We count down the best horror remakes from Evil Dead to The Fly, and Nosferatu to The Thing!
Like most other redos, horror movie remakes begin their journey on shaky ground.
Some do this by being totally different while others emphasize elements of the original that always deserved more love.
Each should remind us that the most powerful stories are often retold and reimagined throughout the ages.
The initial reception to Ajas take onThe Hills Have Eyeswas… well, mixed would be generous.
Its more of a restoration project, and an admirable one.
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But its the little differences that set this one apart.
Its a genuinely creepy example of its era that packs some surprisingly powerful commentary about sexuality and identity.
Honestly, you rarely hear people talk about this film for good or bad.
That said, it cant hold a melting candle to this 1953 remake ofMystery of the Wax Museum.
Does it really need a prolonged scene of a man bouncing paddle balls toward the camera?
No, but its status as the first fully-colorized 3D movie only adds to its charms.
Thats certainly what Zack Snyder did with his 2004 remake ofDawn of the Dead.
Its a genuinely intense action-oriented interpretation of the material aided by its witty yet brutal James Gunn screenplay.
Snyder has also yet to top the brilliance of this films opening sequence.
While considered tonally unusual in its day,The Blobhas rightfully joined the canon of 80s horror classics.
With this remake, director Fede Alvarez essentially takes the series back to its violent, unforgiving roots.
No…thats not entirely true.
With this movie, Alvarez takesThe Evil Deadto unhinged places the series has rarely visited before.
Its a more than worthy entry in the franchise.
Then again, theres never really been a badEvil Deadanything.
Suspiria (2018)
The very idea of aSuspiriaremake was seen as a war crime by many horror fans.
How can you possibly remake one of the most surreal and distinct horror movies ever made?
Well, director Luca Guadagnino seemingly realized early on that you really cant remake that movie as it was.
Visually and tonally, it is as far from the original as you’re able to get.
Yet its the threads that unite those films that make this movie so strong.
YetCronenbergsThe Flyremains one of the most powerful horror movies ever made.
Still, its never been difficult to see why people rejectedThe Thingin its day.
It is a nihilistic gallery of gore that probes the depths of humanity while exposing human insides.
It was hardly guaranteed to be a crowdpleaser.
