Horror Movies For People Who Don't Like Scary Movies

The Others is a grand, gothic horror movie with a twist. Set in a remote manor house in England's Channel Islands just after World War II, this 2001 film follows a mother (Nicole Kidman) and her two children, who are both allergic to sunlight. There is something simultaneously old-fashioned and undeniably fresh about The Others. It will both spook you and make you think.

Jordan Peele's 2017 Academy Award-winning masterpiece is so much more than a horror movie. It's also a razor-sharp social commentary - a piercing, often funny, frequently powerful meditation on race in America. Get Out centers on Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a Black man who goes to visit his white girlfriend's family for the first time. From this seemingly mundane experience comes a story that is as enlightening as it is disturbing. This is the rare horror movie that has the power to change lives.

Joss Whedon, the auteur behind TV cult classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, brings his talents to the big screen in The Cabin in the Woods. He produced and co-wrote this 2012 hit with movie director Drew Goddard, and there is plenty of typical Whedon brilliance to be enjoyed. The plot is a familiar one: College students are trapped at a cabin in the woods. Of course, inexplicable things occur. The Cabin in the Woods is both a comedic endeavor and a reverential homage to the horror genre.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has been overshadowed in recent years by behind-the-scenes drama. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford - the stars of this 1962, Robert Aldrich-directed thriller - were notorious rivals. They made filming a nightmare for one another. But beneath the Hollywood gossip is a spine-tingling story of two aging sisters, one of whom has become dangerously unhinged. It's campy, to be sure, but it's also a lot of fun, making it perfect for those in search of a different type of fright.

Let the Right One In is unlike any vampire movie you've ever seen. It revolves almost entirely around a bullied preteen and his friendship with a mysterious girl who turns out to be a vampire. You won't find a lot of blood and guts in this 2008 Swedish film. However, you will find a meticulously crafted tale that slowly works its way under your skin. And that can be far scarier than any Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees bloodbath.

Roman Polanski's 1968 classic is legendary for a reason. Rosemary's Baby is an ingeniously executed horror movie that manages to avoid spilling even one drop of blood. Instead, it creates a long, slow burn. Viewers sympathize with a young pregnant woman (Mia Farrow) who suspects her new neighbors want to use her baby for sinister purposes. There are also rumors that a Rosemary's Baby curse follows those who made the movie, injecting a bit of real-life terror into an already disturbing film.