The best horror novels made into movies

Whether you love all things horror novels or movies, then watch out. These classic novels have been made into some of the best horror movies to hit the screen.

‘The Birds’ by Daphne Du Maurier - Daphne wrote some of the most compelling and terrifying novels in the twentieth century. In her story ‘The Birds’, it follows a farmhand, his family, and community who are attacked by flocks of birds and seabirds in kamikaze missions.

Carrie by Stephen King - Carrie White isn’t the most popular of fashionable girl but she has a gift; she can make things move by concentrating on them. For instance, a door would lock or a candle will fall - all with her mind. This was both a power and a sin as she was able to do kind acts for friends and also by taunting her classmates. Her powers caused her to be normal and go to prom. However, after one act of cruelty, her gift turns into a weapon of horror that her classmates wouldn’t forget.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Probably one of the most monstrous stories of all time, Frankenstein's follows Victor Frankenstein and the creature he created. On the surface, the novel is tense and steadily mounting horror, but on a lower level, it explores deeper the end of conscience and solitude.

The Shining by Stephen King - Jack Torrance has the perfect chance of a fresh start when he gets a new job at the Overlook Hotel. As an off-season caretaker, he has plenty of time to reconnect with his family and write. However, once the harsh winter kicks in, the quaint location becomes even more remote and sinister. And the only person to notice the weird forces are a uniquely gifted 5-year old, Danny Torrance.

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The best three twists in horror movies

When it comes to horror movies, it isn’t just the fear and the gore that keeps us watching, it’s the plot twists that come along with it. Here is a rundown of the best plot twists in horror movies.

The Wicker Man (1973)

It may be old now, but this plot twist is still the best of any in the horror genre. If you haven’t seen the movie, Edward Woodward plays Neil Howie, a British policeman from the mainland that has gone to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. When he gets there he finds that the islanders are all part of an ancient cult and he believes the girl has been taken to be offered as a sacrifice to the Pagan gods the islanders worship. The twist: the girl isn’t the sacrifice, Neil Howie is, only he discovers this too late to escape and is imprisoned in a giant Wicker Man that is slowly burned (and Howie burned alive with it) as the islander's dance around it with joy.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

A movie that we all know the plot twist in now, but when it first came out, the twist came out of nowhere. If you don’t know what we’re talking about. Bruce Willis plays a psychiatrist that is called to help extremely disturbed people, one of whom is a boy, Hayley Joel Osmond, who sees dead people. As the movie progresses Willis helps the boy seemingly unaware of what it means for him. The twist: Bruce Willis is dead all along. He’s been dead since the opening sequence.

Psycho (1960)

When it comes to truly beautiful movies that can horrify and chill you, Hitchcock is a man that really knows what he is doing. With Psycho he not only delivered a horror movie that has withstood the test of time but gave a truly wonderful twist, that begged audiences not to tell as “it’s the only one we have”. If you haven’t seen Psycho, it’s the tale of Norman Bates running Bates Motel that his guests are being murdered in, seemingly by his mother. The twist is that his mother is dead, her bones are in the attic, and it is Norman that is dressing up in his mother’s clothes and wearing a wig.

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