The Babadook
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
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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
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
2026★ 6.2
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
Bring Her Back
2025★ 7.4
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.
Slapface
2022★ 6.0
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
Mothers' Instinct
2024★ 6.8
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
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
2016★ 6.2
A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
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
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.
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.
Castle Freak
1996★ 6.1
John Reilly discovers that his family's newly inherited castle in Italy is haunted by a relentless, bloodthirsty creature.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Possum
2018★ 6.1
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
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.
Byzantium
2013★ 6.3
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.