Hi all!

Today I am sharing five deeply disturbing horror movies. These are spooky films that got under my skin – staying with me long after they finished playing. Without further ado, let’s get into it! Spoilers ahead!

1.) The Exorcist

I saw The Exorcist for the first time when I was 18. It traumatised me so badly, I slept in bed with my mum for longer than I care to admit. This year, I finally re-watched it (plus read the book) and it certainly didn’t have the same impact it did when I was a teenager. However, I can still appreciate why it affected me and countless viewers worldwide, all those years ago. Watching a little girl undergo such a shocking transformation, not to mention mutilating herself with a crucifix, is nothing to sneeze at. By the end, her face is completely unrecognisable. The actress who played Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), needed therapy afterward!

2.) Mother! 

I went into Mother! knowing it was disturbing. However, it’s one thing to be told something beforehand and another to actually witness it. The story follows a couple (Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence), who are expecting their first child. When a stranger knocks on the door one night, he becomes an unexpected guest in their home. Later, his wife and two children also arrive, making themselves welcome. Terror soon strikes when the beleaguered wife tries to figure out why her husband is accommodating to everyone but her. It’s not long before her home is filled with hundreds of people, who cannot seem to give her a straight answer. It’s a claustrophobic film that will make you want to scream. Furthermore, when she finally does give birth, the baby is passed around, eaten by the strangers. It’s completely messed up. This movie is said to contain a lot of religious symbolism, so interpret it how you will.

3.) It Follows

This film gave me the creeps! It’s such a disturbing story. After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe), sleeps with her new boyfriend for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse, passed from victim to victim, via sexual intercourse. Death will stalk her either as a friend or stranger. Jay’s friends don’t believe her paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins. Banding together, they must help her flee or defend herself. Basically, once you are cursed, a person will begin following you, until they catch up and kill you. No matter how far away you go, they will eventually find you. It’s a great movie, but so unsettling. The old woman in the school is an image I cannot get out of my head.

4.) Hereditary 

Are you shocked to see Hereditary on this list? I bet you aren’t. When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, as they try to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited. I will never look at telephone poles the same way again! Toni Collette’s acting is some of the best I’ve ever seen and by the end, she’s truly terrifying. Unfortunately, the ending was a bit of a let down. It was too bizarre for me. However, everything before it, was excellent. Tongue click!

5.) Evil Dead 

When I say Evil Dead, I’m referring to the 2013 remake. Mia (Jane Levy), is determined to kick her drug addiction. She asks her brother and friends to accompany her to their family’s remote forest cabin, to assist with withdrawal. There, they find the mysterious Book of the Dead and read aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia. This movie is gory as hell. It has the most blood I’ve ever seen. I don’t usually get queasy watching horror, but this one had my stomach churning. It was so intense.

What horror movie/s deeply disturbed you? Thank you for reading! 

Peace & Love xoxo