Horror Cinema 2011: 20 Best, 20 Worst, and 13 to Watch Out for Next Year

Not very long ago I was commenting (ok, whining) that 2011 was one "weak-ass" year for fans of horror cinema. But then I sat down to write a top ten, which became a top twenty ... plus a bunch of "honorable mention" titles left over. And after I finished cobbling together a Bottom 20, just to keep things even, I was irritated to notice that I've already seen at least 13 2012 horror flicks that also deserved a mention. So here's the whole package, courtesy of me, Movies.com editor and resident film critic for FEARnet.com. Frankly I don't care if you agree with my opinions -- as long as you enjoy reading them. Top 20 Horror Films of 2011 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Honorable mention: (click title for full review) Atrocious, The Clinic, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Hostel Part 3, A Lonely Place to Die, Saint Nick, The Silent House, The Tunnel,Paranormal Activity 3, The Reef, Urban Explorer, Wake Wood, We Are the Night (subtitled, not dubbed!) 1. 3.

Nerd Blerp - 10 Great Horror Films Youve Never Seen Being a fan of all things horror, I thought it high-time I showed some love for the genre on this site. Horror films are great because they appeal to our most base natures, but also because they are allowed to be as loopy and imaginative as they want...well, at lest they used to be. These days, imagination has been replaced by lots of gore and cheap 'jump-out-of-your-seat' shocks. Horror films no longer follow you home and haunt your dreams in the stillness of the night. 10. This twisted gem from the eighties owes a lot to Freddy Krueger, but is also original and creepy in its own way. 9. This Finnish horror film moves at a delibarately slow pace, but is unsettling as all hell. 8. Q really feels more like two films. 7. This movie actually shares the same writer-director as Q, b-movie mogul Larry Cohen. 6. 13 Tzameti This Georgian thriller can best be described as 'Saw without the bullshit'. 5. Ha. 4. 3. 2. 1.

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