HAPPY HALLOWEEN

With the culmination of Halloween and the release of... well, 'Halloween'... SWITCH has put together a collection of the scariest films from 2018! Wander back through a year with some brilliant horror offerings, and bring in All Hallow's Eve with the best movies that go bump in the night.

GOOD MANNERS

Far from 'Twilight'

If bizarre, gruesome, sometimes lesbian, supernatural Brazilian films are your thing, 'Good Manners' will probably be right up your alley.

HALLOWEEN

A thrilling and worthy successor to the horror classic

‘Halloween’ is more than worthy of the legacy of Carpenter’s foundational classic, and an impressive piece of horror filmmaking in its own right.

SUSPIRIA

An ecstatic dance to the edge of sanity

This is a film that will divide, and is certainly not for everyone. Luca Gadagnino has created a dark symphony in honour of the classic, in the process creating a work just as powerful and unsettling.

GHOST STORIES

Sceptical scares

An eerie, cleverly-assembled horror film, with scares that will vary depending on how big of a horror buff you are.

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS

A potentially fun children film that never finds its rhythm

It's a pity it doesn't work as well as it should, because there's a really great children's film in there. It's only just fun enough to make it not totally forgettable.

THE PREDATOR

Another kick-ass franchise bites the dust

It’s just a loud, confusing mess, not schlocky or silly enough to make up for all that it lacks. This could have been such a blast. Instead, it’s a bore.

REVENGE

Gory thrills for the #MeToo era

Stylish, with a neat soundtrack and glossy visuals, and violent in a tough and satisfying way, ‘Revenge’ doesn't wallow in some of the uglier things that the films in this genre tend to.

MANDY

A psychedelic gonzo masterpiece

The film pays homage to a wide selection of genre classics. If you are attuned to the very specific influences and psychedelic frequencies emitted by this movie, ‘Mandy’ is an absolute delight.

TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID

Once upon a time in Mexico...

You're either transported to a world where the supernatural walks by dirty alleyways and abandoned houses, or taken on a journey through a child's imagination as it justifies unspeakable bloodshed.

THE NUN

Lacking both soul and scares

I had to wonder if ‘The Conjuring’, ‘Insidious’, and ‘Annabelle’ films couldn’t have been mashed together into one or two decent movies instead of spread thinly over what feels like a dozen poor-to-mediocre films (and counting...).

THE CURED

Melancholic social commentary, plus zombies

A suspenseful and intelligent horror movie with an enjoyably slow pace and melancholic palette.

THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD

The horrors of loneliness

This zombie film is not an action-packed gore-fest. Instead, it poses questions about the nature of humanity and loneliness.

THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL

An uneven assortment of international terrors

The quality of the film is nebulous, and difficult to trace into patterns and arcs: a horror-dream or a familiar nightmare composed of images you’ve never seen before but that feel strangely familiar.

HEREDITARY

Nothing stays buried

'Hereditary' is not for the faint of heart. It's a stressful, intense ride through an escalating family tragedy with a supernatural horror twist. You have been warned.

UPGRADE

Futurism and face-smashing action

‘Upgrade’, with its low budget, innovative mixtures of story and vision, and unabashed genre thrills and chills, manages to thrash out some of the metaphysics of the twenty-first century.

UNSANE

Paranoia will destroy ya

Not just a gimmick, but not quite transcending its pulpy genre origins, ‘Unsane’ is mean, it’s nasty, and entertaining as hell. Steven Soderbergh is clearly having a ball, and Claire Foy is stunning.

A QUIET PLACE

A smart, silent take on the horror genre

The story of ‘A Quiet Place’ at its core is family, and is the film’s biggest strength. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are wonderful, but young Millicent Simmonds is the breakaway star.