🎃horror queue that escalates on purpose
atmospheric slow burns first, saving the ones that need a daytime rewatch for last. built this over a few weeks of scrolling letterboxd at 1am
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1
The Innocents (1961)
the original slow burn haunted house movie, black and white so it eases you in
2
The Others (2001)
3
The Witch (2015)
4
Hereditary (2018)
do NOT watch alone, the dinner table scene lives in my head rent free
5
The Babadook (2014)
6
It Follows (2014)
7
Talk to Me (2022)
recommended by like four different people this year, they were right
8
The Night House (2020)
9
Speak No Evil (2022, the Danish one not the remake)
the ending will ruin your week, this is where the slow burn stuff ends
10
Terrifier 2 (2022)
save this for daylight. almost 2.5 hrs of pure gore, not for the faint of heart
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