


He later breaks into what appears to be an empty house and comes across a disabled man in a wheelchair.

The killer, who is driven by his desire to see fear in the eyes of his victims, is first tempted to attack two girls in a diner but is unable to perform such a horrendous act in public. Angst (1983)Įrwin Leder, who later starred in Schindler’s List, stars as the psychopath in this German home invasion horror about a man who gets out of jail and immediately seeks out new victims. The film, which was remade in 2009, is extremely graphic and distressing to watch, but offers a sense of comfort in its conclusion. The Collingwood couple gets revenge in the best possible way, killing each of their ‘house guests’ in a bloodcurdling manner. After Mari’s mom notices one of the perpetrators wearing her daughter’s necklace and finds bloody clothes in his luggage, she rushes to the woods with her husband where they find their daughter’s lifeless body. The Last House on the Left initially focuses on Mari Collingwood and her friend Phyllis Stone, who are first sexually assaulted and then brutally murdered in the woods near Mari’s home. After the unsettling deaths of the girls, the focus shifts to the Collingwood residence, where the group of murderers, now posing as traveling salesmen, seek a place to sleep for the night. Horror master Wes Craven made his directorial debut with what can only be described as one of the most disturbing home invasion-esque movies of all time. The following five in particular stand out thanks to a combination of brilliant plots and superb special effects. Over the years there have been numerous bone-chilling horror movies that focus on home invasions. It’s no wonder that it is a very popular theme for horror screenwriters and directors alike. The idea of intruders entering your home and threatening you and your loved ones is one of the most prevalent fears in the world. This is not surprising considering the nearly 2 million home invasions that take place in the USA every year.

Of the numerous horror movie sub-genres there is one that hits closer to home than any of the others: home invasions.
