The 25 Most Disturbing Horror Movies of All Time
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The term disturbing is defined as something that can be troubling mentally or emotionally. It is something that is upsetting and may even make you physically ill. That being said, the term can be considered rather subjective.
As human beings, we all have had our own unique experiences that over time have molded our characteristics, behavior, feelings, and personal judgments. So something that is disturbing to one person may not be disturbing to another.
That being said, this is list of twenty five films from the horror genre that are disturbing or could be considered to be disturbing. The horror genre is the most likely place that we are going to find imagery that will shock and disturb the audience, featuring tales of true crime, serial killers, slashers, rape and revenge, torture, scenes of horrific gore, and the list can go on forever.
Within the genre and its many subgenres, they can take us into the deepest and darkest corridors of humanity. Places that we hope to never witness or become a part of. It is those types of events that can be potentially disturbing.
This list contains a little bit of everything, with at least one film from every decade between 1966 and 2016 and at least one from America, Serbia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, China, France, Sweden and Argentina.
It is a varied collection of horror pictures; with some between being critically hailed, many being labeled as exploitative and controversial, and some being banned in various parts of the world.
[Author’s Note: This list is not meant to be an all inclusive list or a best of list; it is simply twenty five horror movies that may be disturbing.]
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Africa addio
1966 — a.k.a. Africa: Blood and Guts, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Last House on the Left
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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Thriller - en grym film
1973 — a.k.a. Thriller: A Cruel Picture, in 5 top lists Check -
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Day of the Woman
1978 — a.k.a. I Spit on Your Grave, in 3 top lists Check -
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Cannibal Holocaust
1980, in 6 top lists Check -
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Antropophagus
1980 — a.k.a. Anthropophagus: The Grim Reaper, in 1 top list Check -
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Si yiu
1981 — a.k.a. Corpse Mania, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ginî piggu 2: Chiniku no hana
1985 — a.k.a. Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood, in 0 top lists Check -
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Angst
1983, in 6 top lists Check -
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Lucker
1986 — a.k.a. Lucker the Necrophagous, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tras el cristal
1986 — a.k.a. In a Glass Cage, in 4 top lists Check -
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Nekromantik
1988, in 4 top lists Check -
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Hei tai yang 731
1988 — a.k.a. Man Behind the Sun, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Burning Moon
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Traces of Death
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ôdishon
1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check -
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Subconscious Cruelty
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dans ma peau
2002 — a.k.a. In My Skin, in 2 top lists Check -
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Murder-Set-Pieces
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Snuff 102
2007, in 0 top lists Check -
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Martyrs
2008, in 7 top lists Check -
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Melancholie der Engel
2009 — a.k.a. The Angels' Melancholia, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gurotesuku
2009 — a.k.a. Grotesque, in 0 top lists Check -
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Srpski film
2010 — a.k.a. A Serbian Film, in 2 top lists Check -
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Atroz (Atrocious)
2015 — a.k.a. Atrocious, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 10, 2017; source