Horror Movies Without Jump Scares
List by allhorrorSome people like jump scares, some people don’t. For those of you who think jump scares are a cheap cop-out, here’s our list of horror movies which prefer to creep up on you gradually, building a cerebral web of intrigue and atmosphere to drag you into their world. Certified to contain no cats jumping out of closets, no startling confrontations with mirrors, and no supposedly dead characters who pop back off the ground.
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Megan is Missing (2011)
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36%
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4.7
Fictional drama based on actual events, about 2 teen-age girls who encounter an internet predator....
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Prevenge (2017)
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94%
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5.9
A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage....
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Resolution (2012)
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100%
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6.2
Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and get his life back on track. With the best of intentions, Michael implements a plan to convince Chris to go to rehab before his dru...
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Spring (2014)
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88%
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6.7
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret....
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Stake Land (2010)
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75%
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6.5
Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns an...
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The Boy (2016)
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28%
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6.0
A nanny, working for a family whose son has just passed away, finds herself put in charge of caring for a lifelike doll that the couple treat as a real child....
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The Conspiracy (2012)
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86%
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6.3
A documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancient and dangerous secret society....
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The Neon Demon (2016)
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57%
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6.2
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has....
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The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
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91%
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7.4
When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage seeking their favorite f...
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The Sacrament (2013)
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61%
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6.1
A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing te...
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