Best "Atmospheric" Horror/Thriller Films
Psychological horror or thriller films that rely on ambience rather than jump scares.
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- DirectorLars von TrierStarsWillem DafoeCharlotte GainsbourgStorm Acheche SahlstrømA grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.After their young son dies in a tragic accident, a married couple retreats to a cabin in the woods to heal. Little do they know that the worst thing they have to fear--is each other! Graphic violence (and I mean graphic!) and terror ensue as they both begin to unravel. A twisted arthouse creep-fest a la David Lynch's Eraserhead.
- DirectorEduardo SánchezStarsGretchen LodgeJohnny LewisAlexandra HoldenNewlywed Molly moves into her deceased father's house in the countryside, where painful memories soon begin to haunt her.While her husband works as a long-distance trucker, Molly spends her days as a custodian at the local mall, and her nights home alone in her creepy ancestral farmhouse. As darkness falls, she does what most of us would do in this situation--she constantly paces around the house with a baseball bat, double-checking doors and windows. But the things she fears most are already in the house...in fact, they've been there all along. This film is a horrible reminder of why we hate being home alone at night!
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.A Puritan family banished from their settlement builds a farm near a foreboding looking woods. After their infant son goes missing, the family suspects witchcraft. As more family members go missing and tensions rise, the family quickly turns on each other. This film sports terrific acting, gorgeous camera-work, and a deliciously creepy soundtrack similar to Kubrick's The Shining.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark RuffaloBetween 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.While technically not a horror film, it's a slow-burn thriller with some pretty horrifying moments.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.