Under-Rated Horror films

[RobinAnna]

I recently watched a movie called The Orphanage which is a Mexican movie that takes place in a creepy abandoned orphanage. Anyone else know of horror movies that might not be big with the public but are still good? 

[GogoingGirl]

As Above, So Below was an amazing watch. The film deftly weaves together religious overtones, psychological horror, and the claustrophobia of the Parisian catacombs without becoming heavyhanded. It could have easily become cheesy, preachy, or worst of all, boring and predictable. Instead, watching it felt almost oppressive, my chest constricted as I leaned in to follow the group through the tunnels. I was afraid of what I would see next, but unbearably curious as well. At times it almost feels like a monster movie or edges into found footage, but it never falls into any of the tropes of similar films, nor does it use those themes as a crutch. I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys movies, but definitely for someone that enjoys horror films. 

[TheSpruceMoose]

There is this movie I found online called The Sand that I watched because I thought it was going to be enjoyably stupid, but it turned out to, actually, be a good film. It had the kind of plot you would find in some awful B-movie (killer sand), but they made it quality by writing a good script. It made me start thinking all those other movies were bad out of lack of effort or lack of skill rather than what they were trying to make the movie about.