In the first post I did say that I might be able to come up with another 10. Well, here we are again.
I will include the links for each movie on justwatch, on which you can change the country to suit your location, so you can find out where to watch it.
1. Joyride/Roadkill (2001) & Duel (1971)
Steven Spielberg’s first feature movie is an underrated classic with a simple premise. A man irritates a trucker and is tormented for it while on the road. Joyride (aka Roadkill), has a similar plot, with a bit more to it. A college student drives to pick up his childhood friend and crush to go home for the Summer. On the way he picks up his older brother, who has a CB radio installed in the car, which they use to prank a trucker. This results in a deadly revenge being enacted on the three main characters. Both movies feature an unseen trucker antagonist, although in Joyride you get a voice, performed by the chillingly terrifying Ted Levine. If you have time, you can also add Jeepers Creepers, which has more supernatural themes. How did the Creeper get a driver’s license, a truck, and a personalised license plate?
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/joy-ride
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/duel-1971
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) & Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Want a horror/sci-fi themed comedy musical? Well here are two. Both of these movies I saw as a teen. I was 13 when I watched RHPS (with my Gran might I add) and around 15 when I saw LSOH (in high school drama class). Watch them back to back and you’ll have a toe tapping good time. Rocky Horror has some slightly darker themes, while Little Shop is a bit more light-hearted with an awesome and sassy giant talking plant.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-rocky-horror-picture-show
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/little-shop-of-horrors
3. Se7en (1995) & Gone Girl (2014)
A double David Fincher bill. Beautiful. Se7en is one of my favourite movies of all time, which I may have mentioned a few times. It’s dark, gritty, and well performed. Gone Girl may be slightly lighter in tone with a lot less rain and more focus on suburbia rather than a large Gotham like city, but it has a similar murder-mystery theme. If you want to add more similar movies then Fight Club and The Girl on the Train would also fit well. Fight Club because of Fincher’s direction, and The Girl on the Train has a similar style and story as Gone Girl.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/se7en
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/gone-girl
4. Lake Mungo (2008) & The Tunnel (2011)
Two Australian found-footage mockumentary style movies. Lake Mungo is a suburban mystery about the death and possible haunting of a teen girl, and The Tunnel centres around a news crew venturing into the subway tunnels under Sydney (think The Descent meets The Blair Witch Project and Creep (2004)). Australian horror doesn’t get much attention, so if you haven’t seen any here’s a good place to start. Also Wolf Creek. Both of them.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/lake-mungo
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-tunnel-2011
5. Rear Window (1954) & Disturbia (2007)
Disturbia is a modern remake of Rear Window with teens. Although Rear Window is the more superior movie (you don’t have to agree with that), Disturbia is still an entertaining and thrilling watch. I actually saw it first (at the cinema all those years ago), having only gotten into Hitchcock a few years ago. It’s the same as Psycho, where I saw the remake first. Both movies centre around a house bound protagonist who believes their neighbour has committed a murder, but no one believes them. Even though Shia LaBeouf is no Jimmy Stewart, he’s still fun to watch and slightly more relatable if you watch it as a teenager.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/rear-window
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/disturbia
6. Tremors (1990) & Deep Rising (1998)
One is a monster under the ground, the other is a monster under the sea. Which is the most terrifying? Well I plan to never go to either the desert or the ocean on a cruise ship, ever. I saw Tremors at a young age (I think I was 5-6) and it’s a movie that always stuck with me. I was probably 12-13 when I saw Deep Rising. Both are darkly comedic with a decent amount of gore, although there is more gooey goodness in Deep Rising.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/tremors
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/deep-rising
7. The Awakening (2011) & The Woman in Black (2012)
Ah, the British haunted house movie. A classic staple in horror. Traditionally there are children involved to give it that extra air of creepiness. Need I say more?
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-awakening
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-woman-in-black
8. The Haunting (1963) & The Changeling (1980)
More of the haunted mansion tropes, this time more stateside. There is more of a mystery with The Changeling and less of an ensemble cast. The Haunting is strictly tell don’t show, which is one of the reasons it’s so beloved today.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-haunting-1963
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-changeling
9. The Innocents (1961) & The Others (2001)
Spooky mansion with creepy kids: the revenge/return/resurgence. Even 40 years later people are still able to produce a quality haunted house movie with effective and simple scares that stand the test of time. Two creepy children in a large house with a repressed caregiver being haunted and driven mad. Both are compelling, well performed, and adapted from the Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-innocents-1961
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-others
10. The Belko Experiment (2016) & Battle Royale (2000)
Considering that The Belko Experiment is considered to be Office Space meets Battle Royale, this one is a no brainer. Battle Royale was on my watchlist for some time before I finally got to it, since it’s a subtitled movie, but it was worth the wait. The Japanese dark sense of humour and satire mixed with the graphic kills just blend together seamlessly. Belko, however, is a movie that I have seen a few times, and takes a more serious approach. I’ve heard it said that there is a tonal imbalance with Belko because of the style differences between writer James Gunn and director Greg McLean, but I never found any inconsistencies throughout and feel that the movie tells a coherent story as a whole. Both are seriously worth a watch.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-belko-experiment
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/battle-royale
Just a heads up, there is enough for a third list. Coming soon…
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