Top 15 horror films which you shouldn’t watch alone
If you are looking for movies that goanna scares you in the dark, goanna makes you think twice before looking into the mirror and make you avoid picking any mysterious object from the trash then this list is for you. It’s a list of top 15 horror films which you shouldn’t watch alone. These are available on very popular online streaming media providers such as Netflix, hot star and Amazon prime
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- DirectorJames WatkinsStarsDaniel RadcliffeJanet McTeerCiarán HindsA young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.Daniel Radcliffe starer, 'The woman in black', is definitely worth watching the film for its soundtrack and amazing visuals.Has a unique touch of the story-line. The film definitely going to make your sleep difficult at night. It starts with A story of a lawyer who visits a haunted house in a village called Crythin Gifford, in 1889 where he is assigned to collect documentary proofs from an isolated and barren estate on the marshland, to sale that house. Where, he meets the ghost. The scared and mysterious village isolated haunted house and most importantly the ghost is living even after the film is enough to scare you to death. Story continues in its sequel which happens ,Thirty years after the events of the first film. This Film is available on Hotstar, Netflix and Amazon prime
- 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.Naomi watts starer, 'The Ring', is a remake of Japanese horror film of the same name. It’s a story based on a cursed videotape, whoever watches the video dies seven days later by unseen force. The visuals of this film are so strong it’ll leave a huge impact on your mind and definitely scare you in the dark. Especially, the scene where the ghost comes out of the TV screen. Movie series is available on Netflix and even on Amazon prime. If you are looking for a scary movie with a deep impact the Ring is for you all.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsKiefer SutherlandPaula PattonAmy SmartBen guards a partly-destroyed property by night but begins to see strange images in its impeccable mirrors. After his sister is killed, he is convinced that evil forces are out to get him.This is really an underrated film, but this film is one of my favorites in the horror movies list. It is a remake of South Korean film ‘Into the Mirror’. Well, this film will make you so scared of reflections that you’ll think twice before looking into the mirror or any surface that reflects, after watching this film. Story of Ben Carson (Played by actor Kiefer Sutherland), a suspended police detective, begins his first day as a night security guard at the Mayflower, a luxury department store that was devastated by a fire and was closed five years prior. But, the building still contains numerous mirrors from the store. This contains the souls of the people who are died in that event of accident. The mirrors make people do many scary things to them. Available on Amazon Prime.
- DirectorCorin HardyStarsDemián BichirTaissa FarmigaJonas BloquetA priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.It is a spin-off of 2016's The Conjuring 2 and the fifth installment in The Conjuring Universe franchise. Platform on which the film is based itself is very scary the name Nun signifies something so religious, holy and near to god which then becomes this unholy, demon who takes the form of a Valak, that attacks the monastery in Romania. The Gothic location in Romania and amazing performance by lead actors Demián Bichir as Father Burke and Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene makes this film even more realistic. Bonnie Aarons who played Valak / The Nun has done amazing work. Movie is available on amazing work. Movie is available on
Amazon Prime and Netflix - DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.Patrick Wilson and Vera farming starer, this franchise is based on the life of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine warren. The 1st film is based on the story where the Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family, who experienced paranormal and disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971. The 2nd film follows the Warrens as they travel to Britain to assist the Hodgson family, who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Enfield council house in 1977 which later became referred to as the Enfield poltergeist. The couple also has a collection of supernatural items in their house which they’ve collected from their past cases. The visuals are very scary; a perfectly normal –healthy family witnessing paranormal events will leave you haunted for a long period. Movie is available on Netflix and amazon prime.
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsAnthony LaPagliaSamara LeeMiranda OttoTwelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.The series are prequel to 2013’ film The Conjuring. The films were inspired by a story of a doll named Annabelle told by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The creepy doll and trapped spirit which leads to paranormal events, to the house whoever holds the doll. The second installation that is Annabelle creation is better than its first installment for overall impact. I must say the visuals and the creepy plot is definitely going scare you and make you think before touching any unknown object from the trash. Movie is available on Netflix and amazon prime.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.It is a 1973 horror film that justifies its basic visuals. But the film was a major hit in that era for horror category films which also received several nominations for academy awards. Some viewers had adverse physical reactions, fainted or vomited while watching the film which defines its overall impact on people. The film follows the demonic possession of a 12-year-old girl and her mother's attempt to rescue her through an exorcism conducted by two priests.
Apart from its visuals, the story-line is very creepy. Movie is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime. - 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.The film takes place in two different times: the present and 11 years earlier. The two plot-lines are told in parallel through flashbacks. In 2002, software engineer Alan Russell moves into a new house with his wife Marie, with their two children 10-year-old son Tim, and 12-year-old daughter Kylie. Alan purchases an antique mirror to decorate his office. Unknown to them, the mirror supernaturally induces hallucination. The film is well crafted and has a very terrifying story-line of parents paranoid and lives with their two young children. Where, parents try to kill their children under the influence of the haunted mirror. The Film is available on Netflix, Hotstar as well as Amazon Prime.
- DirectorDiederik Van RooijenStarsShay MitchellGrey DamonKirby JohnsonWhen a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.This movie comes with a really interesting plot and amazing visuals. Generally, the horror stories contain a ghost that is already dead or inside some living body. This film is something else. It’s a story of a girl who died at the time of exorcism meaning the demon is still trapped inside the body. The body is then delivered to a morgue during the graveyard shift and soon the bizarre events start happening which are seen by newly joined morgue staff on the night shift.
you can watch this movie on Amazon - DirectorKevin GreutertStarsSarah SnookMark WebberJoelle CarterReturning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return -- and has no intention of letting her escape.Sarah snook starer, 'Jassabelle' is unconventional horror film involving strange, complex family mystery. The visuals and performance by leads character makes it worth and shaky horror film that everyone must watch. Some scenes of the film are really scary specially the bathtub scene.
You can watch this movie on Amazon Prime and Netflix. - DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsJessica ChastainNikolaj Coster-WaldauMegan CharpentierTwo little girls disappear into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are found 5 years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to tuck them in at night.The film tells a story of two young girls abandoned in a forest cabin by their disturbed father after losing all the money in financial crisis, Raised by an unknown entity that they affectionately call "Mama", which eventually follows them to their new uptown home after their uncle retrieves them. The movie has great visual effects and story-line but with less harmful spirit. It’s available on Amazon Prime and Netflix.
- 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.Nicole Kidman starer this movie is an amazing story-line and also an example of the films which are scary without creepy visual effects. It is a story of Grace Stewart who occupies a remote country house in the Channel Islands in 1945 and one day awakens from a harsh nightmare in the sudden consequences of World War II. She lives with her two young children, Anne and Nicholas, who have an uncommon disease described as photo-sensitivity. Grace hires three new servants—the aging Mrs. Bertha, elderly gardener Edmund, and a mute girl named Lydia. Soon she discovers some odd events occurring in the house; Grace begins to fear there are unknown or something unseen “others" present in the house. Until the day she has a disclosure about the house and its intruders (or the others) she claims about. The Film is available Amazon Prime.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisHaley Joel OsmentToni ColletteAfter being shot by a resentful former patient whom he failed to help, a Philadelphia child psychologist seeks redemption by treating a young boy with a disturbing secret.Bruce Willis starred and M. Night Shyamalan directed the sixth sense is a rare treat to watch. This film also received many academy award nominations for its interesting screenplay. It’s a Story of a young boy named Cole and a child psychiatrist Malcolm who is helping him with his social skills. In later events, Cole tells Malcolm that he sees ghosts who are unaware of they are dead and walk around like living. Which Malcolm finds hard to believe at the beginning. After some turn of events when Malcolm believes that, Cole is telling the truth. He suggests that Cole should try to find a purpose for his gift by communicating with the ghosts and perhaps help them with their incomplete business. It’s a perfect blend of scary visuals and a beautiful screenplay. You can watch this on Netflix and Amazon Prime.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsNatasha CalisJeffrey Dean MorganKyra SedgwickA young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.It’s a story of a newly separated couple Clyde and Stephanie live in separate homes. On some weekend, After Clyde picks up their two daughters, Emily "Em" and Hannah, they stop at a backyard sale where Em becomes fascinated by an old wooden box that has Hebrew letters engraved on it. Clyde buys that mystery box for Em and that’s where the horror story starts and Em is possessed by that demonic box. The Visual and lead performances make this film a total scary experience to watch. You can watch this movie on Netflix and Amazon prime.
- DirectorsDaniel 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.It’s a story of three student filmmakers who hike in the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland in 1994 to film a documentary about a local legend known as the Blair Witch. The three students disappeared, but their equipment and footage is discovered a year later. The "recovered footage" is the film that viewers going to watch. The found-footage format gives this film a realistic and scary touch. The Blair witch franchise has two more sequels that are book of shadows and Blair witch. It's available on Amazon Prime and Netflix.