Perhaps the greatest horror movie of all time

Rating: 9/10 (24 May 2016)

Good horror movies are quite rare for some reason. Most just fall into a number of overused types, each with its own problems. More importantly, most horror movies do not have actual plots, even if you buy into the initial premises.
There are zombie movies. A group of people trying to survive. They find a safe place. Someone does something stupid (e.g. not locking the doors). Zombies attack. Group escapes but loses some people in the process. They eventually find a new place, and then someone does something stupid...
Then there are movies that heavily depend on startling the audience. Anything jumping at you from the screen out of nowhere is gonna be effective, but that is not horror.
Few movies have been able to create an atmosphere that conveys the horror, without being patronizingly intellectual. The Mist is one of the best examples of this type.