The Blair Witch Project

For the evenings when you want fear that stays in the room after a moment has passed. These films build their force through sustained scrutiny, uneasy relationships, sound, space or an...

An empty doorway can be more alarming than a creature close-up when a film has taught you where to look. These choices use the edges of the frame, withheld reverse shots and uncertain distances to...

An argued cross-language ranking of films first publicly released in 1999, a year whose range runs from intimate observation to unusually inventive mainstream spectacle. Festival premieres count...

For adults who value atmosphere, dread and cinematic invention, this ranking follows horror from silent expressionism to recent supernatural and bodily nightmares. Selection weighs control of...