As a lifelong horror fan, I’m always on the look out for something good and creepy to watch. Now that the Internet gives us access to people from all over the globe, scary movie watchers such as myself have a whole new catalog of things to scare the crap out of us. Some of these titles may be familiar to you already, or perhaps you’ve seen the American remakes, but here are just some of the terrifying goodies that the world has to offer.
Naina (2005)
The Devil’s Backbone (El espinazo del diablo, Spain)
During the Spanish Civil war, a young boy is brought to an orphanage after his father’s death. He works to uncover the dark secrets hidden inside the walls of this haunted orphanage.
Ghost of Mae Nak (Thailand)
With her new husband in a coma after an accident, Nak has to find a way to release his soul from an ancient ghost. Will she be able to find Mae Nak’s remains and exorcise both her husband and the phantom which holds his spirit?
I Saw the Devil (Akmareul boatda, South Korea)
When his pregnant fiancée becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Soo-hyun vows revenge. He will do everything in his power to make sure her murderer is found, even if it means becoming a monster himself.
Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in, Sweden)
Oskar, a bullied young boy growing up outside of Stockholm in the early 1980s befriends his strange new neighbor, Eli. He soon realizes that Eli has been 12 years old for over 200 years and is connected to the series of strange deaths in the area.
The Monitor (Babycall, Sweden)
After getting away from an abusive ex-husband, Anna and her young son move into a new apartment. She overhears what sounds like a child being murdered on the baby monitor that she put in her son’s room.
I Saw the Devil (2010).
Naina (India)
Years after a tragic car accident left her blind, Naina Shah receives a cornea transplant and regains her sight. What she sees, however, is more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.
The Ordeal (Calvaire, Belgium)
A singer’s van breaks down in the middle of nowhere, but a local innkeeper offers him a place to stay and to work on his vehicle. This seeming act of charity comes at a very steep price.
The Orphanage (El orfanato, Spain)
After a woman returns with her family to the former orphanage where she grew up, her son makes some new friends. The only problem is, no one else in the family can see them.
[Rec] (Spain)
A TV reporter and her cameraman follow emergency workers on a late night call to an apartment building. They find themselves locked inside the building with something horrifying.
Retribution (Sakebi, Japan)
While investigating the murder of a woman in a red dress, a detective uncovers evidence that points to him as the prime suspect. When he notices the ghost of a woman in red, he begins to question his own identity.
Let the Right One In (2008)
Them (Ils, France)
A young couple living in an remote country house wake up in the middle of the night to a strange noise. They encounter a group of hooded attackers who seem hellbent on keeping them afraid for their lives.
Thirst (Bakjwi, South Korea)
A priest is turned into a vampire after a medical experiment goes wrong and he is given vampire blood to recover. He is forced to abandon his virtuous ways in order to cope with his newfound life.
With a Friend Like Harry (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien, France)
A man claiming to be Michel’s friend from high school joins him and his family at their vacation house. The seemingly nice Harry starts showing his true colors and things take a sinister turn.
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