An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps.
The protagonists on this list relationship to reality must be described as 'it's complicated'; watch as madness seeps through the cracks, aided by frankly ineffective asylums, lack of sleep, and drugs.
If you're going under the knife any time soon give this collection of contemporary horrors featuring medically licensed maniacs a miss! After all, you wouldn't want to be sewn mouth to anus with a pack of strangers!
These insane asylum movies do not paint a rosy picture of American mental-health treatment facilities. Make sure to check out 'Session 9' for one of the most terrifying found-footage flicks in the genre, as well as 'Stonehearst Asylum' for a recent psychological-horror based on the Poe short-story!
Tired of dialogue that sounds like it was written by someone with English as a third language? Try our selection of genuinely intelligent indie horrors for a change of pace, including the superbly crafted zomcom horror 'Pontypool'.
A list crowned by recent Australian masterpiece, 'The Babadook' - which, for our money, is the best film of its ilk released in recent years. For those not in the know, psychological horror relies less on blood and guts and more on brains: playing on the audience's unconscious fears, toying with the uncanny, and making strategic use of silence.
A disturbing collection of contemporary thrillers, featuring some of the most harrowing performances of all time from actors like Christian Bale in 'The Machinist', Brad Pitt in 'Fight Club' and Jake Gyllenhaal in 'Zodiac'. Yoga for your mind!
Great movies to watch, all released in 2017 — from 'Logan' to 'Get Out', and everything in between (on this abstract, non-linear scale we've invented).
