For conspiracy theorists, you need to watch these cryptic horror movies – Netflix (courtesy)
Considered extinct animals or unknown to science, cryptids often arise from the need to explain unexplained popular beliefs, legends or mythology from different regions of the world. Being fantastic creatures, they have had a very important place in cinema, but it is the horror films that try to deepen them and give them depth, which is sometimes taken for true by conspiracy theorists.
The rite
Released in 2017, directed by David Bruckner and starring Rafe Spall, Sam Troughton, Rob James and ARhser Ali, ‘The Ritual’ is one of the best cryptid horror movies. It is a group of friends who want to honor the death of one of their companions and begin a journey into the woods, where they will meet a mysterious and ancient creature. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
The troll hunter
There are few hostile cryptids in European mythology, but one of the most famous are gnomes and, in their most terrifying form, they are “The troll hunter’, a film for conspiracy theorists who believe the government has taken pains to conceal the presence of giant trolls. Directed by André Ovredal in 2010, the story is about three students who try to make a documentary about bear hunting, but instead have something more fantastic in their eyes. Available on YouTube.
The vast of the night
In the history of cinema, the UFO phenomenon has been a topic of interest to great filmmakers, and as it is a perfect argument for believers in conspiracy theories’The vast of the night’, a science fiction horror film, skillfully confronts these beings. Andrew Paterson directs Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz as two local radio men who intercept a mysterious frequency that has descended on the city. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
my pet is a monster
While not a horror movie, “My Pet Is a Monster” is a justifiable exception. Well, it is one of the most famous cryptids and one of the precursors in the world. The plot is based on the legend of the Loch Ness monster, when a boy finds an egg, waiting for it to hatch, the creature that is born is a beast that the boy and his family have fought to keep hidden from the rest of the world.
the messenger of darkness
Based on the non-fiction work of John Keel, who recounted a series of inexplicable events in 1975, ‘The Dark Messenger’ tells of a very popular legend in Point Pleasant, United States, that of Mothman. Richard Gere is the protagonist of this story of a traumatized man who investigates the death of his wife, linked to a strange phenomenon in the city.
Bigfoot
Another of the most famous cryptids in popular culture is Bigfoot, a creature that is said to have been seen on the border between the United States and Canada. The Bigfoot, with its original name, has had several performances in the cinema and some of the horror films in which it has appeared are “Snowbeast”, “Abominable” or “Willow Creek”.
Source: Nacion Flix
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