Best Horror(ish) Films of 2009
While 2010 is well past its midway point, perhaps it’s time to reflect on the year 2009 and the gems it gave the horror genre. While traditionally the late fall/early winter season is when most horror, or even darker satire films for that matter, make their way into theaters, so far this year seems to be mostly rainbows, butterflies and smiles, greatly lacking in skin-piercing suspense. Without further ado, enjoy this brief trip down memory lane, counting down the best horror flicks last year had to offer.5. Jennifer’s Body Ok, perhaps Jennifer’s Body could never pass for an epic horror film in the classical sense, but when Megan Fox is cast as a flesh-hungry demon, at least for a certain target audience, it can be hard to get too nitpicky. Amanda Seyfried and Fox actually deliver strong performances in what is a very enjoyable movie assuming you go into it well-adjusted expectations. For viewers who don’t take themselves to seriously, enjoy a bit of gore and aren’t above watching a sexually charged man-eater devour her prey for an hour and a half or so, this is well worth the Redbox rental.4. Zombieland This horror-comedy is a quirky flick best described as a combination of 28 Days Later, I am Legend and Vacation with a helping hand from the Wedding Crashers rulebook, a comparison meant as more of an ingenious compliment than indictment on account of ludicrousness. Starring Woody Harrelson in arguably his most agreeable role since Kingpin, also joined by the incredibly likable duo of Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone, Zombieland tells the tale of the few survivors of a mad cow disease outbreak that has turned the world into the lost land of, you guessed it, zombies. With each group member living by their own code of ethics and survival guides, the ragtag crew is both pulled together and pushed apart by the differing values that have helped them to get along in this post-apocalyptic environment.