Horror movies about death

List of the best death horror movies selected by visitors to our site: It, The Conjuring, Saw II, Grindhouse, Shaun of the Dead, The Ring, Marrowbone, mother!, Mirrors, The Mist.

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

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: 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: 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: 7.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration03:11

        Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.

        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: 7.1
          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: 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: 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: 6.1
          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: 7.1
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

          After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:33

          Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, Frank, is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.

          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: 7.3
          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: 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: 6.7
          Genrehorror, drama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:02

            When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrehorror, action, drama, cartoon
            CountrySouth Korea
            Duration01:43

              Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrehorror, detective
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration01:51

              Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. A classic horror film with Gregory Peck from 1976.

              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: 7.7
              Genrehorror, thriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

              In John Carpenter's horror classic, a psychotic murderer, institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:35

              A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryGermany
              Duration01:50

              The young Tore seeks a new life in Hamburg among the religious group called The Jesus Freaks. When he by accident meets a family and helps them to repair their car, he believes that a heavenly wonder has helped him. He starts a friendship with the father of the family, Benno, and soon he moves in with them at their garden plot, not knowing the cruelty there is to come. True to his religious belief Tore stays with them although the increasing violence by Benno is torturing him...

              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: 5.3
              Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
              CountryUSA, Australia
              Duration01:41

              Lestat de Lioncourt is awakened from his slumber. Bored with his existence, he has now become this generation's new Rock God. While in the course of time, another has arisen, Akasha, the Queen of the Vampires and the Dammed. He wants immortal fame, his fellow vampires want him eternally dead for his betrayal, and the Queen wants him for her King. Who will be the first to reach him? Who shall win?

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrehorror, comedy, short
              CountryJapan
              Duration01:11

              Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned Second World War Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genrehorror
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:02

              12-year-old Regan MacNeil begins to adapt an explicit new personality as strange events befall the local area of Georgetown. Her mother becomes torn between science and superstition in a desperate bid to save her daughter, and ultimately turns to her last hope: Father Damien Karras, a troubled priest who is struggling with his own faith.

              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: 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: 6.5
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, detective
              CountryUSA, Mexico
              Duration01:44

              When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make a chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet! As mind-controlling parasites rapidly begin spreading from the faculty to the students' bodies, it's ultimately up to the few who are left – an unlikely collection of loners, leaders, nerds and jocks – to save the world from alien domination.

              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, comedy
              CountryCanada
              Duration01:25

                Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. As the body count climbs, so does the fear and confusion as the college kids try to seek revenge against the pair.

                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: 7.2
                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: 6.6
                Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:21

                Love presents many challenges to couples...but none so daunting as the one Justin faces with his girlfriend April...

                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: 6.2
                Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:05

                Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genrehorror, action, thriller, adventure
                CountryUSA, Italy
                Duration01:36

                A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Although not the first zombie film, Night of the Living Dead is the progenitor of the contemporary "zombie apocalypse" horror film, and it greatly influenced the modern pop-culture zombie archetype.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:23

                In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions". One night, during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrehorror, fantasy, musical, adventure, family, detective
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration01:53

                Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genrehorror, fantasy
                CountryGermany
                Duration01:34

                Vampire Count Orlok is interested in a new residence and in real estate agent Hutter's young wife. Silent horror classic based on the Bram Stoker novel "Dracula".

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:15

                The legend of vampire Count Dracula begins here with this original 1931 Dracula film from Bela Lugosi.

                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.

                Markimdb: 6
                Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryGermany, USA
                Duration01:37

                David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrehorror, drama, detective
                CountryFrance, Italy
                Duration02:01

                Three directors each adapt a Poe short story to the screen: "Toby Dammit" features a disheveled drugged and drunk English movie star who nods acceptance in the Italian press and his producers fawn over him. "Metzengerstein" features a Mediveal countess who has a love-hate relationship with a black stallion - who it turns out is really her dead lover. "William Wilson" tells the story of a sadistic Austrian student with an exact double whom he later kills.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrehorror, thriller, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:29

                A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires when he awakens inside his coffin and returns from the grave, hellbent on revenge.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:40

                A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.

                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, 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: 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: 6.3
                Genrehorror, thriller, comedy
                CountryUSA, Netherlands
                Duration01:34

                Three short stories by shock-meister Stephen King are linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick (James Woods) tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
                CountryCanada
                Duration01:48

                The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.




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