10 Horror Movies From The 2000s (That Everyone Has Already Forgotten About) – Screen Rant

A number of great horror movies from the 2000s have already been forgotten by most fans but this list is here to remember them.

The 2000s were a pretty good time for horror. Everyone remembers the likes of Paranormal Activity and Saw, but the decade was filled with many quality horror films. Some were mainstream, others were more independent fare that didn't get much attention in the wider mainstream.

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And regardless of quality, many have been forgotten. For whatever reason, some movies just don't have much lasting power. Despite possibly performing well at the box office and earning strong reviews, no one seems to remember these horror movies. And it's a shame because many of them are actually quite good.

Everyone remembers Scream. Maybe some people remember Scream 2, the solid if somewhat underwhelming sequel. No one ever recalls Scream 3. Released on February 4, 2000, Scream 3 grossed a respectable $161 million at the box office - about $250 million today when adjusted for inflation.

But despite that, it quickly faded from the public consciousness. Roman made for the series' weakest villain, the kills were both underwhelming and boring, and it tended to rely on clichs it was once smart enough to parody.

By 2009, interest in the Final Destination series was at an all-time high. The Final Destination, released in 2009, enjoyed a series high peakof $186 million at the global box office.

That said, the movie also received some incredibly low critical scores- 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a 30 Metascore, a C CinemaScore, and a 5.2 score on IMDb, all of which were the lowest of the series. Final Destination 5 was far more positively received by critics and fans,resulting in The Final Destinationbeing quickly forgotten and cast aside.

When it comes to the Hannibal Lecter universe, everyone knows and loves The Silence of the Lambs. It's an all-time classic. And while it was infinitely inferior, many people remember Hannibal. But no one ever seems to remember Red Dragon, despite it being far superior to its predecessor.

Part of that has to do with the movie being a prequel, and prequels don't often do as well as their source movies and their sequels. It grossed just $209 million, a far cry from Silence's $272 million ten years earlier, and Hannibal's $350 million.

Quarantine should have been a big hit. REC was widely beloved and hailed as one of the best found footage movies ever made, and Quarantine was a shot for shot remake. It also starred Jennifer Carpenter, who was basking in success with Dexter. But it disappointed.

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It certainly wasn't bad, but it paled in comparison to the Spanish original and it grossed just $40 million at the box office. If anything, Quarantine only made REC more popular, while it slowly faded into obscurity.

The 2000s were big for vampire movies, and that included David Slade's 30 Days of Night. Based on Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's comic miniseries of the same name, 30 Days of Night concerns vampires attacking a small town in Alaska that has been bathed in darkness for a month-long polar night.

It was a decent little vampire movie, but it didn't really come to much. It grossed a decent, if not spectacular, $75 million at the worldwide box office and earned mediocre reviews. To this day, it is not often ranked among the greatest or most popular vampire movies.

Open Water was one of the most acclaimed horror films of 2004. Earning solid reviews from critics and winning a Saturn Award for Best Actress (Blanchard Ryan), Open Water proved one of the scariest shark movies since Jaws.

The movie is based on the story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, a couple who were accidentally left behind while scuba diving and who died on the open water, likely by dehydration, drowning, or shark attack. Despite the strong reception and famous historical story, Open Water has seemingly been forgotten in recent years.

28 Days Later is an all-time classic, an enormously influential movie that single-handedly revived the zombie genre. 28 Weeks Later is an often contested sequel that has seemingly been ignored over time. Like its predecessor, the movie received strong reviews from critics.

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However, general audiences proved less receptive. The movie grossed less than its predecessor ($64 million vs. $82 million), andaudience reviews indicate that many people took issue with its fast pace, emphasis on action, and plot hole-filled story.

Before Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunnmade his directorial debut with Slither. This was a goofy horror-comedy throwback to the cheesy grindhouse movies of old, especially ones concerning zombies and aliens.

It received very positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the gore and makeup effects, witty writing, and strong performances. However, it did not do well at the box office, grossing just $12 million on a $15 million budget. It quickly faded into obscurity and is now regarded as a little known cult classic.

The world has received some incredible Stephen King adaptations in recent years. Nearly fifteen years ago, long before the King renaissance of the late 2010s, 1408 was released to strong critical reviews.

Based on King's short story of the same name, 1408 starred John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson and concerned a writer and his horrifying exploits inside a haunted hotel room. It was both well-acted and well-made, and it grossed a respectable $133 million at the box office. However, it has somewhat been lost to time, and it's rarely regarded as a King classic.

Land of the Dead was George A. Romero's long-anticipated sequel to Day of the Dead. Serving as the fourth entry in his classic Dead series, Land of the Dead was the first entry in twenty years.

It was released at the height of the 2000s zombie boom, soon after Shaun of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead, which itself was a remake of Romero's 1978 classic. It received positive reviews but grossed just $46 million at the worldwide box office, which was considered a disappointment. It faded into history - a fact not helped by Romero's increasingly horrible sequels.

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