Top 75 Supernatural Horror Movies
Best Supernatural Horror Movies of All Time
Movies with Supernatural Horror plot in any form (psychological, mystery, crime, fantasy, experimental, science fiction, art-house, occult, slasher, paranormal, horror comedies e.t.c.)
Definition: Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion.
Characteristics: afterlife, ghosts, demons, paranormal phenomena, malevolent spirits, haunted house, curse, violations of physical law, a monster like a vampire or a werewolf.
Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: supernatural horror movies:
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Definition: Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion.
Characteristics: afterlife, ghosts, demons, paranormal phenomena, malevolent spirits, haunted house, curse, violations of physical law, a monster like a vampire or a werewolf.
Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: supernatural horror movies:
- Kaidan (1964)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Omen (1976)
- The Shining (1980)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
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- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.The Exorcist (1973)*
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror – Washington DC – Single-Mother Successful Actress – 12-Year-Old Daughter – Abnormal Behaviour – Demonic Possession Suspicions – Investigation – Stoic Veteran Catholic Priest – Skepticism – Exorcism – Desperation – Uncertainty Stress – Anxiety – Fear – Paroxysm – Panic Attack – Faith Crisis – Doubts – Hysteria – Paranoia – Acute Dander – Claustrophobic Torment – Nightmarish Terror – Occult Horror – Others – Spiritualism – Religious Symbolism – Catholicism – Occultism – Realism – Fatalism – Shock Value – William Peter Blatty's 1971 Novel – Oscar (2) Winner – Iconic Film – Landmark Film – Influential Film – Classic Status – Cult Status – T o p – Best 70's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-S - DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteMalcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.The Sixth Sense (1999)*
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Supernatural Mystery Drama – Philadelphia City – Child Psychologist – Troubled Young Boy Patient – Melancholy – Social Problems – Sees-Dead-People Case – Extra-Sensory Gift – Skepticism – Disbelief – Investigation – Obsession – Tragedy – Psychological Horror – Metaphysical Thriller – Anxiety Disorder – Mood Disorder – Adjustment Disorder – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Visual Hallucinations – Fear – Paranoia – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Others – Existentialism – Fatalism – Mind-Game Film – Misdirection Film – Plot Twist – Blockbuster – Classic Status – Cult Status – T o p – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-S - DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMickey RourkeRobert De NiroLisa BonetA private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.Angel Heart (1987)*
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Detective Story – Immoral Private Investigator – Enigmatic Client – Missing Person Case – Investigation – Dangerous Procedural – Mysterious Murders – Devil-Worship Cult – Voodoo / Black Magic Ritual – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Forces – Dark Backdrop – Disjointed Reality – Identity Crisis – Deception – Corruption – Madness – Religious Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Psychological Manipulation – Power-Plays – Psychological Horror – Simmering Danger – Nightmarish Fears – Metaphysical Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Terror – Occult Horror – Mental Disorder – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Memory Trauma – Identity Chaos – Incestuous Relationship – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Ironic Fate – Cynicism – Nihilism – Fatalism – Others – Surrealism – Cynicism – Mysticism – Satanism – Doppelgänger – Faustian Tale – Plot Twist – Cult Status – T o p – Best 80's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-S - DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsSong Kang-hoKim Ok-binChoi Hee-jinThrough a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.Thirst (Bakjwi) (2009)
Drama – Romance – Horror – Fantasy – Thriller – Vampire Horror Fantasy – Altruistic Catholic Priest – Deadly Contagious Virus – Medical Vaccine Experiment – Blood Addict – Vampire's Powers – Serial Killer – Violence – Gore – Supernatural Horror – Body Horror – Psychosexual Erotic Thriller – Childhood Friend's Beautiful Young Wife – Twisted Love Story – Sexuality – Desire – Sadism – Fetichism – Bloodlust – Animalistic Desires – Sexual Obsession – Guilt Complex – Existential Crisis – Black Comedy – Darkly Comical – Parody – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Femme Fatale – Melancholy – Moral Conflict – Cynicism – Nihilism – Amoralism – Fate – Art-Horror – Religious Symbolism – Surrealism – Lyricism – Others – Vampirism – Macabre – Bizarre – WTF Factor – Alternative – Best 00's – F a v e – Foreign Language – Asian – South Korea
★★★★★★★★ (8/10) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.The Shining (1980)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Drama – Three-Member Family – off-Season Isolated Mountain-Hotel – Winter Caretakers – Alcoholic Aspiring Writer Husband – Psychic Son – Extra-Sensory Gift – Hotels' Sinister Secrets – Supernatural Evil Forces – Patriarchal Insecurity – Hallucinations – Obsession – Domestic Violence – Murderous Pursuit – Confusion – Fear – Disorientation – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Horror Thriller – Discomfort Sense – Claustrophobic Threat – Gothic Horror – Metaphysical Terror – Domestic Horror – Mental Disorder – Homicidal Maniac – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Oedipal Complex – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Philosophical – Surrealism – Symbolism – Nihilism – Others – Isolations' Psychological Impact Study – No-Exit Finale – Stephen King's 1977 Novel – Classic Status – Cult Status – Best 80's – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★ (8/10) - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Psychological Mystery Drama – Frail Young Pregnant Wife – Family Relocation – Apartment-Building Dark Secrets – Neighbours Strange Behaviour – Witchcraft – Enigmatic Murder – Conspiracy Theory – Shadowy Conspiracy – Manipulation – Satanic Cult – Paranoid Thriller – Suspicions – Doubts – Mistrust – Confusion – Religious Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Horror – Personal Struggles – Nightmarish Fears – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Supernatural Terror – Occult Horror – Urban-Gothic Horror – Mental Disorder – Cyclothymia – Depression – Psychosis – Psychological Projection – Defence Mechanism – Freudian Theory – Art-Horror – Mysticism – Surrealism – Fatalism – Others – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 60's – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney WeaverThree parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.Gostbusters (1984)*
Action – Comedy – Fantasy – Horror – Comedy – New York City – Three Eccentric Parapsychologists Professors – Paranormal-Phenomena Investigation / Elimination Service – "Ghostbusters" Company – High-Tech Nuclear-Powered Equipment – Comic Situations – Action Horror Fantasy – Sexy Cellist Woman – House Paranormal-Activity – Demonic Dog-Like Creature "Zuul" – Demonic Possession – Action Sequences – Supernatural Chaos – Apocalypse – Rescue Mission – Others – Good-vs-Evil Pattern – Deadpan Comedy – Supernatural Horror Comedy – Horror Parody – Blockbuster – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 80's – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.The VVitch (A New-England Folktale) (2015)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Puritan (1630) Era – American Colonial 7-Member Puritan Family – Isolated Near-Forest Farm – Beautiful Teenage Daughter – Mysterious Unbaptised-Child Disappearance – Witchcraft Forces – Family's Anxieties – Faith Crisis – Uncertainty Stress – Paranoid Thriller – Suspicions – Tension – Mistrust – Blame Game – Blind Zealotry – Hysteria – Religious Paranoia – Madness – Downward Spiral – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Threat – Occult Horror – Metaphysical Horror – Supernatural Dread – Shame Complex – Guilt Complex – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Psychosexual Metaphor Drama – Patriarchal Stresses – Male Domination – Incestuous Feelings – Oppressed Sexuality – Electra Complex – Penis Envy – Freudian Theory – Art-Horror – Symbolism – Allegorical – Bizarre – Uncanny Experience – Others – Period Drama – Slow Burn – Indie Film – Alternative – A24 Production – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Cult Status – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorOz PerkinsStarsEmma RobertsKiernan ShipkaLucy BoyntonTwo girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.The Blackcoat's Daughter (February) (2015)*
Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Horror Mystery Thriller – Isolated Prestigious Catholic Academy – Week-Long Winter Break – Two Catholic Schoolgirls Left-Behind – Demonic Possession – Brutal Murder – Gore – Mysterious Young Girl Drifter – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Metaphysical Terror – Supernatural Horror– Macabre – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Puzzle Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Parallel Narratives – Complex Storytelling – Art-Horror – Bizarre – Discomfort Sense – Others – Dream-Like Reality – Crypticism – Satanism – Exorcism – Slow-Burn – WTF Factor – Plot Twist – Cult Status – Indie Film – A24 Production – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Canada
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey StephensMysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?The Omen (1976)*
Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Thriller – London Great Britain – American Diplomatic Couple – Tragic Event: Wife Miscarriage – Healthy Orphan Child Substitute – Unknown Child's Background – Mysterious Violent Deaths – Supernatural Horror – Antichrist Prophesy – Investigation – Demonic Possession – Suspicions – Suspense – Tension – Jeopardy – Anxiety – Claustrophobic Dread – Metaphysical Terror – Supernatural Horror – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Discomfort Sense – Others – Biblical Symbolism – Satanism – Plot Twist – Blockbuster – Oscar (1) Winner – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 70's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.Hereditary (2018)
Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Drama – Four-Member Weird Family – Family's Matriarch-Grandma Death – Grief Trauma – Mystery Thriller – Desecrated Grandma Grave – Sinister Family Secrets – Supernatural Horror – Malevolent Spirit Presence – Depression – Superstition – Possession – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Fate – Psychological Horror – Internal Demons – Personal Struggles – Emotional Violence – Emotional Trauma – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Occult Horror – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DIS) – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Pessimism – Fatalism – Spiritualism – Satanism – Others – Parental Fears Study – Cult Status – Indie Film – A24 Production – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsBelén RuedaFernando CayoRoger PríncepA woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.The Orphanage (El Orfanato) (2007)
Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Seaside Abandoned Orphanage – Frail Woman's Family Relocation – Reopen Plan – House Dark Secrets – Young Son's Strange Behavior – Mysterious Imaginary Friends – Son Disappearance – Kidnapping / Missing Child Case – Investigation – Melancholy – Emotional Drama – Tragedy – Supernatural Horror Thriller – Haunted House / Haunted Mind Αmbiguity – Ghost Story – Gothic Horror – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Love-Loss Trauma – Grief Trauma – Motherly Obsession – Repression Mechanism – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Symbolism – Fatalism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Plot Twist – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Spain
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJennifer KentStarsEssie DavisNoah WisemanDaniel HenshallA single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.The Babadook (2014)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Psychological Family Drama – Dysfunctional 2-Member Family – Troubled Widow Mother – Personal Struggles – Grief Trauma – Ambiguous Loss – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Guilt Complex – Anxiety Disorder – Adjustment Disorder – Erratic Seven-Year-Old Son – Behavioral Disorder – Obsessive Phobias – Bedtime Stories – Mysterious Book – Imaginary Monster – Desperation – Psychological Horror – Dead Husband Spirit Possession – Claustrophobic Threat – Nightmarish Domestic Terror – Supernatural Dread – Mental Disorder – Depression – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Repressed Emotions – Sexual Urges – Oedipus Complex – Attachment Theory – Defense Mechanism – Freudian Theory – Others – Symbolism – Allegorical – Indie Film – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Australia
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorJean Luc HerbulotStarsYann GaelEvelyne Ily JuhenRoger SallahIn 2003, a trio of mercenaries escaping a coup in Guinea-Bissau take refuge in a hidden region on the Saloum river of Senegal. But something from beyond the grave awaits them there.Saloum (2021)
Crime – Action – Horror – Thriller – Crime Action Thriller – Guinea-Bissau Coup d'état (2003) Era – Trio-of-Elite African Mercenaries – Code Name "Hyenas" – Mythical Reputation – Mission: Extract Mexican Drug-Lord – Hide-to: Senegal’s Sine-Saloum Coastal Region – Strange Isolated Resort – Diabolical Secrets – Revenge Thriller – Mercenaries Leader – Hidden Agenda – Childhood Trauma (Imprisoned / Raped) – Vigilantism – Survivor Horror – Sacred Place – Curse Myths – Malevolent Spirits – Swarm-Like Entities – Manhunt – Suspense – Tension – Man-against-Monsters – Escape Thriller – Supernatural Horror – Folk Horror – Others – Cynicism – Nihilism – Plot-Twist – New France Extremity Movement – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJack ClaytonStarsDeborah KerrPeter WyngardeMegs JenkinsA young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.The Innocents (1961)
Drama – Horror – Drama – Emotionally Fragile Young Governess – Two Angel-Faced Orphan Children Care – Isolate Country Mansion – Loneliness – Strange Visions – Suspicious Behaviours – Ostensibly Evil Possession – Fear – Doubts – Uncertainty Stress – Muted Hysteria – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Horror – Gothic Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Mental Disorder – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Schizophrenia – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Anxieties – Repressed Virgin Sexuality – Repulsion – Freudian Subtext – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Extravagant – Fanaticism – Somber Visual Style – Others – Period Drama – Haunted-House Tale – Ghost Story – Good-vs-Evil Battle – Henry James's 1898 Novel – Stage-To-Screen – Criterion Collection – Classic Status – Cult Status – Best 60's – European – U.K.
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorBrunello RondiStarsDaliah LaviFrank WolffAnna María AvetaA lonely, sexually-uninhibited young peasant is subjected to an exorcism after she hexes a man who rejects her advances.The Demon (il Demonio) (1963)
Drama – Romance – Horror – Erotic Drama – Isolated Mountainous Village – Lonely Peasant Young Woman – Romantic Obsession – Love-of-her-Life Rejection – Amour-Fou Victim – Eroticizing Pain – Desperation – Anger – Horror – Evil-Eye Curse – Psychosis – Demonic Possession – Superstitions – Religious Issues – Witchcraft Blame – Mass Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Occult Horror – Folk Horror – Exorcism – Cruelty – Violence – Mental Disorder – Schizophrenia – Insanity – Psychosexual Drama – Obsessive Love – Self-Mutilation – Sexual Abuse – Art-Horror – Neorealism – Others – Pastoral Setting – F a v e – Best 60's – Foreign Language – European – Italy
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.Carrie (1976)
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Thriller – Shy Unpopular High-School Senior Teenage Girl – Supernatural Telekinetic Powers – Fanatically Religious Abusive Mother – School Bulling – Humiliations – Desperation – Anger – Hysteria – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Revenge Horror – Telekinetic Vengeance – Massacre – Death – Destruction – Tragedy – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Supernatural Threat – Psychosexual Terror – Female Adolescence – Sexual Repression – Sex-Hating Complex – Others – Social Satire – Archetypal Parody – Teen Movie – Misogyny – Sadism – Fanaticism – Puritanism – Stephen King's 1974 Novel – influential Film – Indie Film – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.Don't Look Now (1973)
Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Psychological Drama – English Couple – Family Tragedy – Young Daughter's Death – Love-Lose Trauma – Grief Trauma – Depression – Melancholy – Mystery Thriller – Venice Business Trip – Mysterious Blind-Woman Psychic – Death Daughter's Spirit Contact – Creepy Warnings – Mysterious Sightings Experience – Skepticism – Doubts – Psychological Horror – Faith Crisis – Nightmarish Fears – Metaphysical Dread – Supernatural Horror – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Subconscious-Mind Trauma – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Fatalism – Surrealism – Eroticism – Impressionism – Psychedelic – Allegorical – Avant-Garde – Bizarre – Auteur Style – Innovative Editing-Technique – Others – No-Exit Finale - Daphne du Maurier'a 1971 Short-Story – Influential Film – Iconic Film – Indie Film – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 70's – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula FlanaganIn 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.The Others (2001)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Period Mystery Drama – Post-WWII (1945) Era – Isolated Country House – Fragile Single Mother – Two Photosensitive Children – Mysterious Three New Servants – Odd Rules – Strange Occurrences – Suspicions – Hysteria – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Tragedy – Psychological Horror – Repressed Emotions – Claustrophobic Threat – Supernatural Dread – Gothic Horror – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Delusional Disorder – Psychotic Delusion – Oblivion State – Doppelgänger Effect – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Art-House Horror – Symbolism – Expressionism – Existentialism – Fatalism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Haunted-House Tale – Plot Twist – European – Spain
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsMason ThamesMadeleine McGrawEthan HawkeAfter being abducted and locked in a basement, a boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.The Black Phone (2021)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – US North Denver 1978 Year – Mysterious Child Disappearances – Police Investigation – Sensitive 13-Year-Old Boy – Troubled (Abusive Father / School Bulling) Childhood – Sadistic Serial-Killer Abducted – Soundproof Basement Prison – Fear – Desperation – Disconnected Phone – Unexpected Phone-Calls – Supernatural Horror Thriller – Killer's Previous Dead-Victims – Supernatural Escape-Help – Oddly Revenge-Brotherhood – Race-against-Time – Suspense – Claustrophobic Tension – Escape Thriller – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Ever-Present Danger – Unseen Terror – Nightmarish Fears – Primal Fears – Real-Life Terror – Existential Dread – Unsettling Horror – Others – Cinematic Nostalgia – Joe Hill's 2004 Short-Story – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.The Conjuring (2013)
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror – US Rhode Island 1971 Year – 7-Member Family – Secluded Farmhouse – Strange Events – Malevolent Spirit Presence Terrorized – Anxiety Disorder – Desperation – Paranormal Investigators-Demonologists Couple – Haunted House Case – Paranormal investigation – Disturbing House-Past – Demonic Entity – Violent Paranormal Attacks – Suspense – Tension – Possession – Exorcism – Unsettling Atmosphere – Simmering Danger – Claustrophobic Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Others – True-Life Drama – Catholicism – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorSean EllisStarsBoyd HolbrookKelly ReillyAlistair PetrieIn rural 19th-century France, a mysterious, possibly supernatural menace threatens a small village. John McBride, a pathologist, comes to town to investigate the danger - and exorcise some of his own demons in the process.The Cursed (Eight For Silver) (2021)
Drama – Fantasy – Mystery – Horror – Drama – Rural France 1881 Year – Group-of-Gypsy Camp – Wealthy Aristocrat Land-Baron – Local Landowners Attack – Brutally Camp-Massacre – Roma Leader Buried-Alive – Gypsy Curse to-Landowner Family – Mystery – Strange Phenomena – Disturbing Nightmares – Mysterious Persons-Disappearance – Enigmatic Deaths – Mysterious Animal-Attack – Impending Danger – Famous Pathologist – Investigation – Uncertainty Stress – Panic Attack – Paranoia – Revenge Horror Fantasy – Lycanthropic Beast – Werewolf Legend Fantasy – Supernatural Horror – Body Horror – Folk Horror – Gothic Horror – Others – Period Drama – Social Commentary – Racism – Eerie Atmosphere – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K.
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorEskil VogtStarsRakel Lenora Petersen FløttumAlva Brynsmo RamstadSam AshrafDuring the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.The Innocents (De Uskyldige) (2021)*
Drama – Fantasy – Horror – Thriller – Drama – Endless Nordic Summer – Large Norwegian Housing Apartment-Complex – Four Neglected Children – Loneliness – Bullying – Family Problems – Friendship – Strange Bond – Supernatural Horror Fantasy – Mysterious Hidden-Powers – Deadly Supernatural Powers – Telekinesis – Telepathy – Escalate Tension – Malevolence – Violence – Murders – Psychic Manipulation – Psychological Horror – Simmering Danger – Existential Dread – Unsettling Horror – Body Horror – Art-House – Bizarre – Uncanny Experience – Existentialism – Surrealism – Allegorical – Others – Coming-of-Age Story – Good-vs-Evil Battle – Moral Complexity – Slow-Burn – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorJoachim TrierStarsEili HarboeKaya WilkinsHenrik RafaelsenA confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.Thelma (2017)
Drama – Romance – Mystery – Fantasy – Thriller – Erotic Mystery Thriller – Ultra-Religious Christian Family – Introverted Young Woman – Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) – Extrasensory Perception – Inexplicable Psychokinetic Power – University Female Student Friend – Erotic Affair – Mysterious Epileptic Seizure – Coming-of-Age Tale – Psychological Horror Thriller – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Cosmic Horror – Religious Paranoia – Psychosexual Thriller – Submissive Persona – Sexual-Awakening – LGBT – Lesbianism – Gender Anxieties – Sexual Repression – Guilt Complex – Childhood Trauma – Art-House Horror – Surrealism – Allegorical – Uncanny Experience – Others – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsKristen StewartLars EidingerSigrid BouazizA personal shopper in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who previously died there. Her life becomes more complicated when a mysterious person contacts her via text message.Personal Shopper (2016)
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Young American Woman – Parisian Fashion Celebrity's Assistant – Twin Brother Sudden-Death – Melancholy – Love-Loss Trauma – Grief Trauma – Dead's Spirit-Contact Attempt – Afterlife-Signs Search – Spiritual Crisis – Mysterious Text Phone-Messages – Enigmatic Stalker – Murder Subplot – Psychological Horror – Unspoken Fears – Supernatural Threat – Metaphysical Dread – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Psychosexual Intrigue – Art-House Horror – Spiritualism – Existentialism – Bizarre – Others – Hitchcockian Aura – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Alternative – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – France
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorJames WongStarsDevon SawaAli LarterKerr SmithAfter getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.Final Destination (2000)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Thriller – American High-School Class – Class School-Trip to Paris – High School Student – Plane-Explosion Premonition Experience – Warning – Confusion – Tension – Panic – 7-Students Abandon Plane – Plane Explosion – Tragedy – Guilt – Uncertainty Stress – FBI Investigation – Suspicions – Bizarre Chain-of-Events – Death Sequences – One-by-One Survivors Accidental Death – Unseen Force Methodically Hunt – Existential Terror – Fate – Others – Teen Movie – Cult Status – Classic Status – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorNa Hong-jinStarsJun KunimuraHwang Jung-minKwak Do-wonSoon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.The Wailing (Gok-Seong) (2016)
Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Horror Mystery Thriller – Isolated Small Mountain-Village – Mysterious Infections – Family Murders – Befuddled Local Policeman – Murder Mystery – Investigation – Whodunnit – Enigmatic Japanese-Man Prime-Suspect – Demonic Possession – Exorcism-Acts – Uncertainty Stress – Mass Hysteria – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Simmering Danger – Primitive Fear – Claustrophobic Dread – Supernatural Horror – Occult Horror – Gore – Paranoid Thriller – Unseen Malevolent Force – Suspicions – Doubt – Mistrust – Confusion – Religious Paranoia – Paranoid Fears – Others – Xenophobia – Surrealism – Symbolism – Diabolism – Exorcism – Bizarre – Black Humour – Plot-Twist – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Asian – South Korea
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMarisa ParedesEduardo NoriegaFederico LuppiAfter Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.The Devil’s Backbone (El Espinazo del Diablo) (2001)
Drama – Fantasy – Horror – Thriller – Period Drama – Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Era – Remote Boy's Orphanage Institute – 12-Year-Old Orphanage Arrival – Melancholia – Supernatural Horror – Missing Child – Murder Mystery – Mysterious Boy's Ghostly Presence – Investigation – Orphanage's Dark-Secrets – Supernatural Threat – Gothic Horror – Tragedy – Revenge Thriller – Vigilantism – Poetic Justice – Others – Historical Melodrama – Political Undercurrents – Humanism – Symbolism – Criterion Collection – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Spain
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsNaomi WattsMartin HendersonBrian CoxA journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone one week to the day after they view it.The Ring (2002)*
Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Remake – Horror Mystery Thriller – Bizarre Unlabeled Videotape – Mysterious Viewer's Death – Supernatural Death-Curse – Single-Mother Journalist Next-Victim – Investigation – Vengeful Spirit Presence – Uncertainty Stress – Desperation – Anxiety – Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Depressing Atmosphere – Nightmarish Fears – Claustrophobic Dread – Supernatural Horror – Acute Terror – Others – Nihilism – Iconic Horror Villain – Koji Suzuki's 1991 Novel – Remake – Blockbuster – Cult Status – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorDavid Robert MitchellStarsMaika MonroeKeir GilchristOlivia LuccardiA young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.It Follows (2014)
Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Mystery Thriller – 19-Year-Old College Student – Mysterious Demonic Entity – Sexually-Transmitted Curse – Supernatural Stalker – Escape Thriller – Investigation – Desperation – Psychological Horror – Vague Fear – Supernatural Horror – Primordial Dread – Existential Terror – Simmering Tension – Uncertainty Stress – Anxiety Disorder – Panic Attack – Paranoid Thriller – Ever-Present Danger – Suspicions – Fear – Hysteria – Distrust – Paranoia – Others – Uncanny Experience – Allegorical – Adolescent Anxieties – Coming-of-Age Tale – Teen Movie – Indie Film – Cult Status – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsHarrison FordMichelle PfeifferKatharine TowneThe wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.What Lies Beneath (2000)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Drama – Happily Married Couple – Isolated Lakeside Mansion – Abnormal Wife's Behaviour – Strange Domestic Phenomena – Tension – Supernatural Thriller – Mysterious Supernatural Presence – Missing-Person Spirit – Marital Dark-Secret – Doubts – Obsessions – Anxiety – Panic Attack – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Mental Disorder – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Psychoneurosis – Others – Character-Driven Drama – Haunted-House Story – Hitchcockian Aura – Slow-Burn – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorGary ShoreStarsLuke EvansDominic CooperSarah GadonAs his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.Dracula Untold (2014)*
Drama – Action – War – Horror – Fantasy – Thriller – Fantasy Drama – Ottoman Empire (14th-19th Century) Era – Transylvanian Prince Vlad-Drăculea – Turkish Sultan Ultimatum – Dilemma – Local Undead Vampire Deal – Vampire Supernatural Powers – Beloved Wife's Death – Love-Loss Trauma – Grif Trauma – Anger – Madness – Tragedy – Epic War Adventure – Epic Battles – Action Revenge Horror – Vigilantism – Internal Struggle – Brutality – Gore – Gothic Horror – Others – Period Film – Vampirism – Surrealism – Fatalism – F a v e – Guilty Pleasure – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako WatanabeA collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.Kwaidan (Kaidan) (1964)
Drama – Fantasy – Horror – Folk Horror Anthology – Four Ghost Stories – Haunting Tales – Demonic Comeuppance – Spiritual Trials – Psychological Horror – Nightmarish Fears – Existential Dread – Supernatural Horror – Art-House Horror – Atmospheric – Surrealism – Expressionism – Metaphysical – Elliptical – Bizarre – Mise-en-Scène – Uncanny Experience – Others – Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 Novel – Criterion Collection – Classic Status – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorDanny PangOxide Chun PangStarsAngelica LeeChutcha RujinanonLawrence ChouA blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she will be able to see again. She gets more than she bargained for upon realizing she can also see ghosts.The Eye (Gin Gwai) (2002)
Horror – Mystery – Fantasy – Thriller – Horror Mystery – Young Blind Woman – Eye Corneal Transplantation – Mysterious Shadowy Figures Vision – Supernatural Events – Stalking Terror – Skepticism – Eye-Donor Investigation – Psychic Ability – Precognition – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Eerie Atmosphere – Claustrophobic Threat – Obscure Dread – Unseen Terror – Supernatural Horror – Others – Conventional Ghost-Tale – Fatalism – Grotesque – Shock Value – Asian Horror Wave – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Asian – Hong Kong
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorBanjong PisanthanakunParkpoom WongpoomStarsAnanda EveringhamNatthaweeranuch ThongmeeAchita SikamanaA young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.Shutter (2004)
Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Thriller – Young Couple – Young Freelance Male Photographer – Self-Confident Girlfriend – Tragic Car Accident – Young-Woman's Hit-and-Run Death – Bizarre Events – Mysterious Photograph-Images – Enigmatic Spirit Phenomenon – Suspense – Tension – Frustration – Supernatural Horror – Vengeful Spirit Presence – Investigation – Anxiety – Fear – Panic Attack – Guilt Complex – Revenge Horror – Stalking – Mysterious Suicidal-Deaths – Unsettling Atmosphere – Supernatural Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Uncanny Experience – Others – Asian Horror Wave – Indie Film – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Asian – Thailand
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsHaruhiko KatôKumiko AsôKoyukiTwo groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.Pulse (Kairo) (2001)
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Thriller – Young People Group – co-Workers / Friends Mysterious Disappearance – Investigation – Weird Website – Malevolent Spirit Presence – Possession – Ghost Invasion – Suspense – Apocalypse Horror – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Supernatural Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Terror – Metaphysical Horror – Paranoid Fears – Isolationism – Alienation – Uncertainty Stress – Fear – Despair – Paranoia – Puzzle Film – Complicate Storytelling – Non-Linear Timelines – Parallel Narratives – Multiple Protagonists – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Modern Anxieties – Technophobia – Social Commentary – Hitchcockian Aura – Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Novel – J-Horror Wave – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorBrad AndersonStarsDavid CarusoStephen GevedonPaul GuilfoyleTensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.Session 9 (2001)*
Drama – Mystery – Horror – Horror Mystery Drama – Isolated Abandoned Mental-Asylum Renovation – 5-Member Asbestos Abatement Crew – Tight Deadline – Anxiety – Frustration – ex-Patient Psychiatric Therapy Sessions Recordings – Malevolent Spirit Presence – Staff Member Mysterious Disappearance – Tension – Uncertainty Stress – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Simmering Danger – Supernatural Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Toxic Masculinity – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – Madness – Eerie Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Tragedy – Art-Horror – Bizarre – Surrealism – Avant-Garde – Extravagant – Disturbing – Others – Naturalistic – Minimalistic Setup – Indie Film – Cult Status – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Suspiria (1977)
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror – American Ballet Student – German Prestigious Dance Academy Arrival – Unseen Force Presence – Unusual Circumstances Murders – Sinister Dark Past – Witchcraft – Occult Conspiracy – Operatic Violence – Gore – Paranoia – Supernatural Threat – Nightmarish Terror – Claustrophobia Dread – Gothic Horror – Art-Horror – Hyper-Real Visuals – Psychedelic – Surrealism – Nihilism – Disturbing – Avant-Garde – Bizarre – Others – Slasher Film – Sadism – Satanism – Fairy-Tale Twist – Thomas De Quincey's 1845 Essay – Influential Film – Classic Status – Cult Status – Foreign Language – European – Italy – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorDemián RugnaStarsEzequiel RodríguezDemián SalomónSilvina SabaterIn a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.When Evil Lurks (Cuando Acecha la Maldad) (2023)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsKeanu ReevesAl PacinoCharlize TheronAn exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.The Devil's Advocate (1997)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorBabak AnvariStarsNarges RashidiAvin ManshadiBobby NaderiAs a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.Under The Shadow (2016)
Drama – War – Horror – Thriller – War Drama – Iran-Iraq War-of-the-Cities (1980-1988) Era – Warzone Desolate Building – Mother and Daughter Last Inhabitants – Horror – Mysterious Malevolent Presence – Supernatural Creature (Jinn) – Disturbed Behavior – Suspicions – Anxiety – Fear – Paranoia – Psychological Horror Thriller – Claustrophobic Threat – Nightmarish Domestic Terror – Supernatural Dread – Folk Horror – Personal Struggles – Obsessive Phobias – Female Oppression – Repressed Emotions – Patriarchal Pressures – Defense Mechanism Theory – Art-Horror – Symbolism – Feminism – Religious Fundamentalism – Allegorical – Others – Political Subtext – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Foreign Language – Asian – Iran – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLim Soo-jungYum Jung-ahKim Kap-suAfter being institutionalized in a mental hospital, Su-mi reunites with her sister, Su-yeon, and they return to live at their country home. But strange events plague the house, leading to surprising revelations and a shocking conclusion.A Tale of Two Sisters (Janghwa, Hongryeon) (2003)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Horror Mystery Drama – Isolated Gothic House – Emotionally Traumatized Teenage Girl – Frail Young Sister Protégé – Detached Widower Father – Cruel Stepmother – Hostility – Domestic Abuse – Strange Events – Vengeful Spirit – Dark Family Secrets – Psychological Horror – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Grief Trauma – Guilt Complex – Psychosis – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Supernatural Terror – Gothic Horror – Obsession – Madness – Paranoia – Art-Horror – Expressionism – Surrealism – Non-Linear Timeline – Others – Haunted House Tale – Adolescent Sexual Anxieties – Plot Twist – Cult Status – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – Asian – South Korea
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorSam RaimiStarsCate BlanchettKatie HolmesKeanu ReevesA fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.The Gift (2000)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsLou Taylor PucciNadia HilkerFrancesco CarneluttiA young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.Spring (2014)
Fantasy – Romance – Horror – Romance – Young American-Man Drifter – Southern Italy Travel – Mysterious Beautiful Local Girl / Genetics Student – Mutual Attraction – Romantic Affair – Love Story – Obsession – Femme Fatale – Girl's Strange Behaviour – Horror Fantasy – Dark-Secret – Mysterious Affliction – Ancient Creature Transformation – Deadly Supernatural Needs – Mounting Dread – Lovecraftian Fears – Body Horror – Supernatural Horror – Art-Horror – Grotesque – Avant-Garde – Others – Monster Movie – Romantic Dramedy – Vampirism – Eroticism – Enigmatic – Atmospheric – Naturalistic – Witty Script – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsMia WasikowskaJessica ChastainTom HiddlestonIn the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.Crimson Peak (2015)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorDemián RugnaStarsMaximiliano GhioneNorberto GonzaloElvira OnettoWhen strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and an ex police officer decide to investigate further.Terrified (Aterrados) (2017)
Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror – Buenos Aires Small Neighbourhood-Block – Multiple Supernatural Events – Malevolent Creatures – Brutal Murders – Police Investigation – Three Paranormal Investigators Join-Forces – Paranormal Activity – Supernatural Havoc – Deadly Attacks – Extreme Violence – Gore – Anxiety – Uncertainty Stress – Claustrophobic Tension – Nightmarish Fears – Simmering Threat – Unsettling Horror – Others – Haunted-House Thriller – Grotesque – Surrealism – Nihilism – Scare Tactics – WTF Factor – Shock Value – Indie Film – Foreign Language – Argentina
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsKeanu ReevesRachel WeiszDjimon HounsouSupernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.Constantine (2005)
Action – Fantasy – Horror – Thriller – Fantasy Horror – Los Angeles City – Cynic Occult Detective – Demon-Hunter – Mysterious Devout Catholic Woman Suicide – Investigation – Demonic / Angelic Forces Warfare – Possession – Neo-Noir – Dark Atmosphere – Detective Story – Cynicism – Nihilism – Fatalism – Occultism – Exorcism – Religious Symbolism – Mysticism – Surrealism – Gothic Horror – Others – Superhero Film – Comic Book Adaptation – DC Comics Character – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorAndrzej ZulawskiStarsIsabelle AdjaniSam NeillMargit CarstensenA woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.Possession (1981)
Drama – Horror – Erotic Drama – Married Couple – Marital Crisis – Divorce – Wife's Mysterious Lover – Erratic Behaviour – Infidelity Suspicions – Husband's Investigation – Psychological Horror – Humanoid-Squid – Body Horror – Urban-Gothic Horror – Supernatural Horror – Depression – Hysteria – Paranoia – Existential Dread – Delusional Disorder – Emotional Trauma – Downward Spiral – Mental Breakdown – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Repression – Sexual Frustration – Separation Anxiety – Art-Horror – Uncanny Experience – Experimental Film – Doppelgänger Subplot – Surrealism – Symbolism – Nihilism – Allegorical – Metaphorical – Bizarre – Avant-Garde – Others – Monster Movie – Disturbing – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – WTF Factor – Mindfuck – Lovecraftian Aura – Cult Status – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorLars von TrierStarsWillem DafoeCharlotte GainsbourgStorm Acheche SahlstrømA grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.Antichrist (2009)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Psychological Family Drama – Unhappy Bourgeois Couple – Traumatic Child-Death – Grief Trauma – Guilty Complex – Isolated Mountain Cabin – Therapeutic Games – Strange Visions – Violent Sexual Behaviour – Psychic Pain – Angst – Depression – Despair – Psychological Horror Thriller – Personal Struggles – Inner Demons – Discomfort Sense – Existential Dread – Claustrophobic Terror – Mental Disorder – Compulsive Disorder – Hysteria – Violence – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Self-Harm – Body Horror – Psychosexual Horror – Female Sexuality – Destructive Sexuality – Sadomasochism – Nymphomaniac – Genital Mutilation – Emasculation – Clitoridectomy – Art-Horror – Religious Symbolism – Allegorical – Bizarre – Experimental – Thought-Provoking – Others – Minimalistic Setup – Indie Film – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppChristina RicciMiranda RichardsonIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.Sleepy Hallow (1999)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorJames WanStarsVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMadison WolfeEd and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.The Conjuring 2 (2016)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsMegumi OkinaMisaki ItôMisa UeharaA mysterious and vengeful spirit marks and pursues anybody who dares enter the house in which it resides.Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
Horror – Supernatural Horror – Quiet Tokyo Suburb House – Social-Services Nurse – Catatonic Elderly-Woman Care – House Dark Past – Vengeful Curse – Malevolent-Spirit Presence – Investigation – Missing Persons – Mysterious Deaths – Panic Attack – Fear – Paranoia – Gore – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Nightmarish Terror – Claustrophobic Dread – Eerie Horror – Others – Haunted-House Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Complex Storytelling – Japanese Folklore – Minimalistic – Bizarre – Shock Value – J-Horror Wave – Cult Status – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorLukas FeigelfeldStarsAleksandra CwenCelina PeterClaudia MartiniAfter the loss of her tormented mother, the erratic behavior of a 15th century woman living in an isolated mountain village becomes a threat to the safety of her infant child.Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse (Hagazussa) (2017)
Drama – Horror – Fantasy – Horror Fantasy – Europe’s Dark Ages (15th Century) Era – Remote Alpine Village – Goat-Herder Young Girl – Social Pariah – Dark Memories – Psychotic Delusions – Witchcraft – Superstitions – Insanity – Mounting Paranoia – Macabre Sadomasochistic Sex-Ritual – Psychological Horror – Unsettling Atmosphere – Simmering Danger – Supernatural Threat – Psychedelic Nightmare – Cannibalistic Horror – Art-Horror – Atmospheric – Hypnotic – Avant-Garde – Surrealism – Occultism – Paganism – Minimalism– Gothic Horror – Folk-Horror – Others – Lovecraftian Fears – Bestiality – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Foreign Language – European – Germany
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.Sinister (2012)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorEdgar WrightStarsThomasin McKenzieAnya Taylor-JoyMatt SmithAspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to return to 1960s London, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.Last Night In Soho (2021)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorDaniel GoldhaberStarsMadeline BrewerPatch DarraghMelora WaltersAlice, an ambitious camgirl, wakes up one day to discover she's been replaced on her show with an exact replica of herself.Cam (2018)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorFede AlvarezStarsJane LevyShiloh FernandezJessica LucasFive friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.Evil Dead (2013)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorBryan BertinoStarsMarin IrelandMichael Abbott Jr.Julie Oliver-TouchstoneOn a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.The Dark And The Wicked (2020)
★★★★★ (5/10)-S - DirectorHideo NakataStarsNanako MatsushimaMiki NakataniYûko TakeuchiA reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.Ringu (1998)*
Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Horror Mystery Thriller – Bizarre Unlabeled Videotape – Supernatural Death Curse – Mysterious Viewer's Death – Single Mother Journalist Next Victim – Investigation – Vengeful Spirit Presence – Uncertainty Stress – Desperation – Anxiety – Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Depressing Atmosphere – Nightmarish Fears – Claustrophobic Dread – Supernatural Horror – Acute Terror – Others – Bizarre – Disturbing – Nihilism – Slow-Burn – Koji Suzuki's 1991 Novel – Cult Status – Classic Status – Re-Watchable – Foreign Language – Asian – Japan
★★★★★★ (6/10)-Μ - DirectorMarcin WronaStarsItay TiranAgnieszka ZulewskaAndrzej GrabowskiA bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration, in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.Demon (2015)
Drama – Horror – Fantasy – Thriller – Horror Fantasy Thriller – Young Couple's Marriage – English Groom – Polish Bride – Traditional Wedding Reception – Strange Visions – Malicious Spirit – Possession – Epileptic Seizures – Exorcism – Supernatural Threat – Occult Horror – Mental Collapse – Madness – Paranoia – Black Comedy – Wry Humour – Comedy-of-Manners – Art-Horror – Allegory – Mysticism – Others – Folklore Horror – Jewish Mythology – Social Repressed-Guilt – Hunting Past-Tragedy – Xenophobia – Bizarre – Indie Film – Foreign Language – European – Poland
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorEmma TammiStarsCaitlin GerardJulia Goldani TellesAshley ZukermanA plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.The Wind (2018)*
Western – Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Western Drama – American Frontier (Late 1800s) Era – Two Young Couples Frontiers – Isolated Land Setup – Lonely German immigrant Wife – Frequently Absent Husband – Dark Thoughts – Horror Mystery – Mysterious Demonic Force Stalking – Psychological Horror Thriller – Personal Struggles – Inner Conflict – Existential Fears – Claustrophobic Dread – Supernatural Terror – Alienation – Depression – Repulsion – Hysteria – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Puzzle Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Art-Horror – Non-Linear Timeline – Allegorical – Metaphorical – Minimalistic Setup – Others – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★ (5/10)-S - DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.Insidious (2010)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKaren GillanBrenton ThwaitesKatee SackhoffA recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.Oculus (2013)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsSarah Michelle GellarJason BehrClea DuVallAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.The Grudge (2004)*
Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Supernatural Horror Mystery – Quiet Tokyo Suburb House – Social-Services Nurse – Catatonic Elderly-Woman Care – House Dark Past – Vengeful "Ju-on" Curse – Malevolent-Spirit Presence – Police Investigation – New-Inhabitants Mysterious Disappearance – Enigmatic Deaths – Panic Attack – Fear – Paranoia – Gore – Unsettling Atmosphere – Discomfort Sense – Nightmarish Terror – Claustrophobic Dread – Eerie Horror – Puzzle Film – Non-Linear Timeline – Complex Fragmented Storytelling – Others – Haunted-House Film – Japanese Folklore – Disturbing – Bizarre – Shock Value – Remake – Cult Status – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★ (5/10)-Μ - DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.Poltergeist (1982)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorDanny PhilippouMichael PhilippouStarsAri McCarthyHamish PhillipsKit Erhart-BruceWhen a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.Talk To Me (2022)*
★★★★★ (5/10)-M - DirectorIssa LópezStarsPaola LaraJuan Ramón LópezNery ArredondoA dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) (2017)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorSam RaimiStarsAlison LohmanJustin LongRuth LivierA loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.Drag Me To Hell (2009)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorLiam GavinStarsSteve OramCatherine WalkerSusan LoughnaneA determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.A Dark Song (2016)
Drama – Mystery – Fantasy – Horror – Drama – Isolated Countryside House – Grieving Mother – Love-Loss (Son's Murder) Trauma – Grief Trauma – Desperation – Psychological Horror – Antisocial Black-Magic Practitioner Recruit – Dead-Son Contact Ritual – Enigmatic Demanding Rituals – Black Magic – Sadism – Manipulation – Torture – Abuse – Sexualized Bullying – Psychological Stress – Depression – Doubts – Madness – Paranoia – Supernatural Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Unsettling Horror – Art-Horror – Parable – Atmospheric – Psychedelic – Occultism – Mysticism – Others – Minimalistic Setup – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – European – Ireland
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorMichael ChavesStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRuairi O'ConnorArne Cheyenne Johnson stabs and murders his landlord, claiming to be under demonic possession while Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate the case and try to prove his innocence.The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard JohnsonHill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.The Haunting (1963)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsBrian CoxEmile HirschOphelia LovibondA father and son, both coroners, are pulled into a complex mystery while attempting to identify the cause of death of a young woman who was apparently harboring dark secrets.The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.The Cabin In The Woods (2011)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua LeonardThree film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.The Blair Witch Project (1999)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorMike FlanaganStarsElizabeth ReaserLulu WilsonAnnalise BassoIn 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business by inviting an evil presence into their home, not realizing how dangerous it is.Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.Honourable Mention
Paranormal Activity (2007)
★★ (2/10)