5) The Gallows (opens July 10, wide)
Never underestimate the infinite wisdom of Jason Blum. The horror-happy producer has delivered hit after hit in recent years, with Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister and Unfriended under his belt, and this summer, he’ll be sneaking another under-the-radar frightener into theaters with The Gallows. We only got the first teaser for the found-footage flick recently, but it successfully scared the bejeesus out of at least this writer.
Set in high school, the film centers on a group of kids who try to restage a play that ended in tragedy for one cast member years earlier. Things don’t go so well, though.
The filmmakers, Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing, are unknowns, and there’s been little publicity for this one, but I’m prepping for a genuinely scary pic and can’t wait to see how it turns out.