1. “28 Days Later” - Danny Boyle (2003): The British zombie movie that created the rabid zombie, a new type of zombie in film that chases its victims down and brutally tears them apart.
2. “The Thing” - John Carpenter (1982): This classic follows a group of scientists in Antarctica who are forced to face off against a vicious shape-shifting alien in the tight confines of their base camp.
3. “Dark Water” - Hideo Nakata (2002): This psychological Japanese horror film shows a single mother trying to keep custody of her young daughter in the midst of a divorce after they move into their new run-down apartment where strange events take a toll on them both.
4. “Babadook” - Jennifer Kent (2014): An Australian psychological horror film that tells the story of a single mother who has to cope with the death of her husband while at the same time, her young son grows increasingly paranoid of a monster lurking around the house.
5. “Cabin In The Woods” - Drew Goddard (2012): This American horror comedy film incorporates tropes seen in horror movies across the world and combines them to make a funny spoof on the classic genre.
Written by Kieran Lee (staff reporter)