Horror Movie Content Warnings

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Sinners (2025)

“Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.”

Content warnings for Sinners under the readmore.

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abdomen trauma, animal death (snake), arm trauma, beating, biting, burning, face trauma, genital trauma (mentioned), gore, head trauma, infant death (mentioned), leg trauma, neck trauma, shooting, skin trauma, snake, unsanitary (spit, urine)

child abuse (physical, discussed), hate crime (lynching, mentioned), racism (including slur, as well as KKK members being characters), self-harm (cutting), sex

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The Substance (2024)

“A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.”

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arm trauma, beating, body horror, breast trauma. broken bones, car crash, contortionism, dismemberment, ear trauma, eye trauma, fingernail removal, fly, gore, hand trauma, head trauma, infection, leg trauma, objects moving under skin, organs, seizure, sores, stitches, strangulation, syringes/injections, tooth, unsanitary (urine, vomit)

agesim, eating disorder behavior (offscreen), fatshaming, nudity, self-harm (hitting, headbanging, tooth removal), sexism

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I Saw The TV Glow

“A classmate introduces teenage Owen to a mysterious late-night TV show -- a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack.”

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burial, chest trauma, electrocution, forcefeeding, organs

clowns, self-harm (cutting), suicide attempt (electrocution, burial (described)), transmisogyny, unsanitary (vomit, urine and defecation mentioned)

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Stopmotion (2023)

“A talented stop-motion animator becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations -- with deadly results.”

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beating, breaking bones, child death, child injury, contortionism, dead animal (fox), eye trauma, face trauma, falling, gore, hand trauma, leg trauma, meat, paralysis, skin trauma, stabbing, stitches, strangling, uncanny valley, ventilator

alcohol, drug use (LSD), eating nonfood items, emotional abuse, flies, maggots, self-harm (worsening a wound), sex

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Evil Dead Rise

“A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.”

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abdomen trauma, arm trauma, biting, body horror, broken bones, burning, child death, child injury, choking, contortion, decapitation, dismemberment, ear trauma, eye trauma, face trauma, flies, gore, hand trauma, hanging, head trauma, impalement, ingestion of non-food items, intestines, leg trauma, mouth trauma, objects under skin, roaches, scalp trauma, seizures, shooting, skin trauma, unsanitary (vomit, urine, vomiting up worms), worms

slut shaming

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Huesera: The Bone Woman

“Valeria has long dreamed about becoming a mother. After learning that she's pregnant, she expects to feel happy, yet something's off in this queer horror movie.”

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back trauma, birth, broken bone, burning, contortion, dead animal (dog), face trauma, falling, foot trauma, hand trauma, infant injury (discussed), leg trauma, spider, unsanitary (vomit)

ableism, alcohol, homophobia (including slur), nudity, sex

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Yall thank u so much horror movie trigger warnings are not talked about enough bc "its a horror movie!!!". As someone with ptsd who likes horror its so much easier for me to know what kind of horror im about to see so i can prepare myself for it (or if necessary avoid it entirely to keep myself safe)

Yes, exactly! And you're welcome - I know that this blog has been dead for... a while, but I have some posts coming (I swear).

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Ready or Not

"A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game."

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Last Night in Soho

“An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.”

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car crash, face trauma, foot trauma, hand trauma, stabbing, strangling, unsanitary (vomit)

alcohol, drug use (heroin), forced sex work, sex, sexual assault (implied), sexual harassment, suicide mention (hanging, wrist slitting)

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Re-Animator

“After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue in this adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s novelette.”

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arm trauma, autopsy, body horror, brains, chest trauma, crushing, dead animal (cat), decapitation, eye trauma, gore, hand trauma, head trauma, intestines, strangling

alcohol, nudity, self-injury (head banging), sex, sexual assault

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You’re Next

“When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.”

Content warnings for You’re Next under the readmore.

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arm trauma, beating, eye trauma, face trauma, foot trauma, head trauma, leg trauma, shooting, stabbing, strangling, throat trauma, unsanitary (urine)

alcohol, fatshaming, nudity, sex

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Bloodthirsty (2020)

“Grey is a queer indie singer who is having visions that she is a wolf. When she gets an invitation to work with notorious music producer Vaughn Daniels at his remote studio in the woods, she begins to find out who she really is.”

Content warnings for Bloodthirsty (2020) under the readmore.

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animal death (rabbit, mouse), body horror, car crash, face trauma, hand trauma, shooting, strangling, tooth removal

alcohol, nudity, sex, suicide mention (shooting)

Major spoilers below for people who are concerned about the death of queer characters in film:

One of the queer characters dies.

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Censor (2021)

“A British film censor links a disturbing horror movie to her sister's mysterious disappearance.”

Content warnings for Censor (2021) under the readmore.

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arm trauma, body horror, decapitation, eye trauma, gore, head trauma, mouth trauma, organs, stabbing, strangling, unsanitary (vomit, urine)

alcohol, child death (offscreen), police brutality, sexual assault (offscreen)

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Candyman (2021)

“A decade after the Cabrini towers were torn down, an artist becomes obsessed with the legend of Candyman.”

Content warnings for Candyman (2021) under the readmore.

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amputation, animal death mention (dog), bees, burning mention, chest trauma, eye trauma, face trauma, falling, gore, hand trauma, head trauma, leg trauma, mouth trauma, shooting, skin trauma, stabbing, throat slitting

alcohol, drug use (marijuana), police brutality, suicide (falling)

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Son (2021)

“When a young boy falls ill to a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.”

Content warnings for Son (2021) under the readmore.

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animal death mention, arm trauma, broken bones, cannibalism, child injury, choking, discoloration, eye trauma, face trauma, gore, hand trauma, mouth trauma, neck trauma, rash, seizure, shooting, unsanitary (vomiting blood, bloody urine)

ableism, alcohol, attempted sexual assault, birth, child abuse (sexual, described), incest (described), nudity, self-harm (cutting)

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Jakob’s Wife

“Bodies start to pile up when a woman discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than ever before.”

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animal death (rat), arm trauma, burning, decapitation, eating nonfood items, eye trauma, face trauma, hand trauma, mouth trauma, neck trauma, rats, shooting, throat slitting, unsanitary (vomiting blood), worms

alcohol, alcoholism mention, child abuse joke (sexual), drug use (marijuana), nudity, sex, victim blaming

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The Exorcist (1973)

“When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her. This movie is based on the novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty.”

Content warnings for The Exorcist under the readmore.

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child injury, contortion, face trauma, falling, genital trauma (of a child), head trauma, leg trauma, mouth trauma, skin trauma, strangling, syringes/injections, throat trauma, tube feeding, unsanitary (urine, vomit)

alcohol, self-harm (genital trauma of a child), suicide (falling)