The Most Underrated Horror Movies of Summer 2016

Most diehard multiplex - goers would consort that , aside from a few standouts , this has n’t been one of the all - metre swell " picture show summers . " There ’s no cosmopolitan hit , noMad Maxequivalentbarreling towards Oscar season . Still , revulsion buff were well - aliment , with hits likeThe Conjuring 2,Lights Out , The Shallows , andDon’t Breathe , and ( on Netflix ) the swimmingly enjoyableStranger matter . The season was so solid for genre motion picture , we ’re willing to look there were a few you drop . Here are the under - the - radiolocation horror / thriller picks to chill you over these last days of summertime heating system .

Carnage Park

In some elbow room , this ' 70s - grime - inhale indie is your standard " psycho chases victim " story . In other way , it ’s one of the most intuitive and detectable movies of the class , thanks in large part to a uniquely ominous place setting and a handful of splendid performance . The title localization is a removed piece of California owned by a Vietnam War sniper . When two thieves stumble into it … that ’s where the " visceral " kicks in . How to see it : Rent on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

Clown

Before Marvel recruited him to shootthe newSpider - Manmovie , director Jon Watts reinvented the horror - movie goofball with this novel and in spades bizarre portrait of lyssa . This gleefully nasty indie , produce byHosteldirector Eli Roth , is about a guy who becomes " possessed " by an evil merry andrew suit of clothes . While it sounds like it could be a comedy sketch , the motion-picture show actually has energy and ingenuity to spare . How to see it : charter on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

The Darkness

This quietly engaging revulsion story about a potentially possessed kid is n’t the most singular campfire fib you ’ll ever hear , but it does sport merriment oeuvre from Kevin Bacon and Radha Mitchell , as well as a smattering of legitimately creepy-crawly moment . The Darknessdidn’t make much of a splash at the summertime box office , but it seems tailor - made for place viewing , where gently surprised reactions can become legit nightmares . How to see it : hire on VOD

High-Rise

A J.G. Ballard version by way of Ben Wheatley ( Kill List),High - Riseis a darkly comedic thriller awash in snarky social commentary . With a spine - tingling carrying out by Tom Hiddleston , it ’s still a darkly cool , oddly clever , and visually dazzle piece of genre pulp magazine . You have not see true little terror until you ’ve seen Hiddleston gnaw on the osseous tissue of balefire - cook house pets . High - Riseisdark . How to see it : Rent on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

Hush

This Netflix exclusive is about an aurally challenged but entirely self - sufficient young woman who expend one horrific evening being haunt , chased , and terrorize by a mysterious sociopath . Refreshingly simple , smartly efficient , and powerfully suspenseful , Hushshould wander up on a top 10 or two by year ’s end . How to see it : Stream on Netflix

I Am Not a Serial Killer

A teenager worries that he may have homicidal trend , so he keeps himself busy by haunt an old man who absolutelydoeshave murderous tendencies . I Am Not a Serial Killer , establish on the novel by Dan Wells , strikes a great equaliser between character - ground melodrama , insightful character field , and fascinating terror . Plus , it ’s drive Christopher Lloyd!How to see it : Brand Modern to iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

The Neon Demon

Indie darling Nicolas Winding Refn summons the spirit ofSuspiriadirector Dario Argento and delivers one of the weird genre movie of the year . The Neon Demontells the story of a new model who gets caught up with a plainly dangerous group of charwoman . A creepy climate finally blossoms into full - blown body horror , but say anything more would spoil the fun . With dazzling color and geometric designs , Refn ’s rumble thriller is easily one of the most visually decadent moving picture of the year . How to see it : rend on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

Nerve

Before it devolves into a closing curtain of outright lunacy , this energetic and nonsensical thriller follows two young devotee who meet while participating in an on-line variation of Truth or Dare . Nerveis from the guys who brought usCatfishandParanormal 3 , and play a little like the 20 - something version ofCrank . That ’s an endorsement . How to see it : In limited theaters

The Ones Below

A duo with a sister on the way butt head with their new downstairs neighbors , and thing get all sorts of creepy and uncomfortable . Not the flashiest of the summertime ’s indie thrillers , but it is a softly compelling little psycho - thriller , starring Clémence Poésy ( Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ) doing a take onRosemary ’s Baby . How to see it : Rent on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

Sun Choke

An emotionally disturb youthful woman swear ( perhaps too much ) on a healer who does n’t exactly have her affected role ’s just stake in mind . Solid performances and a starkly eery tone make this a memorable indie . How to see it : Rent on iTunes , Amazon , and VOD

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