10 More Horror Films Too Scary To Finish
The films too gory, tense and downright terrifying to sit though in their entirety.
It’s always gonna be hard to make the argument for a list of ‘scariest’ movies, given that horror is a subjective experience and we all feel differently about films we watch. In fact, a couple of years ago, WhatCulture released 10 Horror Films Too Scary To Finish and some readers got very, very upset.
“These aren’t even scary,” everyone cried, “These are just classic, well-loved horror films and nothing more.” Well one could argue that they’re classic, well-loved horrors for a reason (reason being that horror movies are traditionally meant to be scary), but instead of dwelling on that we’re gonna try a different approach.
Having trawled through buckets of comments, tweets and reddit posts, this updated list now includes films that the previously unimpressed horror-junkies actually recommend themselves. From little-known Korean horrors through to a few modern classics, there’s surely something for everyone no matter how picky you are.
For a range of reasons, these horror films will make it a real challenge for you to see them through to the end. So if you find yourself at the end of this list thinking, “wow I’ve seen them all,” then just know that you might actually be a Terminator in disguise. Good luck!
10. Noroi: The Curse
This film follows a paranormal researcher who gets swept up in a flurry of disappearances whilst working on his newest documentary.
His movie, The Curse, started with a visit to an empty home that the neighbours reported as being the source of mysterious crying noises. As soon as the investigation gets off the ground however, the neighbours who bought the investigator along are mysteriously killed - just the first few in what will become a pattern of suspicious deaths.
There's a complex web of characters and stories to get through, each more upsetting than the last. With failed rituals, horrible secrets and a powerful demon, there's plenty of scares being generated at any given time; one critic even compared it to "seeing a whole season of The X-Files condensed down into two unsettling hours."
High praise indeed for its atmosphere and storytelling, making it so scary you might drop out at the first mention of the 'Kagutaba'.