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15 Horror Films You’ve Never Heard Of (But Need To Watch Before Halloween)

The month of October is Halloween season. While people out there still treat Halloween as a one-day type of thing, we don’t. While some people cringe when they see Halloween decorations hit the shelves in September and they mock those who enjoy the holiday as much or more than Christmas, we smile. We welcome Halloween with open arms. For many of us movie fans, especially horror fans, Halloween is the best time of the year. To celebrate that, we wanted to prepare a list of horror films that you will want to track down to get in the Halloween spirit.

Now, if you’re a horror film fan, you have probably seen or at least know of all the big genre hits by now. We want this list to be helpful to you, so highlighting films that had major theater releases and have been discussed ad nauseum isn’t something you’ll find here. We wanted to list horror films that have slipped under the radar. The longer that one of these films have been out for release, the greater the chance it’s become a hit by now, so we will also focus on relatively new films here.

We’re not necessarily talking to horror fan aficionados here. This list is for those of you who are in the horror mood and want to see something new this season. Almost all of these films have reviewed well, so this isn’t a purely subjective list either. Still, we’ve got some personal favorites on the list and tried to exclude the films that are totally out of season. If it’s about Christmas, it won’t be here. Here are 15 Horror Films You’ve Never Heard Of (But Need To Watch Before Halloween).

15. May

Listen, we get that May has been around for 15 years and has become well-known in the horror community. Its presence on a list of “films you’ve never heard of” is probably pushing it, but it gains some major bonus points for a Halloween setting. Besides, too many people still haven’t watched May, and we need to fix that. May tells the strange story of a disturbed young woman who progressively gets more awkward and more violent. It’s a nice deviation from the typical slasher and creates a sympathetic look at the villain from a horror film. Although May has picked up in popularity since then, it was virtually unheard of around the time of its release.

14. We Are What We Are

We Are What We Are is the story of a family trying to maintain and hide their unorthodox ancestral customs. Although it starts out with traditional horror elements, it eventually morphs into something more restrained than the average horror film. When you take the film as an entire piece, however, it really does have something for everyone. There is camp and cheese, but there is also elegance and classical horror. There’s homage and traditional horror elements, but there is also satire and social commentary. This is one of those films that will satisfy you no matter what your mood is. Do you want to think or do you want to turn your brain off? We Are What We Are will work for both.

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