Daybreakers (2009)

I’d nearly forgotten Daybreakers until a random Netflix watch reminded me how brilliantly it reinvents vampire lore. Dwindling blood supplies, inventive world-building and Willem Dafoe’s scene-stealing charm combine for a gory, action-packed thrill ride.

Slaughter High (1986)

Slaughter High’s reunion-from-hell premise and over-the-top gore are pure 80s slasher gold. If you love delightfully dumb characters and so-bad-it’s-good camp, this cult classic is your next midnight-movie obsession.