AndDoctor Sleepis a straight-up sequel toThe Shiningthat picks up where it left off.
LikeThe Shining, ifThe Dead Zonestripped away its horror elements, it would still work as a straightforward drama.
8The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is a psychological thriller directed by Robert Eggers.
Trey Edward ShultsIt Comes at Nightshares this quality.
Distrust becomes a virus of its own within their quarantine.
Distrust becomes a virus of its own within their quarantine.
Released in 1977, the black-and-white film has sparked many discussions about its meaning and themes.
Its a perfect companion piece toThe Shining.
If youre struggling to wrap your head around the deeper meanings hidden inThe Shining,Room 237is required viewing.
Based on Stephen King’s book of the same name and the sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep follows an adult Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) as he confronts his past at the Overlook Hotel. When a young girl named Abra reaches out to Danny using the telepathic Shine, he learns that she is being hunted and reluctantly becomes her protector. With the Overlook Hotel holding the key to Danny’s own power, he’s forced to return in order to finally move on.
The film centers on Susie Bannion, a young woman who begins attending a dance academy.
There are plenty of great movies likeThe Shining.
There are plenty of similarly visionary horror films that tell traditional ghost stories with a subversively surreal sensibility.
The Dead Zone is a 1983 horror sci-fi film from David Cronenberg. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King and stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, and Tom Skerritt. The film centers on Walken’s character Johnny, who awakens from a coma only to find out he has a new psychic power.
The Lighthouse is a psychological thriller directed by Robert Eggers. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star as Thomas Wake and Ephraim Winslow, two lighthouse keepers who begin to experience strange and supernatural phenomena after they get stranded on a remote island in the 1890s.
Grieving parents John and Laura Baxter travel to Venice following the accidental drowning of their daughter, Christine. While in Venice, they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be a psychic who can communicate with Christine’s spirit. As Laura becomes increasingly convinced of the psychic’s abilities, John begins experiencing eerie visions of a small figure in a red coat, reminiscent of what Christine was wearing when she died.
Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, It Comes At Night is a Psychological Horror film starring Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott. The 2017 release chronicles the fate of a family that attempts to hide in the woods away from society when the world is overtaken by a deadly virus.
David Lynch’s Eraserhead is a surrealist horror movie where Henry Spencer, played by Jack Nance, deals with the terrifying challenges of fatherhood, including caring for his deformed child. Released in 1977, the black-and-white film has sparked many discussions about its meaning and themes.
Suspiria is a remake of the 1977 supernatural horror classic by Dario Argento. The film centers on Susie Bannion, a young woman who begins attending a dance academy. However, darkness begins to build at the center of this world-renowned dance company, and its artistic director, Susie, and a grieving psychotherapist become entangled in a nightmare in the middle of a coven of witches.
The feature film debut of writer-director Ari Aster, Hereditary tells the story of the unwittingly cursed Graham family. Annie Graham (Toni Collette) lives with her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and their children Peter (Alex Wolff) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro). After the death of Annie’s mother, the family is beset by disaster and stalked by a supernatural entity that dredges up a past that Annie had spent her life trying to overlook.
Possession, released in 2009, is a thriller that follows a woman’s ordeal when a car accident leaves her husband and brother-in-law comatose. The plot intensifies when the brother-in-law regains consciousness, believing himself to be his brother, thereby entangling her life in unexpected turmoil.
