Top 10 Anticipated Horror Films For 2010

Ryan Rotten from shocktillyoudrop.com has compiled a list of the top ten anticipated horror movies for the new year. The list includes everything from classics such as "Nightmare On Elm Street's" Freddy Krueger as well as some horror movie newcomers.

Tying in on the number ten spot, "Season of the Witch"  which opens nationwide on March 19th and "Black Death" opening in the UK on February 26th are somewhat different but are linked together by supernatural happenings a plague being the driving force of the storyline.

Starring Nicholas Cage in "Seasons", a knight sets out to capture the witch responsible for the plague and deliver her to a secluded location and destroy her powers. Partner in crime, Ron Pearlman, joins Cage on his epic adventure to save the population.

On the contrary, "Black Death" centers around actor, Sean Bean who plays a monk that enters a village fluttered with rumors of a necromancer bringing the deceased townspeople to life again.

At number nine comes"Buried" which will premiere at the Sundance film festival. This thriller involves Ryan Reynolds as a contractor who is taken and buried alive in a coffin. Directed by Rodrigo Cort, who has worked in shorts and features, he will be making his American debut.

Also premiering at Sundance number "The Violent Kind", takes place at number eight. "The Butcher Bros." are back again working with the producers behind the original "Halloween" movies bring you this biker horror flick. Tiffany Shepis portrays the main character which is simply known as Michelle while other characters have more creative names like Murderball, Q and Pussywagon.

Joining the 3D bandwagon is number seven, "Piranha 3D", opening on April 16. French director, Alex Aja who worked on "High Tension" and "The Hills Have Eyes'", has promised this film to be a "rollercoaster ride". This remake is basically a "1978 'Jaws' knock off" about a government-generated evil fish who takes the lives of swimmers.

Coming in at number six is this spring's "My Soul to Take", which was formerly known as "25/8" but was renamed after a line in the film using the term was cut during post-production.

Master of horror, Wes Craven directs his latest project since 2005's "Red Eye"  and is the first screenplay he's written since "New Nightmare" in 1994. It's a thrilling tale about a serial killer stalking a small town and promises to return and kill seven young children who are born the evening he dies.

Mid-way through the list comes "The Ward" at number five from horror film veteran, John Carpenter. You may remember him from "Ghost of Mars", "Cigarette Burns" and "Pro-Life". This particular film is a classic ghost story taking place in the 1960's in which Amber Heard, is committed into a psych ward.

At number four and opening February 19th, Martin Scorsese makes an adaptation of the Denis Lehane novel in "Shutter Island". Hollywood actors, Leonardo Dicaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley star in this creeper.

At number three directed by Nimrod Antal and produced by Robert Rodriguez, comes "Predators". It includes actors: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins and Alice Braga.

Taking place in the heart of 'Predator'-world, this is the sequel to the first 1987 flick. So you know what that means? Viewers get new everything: "new weapons, new bad-ass characters and various lethal critters that are indigenous to the Predator world." The studio put it on the back-burner because the budget for the film was too high in price.

At close second comes "Frozen" opening up February 5th. Three young adults are deserted on a ski lift that's been closed for over a week. This film was submitted by Adam Green at the Sundance festival and even had fans of the movie using their own strategies on forums on how to escape the situation. Even TV show "' Mythbusters' found no proper way out of a stuck ski lift without some major damage being inflicted to one's body. "

At number one, Rounding out the top 10 is none other than, "A Nightmare On Elm Street" directed by Samuel Bayer and produced by Michael Bay. As we mentioned before this movie will open on April 30th, this is a reboot of the NOES saga. Wes Craven, Bob Shaye and Robert Englund have nothing to do with the film this time around. Instead, you can welcome Jackie Earle Haley as the new Freddy!

You can read the whole article, as well as an in-depth look at all of the movies mention by Ryan Rotten on ShockTillYouDrop.com!

We leave you now with this awesome trailer for "Shutter Island"