If You're Interested in Supernatural Thrillers, I Highly Recommend These 8 Movies
The supernatural genre is a pretty expansive subgenre of horror, where it�s
movies can be scary, thrilling and even thought provoking. It can be defined
by anything beyond scientific understanding that�s within the realms of nature;
such as ghosts or psychic encounters.
As recent filmmakers have blurred the gap between Supernatural thrillers &
Horrors I�ve decided to focus on movies that rely a little more on held
suspense of events rather than momentary shock.
Mind you, that doesn�t mean that my selections for this week will by lacking
any shocking or horror moments, but if you want to see something more like
that, then I�ve already created a Horror version of this video.
And for those of you new to this channel, I try to avoid picking super obvious
movies, so films like The Sixth Sense and the Others won�t be making an appearance.
1Director Nakata Hideo�s Mystery Horror, Ring ??? (1998)
After the mysterious death of her cousin Tomoko
a reporter and her ex-husband investigate a video tape
that�s linked to her counsins death --
Ignoring the many superstisious roumors
about this tapes ability to kill whoever watches it within a week.
Tomoko now finds out that she has a very tight deadline
to solve this deadly mystery.
Originally I was going to put Ringu in my horror video selection
but I just found it to be more of a mystery thriller than a standard horror
This is one of those movies that proves a film can be terrrifying
without Jump-scares
where its moments of horror can still arrive when least expected --
Ringu while slow paced still remains eerie throughout
drawing on the very best from Japanese folklore
to create a creepy and thought provoking thriller
that�s definietly worth watching
Director David Cronenbergs fantasy thriller - The dead zone (1983)
Johnny Smith is just a regular guy
where everything in life going well for him
he�s a teacher at a local school & has a fiancee that he adores --
However that abruptly changes after a near fatal car accident
that leaves David in a Coma --
Awakening some time later
David discovers he has psychic detective abilies
and that his life will never be the same again
As an effective clairvoyant thriller
The dead zone is a creepy and engaging film --
It�s well directed, acted and executed
but that's expected from a David Cronenberg film
based on a Stephen King novel starring Christopher Walken
It�s pacing and story does feel a little choppy in places
But that doesn�t take away from the overall experience
If your a fan of Cronenberg or like psychic thrillers in general
Try The dead Zone out
3Director Christopher Smiths fantasy mystery � Triangle (2009)
Follows a young woman called Jess
who�s invited to sail on a yacht with a group of her friends --
Encountering a freak storm their boat is capsized leaving them adrift
But fortunately for them
a mysterious cruise ship appears and they decide to take refuge aboard --
However they quickly realise
that perhaps they were better off on the yacht
Refreshingly mind bending and definitely different
Triangle has a pretty innovative and complex premise
that if you just went by the first act alone
would think it was like every other recently made teen horror --
however as the movie becomes more and more convoluted
its complexity goes in tandem with its number of plot holes
and some of the main character's motives don�t quite add up
Director Hong-jin Na�s Horror thriller, The wailing (2016)
Set in a quiet rural village in Korea
a new nasty sickness has started to spread around concurrently
with the arrival of a mysterious stranger
when locals abruptly start killing each other for no apparent reason Suspicion turns to
panic for a policeman
who must to try and solve the mystery behind this illness
after his daughter suddenly becomes ill
As an atmospheric and well constructed mystery
The wailling delivers on both suspense and originality --
However at 156 minuets in length
for a thriller it does feel a little too long
where you could shave 30 mins off without effecting the overall plot --
if you�re a fan of Korean films or
if you�re like me
a guy who finds it funny to watch grown men cry a lot --
then check the wailling out
Director David Koepp�s Mystery thriller - Stir of echoes (1999)
Tom Witzky is a fairly typical working-class guy
Who lives with his wife Maggie and son Jake.
One night at a party, Tom challenges his sister in law to hypnotize him,
Up to the challege she
implants him with a post-hypnotic suggestion to be more open-minded
But the results aren't quite what Tom was expecting.
Released just after the sixth sense,
I kind of feel sorry for Sir of Echoes
because while I think most will agree that it�s the inferiour of the two.
that doesn�t nesesarrily make it a bad movie
It�s a well made solid thriller that has great preformances from Kevin Bacon and the
supporting cast-
OK it�s plot is Kind of formulaic
and Kevins character does get slightly irritating towards the end
But it�s still worth watching if you like family based thrillers
that are a bit predicatble and cheesy in places
Director Roman Polanski�s Horror Drama - Rosemary's baby 1968)
When Rosemary & her husband
move into AN OLd New York City apartMENT.
THey FInd that they are surrounded by PEculiar ELDerly neighbORS.
After her husband abruptly starts spending all his free time with their new residents
Rosemary becomes mysteriously pregnant --
Cut of from the world, and feeling helpless, Rosemary slowly becomes
increasingly paranoid over the safety of her unborn child
Combining an atmosphereic score with a near perfect build up in tension. Rosemary's
baby really lives up to its reputation as an engaging and engrossing mystery.
While it has some very believable performances
Rosemary's baby does have its weaknesses,
such as having few patches of cheesy dialog,
but besides from that it holds up very well by todays standards
and is a must see movie.
Director Dario Argento�s fantasy Mystery - Phenomena (1985)
Follows Jennifer Carvino, an insect-loving girl
who has UNusual special abiliTies --
Just after starting at a new Academy for girls
one of her class mates is murdered.
Motivated to find her friends killer,
Jennifer discovers that her unusual abilities
might help solve a string of murders
WHIle I�m a fan of Dario Argentos EARlier work
Phenomena is not what I would call a good movie --
in fact it�s quite the opposite,
but I just HAd to reccomend it as a so bad it�s good.
With a pre-labrynth Jeniffer conolly and one of the most horrendously hilarious musicical
scores --
Phenomena has some very obvious strenghts and glaring weaknesses
However that doesn�t stop it from been very enjoyable experince.
I mean there is a fairly high possilbiltiy that you might
enjoy this as a serious horror thriller,
but for me I just found it too funny.
If You're Interested in Supernatural Thrillers, I Highly Recommend These 8 Movies