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Luz
Luz (2018) is a 70-minute German horror thriller, Tilman Singer's KHM diploma film, about a possessed cabdriver's hypnosis confession; premiered at Berlinale 2018, released in German cinemas 21 March 2019.
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters, also called Mothers of Monsters, is a 2020 American found footage thriller directed by Tucia Lyman, in which Abbey Bell films her teenage son Jacob with hidden cameras, fearing he is planning a school shooting.
Ma (2019 film)
Ma (2019 film) is an American psychological horror film directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a woman who traps teenagers in her Ohio basement.
Mads (film)
MadS is a 2024 French one-shot horror film by David Moreau, following teenager Romain through the first night of a zombie-like outbreak; starring Milton Riche, Laurie Pavy, and Lucille Guillaume, released via Shudder.
Maggie (film)
Maggie is a 2015 American post-apocalyptic drama directed by Henry Hobson, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger's farmer cares for his daughter (Abigail Breslin) as a zombie virus slowly transforms her.
Magic (1978 film)
Magic is a 1978 American psychological horror film directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Anthony Hopkins as Corky Withers, a ventriloquist losing his grip on reality.
Magic Cop (驱魔警察)
Magic Cop (驅魔警察, aka Mr. Vampire 5) is a 1990 Hong Kong supernatural action comedy directed by Stephen Tung Wai, starring Lam Ching-Ying as a Taoist ex-cop fighting a sorceress using reanimated corpses to smuggle drugs; it earned HK$3,645,216 in Hong Kong.
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.
Malignant (2021 film)
Malignant is a 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and starring Annabelle Wallis, released on September 10, 2021, in theaters and on HBO Max.
Mallari (film)
Mallari is a 2023 Philippine horror film by Roderick Cabrido starring Piolo Pascual in three roles, inspired by priest-serial-killer Juan Severino Mallari; MMFF 2023 entry, FAMAS Best Picture, on Netflix.
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.
Mandy (2018 film)
Mandy (2018) is a Panos Cosmatos revenge horror film starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, and Linus Roache, released by RLJE Films on September 14, 2018; 121 minutes, set in 1983, Metascore 83.
Maniac (1980 film)
Maniac (1980) is William Lustig's American slasher-horror film starring Joe Spinell as killer Frank Zito, co-written with C.A. Rosenberg, with Tom Savini effects; premiered Cannes 1980, US release 1981, later remade in 2012 with Elijah Wood.
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Manos: The Hands of Fate is a 1966 American horror film made on a bet by El Paso fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren, starring Tom Neyman as the Master; revived by MST3K and restored on Blu-ray in 2015.
Mārama (film)
Mārama (2025) is a New Zealand Māori gothic horror film, the debut feature of Taratoa Stappard, starring Ariāna Osborne as a young Māori woman in 1859 Yorkshire; it premiered at TIFF 2025 and won festival awards including Seattle's Grand Jury Prize.
Margaux (film)
Margaux (2022) is an American sci-fi horror film directed by Steven C. Miller, starring Madison Pettis and Vanessa Morgan, about a smart house AI that turns deadly; released digitally September 9, 2022 by Paramount.
Marrowbone (film)
Marrowbone (El secreto de Marrowbone) is a 2017 Spanish-American psychological horror film, the directorial debut of Sergio G. Sánchez, starring George MacKay and Anya Taylor-Joy as siblings hiding their mother's death in a haunted 1969 farmhouse.
Marshmallow (film)
Marshmallow (2025) is an American horror-science fiction film, Daniel DelPurgatorio's feature debut, written by Andy Greskoviak. A 12-year-old camper finds a campfire tale of "The Doctor" is real; premiered at Panic Fest 2025, released theatrically April 11, 2025.
Martin (1977 film)
Martin (1977) is George A. Romero's vampire film starring John Amplas as a young man who believes he is a vampire, made in Braddock, Pennsylvania, and revived by a 2023 4K restoration.
Martyrs (2008 film)
Martyrs is a 2008 French-language horror film by Pascal Laugier, released 3 September 2008, starring Mylène Jampanoï and Morjana Alaoui; a New French Extremity cult film about a cult torturing women, remade in 2015.
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.
Mary Reilly (1996 film)
Mary Reilly (1996), also simply Mary Reilly, is a Stephen Frears gothic horror drama, Christopher Hampton's adaptation of Valerie Martin's 1990 novel retelling Jekyll and Hyde from a maid's view, starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich; a $47 million TriStar production that grossed about $12.4 million and holds 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 horror drama film directed by Kenneth Branagh, who stars as Victor Frankenstein, adapted from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, with Robert De Niro as the Creature.
Mask of the Demon
Mask of the Demon (La maschera del demonio; The Mask of Satan; US: Black Sunday) is Mario Bava's 1960 Italian gothic horror debut, based on Gogol's "Vij", starring Barbara Steele as a revived witch and her descendant.
Matango
Matango (マタンゴ), aka Attack of the Mushroom People, is Ishirō Honda's 1963 Toho horror film about seven castaways transformed by a mutant fungus, adapted from Hodgson's "The Voice in the Night".
Matinee
Matinee is a 1993 American comedy-drama directed by Joe Dante, starring John Goodman as a B-movie producer premiering his monster film in Key West during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Maximum Overdrive
Maximum Overdrive (1986) is Stephen King's only film as director, an adaptation of his short story "Trucks" in which machines turn homicidal; it flopped critically and commercially but gained a cult following via its AC/DC soundtrack, Who Made Who.
May (film)
May (2002) is Lucky McKee's directorial debut, an independent psychological horror film starring Angela Bettis as a lonely veterinary assistant who assembles a companion from body parts; also known simply as May, it won Sitges awards and became a cult classic.
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You (Sebelum Iblis Menjemput) is Timo Tjahjanto's 2018 Indonesian horror film about a demonic pact; 110 minutes, Netflix, 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, sequel in 2020.
Mayhem (film)
Mayhem (2017) is an action-horror-comedy directed by Joe Lynch, written by Matias Caruso, starring Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving. An ID7 virus strips a law firm's inhibitions; released Nov 10, 2017 by RLJE Films, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.