10 Horror Movies Too Scary To Watch Again

10. The Others (2001)

Sometime you just can't beat a classic, period haunted house movie, complete with cliched tropes 'n'all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a tried and tested formula if it's executed well. One of the better examples of the Gothic haunted house subgenre, certainly of the 21st Century, is Alejandro Amenabar's The Others. Very few horror films have come close to matching the chilling atmosphere and underlying dread of this film. It plays out rather like a love letter to supernatural chillers like The Innocents (1961) or The Uninvited (1944).

There are numerous scenes in The Others that are legitimately horrifying, but by far the most notable is the "what have you done with my daughter?" scene. Unless you're superhuman, it'll take you a while to recover from that particular gem of a scare. This movie isn't free of loud bangs, jumps and jolts, however Amenabar proved that not all such 'scares' are necessarily cheap, or substitute momentary surprise for genuine horror. These instances are included sparingly, and are all accompanied by an overwhelmingly sinister atmosphere to justify them.

This is perhaps an unpopular opinion, but The Others handled its final twist far better than The Sixth Sense did. Yes, I went there.