Izinsizakalo zokusakaza zilayishwe amamuvi e-action kanye namahlaya ka-Adam Sandler, kodwa cishe achichima ukudlala okuthusayo. Mhlawumbe inombolo yeziqu ezinkulu; mhlawumbe inombolo abalandeli horror? Noma iyiphi indlela, cishe akunakwenzeka ukukhetha ezinkulungwaneni zezinketho.

Kodwa yilokho esikuzele lapha. Njengoba silwela izinkuni ezimnyama zezinsizakalo zokusakaza eziyisishiyagalombili—i-Netflix, i-Hulu, i-HBO Max, njll…– siphume nesikhwama sokumbamba esinezihloko ezinhle kakhulu, izikhathi eziyisithonjana, kanye nezigilamkhuba zakudala. Gxumela phakathi futhi uxwayiswe: lezi akuzona ezabantu ababuthakathaka.

I-Evil Dead (HBO Max):

Ngezinye izikhathi, ufuna nje ukubuka umfana ethatha inqwaba yezilo. I-Evil Dead iyakubona lokho. Balahla itulo le-monster mash enegazi eliningi, ukwethuka, kanye nokudlwengulwa kwezihlahla kunanoma yiluphi olunye uhlobo lomdlalo kuze kube manje. Mhlawumbe bebengenza ngaphandle kokudlwengulwa kwesihlahla, kodwa umsebenzi wekhamera we-DIY ovela ku-Sam Raimi uhlala ungenye yezinto ezihlaba umxhwele kakhulu ze-cinematography kusinema yesimanje.

Ezinsukwini ezingama-28 kamuva (HBO Max):

Uma ungafuni ukubuka imuvi ekhuluma ngesifo, siyayithola. Sekushiwo lokho, 28 Days Later ifilimu enonya, ethusayo egcwele izethuso nezikhathi ezikhumbulekayo. Kuhle kakhulu uRobert Kirkman ukucaphune njengogqozi lwe-The Walking Dead.

Ukuqothulwa (Okubalulekile +):

Ifilimu ethusayo enkulu yango-2018 bekuyi-Anihilation. Nakuba kuvele ukuthi i-sci-fi ngaphezu kokwethuka, ibisenokwesabisa okumbalwa. Uhambo oluphefumulelwe u-Tarkovksy oluya endaweni—ibhamuza elikhanyayo lapho izilwane zikhula khona izimbali namasosha akhathala—kuwumcabango ongeke uwukhohlwe maduzane.

Indlu (HBO Max):

Uma sikhuluma ngama-fucks-mind-fucks, i-House yinto eseduze kakhulu ne-asidi emakethe. Ufuna ukubona amapiyano amabi, amakati omlingo, nobhanana abakhulumayo ngaphandle kokwehla kwezingqondo? Mfana, sikuphathele imuvi. Isici sokuqala sika-Nobuhiko Obayashi sifana nengxube phakathi kwe-Scooby-Do ne-The Magical Mystery Tour, i-Suspiria ne-Salvador Dali. Kufanele ukubone ukuze ukukholwe.

Indandatho (Hulu):

Indandatho nayo iwuhambo lwengqondo kodwa ngendlela ehlukile. Ifilimu yesi-Japanese enesisekelo esihle nesiphetho esihlanyisayo. Isigcawu lapho owesifazane ekhasa ephuma emthonjeni futhi angene ku-TV singamantongomane njengayo yonke into e-House noma Ukubhujiswa. Mhlawumbe nakakhulu...

I-Black Narcissus (I-Criterion Channel):

I-Black Narcissus isici sesihlanu esivela ku-The Archers. Akukona okungcono kakhulu kwabo nganoma iyiphi indlela, kodwa futhi, benze amanye amafilimu angcono kakhulu wesikhathi sonke. Kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi noma yini ibe phezulu kwe-Red Shoes noma i-Canterbury Tale? Uma sekushiwo lokho, basungule imuvi ye-Evil Nun nale nkathi yakudala yango-1947, ucezu lwasemkhathini lwe-Technicolor oluzoqhubeka nokugqugquzela u-Benedetta kanye ne-Nun.

Indlu Yakhe (Netflix):

Umzamo wakamuva owesabekayo weNetflix ungena endaweni yamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Kuhilela indlu ehlaselwe abantu abaningi kanye nombhangqwana ovalelwe, kanye nesifundo sokuthi kunjani ukuba isifiki eNgilandi. Izindlu ezihlaselwe yizigebengu ziyethusa, kodwa ukuthuthela endaweni lapho kungekho muntu obukeka sengathi kungase kwesabe nakakhulu.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Tubi):

Cha, hhayi inguqulo kaDonald Sutherland. USutherland wayeseyingane ngalesi sikhathi. I-Invasion of the Body Snatchers yoqobo ingeyakudala yaseMelika evela ku-Don Siegal, umenzi wefilimu ongcono kakhulu kuno-Phillip Kaufman. Inguqulo yakhe yezinganekwane-ezifihlekile-njengabantu isingathekiso sobukhomanisi kanye nobubi obucashe ngokusobala, okwenza kube kusabisa nakakhulu lapho "abantu be-pod" beqala ukuvela ngaphandle kwendawo.

The Shining (HBO Max):

Bekufanele sithole uKubrick lapha. I-Shining ukuphela “kwefilimu ethusayo,” kodwa wonke amafilimu akhe anezici ezithusayo: iqembu labadlwenguli (A Clockwork Orange), indoda ebhidlika (uBarry Lyndon), uhlobo olunyamalalayo (2001: A Space Odyssey) . I-Kubrick iwukhiye ophansi wobuphekula, obungakaze bubonakale ngaphezu kwamaphaseji anemibala, anekhodi ye-The Shining. UJack Nicholson udlala ubaba ogaya imbazo. Ngemva kwenyanga e-Overlook Hotel, uqala ukudideka futhi axoshe umndeni wakhe njengephakethe lamagundane. Kulandela i-Redrum.

Ukukhasa (Hulu):

Izingwenya ezinkulu! Yini engaba mnandi ukwedlula lokho? Ngizolinda…

Amehlo Angenabo Ubuso (Criterion Channel):

Kungenzeka awukaze uzwe ngakho, kodwa i-Eyes Without a Face ingelinye lamamuvi anethonya kunawo wonke ake enziwa. Ifilimu igqugquzele Isikhumba engiphila kuso, kanye nabaqondisi abafana noGuillermo del Toro. Lokhu kulandela udokotela ohlinzayo obulala abafundi basekolishi ukuze abakhumule ubuso futhi abanamathisele endodakazini yakhe, isikhumba sayo esilimele engozini yemoto. Izithombe zimbi, amaphuzu asankondlo, futhi isiphetho sinikeza incazelo entsha “ekugcineni ubuso.”

Iwindi elingemuva (Isiteshi sombandela):

Yindaba esesixoxelwe izikhathi eziyisigidi. Umuntu ubheka efasiteleni likamakhelwane wakhe. Khona-ke, kwenzeka ukubulala, futhi babiza umngane ukuze aphenye. I-Disturbia kanye Nowesifazane Efasiteleni zisekelwe esimisweni esifanayo. Okuwukuphela kwento ebalulekile, nokho, inguqulo kaHitchcock lapho owesilisa ebona ukuthi owesifazane ulahlekile.

I-Halloween (Roku):

I-Halloween yokuqala yayisezingeni eliphezulu futhi yawushintsha ngempela umdlalo. Ngemuva kwalokho, sithole okulandelanayo okumbalwa okwa…kuhle. Mhlawumbe ububi akwethusi njengoba wazi ukuthi iqhawekazi lizosinda, futhi lisinde, futhi sisinde, futhi sisinde. Ngiqala ukucabanga ukuthi uLauri Strode nguye ongafi, hhayi uMichael Meyers. Noma kunjalo, eyokuqala ka-John Carpenter ineziteki zangempela kanye nokungezwani kwangempela. Ikhamera etshuzayo, amaphuzu e-harpsichord, ishothi yokuvula, i-Final Girl… ngisho nama-sequel angu-11 angakwazi ukususa ubusha be-Carpenter's magnum opus.

Iyalandela (Netflix):

Ingabe ifilimu ekhuluma ngezifo ezithathelwana ngocansi, noma isikhangiso samakhondomu? Angikwazi ukucabanga enye ifilimu ngokubaluleka kokugqoka isivikelo, okusho ukuthi incwadi yokuqala kaDavid Robert Mitchell isekilasini layo. Kulandela owesifazane ohlaselwe yidimoni elimthele ngocansi. Ingabe uzokudlulisa? Noma uzoqhubeka egijima? Impendulo ayilokothi icace.

I-Pan's Labyrinth (Netflix):

U-Guillermo del Toro uhamba phambili ku-Dark Fantasy, futhi ugqekeze phakathi ne-Pan's Labyrinth. Ingxenye yekhono lakhe ukuhlanganisa ubuciko kanye namaqiniso ndawonye. Indaba yentombazane yakwelinye izwe ingase ingabonakali ingokoqobo, kodwa isekelwe ezintweni ezesabekayo zeMpi Yombango yaseSpain, ukuhlukunyezwa kwezingane, nokunganakwa. Ngisho nasefilimini equkethe isilo esibizwa ngokuthi “Pale Man,” izilo zangempela zingabantu.

Indoda Engabonakali (HBO Max):

Ucabanga ukuthi unezinkinga zesoka… UCecilia unesoka elingabonakali futhi elifuna ukumbamba esithabathabeni somuzi. Azame ukugijima kodwa acashe.

I-Omen (Hulu):

Akuwona wonke ama-movie anengane embi asebenzayo, kodwa lena iyayenza. UDamien uwuhlobo lwengane ongeke uluvumele noma kuphi eduze kwendodana yakho, noma wena ngokwakho. Kunesizathu sokuthi abe nomzanyana omusha njalo

ngenyanga, futhi akungenxa yokungaholi kahle. Kwanele ukusho ukuthi abantu bayalahleka, imingcwabo ibanjwe futhi ukufa kubingelela izivakashi emnyango njengocansi olwamukelekayo.

I-Poltergeist (HBO Max):

Siyamazi uSteven Spielberg njengomqondisi, kodwa usephinde waba umdidiyeli. Ukhiqize amanye amamuvi ahamba phambili ngawo-1980, futhi umshicileli wakhe ugcwele yonke le miphumela—indaba yesipoki esindayo. Lapho intombazane iqala ukuxoxa nethelevishini yayo, kuqala ukwenzeka izinto eziyinqaba. Ngokushesha, uthunjwa amandla anonya. Ngaphambi kokuthi uthi “shayela ucingo ekhaya,” uzama ukuxhumana nabazali bakhe abakwelinye izwe.

I-Suspiria (Tubi):

Akufanele kudidaniswe ne-Suspiria ka-Luca Guadagnino, le Suspiria imayelana nentsha engena esikoleni sokudansa esiphethwe abathakathi. Kwesinye isikhathi, kuzofanele athole i-coven yabo futhi abavimbe ekubulaleni abadansi abaningi. Sikufisela inhlanhla… Lesi sikole siyindida engenakuqhathaniswa yezakhiwo ze-Gothic, iminyango evaleleke, kanye nemithombo yegazi elibomvu. Isikolo se-Goblin siphendula zonke izitebhisi zibe izitezi eziya esihogweni.

I-Wicker Man (i-Amazon Prime, i-premium):

Ifilimu esabekayo. Kuyinto yamahlaya. Kuyinganekwane yesintu. I-travelog. I-Wicker Man yizo zonke lezo zinto nokunye. Iphoyisa lifika esiqhingini lizophenya ngokuduka kwentombazane eneminyaka engu-12, abantu bendawo abathi abazi lutho ngayo. Izinto zifika emakhanda lapho amasiko abo (umdanso we-pole?) eqala ukubonakala njengobusathane, okuholela esiphethweni ongeke usibone siza, futhi ongeke usikhohlwe ngokushesha.

I-Lighthouse (Amazon Prime):

Ingabe i-horror flick? Yebo kunjalo! Angiqondi ukuthi kungani abalandeli bohlobo abaningi bekulula kangaka ukulahla lesi siqeshana segumbi elimnyama nokumhlophe ngenkathi lipakisha ukungezwani ohlakeni olulodwa kunamamuvi amaningi ngesikhathi sonke sokusebenza.

Ubusuku Babafileyo Abaphilayo (I-Criterion Channel):

I-Night of the Living Dead kungenzeka ukuthi ayizange isungule ifilimu ye-zombie, noma ukunyakaza kwe-DIY, njengoba kubonakala sengathi abantu abaningi bacabanga. Kodwa kwasusa ukwesaba endaweni yezinqaba nethunzi futhi kwangena ekukhanyeni kosuku lwanamuhla. Umqondisi uGeorge Romero uthi iningi lalokho okwenza i-debut yakhe ikhetheke kakhulu-ikhamera ephathwa ngesandla, ukukhanya kwemvelo-kwakuwumkhiqizo wokwenziwa kwefilimu enesabelomali esiphansi. Yebo, kunjalo. Ungqondongqondo kuphela obengakhipha okwenziwa nguRomero lapha.

I-Les Diaboliques (Criterion Channel):

U-M. Night Shyamalan kufanele ukuthi ubukele i-Les Diaboliques okungenani izikhathi ezingu-20 ngaphambi kokwenza i-Sixth Sense. Le filimu ilandela umkhondo ofanayo: ngemva kokuba uNicole egwilize umyeni wakhe kubhavu, ulahla umzimba wakhe echibini. Bese eqala ukubona umyeni wakhe edolobheni. Uyaphila? Noma ubona abantu abafile? Hmmm, ngiyazibuza?

UCarrie (Shudder):

UCarrie manje usesakaza ku-Shudder, ngakho ngokwemvelo, bekufanele sikufake. Lena kwakuyindima yokuqala ka-Sissy Spacek, futhi wayengeke abe ngcono. Akuzona zonke izinsuku lapho ubona umuntu onekhono esithombeni esiqondiswe kahle.

Midsommar (Amazon Prime):

U-Ari Aster wake wachaza uMidsommar njengoWizard of Oz kumakhowe, okunengqondo. Umgwaqo wezitini ophuzi uyisihogo esisodwa sezidakamizwa eMidsommar. Kunezithombe eziningi ezihlanekezelwe, imibala emithathu, nemiqondo ephithene endleleni eya kulo mkhosi waseSweden. Asisekho e-Kansas, lokho kuqinisekile.

Ifa (Hulu, premium):

I-Hereditary iphinde iqondiswe ngu-Ari Aster. Futhi njengoMidsommar, kugxile kowesifazane ozama ukugcina ubudlelwano bakhe bundawonye. U-Toni Collette udlala indawo ka-Annie, umdwebi oshonelwe ngumama futhi wesaba ukulahlekelwa umyeni wakhe. Wenza izithombe ezincane zendlu yakhe maduze nje ezingaphezu kwezincanyana; ziyiziprofetho zalokho okuzayo. Uma ungakayiboni le midlalo yokuqala yokuphuma, usalindeni?

I-Eraserhead (Criterion Channel):

Ngithanda yonke into nge-Eraserhead. Umlingisi muhle, umkhathi uyamangaza, umqondo uyakhazimula. Indaba isekelwe ekuzalweni kwendodakazi kaDavid Lynch, nakuba ingane ibheka eduze nebhodlela lamanzi kunomuntu. Akuwona wonke umuntu ozoba ku-wavelength yayo, kodwa nganginjalo impela.

I-Vampyr (Criterion Channel):

Kunamafilimu ama-vampire amaningi ngaphandle kwe-Starbucks Coffees, kodwa i-Vampyr ayibukeki njengenoma yimaphi kuwo. Kuyiphupho elingaphezu kwefilimu, imizwa ngaphezu kokubulala. I-Blade ayikho yonke into: uthule, uyazindla futhi uyapholisa amathambo.

Imihlathi (Amazon Prime):

Imihlathi yinto engcono kakhulu eyake yenziwa nguSpielberg, isitobhi esigcwele. Njengoba sithanda i-ET Indiana Jones kanye ne-Jurassic Park, akukho okudlula injabulo yokuchitha impelasonto e-Amity no-Robert Shaw, u-Roy Schnieder, u-Richard Dreyfuss, noshaka omkhulu.

I-Conjuring (Netflix):

Kulena yokugcina, besifuna ukukunikeza okuthile okungajatshulelwa yiwo wonke umuntu. I-Conjuring wuhlobo lwe-movie oluheha abalandeli abathusayo nabalandeli be-Marvel, abafuna ubumnandi, namakati asabekayo. Ngandlela thize lokhu kubuyisela emuva kuyintandokazi phakathi kwazo zonke izibalo zabantu. Ngisho namantombazane asakhula acabanga ukuthi i-The Conjuring, njengokuthi, ipholile ngokuphelele.