Psychological Horror is a subgenre that disturbs by tapping into mental and emotional vulnerabilities, exposing repression, paranoia, and self-doubt rather than relying on gore or monsters. It uses atmosphere, suspense, and unreliable perspectives to unsettle, think Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) with Norman Bates’ fractured psyche, Jennifer Kent’s grief-fueled The Babadook (2014), and modern indies like Hereditary (2018) or The Invitation (2015), which probe familial trauma and creeping paranoia. These films haunt long, proving that true terror often comes from within.
Caveat is Damian Mc Carthy’s directorial feature film debut. The movie premieres on Shudder on June 3rd & features a scary drumming bunny.
Hans is 44 & still lives with his mother in Bloodshot Heart. A horror movie with Giallo influences directed & written by Parish Malfitano.
The Banishing is streaming on Shudder. A haunted house horror & thriller movie from Triangle director Chris Smith.
The Toll is a new psychological horror movie about two strangers who break down in the middle of nowhere and have to fight for their lives.
“The Night” film review comes influenced by films like The Shining. A Farsi-language haunted hotel horror movie directed by Kourosh Ahari
Movies about schizophrenia, They Look Like People is just one of many horror films about mental illness. Explanation & more movies like it.
