Horror Films from Around the World
With the funnest and most exciting night of the year steadfastly approaching, I thought it would be a fun idea to compile a list of horror films from all around the globe, so that people could get a broader experience of the genre as it varies across cultures.
In this list, I have tried to gather together an average of five notable films each from as many countries as possible (sadly, not all countries have a thriving film industry, and others lack links to watch them online). All of these movies are available to watch for free online (the most you’d have to do is register for a free Hulu account for a couple of them), and I’ve made sure to use only safe sites that don’t require additional software to view the films (if these all play on my ancient beast of a computer, they’ll play on just about anything).
WARNING: Keep in mind that these are HORROR MOVIES, and a wide assortment of them. Most, if not all, of them are rated R, and may contain jump scares, nudity, strong sexual content, explicit violence and gore, and otherwise VERY DISTURBING THEMES. If I have placed an extra warning next to any particular film in this list, it means– AND I AM NOT FUCKING AROUND–look it up before you watch it, because you are about to bear witness to some strong shit. The majority of these are going to be fairly bloody, but don’t take additional content warnings lightly. There is a huge difference between extreme, cover-the-walls splatter that’s played for laughs, and something that could seriously unsettle you. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
All films linked below that aren’t already in English have English subtitles, unless otherwise noted.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
The Curse of the Doll People (1960)
Curse of the Crying Woman (1961)
Samson vs the Vampire Women (1962)
Night of 1,000 Cats (1972)
Poison for the Fairies (1984) - No Subtitles.
Cemetery of Terror (1985)
Cronos (1993) - No subtitles.
We Are What We Are (2010)
The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
The Living Dead Girl (1982)
Nekromantik (1987) (CONTENT WARNING: Deals with necrophilia, and contains footage of animal skinning. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART)
The Burning Moon (1992) - German audio; Spanish subtitles.
Premutos: The Fallen Angel (1997) - No subtitles.
Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010)
The Devil’s Nightmare (1971)
Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages (1922)
Nattevagten (aka Nightwatch) (1994)
Sidste Time (aka Final Hour) (1995) - Subtitles may be a bit fiddly.
Antichrist (2009) (CONTENT WARNING: Contains scenes of child neglect and genital mutilation. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART)
Opstandelsen (aka Resurrection) (2010)
When Animals Dream (2014)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Trollhunter (2010) - English dubbed audio; no subtitles for the text.
Let the Right One In (2008) - No subtitles.
The Human Centipede (2009) (CONTENT WARNING: The entire premise of this film revolves around one seriously twisted experimental concept)
Frankenstein’s Army (2013)
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Benny’s Video (1992) - No subtitles. (CONTENT WARNING: Opening scene contains animal slaughter)
Taxidermia (2006) - No subtitles.
The Green Elephant (1999)
Philosophy of a Knife (2008) (CONTENT WARNING: This film is one long, very graphic reenactment of the disturbing medical experiments executed by unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART)
A Serbian Film (2010) (CONTENT WARNING: Do I really need to put a content warning on this one? This movie manages three kills using a penis, for fuck’s sake…)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
Count Dracula’s Great Love (1972)
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
In a Glass Cage (1989) (CONTENT WARNING: This movie deals with some seriously fucked up psychological issues and social taboos. NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART)
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) (CONTENT WARNING: While the actors in this film were never killed, it does still contain real scenes of animal slaughter that the director and crew were held legally accountable for in court)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) - No subtitles.
Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) - No subtitles.
The Host (2006) - No subtitles.
Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait (2007)
White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang (2012)
D@bbe (2006) - No subtitles.
D@bbe: Bir cin vakasi (2012) - No subtitles.
D@bbe: Cin Çarpmasi (2013) - No subtitles.
D@bbe: Zehr-i Cin (2014) - No subtitles.
Mahakaal (1993) - No prizes for guessing what it’s parodying.
Bhoot (2003) - No subtitles.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Turkey Shoot (aka Escape 2000) (1982)
It took an awful long time (longer than I would have liked, but I’ve been up to my ears in boogery bullshit for the past two weeks due to catching the first cold I’ve had in like ten years…) but it was something I really wanted to do, and I thought it would be really fun for everyone to experience the myriad flavors of horror.
Many thanks to hostilepopcorn, evilroda, karnilla74, and spqrlegionaire for helping me out with this list!
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