October 31st is a non-traditional Halloween in our country. At present, almost all the North American rankings are occupied by horror films. The successors of "Saw 6" and "Blair Witch" that have been long-awaited by horror fans The film "Paranormal Activity" has been released. As a result, "Paranormal Activity" greatly beat "Saw 6". It seems that "Jigsaw" that comes every year has lost its freshness. On this occasion, we take a look at the American horror films that have been released this year. Listed in no particular order, sorted by release date.

8 first!

"The Unborn"

Release date: January 9, 2009

Odette Yustman ) plays the heroine Casey, a young woman in her twenties. For many years, she has been obsessed with one thing, that is, she was unexpectedly pregnant many years ago, but her mother asked her to abort the child. In the end, Casey insisted on giving birth to the child, and the mother disappeared, leaving only a letter to Casey saying that she could not survive the child.

As the children grew up, Cathy began to see many hallucinations, including a child who looked very much like his own son and had a gloomy expression. As the investigation deepened, she gradually discovered that this matter involved more than just herself. In a German biochemical experiment during World War II, a child turned his resentment into a curse before dying, and giving birth to a child by Cathy also opened the door to a different world...

Many people see In this movie, I was attracted by the back of the beautiful woman with a great figure in the poster, but what left the deepest impression after watching the movie was still the back with a very curvy butt. The author watched this movie based on this very sincere poster, but now I have no memory of what the movie is about. If you want to see beautiful women, this film can satisfy your requirements. If you are watching it for the word "horror film", then don't have too high expectations.

"My Bloody Valentine"

Release date: January 16, 2009

This year, "Supernatural" ) brothers hit the big screen together, each starring in a gory film. Jensen Ackles, known as the "Beauty", plays Tom, the son of a mine worker in a remote town in the United States where the story takes place. On his first day at work in the mine, he made a big mistake, causing five miners to be crushed under the mine shaft. After several days of search and rescue, the search and rescue team found the bodies of four miners. Another man was still breathing, but had become a vegetative state due to long-term lack of oxygen.

On Valentine's Day a year later, Harry, a survivor of the mining accident, miraculously regained consciousness, but he was already schizophrenic and went on a killing spree in the hospital, and later rushed to a party near the hospital. In this tragedy, twenty-two people were killed in one attack, and finally Harry was forced into the mine by the police. Tom felt very guilty and left the town.

Ten years later, Tom returned to his hometown on Valentine's Day. This time he came back to sell the family property, but who knew that Harry appeared again...

Beauty, beauty , were you frightened by the bloody scenes? Why is it that in this movie, you have lost all your spirituality? The bloody scenes in this movie are acceptable, but every time I see a beauty who is so gloomy and loses her features, people can't help but feel disappointed. Although being isolated and silent is his role in this movie, he was too eager to cover up the impact of the role of Dean in "Supernatural", which backfired.

"The Uninvited"

Release date: January 30, 2009

This film is adapted from the 2003 film directed by Kim Ji-woon Horror film "Rose Flower Red Lotus". The filming scenes were all set in England to create that sense of antiquity and mystery using British medieval architecture.

The mother of Anna, played by Emily Browning, and Alex, played by Arielle Kebbel, had just died, and their father quickly married their mother’s nurse. Come in. Because their father is often away from home due to work, the two sisters living in a suburban villa spend more and more time with their stepmother Rachel. However, in the eyes of the two sisters, Rachel was a two-faced person. She was very gentle to them in front of her father, but as soon as her father left, Rachel became very cold. Anna finds that things are getting more and more wrong. She often sees hallucinations that seem to want to tell her some secrets...

Emily Browning, who was born in 1988, has nothing to say about her acting skills. The multi-faceted character of Anna is interpreted very well. This movie was adapted so successfully that people almost can’t even remember its identity. "The Uninvited" eliminates the real ghost elements in "Rose Flowers and Red Lotus" and attributes everything to psychological problems. After all, Europeans and Americans are always unable to control the Asian ghost elements. The American version of "Midnight Evil" "Bell", "The Grudge" and "The Caller" just didn't clearly realize this, so they became cheesy trash remakes. The pacing of this film is just right, and although the suspense setting at the end is not new, it is at least reasonable and makes it a film worth watching.

"Friday the 13th"

Release date: February 13, 2009

This movie is produced by "Supernatural" ) starring Jared Padalecki, who plays the younger brother in the film, the young girl Whitney and her boyfriend Mike and a group of five people came to Crystal Lake Forest to play. Unexpectedly, what was waiting for them was the murderer Jason, the young man Almost all men and women were killed. Six weeks later, another group of people came to Crystal Lake for a carnival and met Whitney's brother Clay, played by Judd. The carnival college students finally joined forces with Clay to face Jason together...

This 2009 "Friday the 13th" is a remake, and some loyal fans regard this film as the previous one. The concentrated essence of three parts. The director of this film, Marcu Nispel, directed the remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 2003, which was also a great success that year. Nispel, who is good at reshaping classic images, created the murderous Jason with a sense of speed, which also gave people a stronger sense of oppression. When watching this film, don't pay attention to plot, logic and other elements, but enjoy the thrill of flesh and blood. We can also see from the final box office revenue of 90 million that there are still many people who appreciate this kind of pure pleasure.

"The Horsemen"

Release date: March 6, 2009

This horror movie "The Horsemen" starring Zhang Ziyi because of the film There are scenes of dead babies, meat being hooked with iron hooks, and corpses being dismembered by chainsaws. It has been classified as restricted in Japan, and all teenagers under the age of 15 are not allowed to watch the film.

The title of this movie is taken from the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" mentioned in the Bible Revelation. Dennis Quaid plays Aidan Lancelin, a police officer who has just lost his wife. He is ordered to investigate a serial murder case. It turns out that the four murdered people are related to the mysterious woman played by Zhang Ziyi.

Each of the four victims corresponds to one of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". The white knight symbolizes war and is full of desire to conquer; the red knight looks innocent on the outside, but is full of anger inside; the black knight controls darkness and death; the gray knight is deeply feared and has surgical precision. Executioner's tactics. Obviously, the murderer wanted to realize the doomsday scenario described in the Bible through continuous killing.

In the process of investigating whether Zhang Ziyi was the real murderer, Aidan gradually discovered that he was inextricably linked to this case.

Another suspense film that seeks inspiration from the Bible.

However, "The Rider" cannot be compared with the classic "Seven Deadly Sins" at all. Many elements of this film are suspected of being patched together, and the ending becomes a "preaching time." Except for Zhang Ziyi and the execution scene, there are really no highlights. However, after watching the film, more people will sigh: "Xiaozhang, why haven't your English improved yet?"

"The Haunting in Connecticut"

Release date: March 27, 2009

Sarah Capel and Pete Capel have two sons and one daughter. Ben's happy family is thrown into grief and financial straits when one of their children, Matt, is diagnosed with cancer. In order to save money, the family decided to move to a place closer to the hospital. But there seems to be a lot of problems in the new home, and supernatural events keep happening. After Sarah discovered the children's various abnormal horror reactions, she was very worried, so she went to investigate the background of the house and found that the house turned out to be a morgue...

This film is based on a real case. Although there are many scary ghost scenes, overall it still cannot escape the usual routines of American ghost movies - haunted houses, ghosts, supernatural events, possession, etc. One thing that is very important when watching this kind of video is that when the camera stays on one frame for a long time, it is best to be mentally prepared, because you never know when a scary ghost will appear along with a burst of scary music. If you like to be scared, this movie is a good choice.

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"The Grudge 3" (The Grudge 3)

Release date: May 12, 2009

This time, the background is still in the Chicago apartment building where the tragedy occurred in the previous film. A young Japanese woman knew how to eliminate Kayako forever. She wanted to solve it all in Chicago, but things didn't go so well...

The biggest motivation for watching this film may be the feeling of "The Grudge" The love of the series and the ratings inertia. It doesn't make sense for an American remake of an Asian horror movie to have an alien monk chanting sutras. Some netizens said it well: when watching this film, "all I see is a Japanese woman with disheveled hair and white paint on her face doing a popping dance."

Drag Me to Hell

Released on May 29, 2009

Directed by Alison Lohman ) plays the heroine Christine Brown, a loan officer at a Los Angeles bank. One day an old woman came to her and begged for an extension of time to repay her house loan, otherwise she would be homeless. Christine could have been given a few days of grace, but in order to get reuse from her boss, she decided to reject the old woman's request. The old woman put a poisonous spell on her, making her life worse than death. Soon, Christine is possessed by demons, but her boyfriend thinks she is crazy. She had no choice but to find a psychic, hoping to break the curse...

After the test screening of this film, there was an ominous legend about "constant laughter" for horror films. However, after its release, more and more positive reviews have made everyone understand that horror movies can also be funny, such as "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz". When audiences with bad tastes become increasingly difficult to please, how to create new ideas in horror films has become a big problem. Mixing styles is a great choice.

Why do horror movies have to be all gloom and screaming? Isn't it quite evocative to make people laugh wildly and be frightened by a sudden terrifying scene? What some viewers may not know is that the director of this film, Sam Raimi, was an authentic cult film director before filming "Spider-Man". The famous "Evil Dead" series has a profound influence on future generations. , that film pioneered the style of playing horror seriously while making you laugh from time to time. "Orphan"

Release date: July 24, 2009

Kate and John has been immersed in grief since losing his child who died before birth, which caused many problems in their marriage. In order to live a peaceful life, they decided to adopt a child. At the local orphanage, they both fell in love with a nine-year-old girl named Ace. However, after Ace came to their home, a series of horrific events occurred. In order to protect her family, Kate decided to reveal Ace's true face...

The little girl in the poster with a calm expression and a hint of weirdness is very attractive. This film is another one that uses a child killer as a gimmick. Different from the previous films of the same type, this is actually an R-rated horror film. Adding pornographic elements to a children's horror film is really wicked fun! The baggage at the end of this movie is not big, but overall it is quite entertaining, and it also educates the general public well - don't just bring home children who don't know the details.

"The Final Destination"

Release date: August 28, 2009

Every three years, "The Final Destination" They will come back again and again to shock our eyes with various disaster events. In the fourth episode, the film focuses on a car accident, but unlike the car accident in the second part, this time it was a car accident on a racing track. Like the previous films, a young man foresaw an accident on the runway and rescued several people, but then they died one after another...

There is such a half-joking but can be said to be true in Hollywood. As the industry guideline goes: "If you want box office, make a horror movie." Although many horror movies will make the audience shout that they are fooled, the audience is still very happy to pay for this genre. As soon as "The Last Day" and "Halloween" were released, Quentin's "Inglourious Basterds", which had a high IMDB rating and starred handsome guy Brad Pitt, was immediately removed from the top spot at the box office. Squeezed down. "Death Comes 4" is already a box office movie that relies on routines. However, the 3D effects and the most death scenes in the series still attracted a large number of viewers, and it won the box office championship in its first week of release.

"Jennifer's Body"

Release date: September 18, 2009

Megan Fox, the hottest sexy beauty in Hollywood ( Megan Fox) plays the heroine-sexy and hot female high school student Jennifer, who is the most popular young girl in a small town in Minnesota. On a dark and stormy night, Jennifer was unfortunately possessed by a demon. From then on, she became an extremely bloodthirsty femme fatale who ate people and brains. Her many suitors died one after another. The only person who knew about this incident was Jennifer's friend Nettie. Nettie never had the heart to call the police. As more and more people died at Jennifer's hands, Nettie faced a dilemma.

There is a short dialogue in the trailer that is very interesting. The second female lead played by Amanda Seyfried said: "How can you kill people casually?" Megan Fox said innocently : "I didn't kill anyone, I killed boys." As the old saying goes, "Death under peonies is as good as ghosts." So there is no need to feel pity for those boys. They may be very proud, even if they reach another age. world, they can also proudly say: “I died in the arms of the most beautiful girl in our village.

"This film has all the basic elements that a youth horror film should have, as well as Megan Fox. This woman who has turned all living beings upside down has no intention of pitying herself in this film. Her bare makeup and aging and sick makeup did not let her down. Fear.

"Paranormal Activity"

Released on September 25, 2009

A young and wealthy middle-class couple. The class couple moved to a small racecourse-style villa on the outskirts of the city. Everything was fine here, except that at midnight, there would be a series of huge roars and pig-like roars, which my wife Katie felt. It was coming for her, because it had been with her since she was a teenager, but this time it was more serious than before. A ghost who was well versed in psychopathology told Katie's husband Micah in a dream. What is needed is an exorcist.

Micah did not believe the words of the man in the dream. In order to know what happened, he installed a camera in the room to monitor everything. Things are getting weirder and weirder. She seemed to be possessed. One day, she was sitting on the bed and looking at the camera. Suddenly, she jumped up and rushed to the camera. The camera captured a scary woman with a ferocious face and a strange expression. The rotation stopped and everything became deathly silent...

Actually, the author is very vulgar and can't watch this kind of movie that requires patience to watch. This film was released on DVD in 2007 because it sold out. It was very good, and it was strongly recommended by Steven Spielberg that it was released in theaters. As soon as it was released, it became a big hit on Halloween. Even the old man "Jigsaw" was not its rival, which shows that eating fake documentaries is a big deal. There are many viewers

"Saw VI"

Release date: October 23, 2009

Although, "Saw VI" The old man "Saw" and his apprentice Amanda are both dead. However, the film company did not want this profitable movie to end. So, at the end of the last season, the policeman Hoffman, who inherited the mantle of Jigsaw, was arranged to continue killing people. .

In the sixth part, another group of victims were brought to a confined space after losing consciousness. This time, Hoffman designed six games based on the information left by Jigsaw. Victim choice, one of the most cruel is the roulette game "Noisy Drinking Party" that allows one person to decide whether to live or die. Hoffman also specially prepared a special game for a man and a woman. The reason is simple. There is an important secret about data...

I heard that "Chainsaw 6" is not the last part of this series, maybe it will become another Halloween tradition like the jack-o'-lantern. Like. Of course, what the audience of "Chainsaw" is most concerned about is what kind of new killing tools and stories related to "Jigsaw" will be designed in the sixth part. The director said, don't worry, the sixth part will make the entire series the best. It's one of the craziest and most exciting films, and will reveal a mystery that fans have been wondering about for a long time. (