The 6 best horror movies that aren’t typical, available on HBO Max

Whether you’re a fan of the genre or not, you’ve surely heard of horror classics like “Psycho”, “The Shining” and even “Jaws” which have been recommended ad nauseam. But it’s already 2022 and horror has changed too much to create new classics, which aren’t typical horror movies, and which are collected by HBO Max, according to Letterboxd.

The skin I live in

Pedro Almodóvar is known for being an atmospheric director, which he further improved upon when he premiered ‘The skin I live in’, a thriller and a horror film with Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya. The story follows a plastic surgeon who, after a traumatic accident that left his wife burned, is now experimenting with creating a synthetic skin that he could have saved her with.

Owner

Brandon Cronenberg was able to differentiate himself from his father with his own style, which he consolidated with ‘Owner’, a horror movie available on HBO Max. Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott star in a story about a corporate killer who can control other bodies using brain implants that help eliminate her targets.

malignant

With an outstanding horror career, with titles like “The Conjuring” or “The Night of the Demon”, James Wan did not fare very well with “Malignant”, a horror film that has gone unnoticed, but it’s a bathroom. of blood in homage to the cinema of the 70s and 80s. The story follows Madison, a woman who suffers from visions of terrifying murders, but it all gets worse when she realizes they are real.

Last night in Soho

Known for films like “Baby Driver” or “Scott Pilgrim Against the World”, Edgar Wright ventured into horror in “Last Night in Soho”, a suspense and horror film starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie and Matt Smith , which is about a fashion lover who travels back in time to meet her idol, a singer who shows her that life in Soho is not what she expected.

the crimson peak

Although at its premiere, Guillermo del Toro’s horror film “Crimson Peak” did quite well, over the years it has earned respect among fans, both for its oppressive atmosphere and its gothic setting. The story, with Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston, is about a girl who moves into her newly married husband’s house. Her family hides a dark secret and she can talk to the dead. Available on HBO Max.

Macabre hunting

One of the most underrated on the list, and one that deserves special recognition, is’Macabre hunting’, a horror film by the same director as ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’. The story is carried on by a couple who, on the run, are attacked by hitmen. The small family hides in a summer house, however, the masked men did not have a small disadvantage.