Later this year, we will be
#blessed with yet another installment in the Halloween movie franchise with a new reboot... Which reminded me that just about 10 years ago, Rob Zombie's Halloween was released back in August of '07. That inspired me to take a look back at the horror movies that celebrated their 10 year anniversary in 2017.
BTW, 2007 had a lot more interesting (mainstream) films than what was released in 2008, IMO. Feel free to @ me in the comments but it looked like 2008 gave us a LOT of remakes!![30_Days_of_Night_teaser_poster]()
30 DAYS OF NIGHTDirected By: David Slade
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ben Foster
In Theaters: Oct 19, 2007
Box Office: $39,568,996
In Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States, the winter sun sets and does not rise for 30 days and nights. From the darkness comes an evil force that strikes terror on the town, and all hope is pinned on a husband-and-wife cop team.![1408poster]()
1408Directed By: Mikael Håfström
Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
In Theaters: Jun 22, 2007
Box Office: $71,912,310
Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin believes only in what he can see with his own two eyes. But after a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he has no real proof of life...afterlife. But Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project, "Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms." Defying the warnings of the hotel manager, the author is the first person in years to stay in the reputedly haunted room. Another bestseller may be imminent, but first he must go from skeptic to true believer--and ultimately survive the night.![]()
CAPTIVITYDirected By: Roland Joffé
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert
In Theaters: Jul 13, 2007
Box Office: $2,626,800
Every girl wants to be Jennifer, and every man wants to have her -- one more than all others combined. That man has been lying in wait for precisely the right moment to strike, and when Jennifer makes the fateful mistake of stepping out on her own at a Soho charity event, he finally sees the opportunity to take possession of his most prized object. Drugged, taken, and placed in a cell, where she is forced to endure unspeakable mental and physical torture, Jennifer struggles against her twisted tormentor with every ounce of courage and fight that she has -- but will it be enough for her to endure should her captor continue to maintain the upper hand?![Dead_silence]()
DEAD SILENCEDirected By: James Wan
Starring: Ryan Kwanten
In Theaters: Mar 16, 2007
Box Office: $16,500,000
There is an old ghost story in the sleepy town of Ravens Fair about Mary Shaw, a ventriloquist who went mad. Accused of the murder of a young boy, she was hunted down by vengeful townspeople who cut out her tongue and killed her. They buried her along with her "children," a hand-made collection of vaudeville dolls. Since that time, Ravens Fair has been plagued by death. The ghastly dolls from Mary Shaw's collection have gone missing from the grave and reappeared over the decades. In the dead of night--wherever they are glimpsed--families are found gruesomely murdered with their tongues torn out. Far from the pall of their hometown, newlyweds Jamie and Lisa Ashen thought they had established a fresh start. But when his wife is grotesquely killed, Jamie reluctantly returns to Ravens Fair for the funeral, intent on unraveling the mystery of her death.![GND_poster_smaller]()
THE GIRL NEXT DOORDirected By: Gregory M. Wilson, Gregry Wilson
Starring: Blanche Baker
In Theaters: Oct 3, 2007
Box Office: ?
Shortly after losing their parents in a deadly car accident, Meg Laughlin (Blythe Auffarth) and her younger sister, Susan (Madeline Taylor), are sent to live in the Indiana home of Ruth Chandler (Blanche Baker) and her three sons, Willie (Graham Patrick Martin), Donny (Benjamin Ross Kaplan), and Ralphie (Austin Williams). Upon arriving in the quiet suburban neighborhood, Meg quickly forges a warm bond with local neighbor boy David Moran (Daniel Manche). Strangely, Ruth seems to harbor some sort of unknown grudge against her pretty young charge, and it isn't long before events in the Chandler home begin to take an ominous turn. Now, as Ruth Chandler begins her slow descent into madness, the basement of a typical middle-class home is about to become the scene of a crime that would shock and repulse an entire nation.![Grindhouse3]()
GRINDHOUSEDirected By: Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie
Starring: Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Kurt Russell, Marley Shelton, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin...
In Theaters: Apr 6, 2007
Box Office: $24,928,753
Its tantalizing title borrowed from the term frequently used to describe the seedy, 1970s-era inner-city movie theaters that screened excessive, low-budget independent films containing copious amounts of violence and nudity as a means of offering counter-programming to the decidedly more restrained big-budget studio films, Grindhouse takes its love for these unabashedly sleazy efforts one step further by offering a jaw-dropping collection of fake exploitation trailers from such directors as Rob Zombie, Eli Roth, and Edgar Wright.![Halloween2007]()
HALLOWEENDirected By: Rob Zombie
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane,
In Theaters: Aug 31, 2007
Box Office: $58,192,545
"Halloween" is an entirely new take on the highly successful film and terrifying legacy that began in 1978. While revealing a new chapter in the established Michael Myers saga, the film will surprise both classic and modern horror fans with a departure from prior films in the "Halloween" franchise. Audiences should brace themselves for unprecedented fear as "Halloween" turns back time to uncover the making of a pathologically disturbed, even cursed child named Michael Myers. Um ok
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HOSTEL PART IIDirected By: Eli Roth
Starring: Roger Bart, Bijou Phillips, Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo
In Theaters: Jun 8, 2007
Box Office: $17,544,812
Three young Americans studying in Rome set off for a weekend trip when they run into a beautiful model from one of their art classes. Also on her way to an exotic destination, the gorgeous European invites the coeds to come along, assuring them they will be able to relax and rejuvenate. Will the girls find the oasis they are looking for? Or are they poised to become victims for hire, pawns in the fantasies of the sick and privileged from around the world who secretly travel here to savor more grisly pursuits?![I_am_legend_teaser]()
I AM LEGENDDirected By: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Will Smith
In Theaters: Dec 14, 2007
Box Office: $256,399,999
A brilliant scientist who raced to discover a cure for the man-made virus as humanity came crumbling down all around him, Robert Neville (Will Smith) was inexplicably immune to the highly contagious superbug. Now the entire population of New York City -- and perhaps the world -- has been transformed into carnivorous bloodsuckers that fear the light and live solely to spread their contagion to any remaining living creature that crosses their path. It's been three years since civilization came to an end, and the loneliness has taken a devastating toll on Neville. By day he scours the city for food and supplies while sending out desperate radio messages in hopes that someone might respond, and by night he attempts to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus by experimenting with his own blood. But time is running out for Neville as the legions of infected watch his every move from the safety of the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They, too, long to learn the secret that lurks in Neville's blood, though they will have to take caution while attempting to procure it because Neville will sooner die attempting to slay every last one of them than willingly giving up a single drop. ![Insideposter]()
INSIDE (À l'intérieur)Directed By: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Starring: Alysson Paradis, Beatrice Dalle
In Theaters: Jun 13, 2007
Box Office: ?
It's been four months since Sarah (Alysson Paradis) was involved in the tragic car accident that claimed the life of her husband, yet somehow the couple's unborn child miraculously survived the jarring ordeal. Now it's Christmas Eve and Sarah is sitting alone in her suburban home, still grieving the loss of her beloved. Soon, Sarah's mother will arrive to drive her daughter to the hospital, where the doctors plan to induce labor. Out of nowhere, Sarah hears a knock at the door; on the other side is a stranger (Beatrice Dalle) who calmly asks to use Sarah's telephone. Immediately suspicious of the stranger's motivations, Sarah locks the door and quickly calls the police. Upon searching the grounds, the policemen find no trace of an intruder and Sarah cautiously bolts her doors once again. But unbeknownst to the expectant mother, this time she has unwillingly locked herself into a violent struggle for the one thing that matters most to her.![The_Mist_poster]()
THE MISTDirected By: Frank Darabont
Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher
In Theaters: Nov 21, 2007
Box Office: $25,495,768
David Drayton and his young son Billy are among a large group of terrified townspeople trapped in a local grocery store by a strange, otherworldly mist. David is the first to realize that there are things lurking in the mist--deadly, horrifying things--creatures not of this world. Survival depends on everybody in the store pulling together, but is that possible, given human nature? As reason crumbles in the face of fear and panic, David begins to wonder what terrifies him more: the monsters in the mist or the ones inside the store, the human kind, the people that until now had been his friends and neighbors?![Elorfanato]()
THE ORPHANAGE (EL ORFANATO)Directed By: J.A. Bayona
Starring: Belén Rueda
In Theaters: Dec 28, 2007
Box Office: $6,905,218
As a child, young orphan Laura spent her formative years being cared for by the staff of a large orphanage located by the Spanish seaside. Those were some of the happiest years of Laura's life, and now, 30 years later, the former charge returns to the dilapidated institution with her husband, Carlos, and their seven-year-old son, Simon, to reopen the orphanage as a facility for disabled children. However, something ominous haunts the darkened hallways of this silent, stately manor. When Simon's behavior begins to grow increasingly bizarre and malicious, Laura and Carlos start to suspect that the mysterious surroundings have awoken something ominous in the young boy's imagination. It's not long before Laura, too, is drawn into this disturbing web and the repressed memories of the past come flooding back in a terrifying torrent of tension and deeply disturbing revelations. ![Rec_poster]()
RECDirected By: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
Starring: Manuela Velasco, Pablo Rosso
In Theaters: Nov 23, 2007
Box Office: ?
Reporter Angela (Manuela Velasco) and her trusty cameraman Pablo are following a local fire crew for a segment of their reality television series "When You're Asleep" when the firefighters receive a distress call from a nearby apartment building. An elderly woman has become locked in her apartment; a routine call by any account. The police are already on the scene, so now it's up to firemen Manu (Ferran Terraza) and Alex (David Vert) to break down the door and ensure that no harm has come to her. Upon arriving at the building, everything appears normal. But the calm atmosphere at the moment betrays the horrors that begin to unfold after the firemen break down the tenant's door and experience something that no one would believe had it not been captured on camera. Later, as the building is surrounded and quarantined, Pablo continues to roll tape to ensure that whatever the outcome of this terrifying situation may be, there will be some evidence to ensure that the truth gets out.![Shroomsposter]()
SHROOMSDirected By: Paddy Breathnach
Starring: Lindsey Haun, Jack Huston, Maya Hazen,
In Theaters: 23 November 2007
Box Office: ?
Upon arriving in Ireland to go camping with their old college buddy Jake, Americans Tara, Troy, Holly, Bluto, and Lisa and their host eagerly set out into the wilderness in search of some magic mushrooms. As the trip starts to take hold and the group gathers around the campfire, Tara begins to wonder if she took too strong of a dose after Bluto goes missing, and she feels as if she's somehow witnessed his death. When other members of the group go missing as well, it begins to appear that someone is stalking the group and taking murderous advantage of their altered state. Could it be that this is just a simple case of hallucinogenic panic, or is there an element of truth to Jake's troubling stories of mutilated bodies and unsolved murders in the Irish countryside? The only way to be certain is for Tara to fight for her life and try to maintain her sanity until the morning sun rises and the reality returns.![Vacancypost07]()
VACANCYDirected By: Nimród Antal
Starring: Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Ethan Embry
In Theaters: Apr 20, 2007
Box Office: $18,986,844
When David and Amy Fox's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are froced to stay at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them, trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels, and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece.![Wind_chill_poster]()
WIND CHILL*Directed By: Greg Jacobs
Starring: Emily Blunt
In Theaters: Apr 27, 2007
Box Office: ?
During Christmas break, a young woman catches a ride home from a stranger she meets through a college ride board. Racing to beat a severe winter storm, the two young travelers take a shortcut down a remote country road, only to find them selves forced into a snow bank by a mysterious vehicle that engages them in a dangerous game of chicken. Over the long night that ensues, an intense relationship develops between the pair as they must brave the elements and confront the road's sinister legacy that dates back to the terrible events that occurred there in the 1950s.* I had no idea this movie existed.
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What were some of your favorite horror movies from the list? From the 2000s?
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
1408
CAPTIVITY
DEAD SILENCE
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
GRINDHOUSE
HALLOWEEN
HOSTEL PART II
I AM LEGEND
INSIDE (À l'intérieur)
THE MIST
THE ORPHANAGE (EL ORFANATO)
REC
SHROOMS
VACANCY
WIND CHILL*
