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Jacob's Ladder (1990 film)
Jacob's Ladder is a 1990 American psychological horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starring Tim Robbins as Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer; released 2 November 1990 by Carolco, it inspired the Silent Hill games and received a 4K restoration in 2025.
Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body is a 2009 horror comedy directed by Karyn Kusama, written by Diablo Cody, starring Megan Fox as a possessed cheerleader and Amanda Seyfried; a box-office flop that became a feminist cult classic, with a sequel in development.
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.
John Dies at the End (film)
John Dies at the End (2012/2013) is Don Coscarelli's horror-comedy adapting David Wong's novel about Dave and John, dropouts fighting an otherworldly invasion after taking the drug Soy Sauce; Magnet Releasing released it limitedly in January 2013 to mixed reviews.
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.
Julia's Eyes
Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia) is a 2010 Spanish thriller directed by Guillem Morales, starring Belén Rueda as blind twins, produced by Guillermo del Toro, released 29 October 2010.
Kaal (काल) (2005 film)
Kaal (काल), 2005 Hindi supernatural horror thriller directed by Soham Shah, produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar, starring Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi; released 29 April 2005, Average verdict.
Kaal Trighori
Kaal Trighori is a 2025 Hindi supernatural horror thriller written and directed by Nitin Vaidya, starring Arbaaz Khan, Rituparna Sengupta, and Aditya Srivastava; released 14 November 2025, UA 16+, 159 minutes.
Keep Watching
Keep Watching is a 2017 American home-invasion horror film, originally titled Home Invasion, directed by Sean Carter and starring Bella Thorne, Chandler Riggs, and Ioan Gruffudd; intruders trap a family and live-stream their ordeal, released Halloween 2017 to poor reviews.
Keeper (2025 film)
Keeper is a 2025 supernatural horror film directed by Osgood Perkins, written by Nick Lepard, and starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland, released by NEON in November 2025.
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.
Kill List
Kill List (2011) is a British folk-horror film directed by Ben Wheatley and written with Amy Jump, starring Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley as hitmen whose three-target contract descends from domestic drama into occult horror.
Kill, Baby... Kill!
Kill, Baby... Kill! (Operazione paura) is Mario Bava's 1966 Italian gothic horror film about a ghost girl haunting a Carpathian village, starring Giacomo Rossi-Stuart and Erika Blanc; distinct from Okamoto's 1968 samurai film Kill!
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Killer Klowns from Outer Space, also known simply as Killer Klowns, is a 1988 horror-comedy directed by Stephen Chiodo in which alien clowns harvest a small town's residents in cotton-candy cocoons; a cult classic with a 3v7 video game.
KillRoy Was Here
KillRoy Was Here is a 2022 Kevin Smith comedy horror anthology film about a monster who kills evil adults at the behest of victimized children, released as NFTs.
King Snake (film)
King Snake is an upcoming Jeff Nichols Southern gothic supernatural horror film starring Margaret Qualley, Drew Starkey, and Michael Shannon. Filmed in Arkansas in 2026, financed by FilmNation, and acquired by Neon for a 2027 U.S. theatrical release.
Knock at the Cabin
Knock at the Cabin (2023) is M. Night Shyamalan's apocalyptic home-invasion thriller for Universal, adapted from Paul Tremblay's novel The Cabin at the End of the World, starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, and Ben Aldridge; it opened at No. 1 with $14.2 million and changed the book's ending.
Knock Knock (2015 film)
Knock Knock is a 2015 erotic thriller directed by Eli Roth, starring Keanu Reeves as a married architect whose weekend alone becomes a nightmare when two young women refuse to leave.
Kraken (2026 film)
Kraken (2026) is a Norwegian monster action film directed by Pål Øie, starring Sara Khorami as marine biologist Johanne Berge investigating a mythical sea creature in Sognefjorden; distinct from the 2026 French and Spanish films of the same name.
Krampus (film)
Krampus (2015) is a Christmas comedy-horror film directed by Michael Dougherty, starring Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, and Toni Collette, in which a boy's torn letter to Santa summons the folklore demon Krampus to besiege his family's home.
Kristy (film)
Kristy (2014) is an American slasher horror film directed by Olly Blackburn, starring Haley Bennett as Justine, a student hunted over Thanksgiving break by a cult led by Ashley Greene's Violet.
Kwaidan (怪談) (film)
Kwaidan (怪談, Kaidan) is a 1964 Japanese anthology horror film by Masaki Kobayashi adapting four Lafcadio Hearn ghost stories, with music by Toru Takemitsu; it won the 1965 Cannes Special Jury Prize and was Oscar-nominated.
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.
Lake Mungo (film)
Lake Mungo (2008) is Joel Anderson's Australian mockumentary horror film about the drowned teenager Alice Palmer and her haunted family, a found-footage cult classic with a 92% Tomatometer score, restored in 4K by Umbrella in 2025.
Lamb (2021 film)
Lamb (Dýrið) is a 2021 Icelandic supernatural drama, the debut feature of Valdimar Jóhannsson co-written with Sjón, starring Noomi Rapace as a farmer raising a lamb-human hybrid; it won Cannes Un Certain Regard's first Prize of Originality.
Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead (2005), George A. Romero's fourth Living Dead film, released by Universal June 24, 2005; zombies led by Big Daddy attack Dennis Hopper's walled city Fiddler's Green; $20.4M US gross, 75% Tomatometer.
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho (2021) is Edgar Wright's psychological horror-thriller, co-written with Krysty Wilson-Cairns, starring Thomasin McKenzie as Eloise, who visions 1960s Soho singer Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy); premiered at Venice, released 29 October 2021.
Last Shift
Last Shift is a 2014 American horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and written with Scott Poiley, starring Juliana Harkavy as a rookie cop on the final shift at a closing police station haunted by the cult leader Paymon; DiBlasi remade it as Malum in 2023.
Last Straw
Last Straw (2024) is Alan Scott Neal's debut siege horror, written by Taylor Sardoni, starring Jessica Belkin as Nancy and Jeremy Sisto; a waitress fights masked killers alone in her father's roadside diner. 79% on Rotten Tomatoes; streams on Prime Video, AMC+, and Shudder.
Late Night with the Devil
Late Night with the Devil: 2023 Australian found-footage horror by Colin and Cameron Cairnes, starring David Dastmalchian as 1977 talk show host Jack Delroy; SXSW premiere, IFC/Shudder 2024 release, Metascore 72.