10 Horror Movie Romances That Make Love Terrifying
1. Audition (1999)
A lonely windower decides to find new love by auditioning several young ladies to find his perfect match.
It’s an unorthodox method, but he finds his dream gal, and the first two thirds of Audition are a jolly pleasant romantic drama.
When Audition decides to become a horror film, there is no turning back.
The violence is extreme. It is far more horrifying than the gratuitous goings-on in Antichrist because Audition takes its time to tell a story that makes us care about its characters.
The final ten minutes of Audition could well be the most nightmarish minutes in cinema.
Audition is a cautionary tale for men whose idea of love is objectifying women. Here, misogynist tropes of “dream girl” and “crazy chick” converge into a bloody finale of female vengeance.