Creepy Catalog's 33+ Great Psychological Horror Movies - Page 2

"Psychological horror is a subgenre within horror cinema that uses distributed mental states — anxiety, paranoia, loneliness, trauma, mental illness, and dread — as the primary means of scaring the audience. Psychological horror movies share similarities to slow burn horror movies and psychological thrillers. Like slow burn movies, psychological horror films tend to be scary in a more abstract or cerebral way. Unlike slow burn horror, psychological horror often moves at a faster pace more akin to a thriller or action film. Gore, jump scares, and graphic violence take a back seat; the dark depths of the human mind and negative emotions are brought to the forefront. Suspense is the key storytelling technique - a lingering anxiety about what is going on, an atmosphere of horror. "Unnerving" is another perfect word to describe the genre. What comes with this are often surprise endings or surreal reversals of everything we thought was true." - creepycatalog.com

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