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It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and loved-up couples worldwide will indulge in suitably romantic activities like cozy getaways, expensive candlelit meals, and exchanging meaningful and sentimental gifts.
However, if that’s not for you, you might want to shunthe romanceand do something that opposes the loved-up mood of the day. These five anti-Valentine’s Dayhorror moviesare ideal for those who aren’t hopeless romantics and won’t be cuddling up to a significant other this year.
It Follows (2014)
It Followsis a bona fide horror masterpiece and undoubtedly a modern genre classic. The movie focuses on a young woman who, after a sxual encounter, is relentlessly followed by a murderous supernatural entity that only she can see, which takes different forms and tries to kill her, and turns out to be passed from victim to victim through sxual contact.
It’s such a clever concept, and it’s executed immaculately. Directed to perfection by David Robert Mitchell, with some incredible cinematography and excellent performances from the likes ofMaika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, and Olivia Luccardi,It Followsis one of the most stylish horror films ever – and it’ll undoubtedly put anyone watching off physical intimacy this Valentine’s Day.
Streaming onNetflixand Amazon Prime.
Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peelehas directed three movies to date – all horrors – and they’ve all been critical and commercial hits. The psychological horrorGet Outis the best and perfect for anti-Valentine’s Day viewing. It’s about a young Black man who visits the family of his White girlfriend and finds they transplant white people’s brains into young Black men’s bodies to gain their implied superior physical attributes and a form of immortality.
It’s rare for a horror film to get a Best Picture Academy Award nomination, butGet Outreceived one and three others (including Best Director for the brilliant Peele), exemplifying how great it is. Its terrific cast performs incredibly, includingDaniel Kaluuya(who got a Best Actor nomination),Allison Williams,Stephen Root, andCatherine Keener. It’s terrifying, funny, thought-provoking, a genius social critique, and it’ll make you think twice about getting close to someone.
Streaming onNetflixandAmazon Prime.
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
The controversial r*pe-and-revenge horror movieI Spit on Your Gravefollows a Manhattan-based female writer of fiction, Jennifer Hills, to a rented isolated cottage in Kent, Connecticut. There, she is brutally beaten and intimately assaulted by a group of local men – one of whom claims to kill her to his friends, even though he couldn’t go through with it. That proves a mistake, as she gains violent, fatal retribution on them.
It’s hardly a proponent of physical intimacy and is about as anti-romance as movies can get. It was initially seen as a “vile bag of garbage” by detracting critics but has since been more positively viewed as a reaction to male violence against women and a film about feminist empowerment. One thing’s sure: it has enough barbarity and blood to satisfy horror fans and is ideal for anyone wanting to avoid the sentimentality of Valentine’s Day. Note that the 2010 remake is indeed garbage.
Streaming onAmazon Prime.
Teeth (2007)
The comedy horror movieTeethhas a rather unique concept. It chronicles the exploits of a high school student who discovers she has a bizarre physical advantage after becoming the victim of male violence – her genitalia has teeth! It’s based on a folk tale about a condition called va**ina dentata, which comes with the associated implication that s*xual encounters will result in the male participant being injured, emasculated, or castrated.
Considering its concept is ludicrous,Teethis a surprisingly brilliant film. It’s intelligent, unique, highly amusing, and brilliantly acted by its lead, Jess Weixler. Nothing could make a viewer want physical intimacy less than seeing a man have his manhood bitten off by a female’s private parts. It is, therefore, ideal anti-Valentine’s Day viewing.
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Did you honestly expect anything else? The slasher filmMy Bloody Valentinetakes place in the fictitious Canadian mining town of Valentine Bluffs. There, a group of young adults decide to throw the town’s traditional Valentine’s Day dance, which has been suspended for twenty years, only to fall victim to a vengeful psychopath wearing mining gear who embarks on a brutal murder spree.
Although it was drastically underappreciated when released,My Bloody Valentinehas since deservedly garnered a cult following. It’s not a suspenseful, subtle, or overly intelligent horror movie, but it delivers on its title emphatically. It also has an instantly recognizable killer who deserves more recognition as a horror icon. If you want to see people being punished for their Valentine’s activities this year, you should watch this film. However, make sure you avoid the terrible 2009 remake.
Kevin Stewart
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Kevin Stewart is a full-time professional freelance writer and editor with 10 years of experience in the industry. He’s produced more than 2000 pieces of published work on sports and entertainment topics - work that includes listicles, news articles, feature articles, voice-over scripts, quizzes, opinion pieces, and more. He’s worked for the likes of NBC SYFY, Paste Magazine, FourFourTwo, Screen Rant, Digital Spy, CBR, WhatCulture, College Humor, The Richest, SportsKeeda, The Sportsman, and SugarScape. As an editor, he’s managed the work of teams of up to 45 writers. He’s a former business owner who’s educated to degree level and has a BA Hons in Business Management. He loves movies (especially horror, 80s films, and superhero flicks), football (Tottenham Hotspur fan), keeping fit, and travelling the world.
