Horror movies that take place during the winter to put you under your pillow

In some countries this Christmas season is experienced with all the perfect winter chill for the period. And there’s something else that fits it just fine, other than hot chocolate, and it’s a good horror movie with a story that takes place during the winter. Then you can call your friends, family or see it for yourself, hidden under your pillow.

You don’t have to consume certain content in a specific season, but you definitely are horror movies that take place during the winter They are perfect for this cold. Though it’s worth mentioning that each of these titles is subject to availability in each territory, so if you can see it and you’re in the perfect environment, you almost need to see them.

Let the right one in

In a strange blend of romance with vampire horror, we have “Let the Right One In”, a perfect horror movie for winter. The story is set in 1982, where Oskar, a 12-year-old boy, is a lonely outsider who is abused by his schoolmates. One day he meets Eli, a girl who appears only at night in a patio full of snow. Available on Apple TV+.

the thing

John Carpenter has chosen the frozen landscapes of Antarctica to narrate ‘The Thing’, a horror film that takes place in winter. Released in 1982, the story follows a group of scientists who discover a dog that has been killed by a chasing helicopter. They soon realize that the animal has brought with it a host that has implanted itself in one of them. Available on Claro, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.

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The Snowman

Tomas Alfredson appears again, but this time in his own film starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Van Kilmer, JK Simmons and more. This is “The Snowman”, a story that follows Detective Harry Hole, who investigates the disappearance of a child’s mother, and the only one he has is related to a strange snowman. Available on YouTube and Apple TV.

The brilliant

Probably one of the horror films that came to many with a winter story is “The Shining”. Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece with Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duval in which we meet the Torrance family, who have to take care of the Overlook Hotel for an entire winter, unaware of all the atrocities committed in the building. Available on HBOMax.

The Lodge

Starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell and Alicia Silverstone, we have “The Lodge”, a 2019 horror-thriller film, directed by Veronika Frank and Severin Fiala. The story follows a woman who becomes trapped along with her future husband’s two children in a remote cabin. But soon her stepmother begins to adopt a terrifying attitude. Available on Amazon Prime Video.