The Babadook

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The Babadook (2014)

Drama, Horror

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Hereditary

Hereditary

2018 ★ 7.3

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

Presence

Presence

2025 ★ 6.1

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

undertone

undertone

2026 ★ 6.5

The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.

Bring Her Back

Bring Her Back

2025 ★ 7.3

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

Martyrs Lane

Martyrs Lane

2022 ★ 6.1

Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.

The Keeping Hours

The Keeping Hours

2017 ★ 7.0

A supernatural love story that centers on two parents whose life together falls apart after their son dies. The man, now a successful lawyer, and the woman, now married and an author, get a chance at reconciliation ten years later.

The Eyes of My Mother

The Eyes of My Mother

2016 ★ 6.2

A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

Poltergeist

Poltergeist

1982 ★ 7.2

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

Angel of Mine

Angel of Mine

2019 ★ 6.2

A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.

Slapface

Slapface

2022 ★ 6.0

A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.

Birth/Rebirth

Birth/Rebirth

2023 ★ 6.5

A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.

It Feeds

It Feeds

2025 ★ 6.7

A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who believes a malevolent entity is feeding on her.

Daddy's Head

Daddy's Head

2024 ★ 6.0

A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.

Full Circle

Full Circle

1978 ★ 6.2

After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.

Castle Freak

Castle Freak

1996 ★ 6.1

John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2023 ★ 7.1

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1999 ★ 8.0

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Oculus

Oculus

2014 ★ 6.5

A woman tries to exonerate her brother's murder conviction by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016 ★ 7.3

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

You're Not Alone

You're Not Alone

2020 ★ 5.8

After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their relationship after many years apart. But when an evil entity begins to torment them, mother and daughter are forced to face the inexplicable presence that inhabits the walls of their new home.

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