10 Near Perfect Horror Movies Nobody Remembers

There are plenty of movies on this list that have been released within the last few years and have either already been forgotten about or were never known about to begin with. The oldest entry so far has been 1935's Werewolf in London, but Häxan takes the crown, dating back to 1922.

So old is the film that it even predates The Jazz Singer, the first talkie from 1927, so maybe a little more leeway can be allowed for this one being forgotten. At the time, it was at the time a groundbreaking, quasi-documentary-style review of witchcraft, something that audiences may have seen referenced and paid homage to throughout the years, even if they didn't realise it.

Even for a project over 100 years old, some of the depictions of the torture of witches, the satanic aspect, as well as the downright disconcerting imagery are brutal, not to mention the truly unique framing device and cocktail of storytelling styles.

Yes, filmmaking has come a long way in the years since 1922, but this is still a haunting watch. For a Swedish movie perceived to be so offensive that it was banned in the US for a number of years, it feels as though there should be more notoriety for Häxan, but it may be that general audiences have unequivocally moved past such an era.