John Kenneth Muir is an American literary critic and award-winning author. As of 2022, he has written 30 reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres.

“A labor of love, and Muir’s depth of knowledge is apparent…highly recommended. Beyond the insightful main text, horror fans will find the supplementary material an incredibly useful way to find movies by convention.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviPrefacePart I. Whoever Wins, We Lose: An IntroductionPart II. The War of Terror: A Decade of Torture Porn Remakes, Zombies and Other TrendsPart III. The Films (by Year of Release)2000American PsychoBattle RoyaleBless the ChildBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2The CallingThe CellCherry FallsCrocodileDracula 2000Final DestinationFrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s DaughterThe GiftHellraiser: InfernoHollow ManLeprechaun in the HoodLost SoulsPitch BlackPsycho Beach PartyThe St. Francisville ExperimentScream 3Shadow of the VampireSupernovaUrban Legends: Final CutThe WatcherWhat Lies Beneath2001AuditionBonesDonnie DarkoThe ForsakenFrom HellGinger SnapsHannibalJeepers CreepersJohn Carpenter’s Ghosts of MarsJoy RideJurassic Park IIIMimic 2The OthersRoute 666Session 9Soul SurvivorsThir13en GhostsTremors 3: Back to PerfectionValentineWendigoWishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell2002American Psycho 2: All American GirlBelowBlade IIBrotherhood of the WolfBubba Ho-TepChildren of the Corn: RevelationDark WaterDog SoldiersEight Legged FreaksFeardotcomFrailtyGhost ShipHalloween: ResurrectionHellraiser: HellseekerIrreversibleJason XThe Mangler 2MayQueen of the DamnedRed DragonResident EvilThe RingSignsSwimfan28 Days Later Wes Craven Presents TheyWishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled2003Beyond ReanimatorThe Bone SnatcherCabin FeverCold Creek ManorDarkness FallsDreamcatcherFinal Destination 2Freddy vs. JasonGothikaHouse of 1000 CorpsesHouse of the DeadIdentityJeepers Creepers 2Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha HoodMimic 3: SentinelThe Mothman PropheciesOctane (a.k.a. Pulse)A Tale of Two SistersTerminator 3: Rise of the MachinesTexas Chainsaw MassacreUnderworldWillardWrong Turn2004Alien vs. PredatorAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidBlade: TrinityThe Butterfly EffectClub DreadDarknessDawn of the DeadDead EndDracula 3000Exorcist: The BeginningFear of ClownsThe ForgottenGinger Snaps Back: The BeginningGinger Snaps 2: UnleashedThe GrudgeIncident at Loch NessThe Last Horror MovieMy Little EyeOpen WaterResident Evil: ApocalypseSawSecret WindowSeed of ChuckyShaun of the DeadShutterToolbox MurdersTremors 4: The Legend BeginsVan HelsingThe Village2005Alone in the DarkThe Amityville HorrorBoogeymanThe CaveThe CavernCry_WolfCursedDark WaterThe Devil’s RejectsDominion: Prequel to the ExorcistDoomThe Exorcism of Emily RoseThe FogHard CandyHellraiser: DeaderHellraiser: HellworldHigh TensionHostelHouse of WaxKairoLand of the DeadNoroi: The CurseThe Ring TwoSaw IIThe Skeleton Key2001 ManiacsUrban Legends: Bloody MaryWhite NoiseWolf Creek2006AlteredAn American HauntingBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonBlack ChristmasThe BreedThe Butterfly Effect IIThe CovenantThe DescentFeastFinal Destination 3The Grudge 2The Hills Have EyesI’ll Always Know What You Did Last SummerThe Mangler RebornMr. Jingles MortuaryThe Omen 6 6 6Open Water 2: AdriftPulseRest StopThe ReturnSaw IIISee No EvilSilent HillSlitherSnakes on a PlaneStay AliveThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningUnderworld: EvolutionWhen a Stranger CallsThe Wicker ManThe Woods2007AVP: RequiemBlood and ChocolateBoogeyman 2CaptivityDead SilenceDisturbiaFido1408Grindhouse Presents: Death ProofGrindhouse: Planet TerrorHannibal RisingHatchetThe Hills Have Eyes 2The HitcherThe HostHostel 2I Am LegendThe InvasionThe MessengersThe MistMulberry StreetThe Number 23P2The Poughkeepsie TapesPrimevalPumpkinhead: Blood FeudThe RageThe ReapingRECResident Evil: ExtinctionReturn to the House on Haunted HillRise: Blood HunterRob Zombie’s Halloween Saw IVShroomsThe SignalSkinwalkersSunshineTeethThem30 Days of Night28 Weeks LaterVacancyWrong Turn 2: Dead EndThe Zombie Diaries2008The Alphabet KillerApril Fool’s DayThe BurrowersCloverfieldThe CottageDay of the DeadDeadgirlDiary of the DeadEden LakeThe EyeFunny GamesThe HappeningThe Haunting of Molly HartleyHouseInsideLake MungoLet the Right One InMartyrsThe Midnight Meat TrainMirrorsOne Missed CallThe OrphanageOtisProm NightQuarantineRest Stop: Don’t Look BackRogueThe RuinsSaw VSeventh MoonShutterSick NursesSplinterThe StrangersTrick’r’TreatTwilightVacancy 2: The First CutWhite Noise II: The LightThe X-Files: I Want to Believe2009AntichristAutopsyBest Worst MovieBlood CreekBoogeyman 3Cabin Fever 2: Spring BreakCarriersThe ChildrenThe CollectorCropseyDawningDead SnowThe Descent: Part 2Drag Me to HellEvil ThingsThe Final DestinationThe Fourth KindFriday the 13thFrom WithinThe Grudge 3Halloween 2The Haunting in ConnecticutThe Hills Run RedThe House of the DevilIt’s AliveJennifer’s BodyLast House on the LeftLong Weekend (aka Nature’s Grave)My Bloody Valentine 3-DOrphanPandorumParanormal ActivityParanormal EntityPontypoolSaw VISorority RowThe StepfatherSurvival of the DeadTriangleTwilight: New MoonUnderworld: Rise of the LycansThe UninvitedWrong Turn 3: Left for DeadZombielandPart IV. ConclusionAppendix A: 2000s Horror ConventionsAppendix B: The 2000s Horror Hall of FameAppendix C: Memorable Ad-LinesAppendix D: The Ten Best Horror Films of the 2000sReferencesBibliographyIndex

John Kenneth Muir is an American literary critic and award-winning author. As of 2022, he has written 30 reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres.

“A labor of love, and Muir’s depth of knowledge is apparent…highly recommended. Beyond the insightful main text, horror fans will find the supplementary material an incredibly useful way to find movies by convention.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviPrefacePart I. Whoever Wins, We Lose: An IntroductionPart II. The War of Terror: A Decade of Torture Porn Remakes, Zombies and Other TrendsPart III. The Films (by Year of Release)2000American PsychoBattle RoyaleBless the ChildBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2The CallingThe CellCherry FallsCrocodileDracula 2000Final DestinationFrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s DaughterThe GiftHellraiser: InfernoHollow ManLeprechaun in the HoodLost SoulsPitch BlackPsycho Beach PartyThe St. Francisville ExperimentScream 3Shadow of the VampireSupernovaUrban Legends: Final CutThe WatcherWhat Lies Beneath2001AuditionBonesDonnie DarkoThe ForsakenFrom HellGinger SnapsHannibalJeepers CreepersJohn Carpenter’s Ghosts of MarsJoy RideJurassic Park IIIMimic 2The OthersRoute 666Session 9Soul SurvivorsThir13en GhostsTremors 3: Back to PerfectionValentineWendigoWishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell2002American Psycho 2: All American GirlBelowBlade IIBrotherhood of the WolfBubba Ho-TepChildren of the Corn: RevelationDark WaterDog SoldiersEight Legged FreaksFeardotcomFrailtyGhost ShipHalloween: ResurrectionHellraiser: HellseekerIrreversibleJason XThe Mangler 2MayQueen of the DamnedRed DragonResident EvilThe RingSignsSwimfan28 Days Later Wes Craven Presents TheyWishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled2003Beyond ReanimatorThe Bone SnatcherCabin FeverCold Creek ManorDarkness FallsDreamcatcherFinal Destination 2Freddy vs. JasonGothikaHouse of 1000 CorpsesHouse of the DeadIdentityJeepers Creepers 2Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha HoodMimic 3: SentinelThe Mothman PropheciesOctane (a.k.a. Pulse)A Tale of Two SistersTerminator 3: Rise of the MachinesTexas Chainsaw MassacreUnderworldWillardWrong Turn2004Alien vs. PredatorAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidBlade: TrinityThe Butterfly EffectClub DreadDarknessDawn of the DeadDead EndDracula 3000Exorcist: The BeginningFear of ClownsThe ForgottenGinger Snaps Back: The BeginningGinger Snaps 2: UnleashedThe GrudgeIncident at Loch NessThe Last Horror MovieMy Little EyeOpen WaterResident Evil: ApocalypseSawSecret WindowSeed of ChuckyShaun of the DeadShutterToolbox MurdersTremors 4: The Legend BeginsVan HelsingThe Village2005Alone in the DarkThe Amityville HorrorBoogeymanThe CaveThe CavernCry_WolfCursedDark WaterThe Devil’s RejectsDominion: Prequel to the ExorcistDoomThe Exorcism of Emily RoseThe FogHard CandyHellraiser: DeaderHellraiser: HellworldHigh TensionHostelHouse of WaxKairoLand of the DeadNoroi: The CurseThe Ring TwoSaw IIThe Skeleton Key2001 ManiacsUrban Legends: Bloody MaryWhite NoiseWolf Creek2006AlteredAn American HauntingBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonBlack ChristmasThe BreedThe Butterfly Effect IIThe CovenantThe DescentFeastFinal Destination 3The Grudge 2The Hills Have EyesI’ll Always Know What You Did Last SummerThe Mangler RebornMr. Jingles MortuaryThe Omen 6 6 6Open Water 2: AdriftPulseRest StopThe ReturnSaw IIISee No EvilSilent HillSlitherSnakes on a PlaneStay AliveThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningUnderworld: EvolutionWhen a Stranger CallsThe Wicker ManThe Woods2007AVP: RequiemBlood and ChocolateBoogeyman 2CaptivityDead SilenceDisturbiaFido1408Grindhouse Presents: Death ProofGrindhouse: Planet TerrorHannibal RisingHatchetThe Hills Have Eyes 2The HitcherThe HostHostel 2I Am LegendThe InvasionThe MessengersThe MistMulberry StreetThe Number 23P2The Poughkeepsie TapesPrimevalPumpkinhead: Blood FeudThe RageThe ReapingRECResident Evil: ExtinctionReturn to the House on Haunted HillRise: Blood HunterRob Zombie’s Halloween Saw IVShroomsThe SignalSkinwalkersSunshineTeethThem30 Days of Night28 Weeks LaterVacancyWrong Turn 2: Dead EndThe Zombie Diaries2008The Alphabet KillerApril Fool’s DayThe BurrowersCloverfieldThe CottageDay of the DeadDeadgirlDiary of the DeadEden LakeThe EyeFunny GamesThe HappeningThe Haunting of Molly HartleyHouseInsideLake MungoLet the Right One InMartyrsThe Midnight Meat TrainMirrorsOne Missed CallThe OrphanageOtisProm NightQuarantineRest Stop: Don’t Look BackRogueThe RuinsSaw VSeventh MoonShutterSick NursesSplinterThe StrangersTrick’r’TreatTwilightVacancy 2: The First CutWhite Noise II: The LightThe X-Files: I Want to Believe2009AntichristAutopsyBest Worst MovieBlood CreekBoogeyman 3Cabin Fever 2: Spring BreakCarriersThe ChildrenThe CollectorCropseyDawningDead SnowThe Descent: Part 2Drag Me to HellEvil ThingsThe Final DestinationThe Fourth KindFriday the 13thFrom WithinThe Grudge 3Halloween 2The Haunting in ConnecticutThe Hills Run RedThe House of the DevilIt’s AliveJennifer’s BodyLast House on the LeftLong Weekend (aka Nature’s Grave)My Bloody Valentine 3-DOrphanPandorumParanormal ActivityParanormal EntityPontypoolSaw VISorority RowThe StepfatherSurvival of the DeadTriangleTwilight: New MoonUnderworld: Rise of the LycansThe UninvitedWrong Turn 3: Left for DeadZombielandPart IV. ConclusionAppendix A: 2000s Horror ConventionsAppendix B: The 2000s Horror Hall of FameAppendix C: Memorable Ad-LinesAppendix D: The Ten Best Horror Films of the 2000sReferencesBibliographyIndex

John Kenneth Muir is an American literary critic and award-winning author. As of 2022, he has written 30 reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular focus on the horror and science fiction genres.

“A labor of love, and Muir’s depth of knowledge is apparent…highly recommended. Beyond the insightful main text, horror fans will find the supplementary material an incredibly useful way to find movies by convention.”—Library Journal

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteviPrefacePart I. Whoever Wins, We Lose: An IntroductionPart II. The War of Terror: A Decade of Torture Porn Remakes, Zombies and Other TrendsPart III. The Films (by Year of Release)2000American PsychoBattle RoyaleBless the ChildBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2The CallingThe CellCherry FallsCrocodileDracula 2000Final DestinationFrom Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s DaughterThe GiftHellraiser: InfernoHollow ManLeprechaun in the HoodLost SoulsPitch BlackPsycho Beach PartyThe St. Francisville ExperimentScream 3Shadow of the VampireSupernovaUrban Legends: Final CutThe WatcherWhat Lies Beneath2001AuditionBonesDonnie DarkoThe ForsakenFrom HellGinger SnapsHannibalJeepers CreepersJohn Carpenter’s Ghosts of MarsJoy RideJurassic Park IIIMimic 2The OthersRoute 666Session 9Soul SurvivorsThir13en GhostsTremors 3: Back to PerfectionValentineWendigoWishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell2002American Psycho 2: All American GirlBelowBlade IIBrotherhood of the WolfBubba Ho-TepChildren of the Corn: RevelationDark WaterDog SoldiersEight Legged FreaksFeardotcomFrailtyGhost ShipHalloween: ResurrectionHellraiser: HellseekerIrreversibleJason XThe Mangler 2MayQueen of the DamnedRed DragonResident EvilThe RingSignsSwimfan28 Days Later Wes Craven Presents TheyWishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled2003Beyond ReanimatorThe Bone SnatcherCabin FeverCold Creek ManorDarkness FallsDreamcatcherFinal Destination 2Freddy vs. JasonGothikaHouse of 1000 CorpsesHouse of the DeadIdentityJeepers Creepers 2Leprechaun 6: Back 2 Tha HoodMimic 3: SentinelThe Mothman PropheciesOctane (a.k.a. Pulse)A Tale of Two SistersTerminator 3: Rise of the MachinesTexas Chainsaw MassacreUnderworldWillardWrong Turn2004Alien vs. PredatorAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood OrchidBlade: TrinityThe Butterfly EffectClub DreadDarknessDawn of the DeadDead EndDracula 3000Exorcist: The BeginningFear of ClownsThe ForgottenGinger Snaps Back: The BeginningGinger Snaps 2: UnleashedThe GrudgeIncident at Loch NessThe Last Horror MovieMy Little EyeOpen WaterResident Evil: ApocalypseSawSecret WindowSeed of ChuckyShaun of the DeadShutterToolbox MurdersTremors 4: The Legend BeginsVan HelsingThe Village2005Alone in the DarkThe Amityville HorrorBoogeymanThe CaveThe CavernCry_WolfCursedDark WaterThe Devil’s RejectsDominion: Prequel to the ExorcistDoomThe Exorcism of Emily RoseThe FogHard CandyHellraiser: DeaderHellraiser: HellworldHigh TensionHostelHouse of WaxKairoLand of the DeadNoroi: The CurseThe Ring TwoSaw IIThe Skeleton Key2001 ManiacsUrban Legends: Bloody MaryWhite NoiseWolf Creek2006AlteredAn American HauntingBehind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonBlack ChristmasThe BreedThe Butterfly Effect IIThe CovenantThe DescentFeastFinal Destination 3The Grudge 2The Hills Have EyesI’ll Always Know What You Did Last SummerThe Mangler RebornMr. Jingles MortuaryThe Omen 6 6 6Open Water 2: AdriftPulseRest StopThe ReturnSaw IIISee No EvilSilent HillSlitherSnakes on a PlaneStay AliveThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The BeginningUnderworld: EvolutionWhen a Stranger CallsThe Wicker ManThe Woods2007AVP: RequiemBlood and ChocolateBoogeyman 2CaptivityDead SilenceDisturbiaFido1408Grindhouse Presents: Death ProofGrindhouse: Planet TerrorHannibal RisingHatchetThe Hills Have Eyes 2The HitcherThe HostHostel 2I Am LegendThe InvasionThe MessengersThe MistMulberry StreetThe Number 23P2The Poughkeepsie TapesPrimevalPumpkinhead: Blood FeudThe RageThe ReapingRECResident Evil: ExtinctionReturn to the House on Haunted HillRise: Blood HunterRob Zombie’s Halloween Saw IVShroomsThe SignalSkinwalkersSunshineTeethThem30 Days of Night28 Weeks LaterVacancyWrong Turn 2: Dead EndThe Zombie Diaries2008The Alphabet KillerApril Fool’s DayThe BurrowersCloverfieldThe CottageDay of the DeadDeadgirlDiary of the DeadEden LakeThe EyeFunny GamesThe HappeningThe Haunting of Molly HartleyHouseInsideLake MungoLet the Right One InMartyrsThe Midnight Meat TrainMirrorsOne Missed CallThe OrphanageOtisProm NightQuarantineRest Stop: Don’t Look BackRogueThe RuinsSaw VSeventh MoonShutterSick NursesSplinterThe StrangersTrick’r’TreatTwilightVacancy 2: The First CutWhite Noise II: The LightThe X-Files: I Want to Believe2009AntichristAutopsyBest Worst MovieBlood CreekBoogeyman 3Cabin Fever 2: Spring BreakCarriersThe ChildrenThe CollectorCropseyDawningDead SnowThe Descent: Part 2Drag Me to HellEvil ThingsThe Final DestinationThe Fourth KindFriday the 13thFrom WithinThe Grudge 3Halloween 2The Haunting in ConnecticutThe Hills Run RedThe House of the DevilIt’s AliveJennifer’s BodyLast House on the LeftLong Weekend (aka Nature’s Grave)My Bloody Valentine 3-DOrphanPandorumParanormal ActivityParanormal EntityPontypoolSaw VISorority RowThe StepfatherSurvival of the DeadTriangleTwilight: New MoonUnderworld: Rise of the LycansThe UninvitedWrong Turn 3: Left for DeadZombielandPart IV. ConclusionAppendix A: 2000s Horror ConventionsAppendix B: The 2000s Horror Hall of FameAppendix C: Memorable Ad-LinesAppendix D: The Ten Best Horror Films of the 2000sReferencesBibliographyIndex