10 Mind-Bending Horror Movies That Will Melt Your Brain
These horror movies will turn your brain to mush!
If you feel like having a nice night in, sitting on your sofa with a warm drink, and watching some comfort cinema, you're probably not going to whack a horror film on. At least, most of the population won't.
However, those who adore spooky stuff do love to wind down with a good scarefest, as it's fun, thrilling, and often rewarding. Still, even within the horror community, some movies aren't easy to watch.
Horror has many ways of getting under your skin, with many opting for visceral violence or bombastic scares. But there are plenty of other avenues to go down, and one fascinating option is to mess with your head.
Taking a viewer outside of what they expect and giving them something bizarre, subversive, and mind-bending is a strong way to achieve this, and it sure does lead to an uncomfortable viewing.
The following ten films are brilliant examples of this, as each of them messes with the audience in a way that will leave you confounded yet engaged. If you want to spook your brain alongside your heart, check out some of these unique horrors.
10. Men (2022)
If you're afraid of small towns, isolation, and men, then this is the movie for you!
The film follows a woman named Harper (Jessie Buckley) who goes on a getaway to the countryside after facing a tragedy. However, the eerie town full of similar-looking men soon becomes dangerous as a strange entity stalks her.
It bears mentioning that Men takes a unique approach to casting that delivers an instantly surreal edge. Each male role (besides Harper's ex-husband) is played by the same actor, Rory Kinnear.
This plays with your mind, as Kinnear does an excellent job of establishing a whole town full of completely different people, yet simultaneously makes everyone feel like the same person. Men captures the anxiety of Harper's isolation and helplessness perfectly, and is way scarier than your typical Mike Myers/Eddie Murphy multi-role offering.
The film's mind-bending qualities only grow from there, becoming far more disturbing as the surreal moments continue. You'll see some dreadful sights, with the climax acting as one of the most grotesque endings to a horror movie ever created.
Men provides you with exactly what you'd expect whilst also shocking you with things you never thought you'd see.