20 of the best British horror films
There are a whole host of tempting and terrifying horror movies out there. So many, in fact, that it can be difficult to know where to start. But if you like your scares with a side of repression, bad weather, and occasional self-deprecation, then you could do a lot worse than beginning in Britain. SEE ALSO: 34 bloody excellent Australian horror movies that'll mess you up (and where to watch them) For the following list of best British horror films we've grouped together the old and the new, the weird and the terrifying, in no particular order — from cult classics like Threads and The Wicker Man to the more recent scares of Saint Maud and His House. Cushions at the ready... His House (2020) Credit: Aidan Monaghan/NETFLIX The best types of horror films are more than just a trickbox of scares. Some are character studies, others explore deeper themes or grapple complex social issues, and a few manage to move you in more ways than just a raising of the pulse. Writer-director Remi Weekes' debut His House does all of the above at once. Following asylum seekers Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) as they arrive in the UK from South Sudan only to be thrust into an unforgiving world of bureaucracy and racism, His House melds drama with a claustrophobic haunted house mystery. Noises echo in the walls, and Bol's fear and paranoia grows along with ours. But it's only as the movie progresses, and Jo Willems' creative cinematography starts hinting at what took place in the past, that the true horror of His House is revealed.* — Sam Haysom, Deputy UK Editor How to watch: His House is now streaming on Netflix. The Appointment (1982) Prophetic nightmares, a swooning score, and the uncanny feeling that if Twin Peaks had been relocated to middle class Berkshire, it might start like this… Originally planned as part of a (promptly abandoned) series of TV films, this uniquely weird slice of anxiety from 1981 was to be director Lindsey Vickers’ first and only feature. Despite brief
20 of the best British horror films