In the entire history of cinema, a truly huge number of horror films have been created, but only some of them are able to really scare the audience. And sometimes I want it so that when I watch the film, my blood runs cold from fear, goosebumps ran around my skin, and every creak of furniture in the house made me shudder with horror. What films can cause such a thrill? What horrors to see to become truly scary? Each person has their own preferences. Some people have hair moving on their heads from seeing demonic entities, while others - from the cold-blooded acts of serial killers. This collection contains completely different themes, but the best films in its genre.
The Curse (2004)
What horrors do ghost lovers see? Shocked even by sophisticated viewers will be able to remake Japanese horror films. Among them is the film "Curse" by Takashi Shimitsu, recognized as a real masterpiece in his genre.
The events of the film take place in one of the cities of Japan. In a seemingly ordinary house, a curse is hidden that arose at the time of the death throes of a man possessed by anger. Inevitable death awaits everyone who has entered his abode. American Karen went there to look after an old sick woman and witnessed inexplicable horrific phenomena. Now she can’t escape. Wherever a girl goes, a curse follows her.
The atmosphere of total hopelessness, the inevitability of death, sudden rustlings, guttural wheezing and eerie “mewing” sounds of ghosts, their sharp movements like epileptics, cyanotic mutilated images in the background of the Japanese metropolis can cause panic while watching a movie even in daylight. However, this is not the only way to die from fear.
What horrors are worth seeing besides the Curse?
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Particularly noteworthy is the film “Paranormal Phenomena” by Oren Peli. Its main advantage is the pseudo-documentary style of shooting. On the screen all the events, as if from real life. A young man, concerned about the stories of his girlfriend about a certain evil spirit that has been haunting her since childhood, decides to capture everything that happens in the house while they sleep on the camera. A harmless undertaking turns into a real nightmare. Chandeliers are swinging, doors are slamming, inhuman roars are heard. All this young people discover in the video. And the more the camera provokes the demon, the more it inflames. How the evil spirit will behave further and how this story will end for young people, you will see in their chilling home video.
The film "Paranormal Phenomena" will make you shiver from any rustle for more than one night after watching it. This is a psychological horror film without bloody scenes and carrion, which, however, does not make it worse than the rest.
“The Hills Have Eyes” (2006)
But what about those who can be scared only by egregious scenes of violence? What horrors to see? Terrible scenes of torture, ugliness and other "charms" can be found in the film "The Hills Have Eyes" by Alexander Aj. This is a real bloody bacchanalia with a pretty good storyline.
The Carter family travels to California to mark a significant date: a silver wedding. The path from Ohio is not long, and the heroes are only too happy to shorten it. On the advice of the owner of a passing gas station, Fred Carter, they turn onto an unknown road, which, he said, will quickly lead them to their destination.
Everything would have gone smoothly if the family had not been overtaken by an accident in the middle of the sand hills. Nuclear tests were conducted here earlier, and residents who did not leave the area poisoned by radiation became victims of mutations. Their descendants, bloodthirsty monsters, are not averse to profit from human meat. They arrange a real hunt for the Carter family, and the audience faces real hell: cannibals mutilated by mutations, bloody disgusting scenes of violence, unjustified cruelty and egregious perversion.
“The Hills Have Eyes” is a high-quality horror movie, but without claims to intellectuality.
“Saw: a game of survival” (2004)
And what horror movie can you watch for those who want to not only tickle their nerves, but also get food for thought? For this purpose, the film "Saw" by James Wang is ideal. She is both a horror movie and a detective.
In a shabby basement that resembles a bathroom, two completely strangers wake up: photographer Adam and surgeon Lawrence Gordon. With horror, men discover that they are chained by massive metal chains for their ankles to the pipes, and between them in the middle of a brightly lit room lies a corpse of a man in a pool of blood with a revolver in his hand. The heroes of the thriller find clues left specially for them. With their help, they learn that they became participants in the "game of survival", created by a maniac-genius, an intellectual of the highest level.
A voice recorded on tapes sets the rules: Lawrence must kill Adam in order to save his family, and Adam must do everything to survive. To this, the Designer, as the maniac is called in the film, took a certain time. To survive and save loved ones, you need to reach for weapons, but you can do this only by sawing off your leg.
The film “Saw” is an intellectual thriller that forces the viewer to look hard for a solution to the riddle along with Adam and Dr. Gordon.
The Antichrist (2009)
What horrors to see, that breathtaking no less than from the painting of D. Wang? The thrill is guaranteed by European cinema. Darkness, horror, madness, animal sexuality and perverted sensuality are intertwined in the film "Antichrist", created by the Danish genius of arthouse cinema Lars von Trier. The heroes of the film passionately make love when their little son falls out of the window and crashes to death. At this moment, the woman is at the peak of pleasure. Feelings of guilt, grief, despair following the tragedy traumatize her psyche. The pain drives a heartbroken woman crazy.
The husband-psychotherapist decides to treat his wife on his own and takes her to Eden, a country house where she once worked on a dissertation on the murders of women. God is replaced by the devil, the Garden of Eden becomes his abode, and the woman becomes a sinful beginning. Therapy does not help, but amid stunningly picturesque landscapes secrets are revealed, madness reigns, rude sex rules and instincts break free. At the Cannes Film Festival, people fainted while watching a picture of von Trier.
But not only horrors are interesting "Antichrist". The film is deeply symbolic. It conceals a philosophical subtext. "Antichrist" will not only cause genuine horror in the viewer, but also make you think about a mysterious plot.
Exorcist (1973)
And what horrors can lovers of demonology see if there is no mood to speculate on serious philosophical and religious topics? Stop the choice is the film "The Exorcist" by William Fridkin. The film has long become a classic of the genre and has been recognized as the most terrifying creation of all time.
Little girl Regan shows all the signs of mental disabilities. Doctors are powerless, and manifestations of pathology are becoming more and more strange. Regan rushes at people, speaks in a male voice, is covered with ulcers and looks more like a corpse than a man. The priest is sure that the girl is obsessed with the devil.
The film is more than 40 years old, it lacks the modern special effects that have become familiar to us, but it also has its own retro zest. For example, some sounds for the film were recorded in a pig slaughter.
“Destination” (2000)
And what horrors to see if you want to enjoy not only your own fear, but also a non-trivial idea? One of the most original films of this genre is still “Destination”, filmed back in 2000 by James Wong. A group of schoolchildren is going to travel to France. However, one of them, Alex, is tormented by forebodings that the flight will end in tragedy. He sees a dream, terrifying in its realism: the plane explodes in the air, everyone dies, never reaching Paris.
In a panic, Alex leaves the plane. Following him, seven more people descend to earth, succumbed to the excitement of the young man. The plane explodes immediately after take-off, but by a miracle, the survivors should not rejoice, because death has its own plans. She can’t be fooled, and ridiculous luck is just a short delay in their death. There are no ghosts, demons, killers in the film, but there is something more terrible and incomprehensible - death, a disembodied real essence, in the power of which the main characters are in power.
"American Horror Story"
Any of the above films is scary in its own way. Everyone can choose which horror movie to watch, so that his knees tremble. But there are universal film projects. Among them is the television series anthology American Horror Story by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchak.
Viewers are offered a choice of five seasons, each of which is devoted to a separate topic. “The killer house” is an extraordinary story about ghosts. "Psychiatric Hospital" will introduce viewers to a maniac nicknamed "Blood Face", a Nazi doctor and Satan himself. The third story - "Sabbath" - tells the story of the descendants of the Salem witches, and the fourth - "Freak Show" - about a wandering circus. Events of the fifth season are connected with the mysterious hotel. You can choose to your taste, which look.
A terrible horror movie is a powerful release of adrenaline into the blood, which horror fans want so much. This selection of films, no doubt, will provide a truly thrill for connoisseurs of the genre. Watch and be afraid, dear readers!