BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM

INDIE HORROR.

Independent nightmares deserve the spotlight. Discover films from distinctive voices, with verified details and creator or distributor links.

INDEPENDENT · EXPERIMENTAL HORROR

SKINAMARINK

A child-centred nightmare built from silence and dark domestic spaces. Source: official film website.

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FOUND FOOTAGE · INDEPENDENT HORROR

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

Three student filmmakers disappear while documenting a Maryland legend. Source: Lionsgate.

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INDEPENDENT · SUPERNATURAL HORROR

DEADSTREAM

A livestreaming creator faces a very real haunting inside an abandoned house. Source: Shudder.

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THE FESTIVAL CUT.

Independent nightmares with a voice of their own.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION · OCCULT HORROR

Longlegs

An FBI investigation becomes entangled with the occult.

SOURCE: NEON

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION · CURSED OBJECT

The Monkey

A wind-up toy brings a string of dreadful deaths.

SOURCE: NEON

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION · BODY HORROR

Together

A couple encounters a nightmarish force in the countryside.

SOURCE: NEON

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION · PSYCHOLOGICAL

Heretic

Two visitors become trapped in a dangerous test of faith.

SOURCE: A24

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION · OCCULT HORROR

Bring Her Back

Siblings uncover a terrifying ritual at their foster home.

SOURCE: A24

SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTION · GOTHIC HORROR

Nosferatu

A new gothic interpretation of the vampire legend.

SOURCE: Focus Features

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