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20.11.11 # Horror Movies # 82 CommentsThe Possession
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Agam Darshi
Director: Ole Bornedal
Released: 31 August 2012
Horror movie about Jewish mysticism. When a girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, the malicious ancient spirit inside inhabits and threatens to devour her. Soon her father is teaming with his ex-wife to try and end the curse upon their child. It’s loosely based on events from a few years ago when a similar collectable, that was said to have brought back luck to all its owners and have been brought to America by a Holocaust survivor, caused a bidding frenzy on eBay. The movie is produced by Sam Raimi and comes from the director of both versions of ‘Nightwatch’. It was meant to be released a full year ago. Again, such a delay is rarely a good sign. [Critics: 38%] [Public: 6.0] – Mixed Reaction
[REC] 3: Genesis
Starring: Carla Nieto, Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín, Àlex Monner
Director: Paco Plaza
Released: 7 September 2012
A sequel with some prequel elements explaining how the infection started. The reporter Angela will not appear this time as it takes place miles from the building where the first two were set. This one begins with a chapel wedding and reception (where there are naturally lots of cameras). Both previous installments were very good Spanish found-footage chillers and with this coming from the co-director of those there’s no reason the creativity can’t continue. [Critics: 41%] [Public: 5.2] – Mediocre
Resident Evil: Retribution
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, Michelle Rodriguez, Shawn Roberts
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Released: 14 September 2012
In this fifth installment, game favourites Ada Wong, Barry Burton and Leon Kennedy all join the adventure, with the latter as the leader of a resistance group that unites with Alice (Jovovich) to fight Umbrella corporation and the undead. Chris and Claire Redfield (Wentworth Miller and Ali Larter) are not in the movie as they’ve been ‘abducted’ by Umbrella. However, returning characters include Jill Valentine and, oddly, Rain, Carlos and ‘One’ despite all three being killed in previous movies. I’m guessing cloning or flashbacks are involved. It’s not like the narrative has to make any sense at this point. Jovovich has suggested that the Las Plagas parasite from the fourth video game will also feature in the story. [Critics: 29%] [Public: 5.9] – Mediocre
House At The End Of The Street
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot
Director: Mark Tonderai
Released: 21 September 2012
Star on the rise Jennifer Lawrence (‘Hunger Games’, ‘X-Men: First Class’), headlines this story of a teenage girl who moves into a new home with her mom (Shue), next door to where a double murder took place, and soon befriends the bloodbath’s only survivor (Thieriot, from ‘My Soul To Take’). From the British director of the not-too-bad ‘Hush’, this is said to be “in the vein of ‘Psycho’”. I’m assuming there will be great twists and it’s not as obvious as it sounds. Lawrence is a pretty great actress so should elevate the project. The release date was recently changed so it would come out one month after ‘Hunger Games’ – which is about to “do a ‘Twilight’”. [Critics: 12%] [Public: 5.7] – Mediocre
V/H/S
Starring: Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard
Directors: Various including Ti West, Joe Swanberg, David Bruckner
Released: 5 October 2012
[Critics: 53%] [Public: 6.0] – Mixed Reaction
Sinister
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, James Ransone, Fred Dalton Thompson
Director: Scott Derrickson
Released: 12 October 2012
Ethan Hawke plays a whistle-blowing journalist who uproots his family in pursuit of his next big story. When he discovers a box of old home movies in his new attic, he realises this grisly footage could be the basis of his greatest book yet, but only if he can piece together the string of murders they show, murders that took place in his new home. From the director of the excellent ‘Exorcism Of Emily Rose’ and the co-producer of ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘Insidious’, this is a very low budget supernatural film that is almost certain to lie somewhere between those two titles. I trust Hawke’s choice of roles, so I expect this to be one to watch. [Critics: 62%] [Public: 7.3] – See It
The Woman In Black is the one I most want to see. Looks awesome!
Burton/Depp *yawn*
Live footage movies can be done tastefully and entertaining. Even smart, but most tend to be sh*tty.
I have seen both Woman in Black and The Devil Inside. While I liked the Devil Inside, The Woman in Black was much more kind of an edge of your seat movie. I caught myself jumping, and i never jump…lol
Sinister – Scariest movie of 2012 (period).
I REALLY want to see Woman in Black- any reason really. And Dark Shadows- Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, and directed by Tim Burton. It’s gotta be good.
Yeah Woman In Black is one of the best horror movies of 2012, but Dark Shadows is the worst film I’ve ever seen.
I was really disappointed with Dark Shadow. I love Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton. When they work together its magic, Dark Shadow didn’t have that.
Woman in Black was ok, basic ghost story. I wasn’t aware Abe was a vampire hunter, but I did like the movie.
It look me a while to realise there is more than one page LOL I see there are many horror movies in 2012 that have been made in Spain or at least with Spanish directors and or/actors. I’m very curious about this, they have a great horror film festival in Sitges (Barcelona), I wonder if this trend comes from there?
please provide me the updates of new horror movies. thanx
I’ve watched more films in the last 7 – 8 months since finding this site than I have in any previous year.
It’s great you’ve been pointed towards some movies you might not have seen otherwise. Well, if they were any good, because if they were rubbish we’ve wasted your time.
Ermm . . . some of the films have been interesting. It’s also the direction from the accompanying comments that helps too. Sends me rummaging through the dark and dusty aisles for something I’ve never heard about before.
The only 2012 horror movie that sounds interesting is The Woman in Black, I really enjoyed the play (it’s the longest running play in the UK history if I remember correctly). It’s great they got Jane Goldman to write the script! Radcliffe is suited for the role because this takes place in XIX century, so a lawyer in his twenties makes sense, specially because in the play you see the character when he is older remembering the story of this time when he was much younger. This makes the return of Hammer films, I’m very excited about this, if someone knows how to make horror films that’s them!
Anyone who hasn’t read Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter should totally seek it out. It is a VERY good book, and very innovative. I am really excited for the film adaptation.
What do you mean real history. Abe was a great vampire slayer. OK. the stuff about him being president is a bit far fetched, but at least he’s being shown some respect. I watched Nixon and it was so stupid. The so called film makers didn’t even mention the whole watergate, illuminati thing. Let alone the were-wolf problem in Washington at the time. But that’s youngsters for you. They don’t care about history unless it’s spiced up with outtakes from the Wire or something.
John Major defeated the creature from the black lagoon. He used his glasses to create a focal point with the sun and set it alight.
WHAT ABOUT SILENT HILL REVELATION??? they dismissed that movie and its going to be one of the best horrors of 2012 .. perhaps the decade. S I L E N T H I L L R E V E L A T I O N ! ! !
Yo awesome list! I want to see a lot of these flicks! THE INNKEEPERS, PIRANHA 3DD, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, PROMETHEUS, CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE COLLECTION, ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE KILLER and so many other ones! Some of my other most anticipated horror flicks are actually for next year – LORDS OF SALEM by Rob Zombie, AMERICAN MARY by the Soska Twins and YOU’RE NEXT directed by Adam Wingard. All of these flicks are going to be insane. AMERICAN MARY has a sweet cast, awesome story and special effects by the master Todd Masters. YOU’RE NEXT went crazy at TIFF, won best picture and went into a crazy distribution bidding war among some of the bigger companies with Lionsgate winning. LORDS OF SALEM is going to be epic.
Personally, I think the best horror movies of 2012 will be: Silent Hill Revelations 3D – I love the game franchise, and the fact that it’s loosely based on Silent Hill 3 gives it a lot of brownie points. The first was enjoyable for sure, though I coulda done without the tentacle r*pe scene
V/H/S – This one looks fun. Love the haunted house sequence I saw on the previews. Looking forward to it for sure.
REC 3 Genesis – I’m a sucker for foreign horror. ‘Nuff said.
I loved the movie “Gone” it was Amazing in my opinion
Innkeepers is well worth a look.
there realy isnt anything exciting or new about 2012′s horror movies, where do you go from good films such as Grave Encounters and Episode 50???? we need new ideas new creatures to give us nightmares…..in my opinion the only movie worth a look is the Woman in Black.
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