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.
In 2011, Jaume Balagueró brought us Sleep Tight, a Spanish home invasion thriller. Lee Kwon wants us to relive the terror in modern times with Door Lock 도어락
I Trapped the Devil is a film from Josh Lobo made on a budget of $1 million for IFC Midnight.
All Light Will End from Gravitas Ventures. Ashley Pereira stars as a young author hiding a secret. Returning home, she finds herself haunted
A made for TV horror movie set in an Escape Room. No Escape Room is directed by Alex Merkin & written by Jesse Mittelstadt.
Boo! Indie filmmaker Luke Jaden tells you a story about a Halloween chain letter. Find out how Jaden came to make horror movies so young.
For lovers of Arthouse movies, Mandy’s a style over of substance fans fever dream. For the rest of us, left scratching our heads, it’s not as much of fun ride.
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