10 Horror Movies That Were Way Weirder Than Advertised

The Lighthouse isn't just weirder than advertised, it's one of the weirdest films ever made. The black-and-white cinematography of the trailers coupled with the foreboding overtones of Mark Korven's haunting score hinted at another Eggers horror experience to rival 2015's The Witch, but The Lighthouse is so much more than that.

Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as a pair of lighthouse keepers marooned on a remote outpost, the movie flits to and fro between genres with unbelievably polished ease. One second, it's a satirical comedy, the next it's a full-blown psychological thriller or bloodcurdling horror, yet the overarching atmosphere of inescapable doom never falters.

The seamless interchangeability of the film's aura is a testament to Eggers' virtuoso status. It's a style of direction so nuanced that no trailer could have possibly provided adequate insight into how weird this film was going to be.