Top 10 Best Slow Burn Horror Movies
List by top10Many horror movies try to grip you right from the opening scene and will then overwhelm you with action and terror throughout the rest of the film. It can be hard to catch your breath. With a slow burn, however, the action and terror build more gradually. Yet when everything comes to head you may well find yourself jumping out of your seat. While every movie genre has its share of slow burns, the slow burns in the horror category are among the best, period. Horror is the perfect medium for a slow burn, allowing the plot and dread to slowly build to the breaking point. So, check out the 10 best slow burn horror movies below!
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The Shining (1980)
- Featured Supernatural, Psychological, Supernatural | Cult Classic, Ghosts, Isolation, Killer Parents, Madness, Motel, Nudity, Psychic, Winter, 80's
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86%
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8.4
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't ...
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The Invitation (2015)
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88%
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6.7
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a c...
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The Changeling (1980)
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76%
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7.3
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre....
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The Witch (2016)
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91%
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6.8
New England in the 1630s: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness. When their newborn son vanishes and crops fail, t...
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Audition (1999)
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81%
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7.2
Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, ...
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The Innkeepers (2011)
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79%
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5.5
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay....
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The Wicker Man (1973)
- Psychological, Thriller, Twisted Mystery | Cult, Cult Classic, Drama, Folk Horror, Madness, Mind Bender, Musicals, Nudity, Police, Religion, 70's
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90%
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7.6
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there....
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Body Snatchers (1993)
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71%
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5.9
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base...
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Goodnight Mommy (2014)
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86%
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6.7
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is...
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Society (1989)
- Psychological, Survival | Body Horror, Cult, Cult Classic, Dysfunctional Family, Nudity, Teens, 80's
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50%
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6.5
A Beverly Hills teen discovers his parents are part of a gruesome orgy cult for the social elite....
