Horror movies with masked villains that are not the most popular

Jason, Leatherface or Ghostface skins are now the biggest icons of slasher franchises. However, there are many others horror movies with masked villains that are not the most popularbut it’s definitely worth it, if you’re looking for something similar, or just want to learn more about a genre that has a lot to offer.

To start with one of horror movie masked killers more recent is Ethan Hawke in “The Black Phone”. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson, and follows two brothers one of whom is kidnapped by an assassin in an evil mask, and from which they can only escape with the help of his little sister. Available on HBOMax.

You’re next

Directed by Adam Wingard, the same man behind ‘Godzilla vs Kong’, we have ‘You’re Next’, a horror movie with perhaps the scariest mask of a villain of the list. It’s about the Davison family, who are attacked in their tranquility on their wedding anniversary by a group of mysterious assassins, without expecting any of them to have a secret to defend themselves. Available on HBO Max.

Strangers: prey at night

The sequel to the 2018 film, ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’, directed by Johannes Roberts, features not one, but several masked killers. It all begins on a family road trip, until they arrive at a trailer park where they are going to visit relatives. But they are intercepted by three psychopaths who will test them to survive. Available on HBOMax.

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silence

From the mind of director Mike Flanagan, responsible for “Midnight Mass” or “The Haunting of Hill House”, we have “Hush”. It is a home invasion film, starring Kate Siegel, bringing to life a deaf woman trying to spend a few days in peace, when she starts being watched by a psychopathic killer who tries to play games with her at home. Available on Netflix.

behind the mask

A psychological slasher horror that is sure to stay with you for many weeks to come is Scott Glosserman’s “Behind the Mask.” It’s a horror comedy in which a female assassin commits her crimes in the small town of Glen Echo, while a documentary team comes ever closer to deconstructing cinema’s great killer.

The purge

And to close, Ethan Hawke appears again, but this time with Lena Headey at the beginning of “The Purge” franchise. James DeMonaco tells the story of a dystopian United States, where, due to overpopulation in prisons, the government grants a 12-hour period once a year in which any crime, even murder, is legal. Available on Netflix, HBO Max, Star+ and Amazon Prime Video.