Jump scares in horror films are good for a quick jolt to remind you that you’re alive, but psychological dread is what really follows you around for a lifetime. Some say that the mind is the true enemy, and nothing exploits the fear of going insane or losing trust in your mental faculties than classic horror films like The Shining and Rosemary’s Baby.Bumps in the night may be one thing, but no one believing that you heard it is another level of terror entirely. Including modern mind-melters like Get Out and Hereditary, we’ve compiled a list below of the most unnerving psychological horror movies of all time. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke star in Us, a Jordan Peele-directed thriller about identity, privilege, and a family who encounters their horror doppelgängers. Called the “Tethered,” these look-alikes have a lot of terror in store for the whole world, as their history and connection to themes of “the Other” unfolds.Watch on Amazon Watch on Apple TV+ Georges Franju’s 60’s French horror about a plastic surgeon looking for a face transplant for his daughter after a horrific car accident is both chilling and beautiful. Equal parts The Body Snatcher and The Mask of Another, Eyes Without a Face focuses on the daughter as she slowly discovers the lengths her father will go to fix his mistake.Watch on HBO Max Watch 0n Amazon Watch on Apple TV+ One of the greatest Stephen King stories to hit the big screen, 1976’s Carrie stars Sissy Spacek as… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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