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Best Horror Films of 2008


The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Fast and the ... monarch will be forced to contend with the one family that isn't frightened by a few rickety reanimated corpses. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Eye

Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) ... 2006 French terror flick Them, and is produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner under their Cruise/Wagner production banner. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Trick 'r Treat

Prolific director Bryan Singer ... Dylan Baker, and Leslie Bibb all star in a Halloween treat that's sure to deliver a few nasty tricks. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

One Missed Call

Shannyn Sossamon and Ed ... mystery and cheat death. Burns co-stars as a detective who is deeply troubled by the recent spate of deaths. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Midnight Meat Train

A photographer propelled to ... soul while simultaneously dragging his concerned girlfriend down a perverse path of darkness from which there is no return. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Ruins

Based on the novel ... nightmare scenario that seems too strange to be true. Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, and Shawn Ashmore star. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Organizm

Mankind faces extinction at ... code before it becomes unstoppable, the pair must race to figure out the mysteries of the military's best-kept secret. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dougray Scott essays the ... Hyde, because the harder Claire tries to help the conflicted physician the more dangerous his murderous alter ego becomes. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Rogue

A handful of tourists ... directed by Greg McLean, who made a splash among horror fans in 2005 with his debut film, Wolf Creek. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Quarantine

Jay Hernandez, Jennifer Carpenter, ... lifted, the intrepid cameraman's chilling footage provides the only evidence of the horrors that unfolded on that terrible night. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Insanitarium

A devoted brother gets ... Munn, and Carla Gallo star in a horror film written and directed by Midnight Meat Train scribe Jeff Buhler. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Zombie Strippers

A top-secret government agency ... Jameson, and Roxy Saint star in a zombie film that aims to titillate and terrify at the same time. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Saw V

Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) might ... Marcus Dunstan return for more mind-bending fun. Dexter's Julie Benz co-stars in this Twisted Pictures production for Lionsgate Films. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Cottage

A criminal scheme gone ... he turns out to be a hideously deformed lunatic with a murderous temper and a bitter hatred of trespassers. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el - La Llorona

A man in search ... she's lost forever, he crosses paths with an entity that has stalked the nightmares of young children for generations. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Vipers

When a mishap at ... hungry snakes, the only hope for escape is to run for shore and never look back. Tara Reid stars. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Shutter

Infection director Masayuki Ochiai ... notice ghostly figures in the backgrounds of their pictures. Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor star in this supernatural frightener. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Never Cry Werewolf

When a small-town teen ... same brand of bravura that made him a small screen superstar while doing battle with a real life monster. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Lost Boys: The Tribe

From Dusk Till Dawn ... young innocent gradually discovers that there are forces in nature that could destroy everything she has ever cared for. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Morgue

Trapped overnight in a ... stop the slaughter until his soul has been laid to rest. Heather Donahue, Lisa Crilley, and Chris Devlin star. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

They Wait

When a family of ... beyond their comprehension are at work and respond quickly to the demands of the dead before it's too late. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Bats: Human Harvest

This horror film focuses ... they're confronted by unanticipated terror when they run up against the scientist's project: a massive cloud of bloodthirsty bats. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Asylum

Snakes on a Plane ... by Academy Award-winning artist David LeRoy Anderson (Dawn of the Dead [2004], Men in Black, and The Nutty Professor). [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Amusement

When three female strangers ... fears soon become a terrifying reality in a dark thriller from writer Jake Wade Wall and director John Simpson. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Prom Night

One of the most ... that will have tuxedo-clad teens everywhere nervously looking over their shoulders as they file out onto the dance floor. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Boogeyman 2

A young woman attempts ... Pictures shocker scripted by Brian Sieve and starring Tobin Bell, Danielle Savre, David Gallagher, Michael Graziadei, and Mae Whitman. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Army of the Dead

More than four centuries ... picturesque waters, though by the time the dead begin to rise it's far too late to say your prayers. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Wednesday 13: Weirdo a Go-Go

Quirky goth rock band ... on for the release include trailers and clips from grindhouse horror movies, all while the band provides humorous commentary. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

April Fool's Day

The beautiful people prove ... for her greed will finally get to watch as the girl who had it all gets her just desserts. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Fear House

Traumatized writer Samantha Ballard ... how to escape from a captor with the power to paralyze one by turning their own mind against them? [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made: The Re-Make

At a point in ... of his own 2005 original aims to titillate, disgust, shock, and entertain - often all within the same scene. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Suspension

After a well-adjusted husband ... Unfortunately, Daniel's innate altruism soon outstrips his control and grows decidedly impure, as his magnanimity turns into a compulsion. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Attitude for Destruction

A murdered rocker returns ... guts and take revenge on the band that attempted to ride his corpse to the top of the charts. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Lodge

When a young couple ... more that Michael and Julia discover about Desi, the less likely they are to ever leave the ranch alive. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Dead and Gone

Quentin Jones, Kathrine Bates, ... wonder whether she's some kind of monster, the cabin is haunted, or he has finally, truly, lost his mind. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

The Key

Six film students shooting ... reverse the curse and close the door before the legions of the damned find a new home on Earth. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

3 A.M.

In this supernatural shocker ... in order to save the unsuspecting girl, Michael will be forced to stand-up and face his own dark past. [ best horror films - 2008 ]

Pulse 2: Afterlife

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