Blumhouse's most popular supernatural franchise is Paranormal Activity, and ever since the first movie came out in 2007, horror fans have been interested in seeing what the other movies will be like. The production company has released many supernatural stories, from the alien film Dark Skies (2013) to the Insidious franchise and the terrifying Sinister (2012), and these are always terrifying and fascinating.
While Blumhouse does a great job with the paranormal, and the recent movie The Black Phone is impressing audiences and critics alike, there are many amazing Blumhouse releases that have nothing to do with ghosts or demons.
Hush (2016)
Kate Siegal shines in Hush, Mike Flanagan's 2016 horror movie about Maddie Young, a writer who is deaf and who becomes the subject of a terrible home invasion. As Maddie tries to survive, she uses her intelligence and wit since she can't hear or say anything, and she hides throughout her home, figuring out how to beat the killer at their own game.
Horror fans are excited for Mike Flanagan's new project Midnight Club, and Hush is one of his best films. Hush is smart, well-done, and full of great surprises. Even though it seems clear that Maddie will be successful, the movie is still engaging.
Get Out (2017)
Get Out is one of the most popular Blumhouse horror movies and also one of the most well-crafted non-supernatural films. The film addresses racism and bigotry and is one of the most meaningful movies made in the past few years. When Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) ends up in "The Sunken Place" at the Armitage house, he realizes that the bad feeling he had about this weekend at his girlfriend's house was correct.
Moviegoers and critics were incredibly impressed with Get Out, wanting to see what other projects Jordan Peele would work on, and his follow-up Us was released in 2019 and was just as intelligent as Get Out. Fans are eager to see Jordan Peele's new film Nope.
Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
The 2015 film Unfriended can be considered an underappreciated 2010s horror movie, as the story of Blair Lily (Shelley Henning) and her friends being tormented by a ghost via an online chat is creative and compelling. The second film can be considered an underrated Blumhouse sequel and it's also one of the most exciting horror films that the company has put out that has nothing to do with the supernatural.
When Matias O'Brien (Colin Woodell) discovers a laptop, he thinks that it's awesome, but soon realizes that a group called The Circle are playing with him and trying to pin crimes on him. While the first movie is about a ghost who wants revenge, this film is solidly in the real world, but it's still just as horrifying. Matias definitely realizes that picking up this random computer was a mistake and the worst thing that he ever could have done.
Ma (2019)
Ma should be considered one of the best horror movies of the 2010s, as it deals with themes of loneliness, fitting in, and small town life. It's also a story about lost dreams and trauma. Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer, who goes by Ma) wants Maggie Thompson (Diana Silver) and her friends to have a place to party, so she suggests that they hang out in the basement of her house whenever they want. When Maggie and her pals learn the truth about Sue Ann, it's too late for some of them.
Ma treats Sue Ann with dignity, even though she is the villain and she has done terrible things. Audiences know her motivations, which proves how good Blumhouse movies are, as the characters are often well-developed. According to Yahoo!,Ma was made for $5 million and grossed $61 million at the box office, so the movie is not only well-written and perfectly acted but a financial success, too.
The Invisible Man (2020)
The horror in The Invisible Man is technology-based and the science-fiction elements are what make it stand out from the crowd of 2020 releases. Cecilia Kass (Elizabeth Moss) escapes her abusive husband in this modern monster movie and realizes that he will never let her go as he has created a suit that allows him to be invisible but still haunt and torment her. Cecilia uses her perception and intuition and doesn't listen to anyone else, which ends up serving her well and ensuring her survival.
Cecilia does what she needs to do to get people to believe her and to beat Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) at the sinister game that he's playing. The Invisible Man is scary, but it also deals with important topics like domestic abuse and toxic marriages, making it one of Blumhouse's best releases from the past couple of years.