If you haven't yet decided what to watch this Hallowe'en, here's a late list of suggestions for films that will not only scare you, but will make you read a little. Without much preamble, let's get the rules straightened out: the primary language cannot be English (if it is a silent film, then the original language of the intertitles cannot be English). I have taken some liberties with the definition of horror here, as some of these films may classify as drama (or some other genre) on the surface. But one thing they have in common is that they will scare you on some level.
Fair warning: some of the following images contain fake blood.
Enjoy!
Nosferatu: eine Synphonie des Grauens (1922)
Language: German (intertitles)
Scare factor: Vampirism
Hyperbole: The greatest vampire film of all time.
An Andalusian Dog (1929)
Language: French (intertitles)
Scare factor: Dreams
Hyperbole: The greatest opening scene of all time.
The Magician (1958)
Language: Swedish
Scare factor: Necromancy
Hyperbole: The most underrated Ingmar Bergman film of all time.
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Language: Japanese
Scare Factor: Obsession
Hyperbole: The most disturbing look at a loving relationship of all time.
Suspiria (1977)
Language: Italian (primary)
Scare factor: Witchcraft
Hyperbole: The most famous Dario Argento film of all time.
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
Language: German
Scare factor: Vampirism
Hyperbole: The best straight remake of all time.
The 4th Man (1983)
Language: Dutch
Scare factor: Castration
Hyperbole: The best Dutch-language Paul Verhoeven film of all time.
The Vanishing (1988)
Language: Dutch
Scare factor: Claustrophobia
Hyperbole: The most shocking ending of all time.
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Language: German
Scare factor: Parricide
Hyperbole: The most that-came-out-of-nowhere moment of all time.
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Language: French
Scare factor: Psychopathy
Hyperbole The most disturbing mockumentary of all time.
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Language: French
Scare factor: Homicide
Hyperbole: The most imaginative scopophiliac murder scene of all time.
Tesis (1996)
Language: Castilian
Scare factor: Voyeurism
Hyperbole: The most head-scratching why-haven't-they-remade-this-already film of all time.
Funny Games (1997)
Language: German
Scare factor: Murder
Hyperbole: The most imaginative and effective breaking of the fourth wall of all time.
See the Sea (1997)
Language: French
Scare factor: Infanticide
Hyperbole: The most disturbing use of a toothbrush of all time.
Ringu (1998)
Language:Japanese
Scare factor: Curse
Hyperbole: The most effective eulogy for VHS of all time.
Audition (2001)
Language:Japanese
Scare factor:Mariticide
Hyperbole The most annoying film for the accupuncture industry of all time.
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Language: Castilian
Scare factor: Ghosts
Hyperbole: The scariest child ghost of all time.
Irreversible (2002)
Language: French
Scare factor: Rape
Hyperbole: The most disturbing scene of all time.
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Language: Korean
Scare factor: Ghosts
Hyperbole: The best dramorror of all time.
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Language: Castilian
Scare factor: Demons
Hyperbole: The most disturbing dinner scene of all time.
The Orphanage (2007)
Language: Castilian
Scare factor: Ghosts
Hyperbole: The second scariest child ghost of all time.
Let the Right One in (2008)
Language: Swedish
Scare factor: Vampirism
Hyperbole: The best vampire film of al time.
Dogtooth (2009)
Language: Greek
Scare factor: Psychopathy
Hyperbole: The weirdest family of all time.
Thirst (2009)
Language: Korean
Scare factor: Vampirism
Hyperbole: The funniest vampire film of all time.
The Skin I Live in (2011)
Language: Castilian
Scare factor: Necromancy
Hyperbole: The most inexplicably effective pseudo-horror film of all time.
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