We prepared a list with great horror movies that provoke a knot in the head, with a lot of terror, suspense and disturbing moments.
Midsommar - Evil Does Not Wait for the Night
This film already has an important initial highlight: it goes against the trend that horror films need dark and nocturnal scenes. Midsommar takes place on a sunny day and at a flower festival in Sweden. After a personal tragedy, a group of friends go to the event to have fun, but end up being part of a chilling pagan ritual. Among them, the couple Dani and Christian, who face serious relationship problems, are part of the group.
Check out the trailer:
Midsommar – Evil does not wait for the night | Dubbed trailerYear: 2019
Available in: Amazon Prime Video
Special for those who like: films that explore other cultures, that bring mysteries through different symbols and that involve rituals of sacrifice! It is an original and innovative horror film. It brings many reflections on relationships and the relationship between life and death.
Fragmentado
Kevin has 23 personalities and can define which one to use at different times. Each personality has a very particular style and some are very perverse. Kevin will trap three young women in an underground hideout and torment them. To escape, they need to understand Kevin's personalities and see which is the most suitable for them to try to escape.
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Sliver - Official Trailer 1 (Universal Pictures) [HD]Year: 2016
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: films of intelligent killers, psychologically disturbed and capable of making life very difficult for their victims.
Hush: Death Hears
Writer Maddie Toung lost her hearing when she was young. Currently, she leads a rather secluded life in a glass house in the middle of a forest. For a psychotic killer, she's the perfect victim. Alone, she will have to find ways to survive and escape him, even without being able to hear him.
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Hush Official Trailer #1 (2016) - John Gallagher Jr. Horror Movie HDYear: 2016
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: movies that give distress, messing with every nerve while the victim tries to survive!
blood secrets
From director Park Chan-wook, with a creative and unconventional start, this is a film that already boggles the mind right from the start. The story told is that of a young girl who loses her father and ends up moving in with her mysterious uncle. In a dark way, it will show a very disturbing side of the family.
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Secrets of Blood - Trailer Subtitled HDYear: 2013
Special for those who like: horror movies with artistic effects, with suspense in the air and with a style that is different from traditional Hollywood horror movies.
The Girl on the Train
Rachel went through a recent divorce and is still getting through this phase in her life. She often takes the same train ride, and whenever she passes a house, she watches a couple that seems perfect. However, one day she witnesses what looks like a crime scene and the couple's wife disappears. Rachel was the only one who witnessed something and now needs to make them believe what she saw.
Check out the trailer:
The Girl on the Train - Trailer 1Year: 2016
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: suspense and horror films, which make us doubt who is telling the truth and what really happened.
The perfection
A highly successful cellist was away from the stage after events in her personal life. Now she reconnects with a school she once attended and a talented new cellist. With the proximity of the two, some very strange events begin to happen. It is soon clear that the cellist did not approach by chance and that she harbors a desire for revenge.
Check out the trailer:
The Perfection | Official Trailer [HD] | NetflixYear: 2018
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: Disturbing horror movies, full of unpredictable twists.
Half light (Gaslight)
An exciting thriller, with the famous actress Ingrid Bergman. Paula Alquist and Gregory Anton were recently married and after a honeymoon in Italy, they returned to London and started to live in the house of Aunt Paula, a famous opera actress who was mysteriously murdered. Gregory then begins to psychologically torture Paula, who thinks she is going crazy.
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Gaslight (1944) Official Trailer - Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman Movie HDYear: 1944
Special for those who like: Dramatic horror films, which involve intelligent dialogues and tension conflicts between the characters.
The Double
A film adapted from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's book. Two twins are completely identical, but one is shy and the other is successful in everything he does. With the same appearance and two completely opposite personalities, one of them needs to take action to prevent his life from being occupied by the other.
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The Official Subtitled Double Trailer (2015) - Jesse Eisenberg HDYear: 2013
Special for those who like: films that are not necessarily frightening, but that cause a big knot in the mind and raise many questions about what the end of the film will be.
Hallucinations of the Past (Jacob's Ladder)
A classic mind-blowing movie. Jacob is a Vietnam war veteran who begins to suffer from delusions that mix his current life with the dramatic wartime past, being threatened with death by strange beings he encounters in his hallucinations. With the support of his girlfriend, he tries to understand why this is happening to him.
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Jacob's Ladder (1990) - Official TrailerYear: 1990
Special for those who like: heavy psychological horror, which mixes the supernatural with the real.
City of Dreams (Mulholland Dr.)
From director David Lynch comes a psychological thriller from start to finish. It's a confusing and surreal film, with many unpredictable moments. A young actress has just arrived in Hollywood and is staying at her aunt's house, but there she encounters a mysterious woman who has fled from an accident. Due to amnesia, this woman does not remember what happened to her. Together they will experience dangers and events that seem like nightmares.
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MULHOLLAND DRIVE - Official Trailer - From David Lynch and starring Naomi WattsYear: 2002
Special for those who like: confusing and unpredictable psychological horror films that seem to be part of an indecipherable dream.
The secret of the cabin
A group of friends organized a special trip in a cabin in the middle of the forest. To find the location, which is outside of the GPS, they rely on the help of an employee at a fueling location on the road. However, after arriving at the place, they soon realize that the vacation will not be relaxing at all.
Check out the trailer:
The Cabin's Secret - Trailer AYear: 2012
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: heavy psychological terror, in a macabre place, where weird things happen and everything seems to be a reason to make young people's lives a nightmare.
About
From the same director of the movie 'Get Out!', Jordan Peele is famous for horror films that mix humor and social criticism. We are no different. A family is on vacation at their grandparents' beach house until they are attacked by real malicious clones, who wear red clothes and hold scissors. Throughout the film, secrets and mysteries from the past of Red, the leader of the clones, are revealed.
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Us - Official Trailer (Universal Pictures) HDYear: 2019
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: psychological horror films that intrigue anyone, bringing moments of tension and suspense.
Following
From director Christopher Nolan, this film tells the story of a young unemployed writer who decides to follow strangers through the streets in order to get inspiration for his books. However, he ends up meeting Cobb, a thief who leads an exciting life and wants to break into a woman's building. The writer then begins to lose control, becoming involved in the story.
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Following (1998) - TrailerYear: 1998
Special for those who like: psychological thriller with illusionistic effects that bring up many questions with no easy answers. It is a neo-noir film, shot in black and white and with many low-light elements in the scene.
Psychosis
From director Alfred Hitchcock, this is a perfect film for anyone looking for a good psychological horror, with some very heavy scenes. Marion Crane stole $40 from real estate to start a new life. During her escape, she needs to spend the night in a motel to protect herself from a strong storm. The problem is, she doesn't realize that Norman Bates, the receptionist, poses a far greater danger to her than bad weather.
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Psycho Official Trailer 1960 HDYear: 1960
Available in: Telecine
Special for those who like: a scary horror, full of good moments of tension. It's a true classic.
The Rear Window
A photographer breaks his leg and needs complete rest. To pass the time and avoid boredom, he decides to watch the neighbors from the window until he witnesses what looks like a crime scene. This is a great classic film by director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Rear Window Official Trailer #1 - James Stewart, Grace Kelly Movie (1954) HDYear: 1954
Available in: Telecine
Special for those who like: mystery and suspense, which, with good dialogues and few scenarios, hold the attention. A film that causes a lot of distress and curiosity.
Mother!
A couple lives in a large house that was, in the past, affected by a fire. The woman tries to restore the place to make it look like home and the man seeks inspiration to continue writing his poems. However, one day, a doctor knocks on the door and the husband insists that he stay. Soon other visitors start knocking on the door and the husband invites everyone to sleep there. The wife begins to be terrified of that, not understanding what is really happening.
Check out the trailer:
Mother! 🇧🇷 subtitled trailerYear: 2017
Available in: Telecine
Special for those who like: psychological horror films that question who is going crazy and what is really going on.
Fracture
After an accident, a couple takes their daughter to the emergency room. Accompanied by his mother for tests, the man is left alone in the waiting room. However, when he goes to get information on how they are doing, he discovers that they were never at the hospital. Confused, he believes they are lying to him, as he is sure he left them there.
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FRACTURE | official trailerYear: 2019
Available in: Netflix
Special for those who like: films with a lot of psychological suspense and twists.
O Silêncio dos Inocentes
A talented FBI agent is driven to solve the case of a dangerous serial killer. To better understand what goes on in the criminal's mind, she decides to talk to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath famous for cases of cannibalism.
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The Silence of the Lambs | Official TrailerYear: 1991
Special for those who like: serial killer movies, with troubled minds.
O Iluminado (Shining)
Adapted from the book The Shining by Stephen King. Writer Jack Torrance decides to stay with his family in an isolated hotel in the mountains of Colorado, as a caretaker. He intends to get back inspiration for his books. Meanwhile, his son Danny, who was already plagued by premonitions, begins to have more and more visions. This makes Jack know the dark secrets of the place and becomes a murderous maniac.
Check out the trailer:
The Shining TrailerYear: 1980
Available in: Telecine
Special for those who like: films that carry many mysteries and secrets, with numerical games and with the unfolding of a man's madness.
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