As we’re about to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a very different way this year, our fun hinges on what’s available to watch on the TV/computer. Why not make it a horror-themed New Year’s Eve? Here are a handful of horror flicks with new year’s themes or elements:
Rosemary’s Baby – One of the best horror movies ever made, and it still holds up decades later. The New Year’s Eve party shown here is a bad time that precedes many worse things to come.
The Shining – A picture labeled “4th of July 1921,” but appears to actually be a New Year’s Eve party pic, is important to the ending of “The Shining.” For what it’s worth, it is a NYE pic in Stephen King’s book.
New Year’s Evil – The most obvious choice, thanks to its (choose one: awesome, ridiculous, dumb) name. Fun slasher trash from 1980.
Terror Train – More 80s trash, released the same year as “New Year’s Evil.” This one’s a lot of fun. The premise: Fraternity and sorority students attend a New Year’s Eve costume party on a train. Jamie Lee Curtis is in it, and she’s awesome.
Angel Heart – New Year’s Eve is an important date in this classic psychological horror flick. Pro tip: Never make a deal with a guy named “Louis Cyphre.”
