Tubi is a game-changer in the streaming world. The website offers thousands of movies and TV shows, all for free. Viewers don't even need to make an account or sign in. Simply click on a film and it begins playing, with only a few commercial breaks, which is pretty refreshing these days.
Tubi also has a massive selection of horror and suspense titles that are perfect for genre fans, or anyone looking for a good scare, especially during the Halloween season. The streaming service has a perfect mix of blockbuster hits, indie classics, and cheesy B movies for late-night laughs with friends.
10 Phantasm (1979) - 6.7
When it was released in 1979, Phantasm received mixed reviews. The story centers around a group of teenagers who are stalked by the Tall Man - a mystical shape-shifting figure. The plot meanders and is somewhat incoherent, but the film's style and surrealness captured a certain audience, who demanded to dive deeper into the story.
Since then, Phantasm has received four sequels, and retrospectives have been much kinder, with many saying the series is a bonafide cult classic. For fans of surrealist horror, it's a sure bet.
9 Candyman (1992) - 6.7
Set in the notorious (and very real) Cabrini-Green public housing towers in Chicago, Candyman dealt with race and poverty. Based on Clive Barker's short story The Forbidden, the story follows a young college student doing a project on urban graffiti, who stumbles upon the legend of the Candyman.
She becomes convinced the legend is connected with a string of recent deaths and sets out to find the Candyman herself. Earlier this year, a new version was released and became the first #1 movie directed by a Black female filmmaker.
8 The Fog (1980) - 6.8
Jamie Lee Curtis is often hailed as the ultimate Scream Queen, and that's because she not only starred as the Final Girl in Halloween, but she went on to be in a string of popular horror movies throughout the next five years. One of the most popular was The Fog in 1980, which was written and directed by horror legend, John Carpenter.
The movie is set in a small coastal town that harbors a dark secret. Soon, a dense fog begins to roll in, bringing with it the ghosts of the dead. The film became a hit and added another title to Curtis' and Carpenter's growing list of horror classics.
7 Hellraiser (1987) - 7.0
1987's Hellraiser is another movie based on a Clive Barker short story -The Hellbound Heart. This time, however, Barker helmed the project, adapting his story into a screenplay and directing the film himself. It introduced the world to the now-famous horror icon, Pinhead, and his cohort of extradimensional beings, the Cenobites.
The movie was heavily inspired by Barker's days as a hustler and his time in S&M bars, where he witnessed pleasure and pain being experienced all at the same time. He used this contradictory nature to invent the Cenobites, a race that intertwines pleasure and pain together, leading to disastrous consequences for whomever they encounter.
6 The Descent (2006) - 7.2
Considered as one of the best and scariest horror movies of the 2000s, The Descent followed a group of female cavers who stumble upon a race of mutated cave-dwelling humanoids. The film perfectly combined suspense and horror through the use of the cave's claustrophobic and dimly lit spaces, all while keeping audiences constantly alert that monsters could be lurking around every corner.
Despite being an independent film with a modest budget, The Descent became a hit at the box office, thanks to its eye-popping premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where the movie received excellent reviews.
5 The Changeling (1980) - 7.2
In The Changeling, a composer moves into an old Seattle mansion and strange hauntings begin almost instantly. It's later discovered that the home's previous owner was involved in a murder and cover-up, and now the victim wants justice.
The Changeling is an incredibly interesting film because it's based on the real experiences writer Russell Hunter had while living in the historic Henry Treat Rogers mansion in Denver, Colorado. During his time in the home, he heard constant banging, felt walls shaking, and even discovered a secret room.
4 Identity (2003) - 7.3
Identity is part slasher film and part psychological thriller, all wrapped up as a whodunit that plays out in a desert motel. It included a talented ensemble cast comprised of Clea DuVall, Amanda Peet, and John Cusak, among others, who all, for various reasons, wind up at the same roadside motel.
As people begin to die one by one, it starts to become clear that there's something else going on in the film...something bigger and unexplainable. Released in 2003, the film was loosely based on Agatha Christie's bestselling novel, And Then There Were None.
3 Suspiria (1977) - 7.4
While Suspiria's recent remake received positive reviews, it's the 1977 original that continues to be highlighted as a gamechanger in horror history. The film takes place in a German dance school that's populated by a coven of witches who require human sacrifices in order to keep their powers.
Despite being a European film (which was dubbed in English), the movie went on to perform well in North America and garnered critical praise for its stylized cinematography and soundtrack by the Italian band, Goblin.
2 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - 7.5
Released in 1974, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is one of the first modern slasher films, centering around the cannibalistic Sawyer family, and one of horror's greatest villains ever...Leatherface. Though nowhere near as gory as modern films, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was made on an extremely small budget, using low-end cameras and no soundtrack, giving the film a feeling of being home video footage.
Its unsettling and grainy film quality only adds to the horror of the movie, creating a deeply unsettling environment that continues to make audiences squirm almost 50 years after its release. It's since gone on to be an influential part of horror history and is credited as the inspiration for other masked killers such as Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees.
1 Train to Busan (2016) - 7.6
Released during the zombie craze of the 2010s, South Korea's Train to Busan could have easily been just another zombie movie that failed to impress. However, thanks to excellent pacing, convincing characters, and the unique twist of taking part on a moving train, the film ended up feeling wholly unique and powerful.
It has gone on to become one of the highest-grossing South Korean movies of all time, hauling in a global box office earnings of over $92 million dollars. Continuing Train to Busan's storyline was the animated prequel, Seoul Station in 2016, and the live-action sequel in 2020, Penninsuala.
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October 07, 2021 at 12:00AM
