The Best in Modern Eldritch Horrors (2010-)
Movies and shows that wear their mythos on their sleeves... and ones that keep their tentacles hidden until the big reveal. Listed alphabetically by year.
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- DirectorDavid A. RobertsStarsLindsay Bennett-ThompsonIeuan CoombsJonathan KeebleA man descends into madness as he tries to investigate an apocalyptic cult that caused the death of his friend.Indie and lower budget, but it has some good moments to it.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsHeather GrahamJudah LewisBruce DavisonA psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.Stuart Gordon would've been proud.
- DirectorTodd GreenleeStarsJasper HammerBen HallDanielle Evon PloegerA disgraced podcast host interviews an eccentric farmer who claims to have a monster living in the woods near his house.Escaped eldritch entity? The real danger here is coming from inside the house.
- DirectorRebekah McKendryStarsRyan KwantenJ.K. SimmonsSylvia Grace CrimAfter a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.A man, a glory hole, a cosmic horror from beyond time and space...
- CreatorGuillermo del ToroStarsLize JohnstonKevin KeppyBen BarnesBizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.Not all episodes are Locraftian, but all are worth watching. The most overtly Lovecraft-inspired episodes are not direct adaptations, but still good.
- DirectorRodrigo GudiñoStarsAllan HawcoEmily AlataloNatalie BrownCounting down his last days as Chief of Police in the tiny town of Lone Crow, John Hawkins must investigate one last case when a mangled body with uncanny wounds washes up on the shores of the Porcupine River.This movie plays it a little too straightforward -- it just doesn't quite go to eleven like, say, The Void. But it does have some good moments of body horror and creepy moments.
- DirectorSantiago MenghiniStarsPhil RobertsonJoana BorjaVictoria AlcockAfter being forced to take a room in a boardinghouse, an immigrant in search of the American Dream finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape.Ancient artifacts, twisting passageways and paranoia.
- DirectorMickey KeatingStarsJocelin DonahueJoe SwanbergRichard BrakeAfter receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare.Remote islands in New England are always untrustworthy. ALWAYS. Lovecraft by way of Silent Hill.
- DirectorPablo ParésStarsMacarena SuárezAldana RubertoSofia RossiA struggling all-girl rock band goes on tour and discover their worst problem is not just being forgotten by their fans.Bad things happen when an eldritch entity becomes a fan of a punk rock band.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsCamille RoweJames JaggerEric SavinWhile diving in a remote French lake, a couple who specialize in urban exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. Their dive turns into a nightmare when they discover the house was the scene of atrocious crimes.An evil haunted house under the water... what could go wrong?
- DirectorKevin McManusMatthew McManusStarsChris SheffieldMichaela McManusNeville ArchambaultSomething lurks off the coast of Block Island, silently influencing the behavior of fisherman, Tom Lynch. After suffering a series of violent outbursts, he unknowingly puts his family in grave danger.This film sits someplace between HP Lovecraft and Charles Fort.
- DirectorTate SteinsiekStarsClair CatherineJake HorowitzKika MagalhãesAn Albanian castle with bloodthirsty creatures is inherited by a young woman.Way more explicitly Lovecraftian than the original film this is a remake of.
- DirectorChad FerrinStarsGina La PianaRobert MianoJohann UrbA married couple rents a beach side Airbnb only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. They soon discover that they are in the grip of a mysterious cult and the ancient sea god that they worship.Dagon meets Rosemary's Baby. There are a lot of problems with this film, but it sticks in my mind.
- DirectorDavid PriorStarsJames Badge DaleMarin IrelandSasha FrolovaOn the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.Every time you think you know what kind of horror movie this will be, it switches gears to something even more interesting.
- DirectorGus HolwerdaStarsJames MorrisonRichard DawkinsJason SpisakA group of young Miskatonic University scientists invent a time machine, only to learn that they are being manipulated by mysterious, unseen forces from another dimension.This movie's script needed someone to tighten it up. It has some neat ideas but it takes too long to get there, especially in the middle of the film, which drags. Definitely better on a small screen where the CGI looks better. But the acting is decent, as is the cinematography, which - sadly - still puts it ahead of a lot of Lovecraft adaptations.
- CreatorMisha GreenStarsJonathan MajorsJurnee SmollettCourtney B. VanceA young African-American travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father.Holy crap, this series is so good.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRebecca HallSarah GoldbergVondie Curtis-HallA widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.Two parallel houses, an unfolding mystery and you still won't see where it's going.
- DirectorAndy CollierTor MianStarsSophie StevensLudovic HughesBarbara CramptonAfter his mother's death, Isaac and pregnant wife visit his Norwegian island birthplace for an inheritance. They uncover Isaac's dark past secrets. Their trip turns nightmarish when they encounter a cult worshipping a sea deity.Not gonna lie, I'd probably join a cult with Barbara Crampton in it.
- DirectorArseny SyuhinStarsMilena RadulovicSergey IvanyukNikolay KovbasA small research team went down below the surface to find out what secret the world's deepest borehole was hiding. What they have found turned out to be the greatest threat in history. And the future of humanity is in their hands.Russian scientists bore too deep into the ground. What they find might destroy the world.
- DirectorWilliam EubankStarsKristen StewartVincent CasselMamoudou AthieA crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.The claustrophobia of the deepest levels of the ocean combined with the things that might live in it.
- DirectorBraden R. DuemmlerStarsEma HorvathTroy IwataDanny CorboA 16-year-old girl returns home from camp and learns that her mother has a new boyfriend, one she intends to marry. A man whose charm, intelligence and beauty make him look like he's not human at all.Sometimes your step-father is just a dude and sometimes he might be an evil fish-man.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsNicolas CageJoely RichardsonMadeleine ArthurA secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.This movie, I love it. It's amazing. Stanley delivers a movie that is both faithful and innovative to the original work.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsNatalie PortmanJennifer Jason LeighTessa ThompsonA biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.If the Color Out of Space was a prism.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSandra BullockTrevante RhodesJohn MalkovichFive years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.Unfathomable monsters that drive you mad when you see them... sounds Lovecraftian to me.
- DirectorChristopher ErnstStarsBrandt AdamsSarah ArikianDoug GoldringA forbidden book which induces madness in those who read it.Surreal and psychedelic, this move is strangely faithful to its inspiration, The King in Yellow. It is slow-moving and artsy, but if you like films like Liquid Sky, it will have appeal.
- DirectorXavier GensStarsRay StevensonDavid OakesAura GarridoA young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly creatures which live in the island shores.A man arrives at a remote maritime watchpost only to find the tower besieged nightly by murderous fish people.
- DirectorCan EvrenolStarsClémentine PoidatzAli AksözDavid SakuraiOn a snowy eve, Little Holly's sister and father are killed by her frantic mother. Years later, Holly is married, lonely, and her life is soon about take a turn for the ultra weird, when she visits "Umbrella of Love and Mind".Cults are never the answer, y'all. NEVER.
- DirectorRusty NixonStarsJames ClaytonTaylor HicksonMatt FrewerA private investigator reads a book of sinister origins and unknowingly puts his daughter and himself in a fight for their lives...and their eternal souls.Evil books full of unknowable knowledge that can set free unthinkable horror...
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRafe SpallArsher AliRobert James-CollierA group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.A seemingly standard horror setup gives way to eldritch horrors.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsBrian CoxEmile HirschOphelia LovibondA father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the cause of death of a young woman who was apparently harboring dark secrets.Like Keziah Mason taught us, witches are bad news.
- DirectorJeremy GillespieSteven KostanskiStarsAaron PooleKenneth WelshEllen WongShortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures.All hail gloriously over-the-top practical effects and a mental wormhole of a plot.
- DirectorCan EvrenolStarsMehmet CerrahogluGörkem KasalErgun KuyucuA squad of unsuspecting cops go through a trapdoor to Hell when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building.Extreme horror from Turkey. Slow-build to a complete mindfuck, or perhaps it was a mindfuck all along...
- DirectorNick SzostakiwskyjStarsShane TwerdunMichael DicksonCarl ToftfeltAt a cold, desolate, northmost outpost in Canada, an archaeological discovery is made. A specialist arrives Nov. 1. Strange things happen. All contact with the outside world is down.Someplace between The Thing and At the Mountains of Madness. Some things are better left unearthed.
- DirectorJoseph O'BrienStarsMaria del MarDavid HayterCasey HudeckiA relentlessly-paced hybrid of gritty crime thriller and Lovecraftian supernatural horror, "The Devil's Mile" follows a trio of kidnappers who take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver their hostages--two teenage girls--to their mysterious and powerful employer. When they accidentally kill one of the girls during a botched escape attempt, their simmering mistrust explodes into shocking violence. But what they thought was their worst-case scenario is only the beginning, as they are engulfed by the hellish forces that haunt the road--a road they realize they may never escape. Now captors and captive must fight together to escape the monstrous forces pursuing them and somehow survive... THE DEVIL'S MILE.
- DirectorBlair EricksonStarsKatia WinterTed LevineMichael McMillianJournalist Anne Roland explores the disturbing links behind her friend's sudden disappearance, an ominous government research chemical, and a disturbing radio broadcast of unknown origin.Partially based on From Beyond. Flawed but engaging film.
- DirectorSean BranneyStarsStephen BlackehartAutumn WendelP.J. KingBased on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained for