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The Top Five Modern Horror Movies

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People often lapse into claims that horror has been reduced to a bloody and disgusting genre which lacks the depth and beauty of classics like those which were made by Alfred Hitchcock. However, this is hardly the case, and I encourage those of you who feel this way about horror to simply will yourself to dig a little deeper into the genre and truly explore how poignant and beautiful horror can be. Bearing that in mind, here are five modern horror movies which should inspire you to understand that horror is still so much more than blood and guts. 5. The Others A beautiful mood-driven film in which Nicole Kidman lives in an enormous home with her two children, who are both ill and will be harmed if allowed into the sunlight. Slowly, the claustrophobia of being locked away in the darkness begins to weigh on her, though the film refrains from any sort of outlandish responses and instead continues to slowly unravel as we witness a loving mother gradually lose her sanity while still...