Black, White, and Red

Paranormal Activity may have come first; but this was the film that brought true filmmaking standards to these horror films.

A young family moving into a new home encounters paranormal events after one of the children goes inexplicably into a coma. The parents soon discover that their son has become lost on the astral plane, and his empty vessel is being used as a medium by the dead and the dark.

Concept: Astral Plane Horror: Haunting/Demonic/Possession Resembles: Paranormal Activity, Poltergeist Directed by James Wan (Saw, Dead Silence) Produced by Jason Blum Written by Leigh Whannell (Saw I & II, Dead Silence) Shot on a budget of $1.5 million and a PG-13 rating. 10/10

A true-crime novelist moves into a house that saw a recent and particularly gruesome murder for inspiration on his next work. While there, he finds a box of old film reels, unknowingly allowing a dark entity to enter his world through recordings of his image.

Concept: Cursed Concept Horror: Haunting/Demonic/True Crime Resembles: The Slenderman Mythos Produced by Jason Blum Written/Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Day the Earth Stood Still remake and The Exorcism of Emily Rose) Budget: $3 million 8/10

A family discovers they have been "chosen" by extraterrestrial invaders who have been hiding out on our world for decades. They search for a way to stop the visitors from abducting one of them.

Concept: Alien Abduction Horror: Haunting/Extraterrestrial Resembles: Signs, Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind Written/Directed by Scott Stewart (Legion, Priest 3D) Produced by Jason Blum Budget: $3.5 million 6/10

In a futuristic society there exists a single night each year in which all pent-up frustration and resentment is allowed to roam free. A night when all crime is legal, The Purge. A family made rich from selling security systems finds themselves the targets of this year's Purge after they save an innocent victim from their high-society neighbors.

Concept: Dystopia Horror: Home Invasion/Slasher Resembles: The Strangers Written/Directed by James DeMonaco Produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, and Platinum Dunes (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, etc) Budget: $3 million 7/10

A paranormal investigation couple finds their darkest and most terrifying case at a Rhode Island farmhouse.

Concept: Witchcraft Horror: Haunting/Demonic/Possession Resembles: various urban legends, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Evil Dead, Jaws Directed by James Wan Written by Chad and Carey Hayes (House of Wax remake, The Reaping, Whiteout) Budget: $11 million 10/10

The Lambert family finds that their nightmare is not yet over when a visit to their grandmother's home takes a turn for the paranormal. An insidious entity has followed them, and aims to take Josh for its prize.

Concept: Astral Plane Horror: Haunting/Demonic/Possession Resembles: Paranormal Activity, Poltergeist, The Shining Directed by James Wan Produced by Jason Blum, Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) Written by Leigh Whannell Budget: $5 million 9/10

Two siblings attempt to document and destroy the cursed mirror that ruined their lives.

Concept: Cursed Object Horror: Altered Perception & Reality Resembles: 1408, It Directed by Mike Flanagan Produced by Blumhouse Productions Written by Mike Flanagan & Jeff Howard Budget: $5 million 9/10

A New York police officer, struggling with his own personal issues, begins investigating a series of disturbing and inexplicable crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest schooled in the rituals of exorcism to combat the frightening and demonic possessions that are terrorizing their city.

Concept: The Devil Horror: Haunting/Demonic/Possession Resembles: The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Slither Directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Armageddon, Con Air, Coyote Ugly, Bad Boys, Kangaroo Jack, etc, etc) Written by Scott Derrickson Budget: (unknown at this time) _/10