Modern Days, Modern Ways

So, if you learned one thing this month it's that I really love horror movies!  Something that I don't love too much are modern day horror movies, but occasionally there are a diamonds in the rough.  Walk with me? (Are we going to walk through this blog post? No.  But I've always wanted to say that.)
Here are horror films that I've enjoyed  since the year 2000.
The Others (2001): Horror got its roots from the gothic and this film just oozes with the gothic.
28 Days Later (2002): This is not the Sandra Bullock movie!  Stunningly scary.
The Ring (2002): I still have to ask myself if I want to watch the ending without my hands over my eyes.
Saw (2004): Jigsaw gives his victims choices.  Now that's just insane, but it works.
Wolf Creek (2004): If you ever want to call it predictable, its many twists and turns won't allow you to do that.
Hostel (2005): I never knew how squeamish I was until  I watched Hostel.
Paranormal Activity (2007): Slow and steady wins the race.
The House of the Devil (2009): A nice helping of 80s horror, and a dash of Rosemary's Baby equals perfection.
The Last Exorcism (2010): You'll be asking lots of questions and I mean that in the best way possible.
Let Me In (2010): Very beautiful.  Is that odd?  Watch it and tell me differently.
Insidious (2011): Absolutely terrifying. Absurd plot, but oh man does it work! Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" is the scariest song ever!

The Horror Files: Paranormal Entities

The Amityville Horror (1979): "Get out!" I think I'm gonna listen if I start hearing voices tell me that in my home.  Might I just add that blood oozes from the walls!  Watch it, watch it!

The Shining (1980):  I'm not gonna lie, this film about cabin fever scares the hebeegeebees out of me!  The scary music starts playing, and you're wondering what's gonna happen next and all of a sudden the screen fades to black with the super head "Tuesday."  Yeah, that made me jump, which is a testament to how well this film is.  Don't listen to Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick directed at masterpiece!  It's nearly perfect, but I would change one thing.  When the creepy twins come out and tell Danny "Come play with us", and he starts talking to "Frank" does anyone else think the twins should have "Oh let's not play with him, he's crazy"?  His tone of voice is seriously creepy!

Poltergeist (1982): I have seen this film way too many times, and the one thing I have always learned is to take the TV out of your house.  I never did it!  If you're child speaks static TV you should definitely seek help because she will be abducted by TV people.  Also, if you have a clown phobia, this film is not for the faint of heart.

The Sixth Sense (1999): Gah! I seriously want to spoil the ending for who ever hasn't seen this!  I will refrain, but word of advice if a kid tells you he sees dead people, then... oh forget it. The film is scary, with dead people popping up here and there.  Just watch the movie!

The Others (2001): I absolutely love this film!  It takes place about the same time as World War 2 and it features a house drawn straight out of Gothic literature. I die!  Nicole Kidman plays the mother to 2 children that suffer from a  photosensitive disease, meaning they can't be exposed to the sun.  To the convenience of the film's genre, the house is always dark.  You have to lock doors after you leave their rooms, open and close curtains before you enter another room, it's very complicated but it works!  And like the Sixth Sense, it has a great ending!