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  2. Jan 5, 2023 · These horror movies capture the essence and potential of fear and death without actually inflicting it on their protagonists.

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  3. Mar 20, 2022 · Most horror movies are defined by their violent kill counts, but some films in the genre, like The Conjuring, are scary without any fatalities.

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    • 1408. 1408 is based on a Stephen King story of the same name and depicts a paranormal investigator becoming trapped in the titular room of a New York City hotel.
    • Freaks. Freaks is known for its brutal ending and graphic exhibition of people born with physical deformities. The genius behind it is that the eponymous members of the circus freak show are not the villains, but the victims.
    • Annabelle Comes Home. Annabelle Comes Home is the third film in the Annabelle series, the sixth overall in The Conjuring universe. While the previous Annabelle movies have featured death scenes, Annabelle Comes Home takes a leaf from the very first The Conjuring movie, and instead focuses on establishing a frightening tone and overarching tension.
    • April Fool’s Day. April Fool's Day is a delightful slasher movie from 1986, notable for fooling its audience, along with its protagonist. The black comedy follows a group of college students vacationing on an island estate over April Fool's weekend.
  4. Aug 17, 2019 · Whilst supernatural entities and animals might not have been so lucky, these movies all managed to avoid racking up a human death toll by the close of their credits, much to their own gain...

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    • 398 VOTES. Poltergeist. Director Tobe Hooper cut his teeth on the 1974 horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which certainly features some vicious executions.
    • 412 VOTES. The Conjuring. To watch a James Wan film is to take a master class in horror filmmaking. From Saw to Insidious, Wan as a filmmaker knows the genre tropes inside and out, as well as the timeworn bags of spooky tricks.
    • 219 VOTES. The Entity. Director Sidney J. Furie’s 1982 supernatural horror film, The Entity, was inspired from supposed real-life events: a 1974 case concerning Southern California resident Doris Bither, who claims to have been assaulted by an unseen force.
    • 274 VOTES. Stir of Echoes. Based on the 1958 novel by literary great Richard Matheson, and written and directed by David Koepp, 1999's Stir of Echoes is a nail-biter.
  5. Obviously death is the end-all-be-all of horror since the genre exists because of how much we fear it. But there have to be some decent horror movies out there that dance around it without ever actually having/showing anyone get killed. The only ones I can think of are The Conjuring and Poltergeist.

  6. Nov 17, 2023 · This list will contain major spoilers for every film discussed. 10. The Conjuring (2013) Warner Bros. The Conjuring is one of the most influential horror movies of the modern era, and one of the...