In the most poignant mystical films, fear is not caused by monsters and terrible creatures, but by the thought of something unknown that lies far beyond the limits of human perception. It’s what we don’t see, but for some reason we know for sure that “it” exists, is what scares us the most.
Mother! (2017)
A young married couple lives quietly in a country house. They rebuilt this house, thinking through every detail to make it a paradise. One day, a person appears on the doorstep of a house in need of temporary housing. His wife comes after him. Uninvited guests cause unrest among the hostess of the house.
To maintain family happiness, a man and woman will have to adapt to new, incredibly complex and incomprehensible conditions. You need to withstand all the difficulties and survive the inhuman struggle of the resulting nightmare, which began after a simple knock on the door.
It (2017)
The film is based on the first part of Stephen King’s book It’s the Losers’ Club. This part is about seven children who are terrorized by an unknown creature that draws strength from fear, hatred and despair.
When people start going missing in the town of Derry, Maine, a small group of children unite against their worst nightmares, personified by an evil clown named Pennywise. Its history of murder and violence goes back centuries.
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
The puppeteer and his wife lost their only daughter. When the pain of the loss subsided a little, the couple began to improve their lives. Having learned that an orphanage not far from where they live is closing, the unfortunate couple invites several orphan girls and their guardian to their home.
However, the girls’ joy from finding a house was short-lived. Soon they are haunted by the evil spirit Anabel, who has possessed one of the owner’s dolls. She felt the fear of defenseless girls and wants to play her cruel and terrible games with them.
Insidious (2010, 2013, 2015, 2018)
The scary story that connects all the films in the franchise began when Renee, her husband Josh and their children Dalton, Foster and Kelly moved into a new house. They have not yet unpacked all the boxes, and strange things have already begun to happen in the house that scare everyone. A visiting paranormal expert saw ghosts in the house. And after examining Dalton, who fell into a coma, the parapsychologist came to the conclusion that the boy had entered the astral plane. And only his father can save him.
In the second part, the family reunites and moves into the house of Josh’s mother, Lorraine. Everything should have been fine, but the events of the past continue to depress. The film has two parallel narrative lines, where the main events take place in Josh’s childhood.
The events of the third film take place several years before the events in the Lambert family. In the next film, Alice Reiner continues to explore the supernatural disturbances occurring in the New Mexico family home she lived in as a youth.
Magnificent Presence (2012)
Pietro dreams of becoming a famous actor. Hoping to grab a piece of fame, he moved to Rome, where he immediately finds a comfortable and suspiciously cheap apartment. At first Pietro noticed that things were changing their places, then he began to hear eerie sounds.
In the end, a whole family of elegant ghosts, members of the Resistance, appeared before him in all their glory. They ask to find the actress of the troupe who disappeared on the day of their death – without her they cannot find their peace.
Sinister (2012)
The author of popular thrillers is in a protracted creative crisis. Hoping to find inspiration and wanting to save money on housing, he and his entire family move to a provincial town. There they settle in an old house that holds a dark secret.
It turns out that the former residents of the cottage were killed. A year before the events of the film, neighbors found them hanged in their backyard.
The writer accidentally finds video recordings that are the key to the mystery of the crime. But nothing comes for free: terrible things begin to happen in the house and now the lives of his loved ones are at risk.
Before I Wake (2015)
A young couple who have lost their only child is trying to overcome their heartache by giving another child the right to live in their family. They adopt eight-year-old Cody from the shelter. The boy’s natural mother died, and his first adoptive parents abandoned him.
And all because the adopted boy is an angel and a demon at the same time. His dreams materialize. On the one hand, this gives the spouses the opportunity to see their deceased child, but on the other hand, Cody sometimes has nightmares.
Tale of Tales (2015)
Even in fairy-tale states, sometimes there are huge disappointments and problems. For example, in the Kingdom of the Wild Mountains, the ruler is so busy with his hobbies that he is ready to give his beautiful daughter into the hands of a terrible orc.
And in the Kingdom of the Valley of the Mists, the dominant spouses have already despaired of trying to have an heir. However, they soon discover a secret that will help them. And in Utes, everything is not as simple as it seemed: the ruler managed to fall in love with an old woman.
Haunter (2013)
Lisa Johnson is preparing to celebrate her 16th birthday with her little brother and her beloved parents. However, the girl suspects that not everything is so smooth: it seems to the girl that her family constantly lives the same day in a circle.
The same events, the same decisions, the same actions. Everything in a circle, every day, for several years now. It is impossible to break out of this or change anything. A ghost girl decides to unravel the mystery of a long time loop and faces the evil spirits of their own home.
Witch (2015)
The new world is engulfed in a real fire of religious fanaticism, in which they are trying to destroy everything that has at least some connection with the supernatural: from old books of philosophers to people accused of witchcraft skills.
The main characters become eyewitnesses to the existence of supernatural forces and their wrath. A family of colonists leaves the plantation and goes to an isolated farm located near a dense forest. Soon a terrible tragedy occurs in the family – their child disappears.