The Babadook
When a mother reads a mysterious children's book to her difficult young son, things in her house start to unravel.
This is an excellent horror Australian horror movie far from the jumpy schlock America insists on churning out, full of tension and dread. (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
This is an excellent horror Australian horror movie far from the jumpy schlock America insists on churning out, full of tension and dread. (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
96%
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The Orphanage
A family turning their new home into a place for disabled children mysteriously lose their own son.
Both poignant and terrifying, as well as being quite original, this Spanish horror will stay with you for a long time. (Juan Antonio Bayona, 2007)
Both poignant and terrifying, as well as being quite original, this Spanish horror will stay with you for a long time. (Juan Antonio Bayona, 2007)
86%
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A Tale of Two Sisters
Two girls return home after the death of their mother to their new much-hated step-mother who is keeping the darkest of secrets.
An intensely creepy Korean psychological horror that examines guilt and grief in a dread-filled nightmare. (Kim Jee-woon, 2003)
An intensely creepy Korean psychological horror that examines guilt and grief in a dread-filled nightmare. (Kim Jee-woon, 2003)
85%
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Thirst
A priest's life descends into a nightmare after participating in a medical experiment.
A fresh take on the vampire genre this fascinating Korean horror with all the gore that has become a signature of its country of original (Chan Wook Park, 2009)
A fresh take on the vampire genre this fascinating Korean horror with all the gore that has become a signature of its country of original (Chan Wook Park, 2009)
81%
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Rec
Trapped in quarantine in a tenement building with something unspeakably horrible a group of people try to survive.
Told in mockumentary form, this is an absolutely terrifying Spanish horror that will either have you at the edge of your seat or hiding behind it. (Jaume Balaguero, 2007)
Told in mockumentary form, this is an absolutely terrifying Spanish horror that will either have you at the edge of your seat or hiding behind it. (Jaume Balaguero, 2007)
96%
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Ringu
A mysterious video that kills all those who watch it after a week has its origin investigated by one of its unfortunate viewers.
Later remade by Hollywood, the original is far more scary. Look out for the DVD that has the original killer video as an extra.....for the daring. (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
Later remade by Hollywood, the original is far more scary. Look out for the DVD that has the original killer video as an extra.....for the daring. (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
97%
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R-Point
A South Korean army unit go looking for a missing platoon and find that war is not the only horror out there.
Atmospheric tension builds in this slow-burn picture that is deeply unsettling and a rare thing in horror, original. (Su-chang Kong, 2005)
Atmospheric tension builds in this slow-burn picture that is deeply unsettling and a rare thing in horror, original. (Su-chang Kong, 2005)
60%
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Audition
A widower gets far more than he bargained for when auditioning potential new wives.
A word of warning, Asian horror tends to push boundaries, and this one goes even further, with searing violence and a sickening tone, it cannot be unwatched. (Takashi Miike, 1999)
A word of warning, Asian horror tends to push boundaries, and this one goes even further, with searing violence and a sickening tone, it cannot be unwatched. (Takashi Miike, 1999)
79%
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Frontieres
Some thugs hiding out in the countryside near Paris choose the wrong back road hotel. This French film is dark and then some with violence that will disturb even a seasoned horror veteran.
Think Hostel with an inbred Nazi family who love torture and you're in the ballpark. (Xavier Gens, 2007)
Think Hostel with an inbred Nazi family who love torture and you're in the ballpark. (Xavier Gens, 2007)
6.3
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