If Twilight was good it would be Let The Right One In

Let The Right One In is an awesome, atmospheric Swedish horror film from 2008. Some people rate it as one of the best horror films of the 2000s.

I watched it with my brother last night, expecting more of a one the edge of your seat fright movie. It's not that. But it is... simmering. It has a creepy disorienting atmosphere the whole way through and great characters.

It's so hard to make a good vampire movies. Probably the hardest horror genre to do right, I reckon. Often it's overly erotic/romantic or overly monster movie. Few get the blend right. I don't know if I've recommended Daybreakers before on this blog. But that is another one that does a great job. That one's a cyberpunk vampire movie with a twist. And it really works.

But back to Let The Right One In. At the centre of it is this romantic-friendship relationship between a teenage boy and an eternally teenage vampire. It is really engrossing. And creepy.

If you can handle a bit of violence - and there are a few gruesome scenes involving acid burns and dismemberment - then I really recommend it.

Even its American remake Let Me In rates 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.