Horror movies have always been a must-have for traveling at home, passing the time and enjoying excitement.
But in the context of this era of global epidemics, theaters are closed, blockbusters are rare, and even small-budget horror films have disappeared.
Halfway through 2021, there are only a few good films.
Even big IPs like "The Conjuring 3", "A Quiet Place 2", and "Chainsaw Horror 9" did not perform well, only hovering near the passing line.
The less than satisfactory "Conjuring 3"
Of course, the old terrier said it well: "The great achievements are in the second half of the year."
Major production companies often put the "good things" at the bottom of the pressure box to the second half of the year, trying to fight a turnaround battle.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that the second half of 2021 will set off a wave of horror movie explosions, and many classic masterpieces will meet us again in the form of reboots or sequels.
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The sequel to "Hold Your Breath", released in 2016, takes place 5 years after the first film.
Norman, a blind veteran, lived a quiet life, and it wasn't until the sins of the past surfaced and he found his home that he had to take up arms again, dive into the darkness, and protect his family.
The first part of the game paid a low price of $10 million in exchange for a super high box office of 152 million, and won a considerable amount of word of mouth and praise from film critics.
In the sequel, the director focused the camera on the villain old man, creating a character image similar to the old Chinese New Year's Eve magic man.
Judging from the trailer, the style of its R-rated film is still strong, with broken limbs and broken bones, bloody abnormalities, and a sense of anticipation.
(Release Date: 2021-8-13, USA)
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That's right, the undead killer Myles is here again.
The film's story directly follows the first edition directed by John Carpenter in 1978, with little change in the worldview and plot.
After 40 years in captivity, the arrested Miles escapes again to take revenge on the heroine Laurie.
And Laurie was no longer the timid and poor girl she had been, she was ready to kill this demon with her own hands.
43 years later, this top classic IP in the history of horror films is still emitting its fears.
A mask, a kitchen knife, and see how Uncle Mai continues the classics, people block killing, Buddha blocks killing Buddha.
(Release Date: 2021-10-08, Venice Film Festival)
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The film is based on the 1992 classic of the same name, which is also a reboot 23 years later.
Set against the backdrop of an American urban legend, the story tells the story of the scholar Helen, who is studying a popular folk legend: as long as the name of "Candy Man" is pronounced five times in a mirror, a ghost with an iron hook in his right hand will run to the world to take his life.
Helen comes to Chicago to conduct a field investigation, and a series of murders that are fatally killed by iron hooks occur one after another...
The seemingly cheesy plot actually reflects that when white violence and black suffering intersect, unwilling martyrs will be born.
What kind of people are they, what kind of symbols, what kind of fears and resentments?
The shadow puppet version of the trailer tells the historical backstory of Candy Man, which incorporates the tragic death of James Bird after being dragged in a truck by white supremacists and the capital punishment of 14-year-old George Jr. in an electric chair.
The pre-publicity is very careful, looking forward to the positive film.
(Release date: 2021-08-27, USA)
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Director Wen Ziren has finally returned to directing horror films since "The Conjuring 2"!
The film tells the story of the heroine Madison constantly seeing the illusions of the scene of the horrific murder in her dreams, and these illusions are actually the murder that really happened.
She decides to dig into the truth and her past, only to discover that it all has something to do with a demon named "Gabriel."
The film has not yet been released, and it has been rated R because of "intense horror violence and horror pictures, as well as foul language".
The trailer and the official release of the stills are also very emotional, the dark and depressing style is fully displayed, the sense of horror is full, and it is very much expected.
I don't know what kind of surprises Wen Dao will bring us after 5 years?
(Release date: 2021-12, Chinese mainland / 2021-09-10, USA)
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The Japanese remake of "Panic Party", Cass is powerful and has a unique style.
Shoko Sugata, Shosei Okada, Koshi Saito, Apricot, Kentaro Yoshida, and Kei Tashiro will play the six protagonists trapped in the labyrinth.
Looking forward to and worried, the wonderful setting of the original work is the biggest highlight, and the remake has to tell the audience a known background of the movie.
Its most test is that the story distinguishes the novelty and excitement of the original work, hoping to focus more on psychological games and decryption.
I wonder if director Yasuhiko Shimizu can unearth the horror of the Japanese system and create a completely different horror atmosphere from the original.
(Screening date: 2021-10-22, Japan)
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The film is a new work by Edgar Wright, the director who has directed "Hot Blood Detective" and "Shaun the Zombie".
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, the film follows a brightly dressed young woman who has mysterious powers to return to the '60s and meet her idol.
The idol is a gorgeous and famous singer, but London in the 60s is not what it seems, and time seems to fall apart with dark consequences.
It is also a film about psychological fear, by crossing time, finding oneself, stripping away layers of human nature, and divergeing fear bit by bit.
The stills are very emotional, and I am looking forward to the performance of rookie Taylor Joey in the horror film.
(Release date: 2021-09, Venice Film Festival)
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An innovation in a religious horror film, produced by A24, starring Laumi Lavez, the heroine of Prometheus.
The story tells that on Christmas Eve, a couple of shepherds in Iceland who have lost their children take home to raise a half-human, half-sheep child, and the sheep cubs bring joy to the family, while unknown terrorist forces are destroying them.
The half-sheep man symbolizing Satan, the barren and lonely Icelandic mountains, and the rich and slaughtering Nordic style create a unique and eerie style.
What will human nature become under the catalysis of an inexplicable force of terror?
The trailer is full of suspense, religious horror and natural themes are combined, and it is unusually eye-catching.
(Release Date: 2021-10-08, USA)
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The creation masterpiece of Taiwanese horror movies, bloody thriller, extremely frightening.
The film tells the story of a new virus that can evoke the dark side of people's hearts in the world, and the infected people instantly turn into bloodthirsty thugs and spread all over the streets.
The bloody scenes of being tortured and killed are all over the streets, and the horrors of the massacre are coming, who can survive? How does the male protagonist Junzhe escape the day of birth and save his girlfriend who does not know where to go?
Unlike the above films, "Crying Sorrow" was released in Taiwan as early as January 2021, but there have been no resources on the Internet, and the official copyright cooperation with streaming media will not wait until the end of August and September.
But this does not affect the high quality of the film itself, and many institutions and film critics have given it a very high evaluation.
Blood, curiosity, violence, fear, and weirdness are taken to the extreme in this movie, and even watching the trailer can feel a smell of blood spilling over the screen.
It is gratifying that the film also has a good story telling in addition to blood, and the narrative structure of the two-protagonist segment adds a lot of charm to the film.
Audiences who like to watch cult films can look forward to this movie, and those with poor psychological endurance should not want to watch it.