Supernatural Horror movies

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Realistic Steady Claustrophobic Brutal Bleak

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An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.

Themes

Trauma and guilt, Fear of the unseen, Grief and responsibility, Isolation under threat, Duty and protection, Community under pressure

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Realistic Tense Stylish Oppressive Melancholic

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A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.

Themes

Belonging in unfamiliar spaces, Loneliness and escape, Desire vs immortality, Otherness and transformation, Secrecy and revelation, Ethics of reproduction

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Procedural Clinical

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A couple begins to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

Themes

Haunted domestic space, Possession of objects, Ritual intervention limits, Parental protection under threat, Cult influence on family, Sacrifice and atonement

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Eerie Measured

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The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural, making himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go.

Themes

Isolation under scrutiny, Occult ritual ethics, Doubt about the supernatural, Obsessive documentary pursuit, Self-destructive behavior, Found footage aesthetic

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Realistic Claustrophobic Dry Stylish Intense

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When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.

Themes

Iraq war veteran trauma, New york city pressure, Faith vs occult, Moral injury and confession, Investigation under supernatural pressure, Human evil vs demon influence

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Clinical

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After suffering the recent loss of his wife, David Reynolds decides to take his family on a cathartic trip to her home village in Columbia. While en route, they get into a car accident and seek refuge in a secluded inn. While there they find a mysterious young girl, Ana Maria, locked up with cryptic symbols painted on the walls of her cell. Shocked by the treatment of her caretaker, the family sets Ana free only to realize that she is possessed by an evil spirit from centuries past. What’s worse, the spirit can jump from person to person, creating a deadly dynamic amongst the once loving family. Now, David must figure out a way to lock the spirit up for good before it destroys him and his family.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Intergenerational conflict, Family power dynamics, Industrial influence, Regime coercion, Hidden captivity

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Realistic Claustrophobic Bleak Clinical Measured

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A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Themes

Haunted house atmosphere, Family relationships pressure, Artifact power danger, Fear of mirrors, Mirror perception reality, Ghost presence pressure

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Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Clinical Eerie

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Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.

Themes

Ritual violence, Deception within investigation, Belief under paranormal pressure, Sacred space contamination, Institutional authority vs doubt, Hidden histories of worship

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Dry Stylish

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While watching two children on Halloween night, a babysitter finds an old VHS tape in the kids' trick or treat bag. The tape features three tales of terror, all linked together by a murderous clown.

Themes

Survival under threat, Violence as spectacle, Anthology driven dread, Media as danger, Halloween fear motif, Haunted domestic spaces

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Deliberate

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A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.

Themes

Intergenerational trauma, House as liminal space, Time loop confinement, Dead teen agency, Possession by killer, Spirits of victims

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