Editorial · 6 films
Gateway horror for people who do not like horror
Films that work as films first. Nothing here will punish somebody for being talked into it.
Jaws1975 · Steven Spielberg · USA · 124m
Barely tagged as horror and frightening for entirely structural reasons. Nobody has ever regretted this one.
The Haunting1963 · Robert Wise · UK · 107m
Shows you nothing for two hours. If the objection is gore, this removes the objection completely.
The Birds1963 · Alfred Hitchcock · USA · 119m
No score, no explanation, and a cast list that reassures people who think horror is disreputable.
Let the Right One In2008 · Tomas Alfredson · Sweden · 110m
Sold as a film about childhood loneliness, which it is, right up until it is not.
The Others2001 · Alejandro Amenábar · USA/Spain · 101m
A ghost story that plays as a period drama. The twist does the work.
Tremors1990 · Ron Underwood · USA · 96m
Funny, warm, and built like a Swiss watch. The one to use on somebody who thinks the genre is joyless.