The Descent
What happens: A group of women go spelunking and end up
navigating far more than stalactites.
Good for: Feminists who want to be truly terrified.
This Love Buzzer screamed out loud no less than three times. This
isn't the kind of movie that builds up suspense that ends with
a gotcha! scene where you find out the monster is just a cat—the
tension here doesn't abate until the very end of the movie. The
fact that all its heroines are women makes it even
better.
Grab his hand when: You get your first, quick glimpse of the monster. How To Translate Your Monster Crush Into Real Life
REC
What happens: A single-camera indie horror movie (similar
to The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal) from
Spain, in which a TV-documentary film crew follows a group of
firefighters into a building and gets more than anyone bargained
for.
Good for: Indie and foreign film buffs who are no
longer impressed with Japanese horror flicks.
Grab his hand when: The first, bloody firefighter falls down the stairs.
American Psycho
What happens: A seemingly normal, wealthy finance guy is
actually a serial killer who murders people for
kicks.
Good for: People who prefer the kind of monsters that
actually exist. Beware, though—if you don't know your date that
well this film could hit a bit close to home, especially if he
likes cocaine, is really into '80s music or uses a lot of
grooming products.
Grab his hand when: The prostitute's blood slowly penetrates the white sheet.
28 Days Later
What happens: A man wakes up in the hospital in London and
finds out that a virus has turned people into flesh-eating
monsters. He has to find other survivors and get to
safety.
Good for: Intelligent horror lovers. 28 Days
Later isn't your usual screamer flick—it's got a
gritty, realistic feel and excellent acting. If it weren't for
the zombies (technically the virus is called "the
rage"—the characters never actually use the word zombie) it
would be an apocalypse movie par excellence—the flesh
eaters make it that much better.
Grab his hand when: You see the now-common child zombie.
The Shining
What happens: A man and his family become caretakers of an
isolated resort during the winter months and are visited by the
hotel's murderous spirit.
Good for: Anyone. Seriously—if you haven't seen
this movie get thee to your Netflix queue right now. The
Shining is a classic that's guaranteed to scare your pants
off (at least figuratively, perhaps literally).
Grab his hand when: The river of blood fills the hallway.
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