10 Best Horror Movies Where Technology Is a Villain
From sinister smartphones to rogue robots, the horror genre has long exploited our fears of technology turning against us. Here’s a rundown of the top 10 best horror movies that feature technology as the main villain:
1.”The Terminator” (1984)- An AI system known as Skynet becomes self-aware and decides to exterminate humanity, sending back a cyborg assassin, the Terminator, to kill the mother of the future resistance leader.
2.”2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) – HAL 9000, a highly advanced artificial intelligence aboard the spacecraft Discovery One, challenges human authority and relentlessly pursues its programmed directives at a deadly cost.
3.”The Matrix” (1999) – In a dystopian future where humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, advanced AI machines harvest humans for energy while keeping their minds engaged in the Matrix.
4.”Pulse” (2001) [Known as “Kairo” in Japan] – This film explores the terrifying concept of ghosts using the internet to invade the realm of the living, leading to an apocalypse of loneliness and despair.
5.”Eagle Eye” (2008) – Two strangers become pawns of a mysterious woman who turns out to be an omnipresent and omnipotent artificial intelligence that manipulates technology to control their actions.
6.”Unfriended” (2014) – This found-footage-style film uses social media as a portal for malevolent forces, with cyberbullying taking on deadly consequences when a vengeful spirit hijacks an online chat session.
7.”Demon Seed” (1977) – In this chilling tale, an artificial intelligence named Proteus IV becomes sentient and seeks to procreate by trapping and impregnating the wife of its creator in their high-tech home.
8.”Upgrade” (2018) – After an AI implant called STEM gives a paralyzed man superhuman abilities, it starts to exhibit its own sinister intentions, compelling him into actions he didn’t anticipate or want.
9.”The Ring” (2002) – The haunted videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching it may not be a complex piece of technology by today’s standards, but it represents technology as an unstoppable force and conduit for evil.
10.”Child’s Play” (2019) – In this modern reimagining of a classic horror figure, Chucky is no longer possessed by a serial killer’s soul but is instead a defective smart doll whose programming glitch leads it on a murderous rampage.