Genre · 93 films

Horror

The techniques that show up most in these horror films are body horror, practical in-camera effects, unreliable reality.

Common techniques

How horror films work

Films

93 horror films

Psycho (1960) poster

Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock · 1960 · 4 techniques

The Birds (1963) poster

The Birds

Alfred Hitchcock · 1963 · 4 techniques

Repulsion (1965) poster

Repulsion

Roman Polanski · 1965 · 5 techniques

Kwaidan (1965) poster

Kwaidan

Masaki Kobayashi · 1965 · 5 techniques

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) poster

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Roman Polanski · 1967 · 5 techniques

Rosemary's Baby (1968) poster

Rosemary's Baby

Roman Polanski · 1968 · 5 techniques

Hour of the Wolf (1968) poster

Hour of the Wolf

Ingmar Bergman · 1968 · 4 techniques

The Exorcist (1973) poster

The Exorcist

William Friedkin · 1973 · 4 techniques

Jaws (1975) poster

Jaws

Steven Spielberg · 1975 · 4 techniques

The Tenant (1976) poster

The Tenant

Roman Polanski · 1976 · 5 techniques

Eraserhead (1977) poster

Eraserhead

David Lynch · 1977 · 4 techniques

Halloween (1978) poster

Halloween

John Carpenter · 1978 · 4 techniques

Alien (1979) poster

Alien

Ridley Scott · 1979 · 4 techniques

The Shining (1980) poster

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick · 1980 · 5 techniques

The Fog (1980) poster

The Fog

John Carpenter · 1980 · 4 techniques

The Thing (1982) poster

The Thing

John Carpenter · 1982 · 5 techniques

Christine (1983) poster

Christine

John Carpenter · 1983 · 4 techniques

Videodrome (1983) poster

Videodrome

David Cronenberg · 1983 · 5 techniques

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) poster

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven · 1984 · 5 techniques

Aliens (1986) poster

Aliens

James Cameron · 1986 · 4 techniques

Bad Taste (1987) poster

Bad Taste

Peter Jackson · 1987 · 4 techniques

Near Dark (1987) poster

Near Dark

Kathryn Bigelow · 1987 · 4 techniques

Evil Dead II (1987) poster

Evil Dead II

Sam Raimi · 1987 · 5 techniques

Predator (1987) poster

Predator

John McTiernan · 1987 · 5 techniques

They Live (1988) poster

They Live

John Carpenter · 1988 · 5 techniques

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) poster

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme · 1991 · 4 techniques

Alien³ (1992) poster

Alien³

David Fincher · 1992 · 5 techniques

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) poster

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

David Lynch · 1992 · 4 techniques

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) poster

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola · 1992 · 4 techniques

Braindead (1992) poster

Braindead

Peter Jackson · 1992 · 4 techniques

Cronos (1993) poster

Cronos

Guillermo del Toro · 1993 · 4 techniques

In the Mouth of Madness (1995) poster

In the Mouth of Madness

John Carpenter · 1995 · 4 techniques

Scream (1996) poster

Scream

Wes Craven · 1996 · 5 techniques

The Frighteners (1996) poster

The Frighteners

Peter Jackson · 1996 · 5 techniques

Perfect Blue (1997) poster

Perfect Blue

Satoshi Kon · 1997 · 5 techniques

Mimic (1997) poster

Mimic

Guillermo del Toro · 1997 · 4 techniques

Alien Resurrection (1997) poster

Alien Resurrection

Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 1997 · 5 techniques

Vampires (1998) poster

Vampires

John Carpenter · 1998 · 4 techniques

The Ninth Gate (1999) poster

The Ninth Gate

Roman Polanski · 1999 · 5 techniques

What Lies Beneath (2000) poster

What Lies Beneath

Robert Zemeckis · 2000 · 4 techniques

The Devil's Backbone (2001) poster

The Devil's Backbone

Guillermo del Toro · 2001 · 5 techniques

Hannibal (2001) poster

Hannibal

Ridley Scott · 2001 · 5 techniques

28 Days Later (2002) poster

28 Days Later

Danny Boyle · 2002 · 4 techniques

Blade II (2002) poster

Blade II

Guillermo del Toro · 2002 · 5 techniques

Inland Empire (2006) poster

Inland Empire

David Lynch · 2006 · 4 techniques

The Host (2006) poster

The Host

Bong Joon-ho · 2006 · 5 techniques

Death Proof (2007) poster

Death Proof

Quentin Tarantino · 2007 · 4 techniques

The Mist (2007) poster

The Mist

Frank Darabont · 2007 · 4 techniques

Bug (2007) poster

Bug

William Friedkin · 2007 · 4 techniques

Thirst (2009) poster

Thirst

Park Chan-wook · 2009 · 4 techniques

Prometheus (2012) poster

Prometheus

Ridley Scott · 2012 · 4 techniques

Under the Skin (2013) poster

Under the Skin

Jonathan Glazer · 2013 · 5 techniques

The Babadook (2014) poster

The Babadook

Jennifer Kent · 2014 · 5 techniques

The Witch (2015) poster

The Witch

Robert Eggers · 2015 · 5 techniques

It Follows (2015) poster

It Follows

David Robert Mitchell · 2015 · 5 techniques

Crimson Peak (2015) poster

Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro · 2015 · 5 techniques

The Neon Demon (2016) poster

The Neon Demon

Nicolas Winding Refn · 2016 · 5 techniques

Get Out (2017) poster

Get Out

Jordan Peele · 2017 · 5 techniques

Alien: Covenant (2017) poster

Alien: Covenant

Ridley Scott · 2017 · 4 techniques

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) poster

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Yorgos Lanthimos · 2017 · 5 techniques

mother! (2017) poster

mother!

Darren Aronofsky · 2017 · 5 techniques

Split (2017) poster

Split

M. Night Shyamalan · 2017 · 5 techniques

Thelma (2017) poster

Thelma

Joachim Trier · 2017 · 5 techniques

Revenge (2017) poster

Revenge

Coralie Fargeat · 2017 · 4 techniques

Hereditary (2018) poster

Hereditary

Ari Aster · 2018 · 4 techniques

Annihilation (2018) poster

Annihilation

Alex Garland · 2018 · 5 techniques

A Quiet Place (2018) poster

A Quiet Place

John Krasinski · 2018 · 4 techniques

Suspiria (2018) poster

Suspiria

Luca Guadagnino · 2018 · 4 techniques

Midsommar (2019) poster

Midsommar

Ari Aster · 2019 · 5 techniques

The Lighthouse (2019) poster

The Lighthouse

Robert Eggers · 2019 · 5 techniques

Us (2019) poster

Us

Jordan Peele · 2019 · 5 techniques

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) poster

Velvet Buzzsaw

Dan Gilroy · 2019 · 5 techniques

Gretel & Hansel (2020) poster

Gretel & Hansel

Osgood Perkins · 2020 · 5 techniques

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) poster

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Charlie Kaufman · 2020 · 5 techniques

A Quiet Place Part II (2021) poster

A Quiet Place Part II

John Krasinski · 2021 · 5 techniques

Nope (2022) poster

Nope

Jordan Peele · 2022 · 5 techniques

Men (2022) poster

Men

Alex Garland · 2022 · 4 techniques

Bones and All (2022) poster

Bones and All

Luca Guadagnino · 2022 · 4 techniques

Barbarian (2022) poster

Barbarian

Zach Cregger · 2022 · 5 techniques

Talk to Me (2023) poster

Talk to Me

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou · 2023 · 5 techniques

Beau Is Afraid (2023) poster

Beau Is Afraid

Ari Aster · 2023 · 5 techniques

The Substance (2024) poster

The Substance

Coralie Fargeat · 2024 · 4 techniques

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) poster

I Saw the TV Glow

Jane Schoenbrun · 2024 · 4 techniques

Nosferatu (2024) poster

Nosferatu

Robert Eggers · 2024 · 4 techniques

Longlegs (2024) poster

Longlegs

Osgood Perkins · 2024 · 5 techniques

Sinners (2025) poster

Sinners

Ryan Coogler · 2025 · 5 techniques

Weapons (2025) poster

Weapons

Zach Cregger · 2025 · 5 techniques

Frankenstein (2025) poster

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro · 2025 · 4 techniques

28 Years Later (2025) poster

28 Years Later

Danny Boyle · 2025 · 5 techniques

Obsession (2025) poster

Obsession

Curry Barker · 2025 · 4 techniques

Bring Her Back (2025) poster

Bring Her Back

Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou · 2025 · 4 techniques

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) poster

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Nia DaCosta · 2026 · 5 techniques

Send Help (2026) poster

Send Help

Sam Raimi · 2026 · 5 techniques