This one was plucked from the AV Club's recent list of "20 great horror movies never released in the theater." It's from 2017 and can be found on Netflix: The Babysitter.
Nervous and nerdy Cole gets bullied quite a bit but has a loving, supportive family, a cute and friendly neighbor and a hot babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving). He's twelve, and is ridiculed for still having a sitter - until they see her. Not only is she hot, she's super-cool: drives a rad truck, knows her science fiction and old Westerns, is always down for homemade pizzas and impromptu living room dance parties. When Cole's parents do a quick weekend away, Bee stays over. She's done this before and Cole has always wondered what she does after he goes to bed. So this time he stays up and spies on her. Bee's friends come over - the quarterback (Robby Amell), the cheerleader (Bella Thorne), the fun guy, the goth chick and the nerd. It's all fun and games and spin the bottle ... until Bee stabs the nerd as a human sacrifice for her most recent deal with the devil. You know, s@t@anic de@th cult stuff.
From there, things escalate quickly as Cole is caught out. He defends himself well, however, since this is his home - basically Home Alones their asses. The movie gets very bloody and very funny.
Directed by McG, this is a slick, self-aware production. I would put it on a par with Jennifer's Body - better than average, far better than your usual straight-to-video-or-streaming, and vastly entertaining. There is a sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, but from what I've read, that one should be avoided at all costs.
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