7 Greatest Heart-Pounding Horror Movies To Watch

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 05, 2024

Paranormal Activity (2007)

A supernatural horror film directed by Oren Peli follows a young couple who are haunted by a supernatural presence inside their home. They then set up a camera to document what is haunting them.

It Follows (2014)

David Robert Mitchell’s film follows a university student Jay Height who engages in illicit liaisons with Hugh, her new lover. But after that, she discovers that a malicious entity is pursuing her.

A Quiet Place (2018)

A post-apocalyptic horror film directed by John Krasinski follows a mother and father who struggle to survive and raise their children in a world inhabited by blind extraterrestrial creatures with an acute sense of hearing.

The Babadook (2014)

Jennifer Kent’s film follows the disturbing presence of a monster felt by a young boy, Sam. His erratic behavior consults her mother, Amelia, who spirals into a state of paranoia.

Sinister (2012)

Directed by Scott Derrickson follows a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of snuff films depicting gruesome murders and strange supernatural elements in his new house puts his family in danger.

Insidious (2010)

In an attempt to start over, Josh and Renai relocate to a new home, but after their son Dalton inexplicably goes into a coma, strange happenings begin to happen in the house.

Hereditary (2018)

A psychological horror film directed by Ari Aster follows a grieving family tormented by sinister occurrences after the death of their secretive grandmother.

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