Little known psychological horror films that have gone unnoticed

One of the horror subgenres that has created more fan bases in recent years, attentive to any release, are psychological horror films, stories in which fear is not the main thing, but rather the dramatic factor of their characters. . But while there are great must-see releases, the spots on this list are filled by those who weren’t as well known.

When trying to recommend some of best psychological horror movies there is a tendency to talk about why it’s worth it. ‘Resurrection’ is one of those stories that is best entered without knowing anything. We’ll just say that the storyline is carried on by Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth, under the direction of Andrew Semans, about a disciplined mother who receives the man who caused her trauma 20 years later. Available on YouTube and Claro.

Moloch

From director Nico van der Brink, and released in the same 2022, we have “Moloch”, a psychological horror film that went unnoticed. It is about a woman and her family who are attacked by a stranger, but far from wanting to forget the situation, the protagonist searches for answers, which could bring back something much more ancient and sinister.

amulet

Despite the presence of Imelda Sauton of ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The Crown’ fame, 2022’s ‘Amulet’ was a not so well known psychological horror film. Directed by Romola Garai, the story tells the life of Tomaz, a refugee who lives in a house of nuns. There he meets another woman and he is her daughter, with whom he falls in love, but feels a strange presence in the place.

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Inclination

From Kasra Farahani and starring Joseph Cross, Alexia Rasmussen and Kyle Koromaldi, we have 2017’s ‘Tilt’. The story follows Joanne, a girl who notices her boyfriend starting to act strangely since she was pregnant. The two have goals in common, but their dreams start to fall apart as they get more and more disturbing.

The free fall

An independent film that has attracted the attention of those who managed to see it for its short run in different cinematic performances, is Adam Stillwell’s 2021 ‘The Free Fall’. Starring Andrea Londo, Shawn Ashmore and others, the story deals with a girl who has a complicated relationship with her husband, which leads her to try to take her own life.

when I consume you

And finally, the second and most recent work of director Perry Blackshear in 2021, “When i Consume you”, a psychological drama with hints of horror with Libby Ewing, Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, Margaret Ying Drake and others. It’s about the relationship between a woman and her brother who want revenge on a stalker.