2. Friday the 13th (2009)
• Sub-Genre: Slasher horror
• Plot: A group of young adults set up tent near the abandoned summer camp where a
series of gruesome murders are said to have taken place back in 1980. The brother
crosses paths with an uptight young rich guy who is having his girlfriend and friends
over at his parents' cabin. The brother ends up at the cabin himself just before his
sister's attacker sets upon them all
• Setting: Abandoned summer camp
• Tagline: Welcome to Crystal Lake
• Date of Release: 13th February 2009
• Running Time: 97 minutes
• Country of origin: USA, Texas
• Budget: $19,000,000
• Box-Office: $91,379,051
• Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Paramount pictures, Platinum Dunes
• Certificate: 18
• Films that are similar: Halloween, Storm Warning, Cabin Fever and Candy Man
• Characters and actors: Jared Padalecki as Clay Miller
• Danielle Panabaker as Jenna Aaron Yoo as Chewie
• Amanda Righetti as Whitney Miller Travis Van Winkle as Trent
4. Halloween (2009)
• Sub-Genre: Slasher horror
• Plot: Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed
reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately
taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her
brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his
murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself
• Characters and Actors: Sherie Moon Zombie as Deborah Myers
• Chase Wright Vanek as Young Michael
• Scot Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode
• Brad Dourif as Sheriff Lee Brackett
• The Director and Producer: Rob Zombie and Malek Akkad, Andy Gould and Rob
Zombie
• Tagline: They survived the terror...but they can't escape their destiny
• Date or Release: 9th October 2009 (UK)
• Country of Origin: USA
• Budget: $15,000,000
• Box-Office: $39,421,467
• Distributed by: Dimension Films
• Certificate: 18
• Films it is similar to: Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacare and The Hills
Have Eyes
6. Insidious (2010)
• Sub-Genre: Psychological horror
• Plot: A gripping story of a family in search of help for their son, Dalton, who fell
into a come after a mysterious incident in attic. Little do they know that there is
much more to this endless sleep than meets the eye as they explore the
paranormal, and rediscover the past; the key to getting their son back once and for
all.
• The Director and Producer: James Wan, Jason Blum, Oren Peli and Steven
Schneider
• Characters and Actors: Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert
• Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert
• Ty Simpkins as Dalton Lambert
• Tagline: We need to save Dalton . . . Now!
• Date of Release: 29th April 2011 (UK)
• Running Time: 103 minutes
• Country of Origin: USA, Canada
• Budget: $1,500,000
• Box-Office: $97,009,150
• Production company: Film District, Stage 6 Films and Alliance Films
• Certificate: 15
