6. Hostel: Part II

The Hostel franchise is a prime example of the kind of “torture porn” horror movies which dominated the 00’s, and despite it being almost identical to the first movie in some ways, Hostel: Part II is worthy of a place here despite being far from a classic.

Instead, it stands out in terms of being effective in terms of scares and gore. When a group of girls are tortured by the members of a club whose members pay for the thrill of killing innocent people, the movie asks the viewer to identify with both the torturers and their victims, and it works more often than not.

One of the leads being torn apart by a scythe as a woman bathes in her blood is particularly shocking, as is one of the killer’s gleefully taking a circular saw to one of the girls but losing his nerve halfway through…