Horror Films are unsettling films designed to frighten and panic. However, often some cause dread and, alarm while invoking our hidden worst fears. Often there is a terrifying or shocking finale which is both captivating and entertaining at the same time ending in a cathartic experience. Horror is not just jump scares and gore.
Deep Water (2026) is a survival thriller that drops a doomed flight directly into shark-infested waters. Aaron Eckhart and Angus Sampson navigate incredible disaster sequences, stellar set design, and hungry predators. Read the full review to see if it sinks or swims
The Waiting Man (2026) mixes found footage, livestream chaos, and Nordic folklore into a tense slow burn. With eerie visuals and clever framing, this indie horror delivers atmosphere and a few sharp scares.
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride positions Mary Shelley as author-narrator, finally telling the story Hollywood wrote without her. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale don’t play monsters. They play two beings finding total freedom in each other. Devastating, divisive, and utterly audacious.
F (The Expelled, 2010) follows a broken teacher into a nightmare of violence and institutional collapse. Director Johannes Roberts’ ambiguous ending reframes the entire film as a study in psychological manifestation. A rewatch reveals far more than the first viewing suggests.
Parasomnia is a horror film from debut director James Ross II, following a young woman whose lifelong night terrors take a deadly turn when the demon haunting her dreams begins crossing into the waking world. Starring Jasmine Mathews.
Exit 8 (2025) is a Japanese horror-thriller where a Tokyo subway becomes a recursive trap. Director Genki Kawamura (Your Name, Suzume) fractures perspective between three trapped souls. Anomalies multiply. Exits loop. The boy sees what others cannot. Overlook Film Festival Review
