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Horror documentaries
Each of us sometimes likes to tickle our nerves with scary, mystical stories. Despite the popularity of the horror genre and regularly appearing new items, it is very difficult to choose something really worthwhile from a heap of frankly stupid and cheap films. Every year the genre is becoming more and more obsolete, the plot is being built according to the template, and something new and interesting is unlikely to be removed in the near future.
But horror documentaries are a completely different group of mystical stories, which with talented directors and a good presenter can be very interesting. And today we will look at the most interesting and popular horror films in our genre.
The best documentaries
Below is a small list of the most interesting mystery documentaries of our time.
"Secrets of Death" (2009)
All people are born and die. What happens to the soul after death is likely that each of us once asked ourselves. The filmmakers tried to find out the answers to these questions from those who temporarily crossed the line, but returned back. Rating on KinoPoisk - 7.7.
The Bible of the Devil (2008)
This giant manuscript, weighing 75 kg, is one of the most mystical mysteries of mankind. It contains all the knowledge of the monks of the Benedictine Order, and one of the pages contains an illustration of the unclean. Rumor has it that it was he who helped the copyist monk write this book overnight. Rating on KinoPoisk - 6.2.
"Unsolved secrets. The most terrible places on Earth" (2007)
“Bad Aura” - familiar? Each of us once felt this bad aura. The film contains the most mysterious places on the planet that cause such subjective sensations. How substantiated is this feeling in terms of science and logic? Rating on KinoPoisk - 6.
Russian documentaries about mysticism
Huge Russia is fraught with many mysteries. Horror documentaries about scary and mystical events and places will allow you to get to know the unknown side of this country much closer.
"Mysterious Russia"
This is a series of films on mystical themes that were shown on Russian and Ukrainian channels. The film crew traveled to the most mystical corners of a vast country, interviewed eyewitnesses of the events and conducted the story itself very interestingly.
"Earth. Territory of mysteries"
The cycle consists of 80 issues, each of which has its own theme. The creators have collected the most intriguing puzzles of our planet, the answers to which were never received. However, from the abundance of versions it is even more interesting to watch releases.
"Life after death - revelations of ghosts"
This is a film that tells the stories of people encountering ghosts. Why are they coming back? Warn, punish, scare? Using eyewitness accounts, the film crew will try to answer these questions. Similar horror documentaries are watched in one go.
"Secrets of the world with Anna Chapman"
Anna raises interesting topics, selects fascinating information, sheds light on secret experiments and classified materials.
Horror about maniacs and killers
Maniacs and killers who committed terrible crimes are found in every century. Crazy people who are interested in looking at a psychotherapist in their brains and scared - a normal person. Below are the most interesting films about the ferocious sadists.
"Confessions of a hit man" (1992)
Richard Kuklinski in 1991 gave an interview in which he spoke about his crimes. In a conversation between a psychotherapist and a serial maniac, nicknamed “Icy” one can see how distorted the killer’s worldview is.
"Serial Killers: The Real Hannibals Lecters" (2001)
A horror film whose documentary events shock viewers. The story tells about the atrocities of maniacs rampaging in different eras and the cannibalism that they practiced. Among the murderers discussed: Chikatilo, Jeffrey Dammer, Albert Fish.
The Executioner Damer (2002)
A killer and a sadist who raped and ate the corpses of his victims. A monster that should not have been born. A few years after the trial, at which he was given 15 life sentences, Damer was beaten to death by his cellmate.
"Jack the Ripper: the first serial killer" (2006)
The first ever serial killer. His cruelty knew no bounds and had no equal. Many crimes are still unproven. Who was he? What did it look like? It was these directors who tried to answer the questions.
Real-Life Movies
Below are films in the genre of mysticism and horror. They cannot be called documentaries, because they are generously flavored with directorial fiction, but they still have a real basis. And the line between reality and fiction is quite thin.
- The Horror of Amityville. In real history, homeowners claimed that otherworldly forces settled in their home, and eventually they were forced to move.
- "The spell." The film is based on the story of farmers who claim that they live on the land of a witch who lived in the 19th century, and they face death from her spirit.
- "The Six Demons of Emily Rose." The story was based on the story of a German girl, who, according to assumptions, was obsessed.
- "Box of the curse." The story of a real box that was sold in an online store. The owners noticed strange phenomena behind her.
- "Rite". The film was consulted by a priest who attended a 40-hour course in exorcism in Rome.
- "Ghosts in Connecticut." Initially, the house the family moved into was a funeral home. The owners of the house claimed that they were not allowed to live ghosts.
Each of the above films is considered one of the best in its genre and has high ratings. And the mark "created on real events" adds to the viewer the pleasure of watching and, of course, fear.
Horror documentaries: reviews
What do viewers think about these paintings? Horror documentaries always excite the imagination and tickle nerves much more than fictional ones, therefore they are more popular. The facts, seasoned with good staging and interesting stories and conjectures. Alas, the documentary genre is not common. But all the films described in this article are worthy representatives of their genre, who received positive reviews from the audience.