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Supernatural Horror movies

Curses, demons, possession, rituals, and forces beyond science—unequal power and eerie rules drive the dread.

181. Marebito

Marebito
Horror Supernatural Horror
6.0
20041h 32minJapan
Director: Takashi Shimizu

Overview

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

Themes

Primal fear as knowledge, Urban legend, Found footage aesthetic, Urban isolation, Voyeurism through surveillance, Care vs predation, Human-creature boundary


182. One Missed Call

One Missed Call
Horror Mystery Fantasy Supernatural Horror Whodunit
6.2
20031h 52minJapan
Director: Takashi Miike

Overview

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Media sensationalism, Intergenerational trauma, Fear of the unseen, Technological hauntings, Family abuse dynamics

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183. Ju-on: The Grudge 2

Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Investigation Suspense
6.3
20031h 32minJapan
Director: Takashi Shimizu

Overview

When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.

Themes

Family violence aftermath, Intergenerational curse, Spectral vengeance, Haunting through space, Media intrusion into horror, Traumatic memory cycles

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Plex
Plex Channel
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184. Final Destination 2

Final Destination 2
Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Whodunit
6.2
20031h 30minUnited States
Director: David R. Ellis

Overview

When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivors mysteriously start dying and it's up to Kimberly to stop it before she's next.

Themes

Protective deception, Survival under fate, Birth as loophole, Collateral consequences of actions, Interventions to alter fate, Recalibrated death order

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185. The Ring

The Ring
Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
7.1
20021h 55minUnited States
Director: Gore Verbinski

Overview

Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring so she can save herself and her son.

Themes

Paranormal investigation pressure, Urban legend fear, Psychic imagery influence, Miscarriage trauma, Copied media cycles, Family secrecy and guilt

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186. Phone

Phone
Mystery Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
6.1
20021h 43minSouth Korea
Director: Ahn Byeong-ki

Overview

Soon after getting a new phone, a woman notices strange things starting to happen. When she investigates, she discovers that everyone who has had her phone number before her has died suddenly and mysteriously.

Themes

Trust and betrayal dynamics, Power dynamics and coercion, Deception under scrutiny, Public image and integrity, Moral hazard in relationships, Consequences of dishonesty

Available on

Kanopy
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187. Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep
Comedy Horror Thriller Mystery Fantasy
6.9
20021h 32minUnited States
Director: Don Coscarelli

Overview

Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

Themes

Deception and imposture, Companionship under pressure, Aging and dignity, Belief and superstition, Communal vulnerability, Mortality and courage

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188. Final Destination

Final Destination
Horror Supernatural Horror
6.7
20001h 38minUnited States
Director: James Wong

Overview

After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

Themes

Survival under threat, Investigation and doubt, Fate vs control, Premonition influence, Time-triggered danger, Collective hazard response

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189. The Gift

The Gift
Horror Drama Thriller Mystery Supernatural Horror
6.7
20001h 52minUnited States
Director: Sam Raimi

Overview

Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Abuse of power, Women and vulnerability, Credulity under scrutiny, Premonition challenges norms, Small town paranoia

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190. Uzumaki

Uzumaki
Mystery Fantasy Horror Supernatural Horror Mindbender Mystery
6.1
20001h 30minJapan
Director: Higuchinsky

Overview

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.

Themes

Spiral obsession, Phobia and control, Social coercion, Mass contagion

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Retrocrush
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