21 Horror Movies We Can Never Forget: Page 15 of 21

Horror Movies That Give Us Nightmares
Films to make your stomach heave!


7) The Descent

A group of female friends go on a caving expedition as part of a yearly tradition. But when they are trapped underground by a cave-in, their only chance of survival is to go deeper - and a nameless horror that lives in the caves is observing them from the shadows.

The Descent is another marvelous example of disciplined filmmaking. With creative editing and low-light filming on his side, director Neil Marshall crafts an essay in claustrophobic terror using a limited budget and only a few sets. The cast being composed entirely of women forces the script to avoid boxing them into traditional horror archetypes, which in turn yields a set of characters we care about as people once the killing begins.

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