So, the same fear that felt thrilling, can even feel overwhelming and not entertaining as a parent.
Laurie Strode is an iconic final girl, played by Jamie Lee Curtis in her acting debut.
However, it’s the opening scene that hits the hardest after becoming a parent.
As they contend with this unseen entity, the sinister presence grows increasingly pervasive in their lives.
The Babadookhas an impressive 98% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, with 248 reviews.
However, what follows is too nerve-wracking at times.
The mother begins getting visions of killing their dog, and her child, under the spirit’s possession.
His latestmovie,Locked, has a great Rotten Tomatoes score, too.
The story ofItis unsettling enough to stomach as a parent.
Don Mancini conceived of another horror movie icon, the devious little doll known as Chucky.
Yet, he’s not believed.
This is not a devious child he’s a well-intentioned and well-behaved boy who is doing his due diligence.
A beast is apparently holding her captive to appease the ghosts who live in another dimension in their house.
William Peter Blattywrote his own movie adaptationofThe Exorcist, based on a real-life case of exorcism.
It follows 12-year-old Regan, who becomes possessed by a demon and starts behaving dangerously.
Halloween is a horror film released in 1978 that centers on the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, as a masked serial killer terrorizes it. Over a decade after the brutal murder of Judith Myers by her brother, Michael, Michael escapes from the local Sanitarium to continue his silent killing spree- with teenage Laurie Strode being his new potential victim.
As a parent, it’s a frightful sight to behold the young girl terrorized by the demon.
He explores deeply cynical circumstances and puts his characters through Hell.
One such film that explores psychological trauma isAntichrist, perhaps his most infamous film.
The Babadook, directed by Jennifer Kent, explores the struggles of a single mother grieving her husband’s death while confronting her son’s fear of a lurking monster. As they contend with this unseen entity, the sinister presence grows increasingly pervasive in their lives.
Trier edited it to make the couple’s sexual activity and the child’s unfortunate death synchronize.
Secondly, the disturbing circumstances of Carrie’s transformation and her manifestation of powers would affect any parent.
Anyone who has seenHereditaryknows exactly how much worse it will feel to watch it as a parent.
It Chapter One is a supernatural horror film based on the book by Stephen King where several children, including the younger brother of one of the film’s protagonists, have gone missing. A group of kids called “The Loser’s Club” decide to investigate the cause and hopefully save the others. However, they realize they may be in over their head when they discover their foe is an evil clown known as Pennywise, a being that preys on fear and has been the rumored cause of murders in the town of Derry for centuries.
It’s hard to watch as it is, stomaching it as a parent might prove impossible.
SinceHereditaryfocuses on the grieving mother and how she slowly unravels, it will affect parents.
It’s hard to watch as it is, stomaching it as a parent might prove impossible.
Child’s Play is a horror-slasher film by director Tom Holland and marked the beginning of the Chucky character from writer Don Mancini, a modern horror icon. When serial killer Charles Lee Ray is slain after a detective catches him, he transfers his soul before he dies into a Good Guy doll, which ends up in the hands of six-year-old Andy Barclay. Naming himself Chucky, the doll begins a killing spree, which leads those around Alex to suspect him as the killer - and his mother is the only one who believes him.
A remake of the 1982 horror film of the same name,Poltergeistrevolves around the Bowen family, whose home has been invaded by evil, supernatural forces.
The Exorcist is a supernatural horror film based on the novel released in 1971 and was directed by William Friedkin. When a young girl is passed by a powerful demon, two Catholic priests are brought to her home to attempt an exorcism to expunge the demon.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, released in 1984, explores the terror faced by a group of teenagers haunted in their dreams by Fred Krueger, a vengeful spirit. As they confront a series of mysterious deaths, Nancy Thompson uncovers the truth about Krueger’s dark past and seeks to stop him.
Antichrist is a psychological horror film directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Following the devastating loss of their child, a grieving couple retreats to their cabin in the woods, where they encounter strange and terrifying events. The film explores themes of grief, trauma, and the human psyche, set against an unsettling forest backdrop.
Carrie, a film directed by Brian De Palma, is based on Stephen King’s novel. Released in 1976, it centers on Carrie White, a bullied high school student who discovers her telekinetic abilities, amidst torment from peers and her domineering mother, leading to unpredictable and intense events.
The feature film debut of writer-director Ari Aster, Hereditary tells the story of the unwittingly cursed Graham family. Annie Graham (Toni Collette) lives with her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne) and their children Peter (Alex Wolff) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro). After the death of Annie’s mother, the family is beset by disaster and stalked by a supernatural entity that dredges up a past that Annie had spent her life trying to overlook.
