This Underrated Horror Movie's Setting Is Haunted In More Than One Way

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When thinking about what season works best for a horror movie, Autumn is always going to seem like the exact right time. From classics like Halloween (1978) to more contemporary films set around the October holiday, there's something about chilly weather and leaves and the excitement of candy and costumes that works for a scary story.

There's another horror movie set on Halloween that is definitely underrated: the 2019 film Haunt. Starring The Bold Type's Katie Stevens as the main character Harper, who visits a haunted house with her friends and realizes that they are being hunted by a group of killers. This already seems like a cool idea and the movie delivers.The movie has a lot that fans of the genre will enjoy: a unique idea, a protagonist who is running from her past, and real scares. There are many reasons why Haunt is a new way of looking at the typical Halloween haunted house story, and it also has something new to say about the role that clowns play in scaring people.

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From the timelines of the Halloween franchise to Laurie Strode's role as a final girl, there are so many reasons why horror fans can never stop saying how much they love this franchise. Haunt offers up a new scary tale set on Halloween night and deserves to be talked about more than it is. If there's one thing that the movie lacks, it's that Harper is a well-developed character but her group of friends aren't given a lot of personality. But once Harper and her pals find a haunted house and think that this will be a great way to spend the evening, the story kicks into high gear and the premise and Harper's character are enough to carry the movie. A Quiet Place writers Bryan Woods and Scott Beck