We've searched for the best non-Hollywood horror movies of all time that are often unfairly overlooked. If you're a fan of horror movies, you definitely shouldn't miss these movies. Want to spice up Halloween? Among these movies, you will find great ideas for a Halloween movie night.
Check what they are the best horror movies of all time, which are not Hollywood productions. These are the best examples of the genre, where you will find an idea for a movie night for Halloween.
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These are the movies that left an indelible mark in film history, and after them you will definitely not sleep at night!
The Best Non-Hollywood Horror Movies of All Time:
Demon's Mask (La maschera del demonio, Italy, 1960)
Maria Bava's Demon's Mask is considered the first true and, for many film buffs, still the best Italian horror film of all time. The film enthroned British actress Barbara Steele, who played the vampire princess Vajda, as the scream queen. It is a fusion of horror, sexuality and death.
The Circle (Ringu, Japan, 1998)
Ringu is a Japanese horror film, after which the American remake of Circle was filmed in 2002. It has a much slower rhythm than the American version, and it was recorded based on the literary proposal of the novel of the same name by the writer Kodži Suzuki. It is the highest-grossing horror film in the history of Japanese cinema.
Nosferatu, a symphony of horror (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens, Germany, 1922)
Nosferatu is a timeless vampire classic. It is an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula book, with names and other details changed, as the studio did not obtain the copyright. The Transylvanian vampire was renamed Orlok. It is one of the first horror films and is considered a turning point in the history of silent films. The film was shot with a single camera to the beat of a metronome, which set the pace for the actors.
The Devil's Spine (El espinazo del diablo, Spain, 2001)
Guillermo del Toro's The Devil's Backbone takes us to 1939, the last days of the Spanish Civil War, when the victory of General Franco's nationalists over the left-wing republicans is looming. Ten-year-old Carlos, the son of a fallen Republican hero, arrives at a rural orphanage somewhere behind God's back, where he faces the threat of an unexploded bomb in the orphanage's yard and the apparitions of the spirit of a boy who lost his life in unexplained circumstances.
Vampire Love (Låt den rätte komma in, Sweden, 2008)
Vampire Love tells the story of twelve-year-old Oskar, an introverted and lonely boy who is a regular target of harassment from his classmates. When the serious, pale-faced, strange-smelling and cold-immune Eli moves into his neighborhood, it seems that he has found a kindred spirit in his peer. She only appears at night, and when she arrives in town, a series of mysterious disappearances and murders occur. It is based on the best-selling book, which was also adapted into the movie Let Me In.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (Germany, 1920)
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is a silent film that invented the reading of stories at the end of the film. We get to know the terrifying stories through the eyes of Francis, who begins to tell a stranger in the park about the shocking events that happened to him and his fiancee. Through his narration, we follow the story of dr. Caligari and his month-bearer, Cesar, arrive in the mountain village of Holstenwall, and the murders that begin shortly after their arrival.
Thirst (Bakjwi, South Korea/USA 2009)
Jeja is about a priest who visits hospitals and spiritually helps the sick, but he would like to do more. So he volunteers for a secret medical project in which they are trying to find a cure for a deadly virus. Like other volunteers, he gets sick. The infected blood is replaced by a transfusion, and the new blood helps him to such an extent that he shows no signs of infection. But the consequences are severe, as he feels an indescribable thirst for blood.
Eyes without a face (Les yeux sans visage, France, 1960)
The black-and-white surgical horror film Eyes Without a Face tells the story of a prominent surgeon who experiences a serious car accident in which the face of his daughter is badly disfigured, and she is forced to wear a mask all the time. A father, in order to correct his mistake and bring his daughter back to life, kidnaps young girls and transplants their skin onto his daughter's face. During screenings of the film, many people fainted from horror.
Julia's eyes (Los ojos de Julia, Spain, 2011)
Julia, who suffers from an incurable eye defect, comes across the hanging body of her sister Sara in the basement of the house. Sara was blinded by the same disease before her death, and although everything points to suicide, Julia is convinced that someone murdered her sister, so she begins to investigate the mysterious background of her death on her own, and in the process begins to live her worst nightmare moro
Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen, Sweden, 1968)
Ingmar Bergman's The Wolf's Hour tells the story of Johan, a troubled painter who is haunted by the past and who moved to the small island of Baltrum with his pregnant wife Alma after a personal crisis. He is constantly being gossiped about by strange and suspicious people whom he believes to be demons. He writes all this down in a diary that hides many other dark secrets. Then Baron von Merkens and his wife, who live in a nearby castle, intervene in the game...
