The Gore Connoisseurs

We've ranked the ten most toxic horror movie relationships via the medium of #couplegoals Instagram posts.  Relationships almost always head south in horror films. The lucky ones just realise they're not meant to be together. The majority end up killing their significant others and/or being horrifically betrayed by them. We're counting down from "less than desirable" to "you two should break up right now". Time to have a peek at the horror movie Instagram feed. 10) David & Alex, An American Werewolf in London (1981) So how did you two meet? He was a backpacker in hospital recovering from a werewolf attack. She was a softly spoken nurse who quickly succumbed to his American charms. The best part of their relationship: They're actually pretty cute together, so long as David isn't a hairy rampaging beast. Any hangups? David's killing sprees had a surprisingly minimal impact on his love life. Alex, loyal until the...

Critics are calling Irish horror film  The Hole in the Ground this year's Hereditary , yet on the evidence of the trailer alone it looks like a by-the-numbers horror movie. While the trailer for Jordan Peele's Us promised us a bizarre set-up and arresting imagery, The Hole in the Ground ticked off an impressive number of horror clichés in its two and a half minute runtime. Yet Hole has already been picked up by horror powerhouse A24 ( Hereditary, The Witch, It Comes at Night ) following its Sundance premiere, so doubtless it's destined for great things. But if, like us, you're thinking that Lee Cronin's debut feature sounds a bit like every other scary movie you've seen in the past few years, here's five tropes it's "borrowed" from recent horror films. 1) Let's move to a house in the middle of nowhere We get that house prices are through the roof – but come on! We completely get why Pyewacket's Leah is pissed o...