Now, enjoy our ranked list of the 23 best psychological horror movies everyone should watch.
There’s also no way to discuss the psychological effect this footage had on moviegoers without spoilers.
Is the danger all in Nina’s head, or does she have real cause to agonize?
Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’; Jack Nicholson in ‘The Shining’; Anthony Hopkins in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’.Credit:Bettmann via Getty; Bettmann via Getty; Orion/courtesy Everett Collection
Her dedication earned her theOscarfor Best Actress.S.T.
Meanwhile, a serial killer terrorizes the city.
The Babadookbegs for a sequel, but directorJennifer Kentis mostly positive that won’t happen.
Caitlin Stasey in ‘Smile’.Paramount
“But I just can’t see that happening.
I feel that the idea has really been explored.“S.T.
Rex is so psychologically compromised by obsession that he accepts Raymond’s bargain.
Morfydd Clark in ‘Saint Maud’.A24/Courtesy Everett Collection
And when Christina finds her husband’s body in the bathtub, the truth comes to light.
In the 2007 documentarySpine Tingler!
Where to watchWait Until Dark: Tubi
7.Se7en(1995)
Det.
Florence Pugh in ‘Midsommar’.Gabor Kotschy/A24
David Mills (Brad Pitt) is the hungry new kid on the block, and Det.
William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) readies himself to bask in retirement.
“Then I saw the movie and cried.“S.T.
Daniel Kaluuya in ‘Get Out’.Universal Pictures
The Sixth Senseis the third film byM.
The Silence of the Lambswas the first horror film to break through and win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Elsie’s mother calls out desperately from their apartment’s window.
Heather Donahue in ‘The Blair Witch Project’.Artisan
Will the citizens find justice for their slain children?
The resounding tension of this nearly 100-year-old psychological masterpiece will leave modern audiences guessing until its emotional apex.S.T.
Now, if fans want to try their own luck at the Overlook, they can book a room.
Christopher Lee and Ian Campbell in ‘The Wicker Man’.Everett Collection
Yes, the lodging is real, but it is known as theStanley Hotel.S.T.
Where to watchPsycho: Netflix
Christian Bale in ‘American Psycho’.Everett Collection
Eihi Shiina in ‘Audition’.Everett Collection
Natalie Portman in ‘Black Swan’.Niko Tavernise/Fox Searchlight
Donald Sutherland in ‘Don’t Look Now’.Everett Collection
Kent Smith and Simone Simon in ‘Cat People’.Everett Collection
Noah Wiseman in ‘The Babadook’.Matt Nettheim/IFC Films
Mia Farrow in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’.Everett Collection
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu and Gene Bervoets in ‘The Vanishing’.Everett Collection
Véra Clouzot and Simone Signoret in ‘Diabolique’.Everett Collection
Richard Crenna and Audrey Hepburn in ‘Wait Until Dark’.Everett Collection
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt in ‘Se7en’.Everett Collection
Kathy Bates in ‘Misery’.Everett Collection
Haley Joel Osment in ‘The Sixth Sense’.Everett Collection
Anthony Hopkins (center) in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’.Orion/Everett Collection
Peter Lorre in ‘M’.Everett Collection
Jack Nicholson in ‘The Shining’.Everett Collection
Janet Leigh in ‘Psycho’.Bettmann Archive
