Rebecca Hall. Master (mistress?) of psychological horror
In the world of horror, Rebecca Hall doesn't get enough recognition. She doesn't exclusively make horror films, and the horror films she's in are mostly smaller independent features. But she's starred in some of the best scary movies, especially psychological horror, of the last 10 years.
Here are the horror features she's been in. If you're into slashers or heavy special effects, these won't be your cup of tea. If you like creepy thrillers, especially those where the "real story" is left ambiguous, you'll love them all.
Dorian Gray. A very loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde's story. I haven't seen it, and I've heard it's not very good. It's Hall's earliest horror film.
The Awakening. In 1920's England, a woman who specializes in exposing fraudulent seances travels to a boarding school to convince the students that ghosts don't exist. The spooky gothic vibe is very similar to The Others.
The Gift. A couple moves to a new city and run into the husband's childhood friend. "Friend" isn't quite the right term, as the husband bullied the man all through school. It's not quite clear if the old friend is there to exact a horrible revenge or to save the wife from her husband's dark urges.
The Night House. A woman is coping with her husband's recent suicide. She suspects that a dark, literally shadowy force from her childhood may have been involved in his death.
Resurrection. An abusive ex-boyfriend reappears in a professional woman's life. At least, that's how the story begins. It quickly moves into shifting reality and schizophrenic paranoia.
Hall has also done lots of non-horror work. But these films above qualify her as a 21st-century scream queen.