Friday, October 31, 2014

Seven Foreign Films to Add International Flair to Your Halloween Movie Lineup.

The U.S. certainly does not have the market cornered on horror movies. Fear is universal, and tales of terror have originated from around the world since the existence of storytelling. Foreign horror films are a double treat because not only do you get the scares, but you also get a glimpse of the ways human fears manifest in other cultures. Plenty of foreign horror films have also been remade for American audiences, like Ju-On (The Grudge) and Ringu (The Ring), as have some of the films on this list. 


These are seven films of non-U.S. origin that will scare the pants off you. There are a lot more, of course, but these are some of our favorites.



[REC], 2007


i[REC]/i, 2007


Dumplings, 2004


iDumplings/i, 2004




Let the Right One In, 2008


iLet the Right One In/i, 2008


Kwaidan/Ghost Stories, 1964


iKwaidan/Ghost Stories/i, 1964


Trollhunter, 2010


iTrollhunter/i, 2010


He Loves Me…He Loves Me Not, 2002


iHe Loves Me...He Loves Me Not/i, 2002


Hour of the Wolf, 1968


iHour of the Wolf/i, 1968


When it comes to foreign films, some people have an issue with subtitles, but I’m going to say this: English dubs are always terrible, and when it comes to horror films, where the mood is everything, there’s no worse disservice you can do. Suck it up and read the subtitles. Just don’t count on sleeping with the lights off when you go to bed after watching these.



Seven Foreign Films to Add International Flair to Your Halloween Movie Lineup.

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