In the shadowy world of horror movies infused with different elements to make them seem more terrifying and dark, there are people like me who love to keep themselves awake and let these movies tap my deepest fears and darkest dreams.
From the eerie vibes of a haunted house to the relentless pursuit of scary realms, different horror movies have their own unique and visceral way of making our hearts feel all racing with every successful jumpscare.
Here we have a list of 15 spine-chilling horror movies for you to give you some sleepless nights.
The Babadook
Where to watch: Prime Video
This movie’s name is uttered by many horror movie freaks even though it was released in the year of 2014. with a run time of 1 hour 33 minutes. The movie is about a single mother and his son named Samuel or Sam who start seeing visuals of a weird monster figure named Babadook. The whole movie will hit you when you know the how and why behind the Babadook.
The Wailing
Where to watch: Prime Video
Released in the year of 2016, this movie is 2 hours and 36 minutes long. South Korean horror is dark in its own way and so is this one. The movie follows the story of the appearance of a weird foreign man in a village and then the village experiences a mysterious epidemic.
Ready Or Not
Where to watch: Prime Video, Apple TV
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Starring Samara Weaving and Adam Brody, this movie is basically a thriller horror with a run time of 1 hour 35 minutes. It is based on the story of a woman after her wedding is forced by her in-laws to play a game. All of this becomes bloody and gory soon and you will have to watch it to find out the other elements except for its dark humor thing.
Hush
Where to watch: Prime Video
This movie was released in the year of 2016 starring Kate Siegel and John Gallagher Jr. with a run time of 1 hour 27 minutes. It is a movie that follows the story of a deaf woman living alone in the woods who does everything to survive in silence when attacked by a purposeless killer.
The Blair Witch Project
Where to watch: Google Play, Apple TV
A 1999 Indie horror movie which is 1 hour 21 minutes long. The movie follows the story of a blair witch legend and 3 film students who actually dared to go to the Maryland woods to make a documentary on the same.
Antichrist
Where to watch : Prime video
Featuring Willem Dafoe, the movie is a brilliant one yet it might seem off. The movie shows how a couple loses their infant and the mother loses her sanity over this, being a psychiatrist her husband tries to treat her and decides that she is supposed to be face-to-face with all her fears in order to conquer them.
Eraserhead
Where to watch: Prime Video
A surrealist body indie horror movie that was released in the year 1977 with a run time of 1 hour 29 minutes. The movie is about the story of a pregnant woman who has been abandoned by the father of the baby. The woman then gives birth to a bizarre-looking creature which might make you feel uncomfortable in your guts.
Martyrs
Where to watch: Google Play movies, Prime Video
“Martyr” literally means someone who suffers very much and this movie actually revolves around the story of two young women who were abused and tortured in their childhood and now seek revenge from the people who did that with them. It was released in the year 2008 and is 1 hour 43 minutes long.
The Last House on the Left
Where to watch: Prime Video
Released in the year of 2009, the movie is an exploitation thriller horror which is 1 hour 50 minutes long. It revolves around the story of a couple and their daughter who was assaulted and the same people are now there on their doorstep.
Run
Where to watch: Netflix
A thriller masterpiece that follows the story of a homeschooled girl who was raised by her mother in total isolation and as she is growing up she is realising how her mother might have been hiding some dark secrets from her and the girl then starts to investigate things in this matter.
Goodnight Mommy
Where to watch: Prime Video
A film released in 2014, with a time run of 1 hr 39 minutes is a psychological horror with Naomi Watts covered up in bandages on her face will still make you feel uncomfortable in your skin. The movie starts off with two little twin brothers welcoming their mommy home after her surgery and slowly starts being bothered by the thoughts of the person under the bandages is not their real mum.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Where to watch: Prime Video
Another Psychological horror thriller, released in the year of 2017 is a watch of 2 hours. It follows the tale of a sinister teenager who imposes himself on the Murphy family.
Midsommar
Where to watch: Apple TV
Released in 2019, this gem of a horror movie by the genius Ari Aster is a folk horror tale. You cannot deny watching it after knowing that Florence Pugh is the lead character of the movie. The film is a 2-hour 51-minute watch. The story is of a couple ‘Dani & Christian’ who visit their friend’s hometown in Sweden for a renowned mid-summer festival which is exactly not that but something you cannot predict. The film is a treat to cinematic freaks with a pleasing use of lights and colours making it yet more disturbing.
The Shining
Where to watch: Prime Video, Apple TV
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You can not miss this when I say you can not miss this. A classic piece of cinematic brilliance in all aspects created by Stanley Kubrick. It follows the story of the family of a writer who moves into an isolated hotel with a violent history.
The Incantation
Where to watch: Netflix
A Taiwanese found-footage unique horror piece that was released in 2022. It revolves around the story of a woman who awakened a curse by breaking some taboo and now should protect her very own daughter from the consequences of the same.