A Glean movie guide
Chills Without the Spills
Pure tension, zero gore.
Masterful horror and suspense that rely on atmosphere and dread rather than graphic violence.
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The movie list
- 01
The Others
A masterclass in gothic atmosphere where the shadows are far scarier than any monster.
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
- 02
A Quiet Place
A high-concept survival thriller that uses silence to build unbearable levels of tension.
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
- 03
The Sixth Sense
A chilling supernatural mystery that prioritizes emotional stakes and eerie encounters over blood.
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
- 04
The Conjuring
A relentless haunted house story that proves jump scares are most effective when built on pure dread.
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
- 05
The Blair Witch Project
The definitive found-footage nightmare that relies entirely on what you don't see in the dark.
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
- 06
The Babadook
A deeply unsettling psychological horror film that uses a children's book to manifest real-world grief.
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
- 07
It Follows
A stylish, atmospheric slow-burn that creates a constant sense of being hunted by an unknown force.
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
- 08
Signs
A tense sci-fi thriller that builds massive suspense through isolation and the fear of the unknown.
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
- 09
Insidious
A creative supernatural journey filled with iconic imagery and sudden, effective scares.
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
- 10
10 Cloverfield Lane
A claustrophobic and unpredictable thriller that keeps you guessing about the true nature of the threat.
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
- 11
Poltergeist
A classic family-centered ghost story that delivers big-budget thrills with minimal graphic content.
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
- 12
Paranormal Activity
A minimalist horror phenomenon that turns everyday household sounds into terrifying events.
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.