haunted house films
Spooky dwelling cinema
Haunted house films are horror movies centered on a dwelling inhabited by ghosts, demons, or other supernatural presences.
The genre typically follows characters who move into or investigate a house with a dark history, gradually discovering its malevolent nature.
Classic elements include mysterious sounds, objects moving on their own, possession, and the house itself as antagonist: The Amityville Horror, Poltergeist, The Conjuring.
The subgenre trades on domestic space turned threatening—the place meant to shelter becomes the source of terror.
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- jump scareAbrupt frightening moment
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
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- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, bloody
- Horror FilmsThe Exorcist, Halloween, The Shining, Friday the 13th, Night of the Living Dead
- film genreshorror, comedy, drama, action, romance
- B-moviesB-movie, exploitation film, cult film, cult classic, cult classics
- occult horrorsupernatural horror, demonic possession, black magic, dark magic, occult rituals
haunted house filmsslasher films
Horror genre featuring serial killers
creature features · monster movies · body horror · found footage horror · werewolf films
haunted house filmspsychological thrillers
Suspense focused on psyche
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