Amazon Prime Video: 9 Horror Movies to Celebrate Halloween

American Nightmare (The Purge)

This is one of the legends that has established itself in recent years. The universe ofAmerican nightmare, or The Purge in English, describes an alternate world where the US government allows almost all crimes for 12 hours each year. This event is called a purge. The goal ? Reduce crime by allowing everyone to express themselves freely for a night. Originally written and performed by American James DeMonaco, the franchise is then entrusted to other filmmakers. For the fourth etc fifth installment, the origin of everything was only in the scenario. It will return to the Furnace and Mill sixth movie. Another notable creative behind the project, Jason Blum, founder and CEO of horror film production company Blumhouse, and Michael Bay, famed director of Transformers and Pearl Harbor, are producing the various feature films.

Story wise, the first film is a behind-the-scenes, Home Invasion-style film. Like Panic Room, it presents the adventures of a family whose home is taken by storm. Unlike David Fincher’s film, American Nightmare adds the Purge principle. Confined to a single house in the early films, the sequels offer a much larger universe and feature purges in major North American cities. There more or less independent stories are told, even if we find recurring characters, always in this alternate universe. To further explore the concept, a series consisting of two seasons and called The Purge also saw the light of day between 2018 and 2019.

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It (2017)

Stephen King’s cult work was entitled to recent adaptations. From the universe of the best adapted author in the history of cinema, dem two “It” feature films from Andres Musketti are available on Prime Video. In October 1988, 12-year-old Bill Denbrough built a paper sailboat for Georgie, his two-year younger brother. Georgie is sailing the boat through the rainy streets of the small town of Derry when it gets caught in the sewers. As he tries to get it back, Georgie sees a clown through the water drain. The latter, introducing himself as Pennywise, encourages Georgie to approach, then rips off his arm and drags him into the sewers. The rest of the film tells the story of Bill and his group of friends a few months later.

The two reappropriations of Pennywise stories came out almost 30 years after the original TV movies. Enough to traumatize a whole new generation… And the expected result seems to have been fully achieved. With more than $700 million in worldwide box office receipts, the remake’s first installment rose to become the 10th-biggest-grossing film of 2017. That year, the film even surpassed works like Dunkirk, logan or Kong: Skull Island. A deal that’s all the more profitable when you consider that the film cost “only” $35 million. It even became the most successful horror film in cinema history.

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Summon: The Warren Files

Still in the critical and commercial successes of the last decade, you can discover one of the terrifying universes initiated by James Wan. Pour Summon: The Warren Files, the creator of Saw, dealt with the subject of exorcism and the occult. Released in July 2013, this film is the first to adapt the stories of the Warren spouses. In fact, this duo really existed. In the second half of the 20th century, they described themselves as “the greatest demon hunters in the world”. Between 1988 and 2004 they published 6 books telling their professional anecdotes around the world. At the same time, in one of the rooms of their house, they accumulate many supposedly evil relics. As can be seen in the film, the latter had been converted into a museum in the 2010s, but had to close for official reasons.

This 1 hour and 52 minute feature film is set in 1971. We discover Roger and Carolyn Perron as they move to a farm in Harrisville with their five daughters. Arriving in front of the building, her dog refuses to enter the house. The owners realize that the entrance has been condemned to a basement. Paranormal events appear from the first few nights. All the clocks in the house stop at 3:07. The dog is found dead in the morning and the mother wakes up with big bruises. So Carolyn contacts demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. They agree to conduct an initial investigation, during which Lorraine, a medium, discovers that spirits have been clinging to the Perron family and that leaving the house will not set them free.

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Jeeper’s Creepers

To satisfy gore fans, Jeeper’s Creepers mixes a scene of terror and graphic violence, all through a more than disturbing chase. In this film released in 2001 we follow Trish and her brother Darry on the streets of Florida. Suddenly, an old truck menacingly pursues them before driving past them. They later see the driver of this truck throw strange figures covered in blood-stained sheets into a large pipe sticking out of the ground. While peering down that line, Darry makes a macabre discovery that will anger the driver. The duo must then survive the repeated attacks of this bloodthirsty killer who will try to silence them forever.

With a budget of $10 million, the 1 hour, 31 minute feature film grossed sixfold on its release. A passion that saw the light of day in 2003 and 2017, two sequels. second installment is also available on Prime Video. Aside from that, a restart of the saga will be released direct-to-DVD in France in November 2022. This new installment, which has already been distributed in the United States, receives the critical rating of 0%, the worst possible rating on the website and a public rating of 8% on Rotten Tomatoes. The opportunity is then perfect to return to the basics of the original work.

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Zombies ski

A break is needed! To unwind and have a fun and chilled Halloween night, why not try a good Nanar? With Zombies ski, you will be served! In this Austrian horror comedy we meet zombies and board athletes on a downhill run. A perfect opportunity to rest your tense little muscles between two scary movies. In this feature film, three young snowboarders find themselves caught up in a wacky story. Indeed, their ski trip takes a very strange turn when a scientific experiment unleashes a horde of zombies and mutant wildlife in the Austrian Alps. No wonderful country or Christian Clavier is on the program here, but a large dose of everything laced with hemoglobin.

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Piranha 3D 2

Always in a light tone Piranha 3D 2 is also available in the Prime Video catalogue. In this other Nanar we follow the adventures of carnivorous fish who massacre students in the middle of spring breaks. Like the first film, Piranha 2 falls somewhere between the parody of James Cameron’s cult film and the very real monster film. With a very small budget of $5 million, this film managed to win over the public fans of Film Z by generating approximately $8.5 million in revenue. Reserved for fans of the genre, this feature film takes place a year after the piranha massacre of Lake Victoria after an extermination campaign rendered the lake’s surroundings uninhabitable. After this event, the city was largely abandoned. In another nearby lake, two farmers hatch hidden piranha eggs and are eaten by them. The dangerous creatures then head to a nearby water park.

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Without a sound

You may have heard about it Without a sound ? A quiet place, in its original version, is an American thriller written and directed by John Krasinski. The film was released in 2018 duringa suite was released in 2020. Acclaimed by critics and the public alike, this atmospheric film offers an original concept. Fan of high voltage movies, you will be served! In a world overrun by sound-sensitive monsters, the slightest noise can kill. With incredibly resilient skin, these creatures wiped out most living things on the planet in a matter of months. A family then tries to survive in the heart of a post-apocalyptic universe where dialogue is rare. A year after the gruesome murder of one of her children, a happy event awaits a mother. The latter must be born and grow in an environment where noise is silence.

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The descent

You are afraid of the dark and narrow places, and you are afraid that some monster will hide in dark corners when you are walking around at night! Well, the saga The descent will send shivers down your spine. In the first chapter of this diptych we follow 6 young women trapped in a cave. Blocked by landslides, they chain strange scenes and unfortunate accidents. Disabled by injuries and looking for an exit, the young explorers will find that the caves they visit hold very dark secrets. in the the following, also available on Prime Video, we return to this famous cave. In order not to spoil you, the script specifics of this opus are not specified. You just have to know that the tone of this film is radically different from the first. The horror is more frontal and the action much more edgy.

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The witch

We end this horrific journey on Prime Video with The witch, released in June 2016. Director Robert Eggers’ terrifying atmosphere and Mark Korven’s soundtrack will transport you into this universe. This critically acclaimed feature film earned a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Forget the excessive jump scare and opt for millimeter-precise light management and a well-designed staging. In this film, the director tries to hide the horror so you can imagine the worst! The story takes place in New England around 1630. The witch follows a farmer who is driven from his colonial plantation. As a result, he is forced to house his family on a remote piece of land at the edge of the forest. The latter is said to be under the influence of witches. The disappearance of one of the children quickly worries the family. Subsequently, other disturbing phenomena begin to appear.

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