![]() ![]() It is no masterpiece or home run even, but ‘Orphan’ will surprise you. The premise is known: an orphan girl welcomed into the household of a grieving couple turns out to be a malevolent creature, but it is the extent of that insanity that is being pushed here. Orphan (2009)Īnother entry in the sinister children sub-genre of the vast number of horror films out there, ‘Orphan’ scores and stands apart from the crowd solely because of how crazy (and I am still thinking of a better word) the titular Esther played eerily by Isabelle Fuhrman is. In perfect Spielberg style, ‘E.T’ captures so much more than a mere alien fantasy, carefully entrapping the psyche of a blockbuster seeking audience. The Extraterrestrial’ is the story of an alien who is stranded on Earth, and the efforts of a troubled but brave young boy in getting him back to his home planet. Humans reacting to anything that is outside their limited scope of knowledge is always going to be endlessly intriguing for me, and this family friendly Spielberg classic offers just another take on that. Seeing as though all the other films in my list are dark, dour outings, I deliberately introduce an increasingly positive one, the delightful side of the story of an alien creature on Earth. The film throughout manages to maintain an atmospheric kind of horror solely through anticipation of the next attack, and more importantly, through paranoia, and the feeling that people around you may not always be the ones that they claim to be. Offering an all evil take on the alien mythos, ‘The Thing’ too is about a shapeshifting alien that arrives on Earth, and infiltrates a US research station in the Antarctic. Aliens are among the most popular “vast unknowns” for humans, and naturally so, a number of filmmakers have offered their take on the unknown, especially in the horror genre, given that you are often most afraid of what you don’t know. To make sense of that absurdity alone, I urge you to watch it and form your own opinion. ‘ The Thing’ is perhaps the last film on this list that I would suggest to anybody as a must watch, and believe me when I say that it is one of the film’s merits. ![]() If anything, it is still better than a lot of the current instalments in the ‘ Conjuring’ universe. It is perhaps the under the radar nature of the film and the low expectations with which I stepped into it that led it to being a mildly pleasant surprise. Even the treatment isn’t particularly refreshing or original. ![]() ‘Case 39’ is a story that has been done before: a social worker saves a seemingly ordinary 10 year old from her abusive parents only to discover that the girl herself houses the evil. This movie has infamously been under the radar even when it was released back in 2009, despite having some credible names in the cast to boast of, including Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger. You can watch several of these movies like ‘Brightburn’ on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime. With that said, here’s the list of best movies similar to ‘Brightburn’ that are our recommendations. The audience has always had their fun seeing idols fall, but this should be on a completely different level altogether. While the twist on the Superman lore is bound to have its own lure, there have been several horror films in the past that have explored similar themes and “what ifs”. ![]()
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