Here Are the Top 10 Political Horror Films Ever Made

That’s one thing I absolutely adore about the horror genre: it’s a convenient medium, which an artist can convey and communicate a specific message without literally hitting you on the head. Think political here, people. Something about the gravitas of a cornerstone event potentially changing the course of history or society brings with it a sense of horror, actually — so why not display it in the most outrageous way as a way of making a massive statement?

Think Zombies, for Instance: Just About Every Zombie Movie’s a Political Satire!

But so many other films out there accomplish the same with such creativity that you may not even realize even the best of films are somewhat based on some political message or motivation. That makes these works of art true art, genius creations laced underneath with that political tone revealing the truth of a situation and saying, “Yep, that sh*t did suck, and here’s a blunt portrayal of it.”

Us viewers and readers love getting a message like that without it being preached to us. Because we then understand it from that point of view — the story itself, with all its intensity, suspense and horror — and relate to it. These undoubtedly are the best political horror films out there, and you wouldn’t have ever guessed that…