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Horror Movies For Sick Days From The 2010S

Horror movies for sick days from the 2010s. Includes I Saw the Devil, Train to Busan, Black Swan and more, curated by Moviepiq.

You're not going anywhere. The blanket is already there. Pick one of these.

I Saw the Devil movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

Train to Busan movie poster
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2016 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

Black Swan movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie movie poster
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2018 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

One Cut of the Dead movie poster
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2017 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

Being sick and watching a film is one of life's more specific comforts. These films earn that role.

Depends on tolerance. Some find it distracting in the right way. Others don't.

Get Out movie poster
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2017 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

What We Do in the Shadows movie poster
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2014 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

The Conjuring movie poster
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2013 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

The Skin I Live In movie poster
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2011 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil movie poster
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2010 · ★★★½☆ 7.4/10

Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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