for her life in a deadly game of hide and seek which the family claim is to stop a curse that has plagued them for years. Grace thinks they’re insane, only to watch each member of the family explode like bloody water balloons as the curse takes them.
