My favourite horror films of the last decade:
Let the Right One In - Pretty well known, my favourite horror film of the last decade. Don't watch the inferior US remake by mistake
Left Bank - Overlooked and hugely underrated Belgian horror film. Has a Rosemary's Baby style plot without being derivative and combines social realism and the supernatural in a way that's similar to Let the Right One In.
Bone Tomahawk - Effective mix of classic western and modern horror, a bit like The Searchers meets The Hills Have Eyes. More than a gimmicky genre mash-up, the first three quarters are a genuinely great western and the last quarter is a jawdroppingly gruesome horror film.
The Woman - Jagged, edgy feminist horror film in which the real horror lies at the heart of the All American family.
The Skeleton Key - Underrated supernatural thriller which has a clever explanation for what initially seem like the cliches of the haunted house film and the final twist is great. The great Gena Rowlands is the scariest old lady since Ruth Gordon in Rosemary's Baby.
You're Next - Great satirical house invasion horror film which takes the piss out of a bourgeois family in a way which feels almost worthy of Bunuel. Great, resourceful heroine as well.
Kill List - Probably quite well known British film. Starts as a gangster film and then strays into Wicker Man territory. Very atmospheric and creepy.
The Innkeepers - The plot about a haunted hotel is almost a backdrop to a great character study of a lost girl and the loser who has a crush on her.
The Pact - Modern day haunted house film which places it's haunting effectively in a deprived, working class community and does without the cliched gothic trappings of the genre.
Under the Skin - Probably needs no introduction. Arty, challenging, chilling horror film about an amoral alien being with a murderous agenda.
It Follows - Maybe the most stylish and beautiful looking horror film of the last few years
Triangle - Intriguing brain twister about a woman stuck in a diabolical time loop with numerous nods to Greek mythology.
Housebound - Lovely Kiwi horror comedy about families being worse than ghosts.
Splice - Smart, Canadian Cronenberg-style gene splicing update of Frankenstein
Sleep Tight - Spanish psychological thriller about a very human monster.
Grabbers - Shamefully overlooked Irish horror comedy which is a bit like Father Ted meets The Thing.
Orphan - The best evil child horror of the last few years film with an outrageous plot twist which some seem to hate, but which I found hilarious.
Amer - Very arty homage to 70s Italian gialli. More arty than scary, but clever and very beautiful.
[REC] - This Spanish infected/zombie/possession is still the best of the found footage horror films. The first sequel is not bad either. Skip the 3rd and 4th film and the US remake.
Rogue - The Citizen Kane of giant crocodile movies. Looks like it might be rubbish, but it's great fun. Has a more more likeable and well drawn cast of victims than most monster movies and the killer croc is genuinely impressive when it finally shows itself.
Rigor Mortis - Hugely stylish and atmospheric Hong Kong vampire film which draws heavily on local folklore.
Proxy - If you can stick out the violent first ten minutes which break a cinematic taboo (which had a few people rush for the exit when I saw it), this settles into a darkly funny psychological thriller about two very fucked up women who meet with disastrous consequences.
What We Do In the Shadows - This New Zealand vampire mockumentary tips more towards comedy than horror, but it's surprisingly respectful of the genre and no other film made me as happy in 2015.
