There's plenty of decent horror out there if you look for it. I agree on stuff like American Guinea pig film which was just soul destroying. However stuff like Absentia still pops up from time to time.

Indeed, although I'm increasingly finding you have to go further afield to look for it. Mainstream US horror dried up years ago (a few exceptions aside).

Some I've enjoyed from the past five years:

The Battery (2012)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Cold Fish (2010)
The Dead (2010)
Detention (2011)
Dream Home (2010)
Escape from Tomorrow (2013)
Excision (2012)
Father's Day (2011)
A Field in England (2013)
Frankenstein's Army (2013)
The Guest (2014)
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Insidious (2010)
It Follows (2014)
Julia's Eyes (2010)
Kill List (2011)
Lesson of Evil (2012)
Lovely Molly (2012)
Maniac (2012)
Moebius (2013)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Rigor Mortis (2013)
Rubber (2010)
Der Samurai (2014)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Snowtown (2011)
Spring (2014)
The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (2013)
Stoker (2013)
Troll Hunter (2010)
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil (2010)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Some fine choices there B_E.

I just thought i'd disagree with Lovely Molly, Excision and Insidious. Especially Insidious which just came over like every other jump scare supernatural mainstream movie. The other two at least were trying something a little different which i applaud.

I thought this was an interesting list by Film4 of the 50 Must-See Horror Films Of The Century (So Far...). There is only one remake (We Are What We Are), which is ranked higher than the original.

50. Shutter Island
49. Pulse (Kairo)
48. Black Swan
47. The Mist
46. The Innkeepers
45. Calvaire
44. American Psycho
43. Paranormal Activity
42. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
41. We Are What We Are
40. We Are What We Are (remake)
39. Trollhunter
38. Wolf Creek
37. Trick 'r' Treat
36. Thirst
35. Martyrs
34. Amer
33. May
32. Antichrist
31. The Woman
30. Dark Water
29. Cabin in the Woods
28. Them (Ils)
27. Berberian Sound Studio
26. Detention
25. Saw
24. House of the Devil
23. Session 9
22. Timecrimes
21. Sleep Tight
20. The Others
19. You're Next
18. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
17. Spring
16. Lake Mungo
15. Inside
14. Switchblade Romance
13. Shaun of the Dead
12. Pontypool
11. Ginger Snaps
10. The Loved Ones
9. [REC]
8. Kill List
7. The Orphanage
6. A Tale of Two Sisters
5. The Babadook
4. It Follows
3. The Descent
2. The Devil's Backbone
1. Let the Right One In


This is the link to the list with text about each film:
50 Must-See Horror Films Of The 21st Century (So Far...) - Film4

The ones I haven't seen ill have to dig out .

great list! :nod:

Have to try and watch some of these I haven't seen , really don't know why it follows is on there but the far superior the guest is not

What, no The Conjuring? No Oculus?
Balls to that.

I would be more interested in a top 50 of made for DVD dreck, the likes of which lurk on supermarket reduced shelves beyond fandom and critical acclaim.