Horror films about surrealism

List of the best horror films about surrealism according to the audience: The Fly, Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Get Out, The Cell, mother!, Marrowbone, Locke & Key, The Conjuring, Eraserhead, The Lighthouse.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France, Canada
Duration01:36

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, France

The long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film – nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me – often referred to as the “holy grail” of Twin Peaks fandom.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration02:43

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:47

A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountrySpain, USA
Duration02:11

A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA

Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrehorror, detective
CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
Duration01:52

    Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:37

    Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA
    Duration01:53

    The down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered, by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre, to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself as Harry Angel goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:22

      In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Romania, Germany, France
      Duration01:57

      An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA, Italy
      Duration02:19

      During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrehorror, drama
      CountrySweden
      Duration01:30

      An artist in crisis is haunted by nightmares from the past on a windy island. Between midnight and dawn, he tells his wife about his most painful memories.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrehorror, fantasy, melodrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:08

      When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker -- the spitting image of Dracula's long-dead wife, Elisabeta -- obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
      CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, Japan
      Duration02:12

      When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Germany, Hungary
      Duration02:00

      In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama
      CountryJapan

      While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrehorror, fantastic, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      An adventure film about a film crew in search of a monster on a remote island. The crew finds King Kong and decides to take him back to New York as a money making spectacle. The film is a masterpiece of Stop-Motion in filmmaking history and inspired a line of King Kong films.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:10

      Henry Frankenstein is a doctor who is trying to discover a way to make the dead walk. He succeeds and creates a monster that has to deal with living again.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Japan, United Kingdom
      Duration02:03

      Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
      Duration01:45

        Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrehorror, comedy
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
        Duration01:40

          Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrehorror, action
          CountryUSA, Canada, Japan, France
          Duration01:49

          A group of surviving people take refuge in a shopping center after the world has been over taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. A remake of the 1978 zombie film of the same name.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, detective
          CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
          Duration01:58

            Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:33

            Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada, Germany
            Duration01:27

            Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:33

            When a new murder victim is discovered with all the signs of Jigsaw's hand, Detective Eric Matthews begins a full investigation and apprehends Jigsaw with little effort. But for Jigsaw, getting caught is just another part of his plan. Eight more of his victims are already fighting for their lives and now it's time for Matthews to join the game...

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration01:44

              A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

              Markimdb: 7.9
              Genrehorror, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:04

              A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:50

              Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he's become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrehorror
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:47

              Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire—and the world. Anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.

              Markimdb: 7.8
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA, Mexico
              Duration01:44

              Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
              CountryUSA, Australia
              Duration01:48

              When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.

              Markimdb: 8.2
              Genrehorror, fantastic, detective
              CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:49

              Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:00

              An aging police sheriff who has recently lost his position due to an angry outburst begrudgingly joins an alliance with new sheriff, Evie Barret to battle angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration01:43

              Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:43

              Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrehorror
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:32

              Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger (Robert Englund), who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen (Johnny Depp), must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

              Markimdb: 8.4
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:17

              When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrehorror, action, comedy
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:24

              Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:31

              A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrehorror, fantastic, action
              CountryUSA, Germany
              Duration01:40

                When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrehorror, thriller, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:55

                It sounded like just another urban legend: A videotape filled with nightmarish images, leading to a phone call foretelling the viewer's death in exactly seven days. As a newspaper reporter, Rachel Keller was naturally skeptical of the story, until four teenagers all met with mysterious deaths exactly one week after watching just such a tape. Allowing her investigative curiosity to get the better of her, Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring.

                Markimdb: 5.7
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, adventure
                CountryUSA, Netherlands, Italy
                Duration01:32

                After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at Captain Nolan's hands, a vengeful killer whale goes on a rampage in the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, Nolan, Rachel and Umilak sail after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrehorror, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:24

                Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

                Markimdb: 5.9
                Genrehorror, action, adventure
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:14

                In this remake of the 1933 classic about the giant ape, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of Kong and brings him back to New York to exploit him. Even though a woman somewhat tames Kong, he finally breaks loose and terrorizes the city, and as the military attempt to stop him, he falls to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.




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