16 Underrated Horror Films, According to Cinematologist

16 Underrated Horror Films, According to Cinematologist

Cinematologist (Jovan)
Cinematologist (Jovan)

Published on April 01, 2025

Updated on April 01, 2025

I love horror so I’ve put together a list of underrated horror films you shouldn’t miss.

01

Calvaire
Calvaire

Calvaire

2005

A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège when his van breaks down. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog then leads Marc to a shuttered inn.

02

Hour of the Wolf
While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.

03

Des Teufels Bad
Austria in the 18th century. Forests surround villages. Killing a baby gets a woman sentenced to death. Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.

04

Possessor
Possessor

Possessor

2020

Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.

05

I Saw the Devil
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.

06

Pulse
Pulse

Pulse

2001

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

07

The Wailing
The Wailing

The Wailing

2016

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

08

Kuroneko
Kuroneko

Kuroneko

1968

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero to quell what is evidently an Onryō ghost.

09

Suspiria
Suspiria

Suspiria

2018

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

About this list

Titles

16

Total Watch Cost

$20.96

Total Watch Time

31h 11min

Genres

Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller

Where can I watch this list online?

Find out which streaming services have the most titles from this list below.

There are 16 titles in this list and you can watch 7 of them on Philo. 39 other streaming services also have titles available to stream today.

  1. 7 titles Philo
  2. 4 titles Criterion Channel
  3. 3 titles AMC+ Amazon Channel
  4. 3 titles Kanopy
  5. 3 titles Plex Player