Horror movies from the 00s

A razor-sharp satire whose teeth still bite — mostly because Patrick Bateman never stopped talking.

A teenage premonition, a list of unlucky survivors and a stubborn refusal to accept 'accident' as an answer.

Memory as a plot device, a life-saver and a weapon.

A handful of strangers, a planet that hates daylight and one criminal you reluctantly need to survive.

Final-girl energy, gross-out gags and a wink at Scream — Scary Movie still knows how to make you cringe and chuckle.

A suburban teen, a man in a rabbit suit and a jet engine — and a film that still asks whether we choose or are chosen.

Taste, revenge and a very polite murder mystery — Hannibal still centres on one man you never quite trust.

"Hey, You're lucky you weren't alive during the Microsoft conflict. Hell, we would have been beating each other with own severed limbs"

A haunted house, a lot of vomit, and Cindy Campbell holding the whole parody together.

Big monsters, bigger bracelets — and one stubborn man trying to keep his family intact.

A governess, a dark house and a mother who will do anything — The Others still centres on one stubborn, watchful woman.

A man wakes up to an empty London, and the question becomes how to stay human when everything else has fallen away.

Daywalker versus contagion: uneasy alliances, ugly mutations and a very particular 2002 swagger.

Amnesia, corporate nastiness and one very determined woman — Resident Evil still bites.

A cursed videotape, seven days on the clock—and a mother who refuses to let the clock win.

A cursed tape, crop circles and a TV reporter who won't shut up — Scary Movie 3 serves the 00s up as a rapid-fire sketch show.

A road trip that ends with a chainsaw, a corrupt sheriff and one woman who refuses to be finished.

Vengeance, forbidden bloodlines and one woman who refuses to stop hunting.

Rituals, monsters and one guide who refuses to become a footnote.

A mall, a nurse and a plan: Dawn of the Dead still bites back.

A demon who brushes his teeth, questions his destiny and turns found family into a superhero origin story.

A biohazard blockbuster built around one woman and a corporation with very bad ideas.

Survival tests, moral maths and one bathroom that refuses to let you look away.

A pub crawl that turns into a coming-of-age, with zombies.

A chain‑smoking demon‑hunter, a missing sister, and a theological tug‑of‑war — with Keanu Reeves in the middle of it all.

Backpackers, bad choices and a market for cruelty — Paxton is the one you end up routing for.

A frantic father, a captured killer on camera and a house full of horrible choices — and yes, it still makes your stomach drop.

Grief, friendship and the very bad idea of going underground together.

A roller-coaster premonition, a stack of telling photos and one woman trying to out-think an inevitable plan.

Grief, revenge and a very particular kind of pedagogy — Jigsaw’s classroom is still in session.

A back-road shortcut, a family under siege — and Doug Bukowski, who refuses to be helpless.

A sceptic, a cursed room and a grief that won't be denied.

Military order, family mess — London is secured until someone brings home the wrong thing.

One man, a dog and a city emptied by a virus — Robert Neville keeps the film honest.

A reporter, a camera and a sealed building — Rec still watches you back.

A dead man’s tape, a living philosophy: Saw IV keeps Jigsaw very much in charge.

A siege movie with monsters outside and something worse inside.

A monster movie that’s really about friendship, an old camcorder and a city that suddenly feels fragile.

Hoffman's succession plan, Jigsaw's shadow.

A small house. A late-night knock. Kristen McKay keeps the terror real.

I got business I gotta do this weekend.

Saw VI: mortality and lifespan and mortality, and why this 2009 movie still matters.