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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.
Poltergeist (1982 film)
Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, in which spirits abduct a family's five-year-old daughter.
Presence (2024 film)
Presence (2024) is a Steven Soderbergh haunted-house film, written by David Koepp, shot entirely from a ghost's first-person POV. Premiered at Sundance 2024, released by NEON January 24, 2025, starring Lucy Liu and Callina Liang.
Prince of Darkness (film)
Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American horror film directed by John Carpenter, in which scientists study a cylinder of swirling green liquid, the essence of Satan.
Pulse (2001 film)
Pulse (回路, Kairo) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 Japanese horror film in which ghosts spread via the internet and victims vanish leaving black stains; screened at Cannes Un Certain Regard, remade in 2006.
Raat (रात) (film)
Raat (रात) is a 1992 Hindi supernatural horror film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Revathi, Om Puri, Rohini Hattangadi, and Akash Khurana; released 7 February 1992, it was Varma's first horror film.
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.
Remain (film)
Remain is M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural romantic thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor, written from a story developed jointly with Nicholas Sparks, whose 2025 novel tells the same story independently; Warner Bros. releases it February 5, 2027.
Rock Springs (film)
Rock Springs is Vera Miao's 2026 horror-drama feature debut, premiering at Sundance's Midnight section, starring Kelly Marie Tran, Benedict Wong, and Jimmy O. Yang as a family haunted by the 1885 Rock Springs Massacre of Chinese miners.
Rule of Three (film)
Rule of Three (film) covers several unrelated films: Eric Shapiro's 2008 motel-room thriller, Louis Garrel's 2011 French short La règle de trois, Elwood Quincy Walker's 2021 OCD horror short, and James Roday Rodriguez's upcoming curse feature.
Run Sweetheart Run
Run Sweetheart Run is a 2020 Blumhouse horror film directed by Shana Feste, starring Ella Balinska and Pilou Asbæk, about a single mother hunted through Los Angeles after a violent date; released on Prime Video October 28, 2022.
Sabdham (சப்தம்)
Sabdham (சப்தம்) is a 2025 Tamil supernatural horror thriller by Arivazhagan, reuniting him with Aadhi Pinisetty after Eeram (2009); Aadhi plays a sound-based paranormal investigator probing deaths at a Munnar medical college, with music by Thaman, mixed reviews, ₹9.25 Cr worldwide gross, and a ZEE5 debut on 24 March 2026.
Saccharine (film)
Saccharine is a 2026 Australian supernatural body horror film by Natalie Erika James, starring Midori Francis as a medical student haunted by a hungry ghost after a weight-loss craze of eating human ashes; premiered at Sundance 2026.
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.
Satanic Hispanics
Satanic Hispanics (2022) is a Latino horror anthology film by Mike Mendez, Alejandro Brugués, Demián Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, and Gigi Saul Guerrero, framed by Efren Ramirez's Traveler; Fantastic Fest Best Director(s) winner, released theatrically September 14, 2023.
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.
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins
Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins (Shake, Rattle & Roll XVII) is a 2025 Filipino horror anthology film by Regal Entertainment, an MMFF 2025 entry with three interconnected segments set in 1775, 2025, and 2050, linked by the entity Malum, starring Richard Gutierrez, Carla Abellana, and Ivana Alawi, streaming on Netflix since July 30, 2026.
Shutter (2008 film)
Shutter (2008) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Masayuki Ochiai, remaking the 2004 Thai film; Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor play newlyweds haunted by spirit photography in Tokyo. It grossed $48.6 million worldwide but scored 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Shutter (ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ) (2004 film)
Shutter (ชัตเตอร์ กดติดวิญญาณ) is a 2004 Thai supernatural horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom about ghostly figures in photographs after a hit-and-run; fifth-highest grossing Thai film of 2004, remade in Hollywood and India.
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.
Skinamarink
Skinamarink is a 2022 Canadian experimental horror film by Kyle Edward Ball, made for $15,000 in his Edmonton childhood home, about two children trapped after windows and doors vanish; it leaked online, went viral, and earned $2 million theatrically.
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.
Smile (2022 film)
Smile (2022) is Parker Finn's feature-directorial-debut psychological horror, adapted from his short Laura Hasn't Slept, starring Sosie Bacon as cursed psychiatrist Rose Cotter; it earned $217 million on a $17 million budget and spawned Smile 2 (2024).
Smile 2
Smile 2 (2024) is Parker Finn's supernatural horror sequel to Smile, starring Naomi Scott as cursed pop star Skye Riley. Released October 18, 2024 by Paramount on a $28 million budget; it opened to $23 million and grossed $138.1 million worldwide.
Stay Alive
Stay Alive (2006) is a horror film directed by William Brent Bell, co-written with Matthew Peterman, about a video game whose players die in real life; it earned $23.1M and 12% 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.
Stir of Echoes
Stir of Echoes (1999) is a supernatural horror film directed by David Koepp, based on Richard Matheson's 1958 novel, starring Kevin Bacon as a Chicago lineman haunted by a murdered girl's ghost after hypnosis; it earned $23 million worldwide and was overshadowed by The Sixth Sense.
Tales from the Crypt (film)
Tales from the Crypt (1972) is a British-American horror anthology film directed by Freddie Francis for Amicus and Metromedia, adapting EC Comics stories with Ralph Richardson as the Crypt Keeper; not the 1989–1996 HBO series.
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.
Tales from the Hood
Tales from the Hood is a 1995 American horror anthology film directed by Rusty Cundieff, in which a mortician tells three drug dealers four supernatural tales.