Top 9 Blumhouse Productions Films
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Another box office monster, The Purge: Anarchy went over $100 million at the box office and carried a price tag of just $9 million to create. That’s not a bad return on your money. And the movie was very interesting as fans who enjoyed the first film got a bigger look at just what exactly happens across a large city during The Purge. The original movie was a study on one household and what happened to them during the one night of the year when all laws are suspended. In The Purge: Anarchy, we get a look at how it affects an entire city. And, yes, The Purge does have some severe consequences. It’s always great when a sequel can add some quality to a series, and this one indeed did that. Frank Grillo was great and will return for The Purge: Origins next year. Hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife… it’s Purge Night.
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13 Sins (2014)
13 Sins didn’t carry the same box office clout as some of Blumhouse Productions’ other big-name films, but it was indeed a memorable effort. Directed by Daniel Stamm (he of The Last Exorcism), this movie is a remake of the Thai film 13 Beloved and contains an impressive performance by Mark Webber and powerful supporting work by Devon Graye who killed it as our protagonist’s mentally-challenged brother. A cool thriller that gets progressively more tense as it goes on and ends in an explosive climax with an unexpected twist of an ending, 13 Sins snatches viewers up and pulls them along for a bumpy, exciting ride.
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Whiplash (2014)
Okay, so at first glance this seems like anything but a horror movie, but not only is Whiplash one of Blumhouse Productions’ greatest films, it contains certain elements that you traditionally find in horror/thriller movies. It’s got a great antagonist in Terence Fletcher (for which J.K. Simmons won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor) and deals with themes like obsession, revenge and double-cross. And did we mention it is one helluva film?!? Trust me, Dreadies, as horror fans you’ll definitely find aspects of Whiplash that you’ll absolutely love. And we can guarantee that you’ll find yourself loving to hate Simmons as Fletcher. He is awesome in this critically-acclaimed gem for Blumhouse, who really spread their wings with this one. A fantastic film on every level.
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Synopsis:
In the aftermath of the shocking events in Sinister, a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon of “Wayward Pines”) and her 9-year-old twin sons (real-life twins Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves in a rural house marked for death as the evil spirit of Buhguul continues to spread with frightening intensity. James Ransone co-stars.
