Laura Palmer on the poster for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Psychological horror, as a genre, is all about getting into the mind of a disturbed character or characters, and creating dread by making both character and viewer question certain things, or reality in general. When done well, such stories have a lingering effect, and might well prove a great deal more frightening and upsetting to think about than horror movies that deal with things of a more supernatural or fantastical nature.
It's still arguably more of a drama than a horror movie, but there is an extra sense of things being off and unsettling in Hour of the Wolf, which naturally makes it creepy. It’s also well-acted throughout, featuring some Bergman regulars like Max von Sydow and Liv Ullmann turning in reliably great lead performances.9 'A Page of Madness' Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa Horror movies that are almost a century old can’t be unnerving to modern-day viewers, right? Nope, that’s super wrong.
Director Michael Haneke Runtime 108 minutes Main Genre Thriller 7 'Mother!' Director: Darren Aronofsky Mother! is a harrowing trip of a movie, and an undeniably feel-bad sort of film. It is one of the more challenging Darren Aronofsky-directed films, especially when it comes to content, following the torment a young woman deals with when her house is overrun by unwanted guests. That’s enough to make audiences feel mildly anxious, at least, but then things escalate. They get wild.
This is a serial killer film that pushes things distressingly far, with the titular character treating his murders like they're works of art, all building towards a completed “project” he’s been working on for years. Then things take a turn, and get stranger, though the film’s final act is admirably gutsy and proves memorable. The House That Jack Built is violent, dark, sometimes repetitive, and strange, but also immensely engrossing and thought-provoking, at the end of the day.
Release Date October 1, 2021 Director Julia Ducournau Cast Vincent Lindon , Agathe Rousselle , Garance Marillier , Laïs Salameh , Dominique Frot , Myriem Akeddiou Runtime 108 minutes 4 'The Lighthouse' Director: Robert Eggers Another film that covers various genres and proves gleefully unpredictable, The Lighthouse is, to date, the greatest film Robert Eggers has directed.
2 'Dead Ringers' Director: David Cronenberg A film that gives you two Jeremy Iron performances in the one movie, Dead Ringers follows a pair of twins who both like to swap identities sometimes, particularly with women, convincing them the twins are both the same person. The film explores what drives them to do this, as well as the consequences such actions eventually have upon the twins and the women they play mind games with.
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