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Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: Chapter 3, also known as Insidious 3, is a 2015 American supernatural horror film directed by Leigh Whannell, a prequel focusing on psychic Elise Rainier and teenager Quinn Brenner.
It Follows
It Follows is a 2014 American horror film directed by David Robert Mitchell, starring Maika Monroe as a young woman stalked by a relentless supernatural entity.
Jessabelle
Jessabelle (2014) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin Greutert, written by Robert Ben Garant, starring Sarah Snook; a Blumhouse/Lionsgate release about a spirit haunting a Louisiana bayou home, with a 37 Metascore and 29% Tomatometer.
Ju-On: The Beginning of the End
Ju-On: The Beginning of the End (呪怨 -終わりの始まり-) is a 2014 Japanese horror film, the tenth Grudge franchise entry, directed by Masayuki Ochiai, starring Nozomi Sasaki as teacher Yui, released June 28, 2014, with sequel Ju-On: The Final.
Keeper of Darkness (陀地驱魔人)
Keeper of Darkness (陀地驅魔人) is a 2015 Hong Kong horror film directed by and starring Nick Cheung as Wong Wing-Fatt, a gangster exorcist who negotiates with ghosts; his second feature after Hungry Ghost Ritual, it earned six Hong Kong Film Award nominations.
La Llorona (2019 film)
La Llorona (2019) is Jayro Bustamante's Guatemalan-French horror-drama reworking the weeping-woman legend as an account of the Maya genocide and Ríos Montt's trial; 97 minutes, Venice premiere, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, distinct from The Curse of La Llorona.
Lights Out (2016 film)
Lights Out is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg in his feature debut, starring Teresa Palmer and Maria Bello as a family terrorized by a figure that attacks only in darkness.
Malevolent (2018 film)
Malevolent (2018) is a British Netflix horror film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, based on Eva Konstantopoulos's novel Hush, starring Florence Pugh and Ben Lloyd-Hughes as fake ghostbusters confronting a real haunting in a Glasgow orphanage.
Mama (2013 film)
Mama is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, based on his 2008 short film, about two feral girls and the ghost they call Mama.
Mary (2019 film)
Mary (2019) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Goi, written by Anthony Jaswinski, starring Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer as a family haunted by a ship bought for a charter business; released October 11, 2019 by RLJE Films, grossing $709,528 and scoring 4% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Midnight Garage (三更车库)
Midnight Garage (三更车库, Sāngēng Chēkù), also released as Ghost Garage and 11 Meters Underground, is a 2015 Chinese horror film by Zhou Yaowu starring Alex Fong, Yoon So-yi, and Gordon Lam, adapted from a 1980s Hong Kong cursed-garage legend and released April 3, 2015.
Oculus (film)
Oculus is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Mike Flanagan, in which Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites play siblings who investigate an antique mirror they blame for their parents' deaths.
Pay the Ghost
Pay the Ghost (2015) is a supernatural horror film directed by Uli Edel, written by Dan Kay from Tim Lebbon's novella, starring Nicolas Cage as a father searching for his son abducted on Halloween; released by RLJ Entertainment and critically panned.
Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper is a 2016 supernatural thriller by Olivier Assayas, starring Kristen Stewart as a Paris personal shopper awaiting signs from her dead twin brother; it competed at Cannes 2016, winning Assayas Best Director (ex-aequo), and was released in the US by IFC Films in March 2017.
Pet Sematary (2019 film)
Pet Sematary (2019) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, the second adaptation of Stephen King's 1983 novel after the 1989 film, notable for killing Ellie instead of Gage and a bleaker ending.
Polaroid (film)
Polaroid is a 2019 supernatural horror film by Norwegian director Lars Klevberg, adapted from his 2015 short; Kathryn Prescott stars as Bird Fitcher, cursed by a haunted vintage Polaroid camera. Released by Vertical Entertainment after Weinstein Company's collapse.
Rattlesnake (2019 film)
Rattlesnake (2019) is a Netflix psychological horror film written and directed by Zak Hilditch, starring Carmen Ejogo as a mother who must kill a stranger by sundown to repay a supernatural debt after her daughter's snakebite is miraculously healed.
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves (Pengabdi Setan) is a 2017 Indonesian supernatural horror film written and directed by Joko Anwar, remaking the 1980 film of the same title.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (film)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a 2019 PG-13 supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro, adapting Alvin Schwartz's 1981–1991 book series; teens in 1968 Mill Valley face stories that write themselves in blood, grossing $68.7M in the US.
Sinister (film)
Sinister (2012) is a supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson, co-written with C. Robert Cargill, starring Ethan Hawke as true-crime writer Ellison Oswalt, who finds murderous Super 8 reels linked to the deity Bughuul; a $3 million Blumhouse hit grossing about $80 million worldwide.
Slender Man (film)
Slender Man (2018) is a Sony Screen Gems supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White, based on Eric Knudsen's creepypasta character, starring Joey King and Javier Botet; it earned $30.5 million but scored 8% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stephanie (film)
Stephanie (2017) is a Blumhouse supernatural horror-thriller directed by Akiva Goldsman, starring Shree Crooks, Frank Grillo, and Anna Torv; it premiered at the Overlook Film Festival and went straight to VOD in 2018.
Tales from the Dark Part 1 (李碧华鬼魅系列)
Tales from the Dark Part 1 (李碧華鬼魅系列：迷離夜, Blurred Night) is a 2013 Hong Kong horror anthology adapted from Lilian Lee's Night series, with segments by Simon Yam, Lee Chi Ngai, and Fruit Chan; released 11 July 2013, banned in mainland China.
Terrified (film)
Terrified (Aterrados, 2017) is an Argentine supernatural horror film by Demián Rugna about paranormal investigators probing events in three Buenos Aires houses; 87 minutes, 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a Noah Hawley Warner Bros. remake in development.
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
The 9th Life of Louis Drax is a 2016 Alexandre Aja mystery thriller, Max Minghella's adaptation of Liz Jensen's 2004 novel, starring Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, and Sarah Gadon as a comatose boy's doctor and parents; it earned 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a 2016 supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal, starring Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, and Olwen Catherine Kelly as coroners examining a mysterious corpse; premiered at TIFF 2016, released by IFC Films.
The Awakening (2011 film)
The Awakening (2011) is a British supernatural drama directed by Nick Murphy, starring Rebecca Hall as hoax-debunker Florence Cathcart investigating a boarding-school haunting in 1921 England; released 11 November 2011, produced by Origin Pictures with StudioCanal and BBC Films.
The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Blackcoat's Daughter (originally February) is Osgood Perkins' 2015 supernatural horror debut, starring Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, and Lucy Boynton, released by A24 in 2017; a slow-burn, non-linear story of girls stranded at a Catholic boarding school.
The Bye Bye Man
The Bye Bye Man is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Stacy Title, adapted by Jonathan Penner from Robert Damon Schneck's story "The Bridge to Body Island," about college students hunted by an entity spread through thinking or saying his name.
The Canal (2014 film)
The Canal (2014) is an Irish psychological horror film written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh, starring Rupert Evans, Hannah Hoekstra, Antonia Campbell-Hughes and Steve Oram; it premiered at Tribeca 2014 and was made for just under €1 million in Dublin.