Top 10 Supernatural Movies
Witchcraft, mysterious creatures, and unexplained forces—there are things people experience every day that defies scientific understanding and the laws of nature. These top ten supernatural movies give audiences memorable and otherworldly movie going experiences.
10. Stir of Echoes (1999)
When a supernatural skeptic allows his wife’s sister to put him under a trance, he experiences haunting hallucinations of a missing teenage neighbor. Convinced that following these visions will lead to her, he begins a life-threatening and chilling ride.
9. The Witch (2015)
The Witch, set in 1630 New England, follows the story of a family that befalls tragedy when their youngest son vanishes at the mouth of the woods. The family’s devout religious beliefs and loyalty to one another are tested when they suspected their daughter, Thomasin, practices witchcraft and was at fault for the disappearance.
8. It Follows (2014)
After an innocent sexual encounter, a young teen finds herself infected with a mysterious curse—an unknown and murderous force is following her, and she must battle her morality to pass the curse on to another innocent victim to change its course.
7. The Mist (2007)
Based off a Stephan King novel, The Mist is set in a quiet town that is mysteriously engulfed in a thick fog. Trapped inside a grocery store, a young father and his son, along with several other people from the town are terrorized by deadly creatures revealing themselves from the mist. Terror exists inside the store as well when a religious woman goes mad and demands sacrifice.
6. The Craft (1996)
New girl, Sarah is finding it hard to fit in at her new high school in Los Angeles. When three fellow wannabe witches sense Sarah has nascent supernatural powers, they quickly become a coven. After one of their low stakes spells works, the dangerous chase of power begins to tear them apart.
5. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
Set in 1940’s war-torn Spain, a young girl encounters the mythical faun Pan in an ancient maze. The creature convinces her that she is a lost princess and must survive three dangerous tasks to gain immortality and her forgotten throne.
4. The Babadook (2004)
This movie had audiences both mystified and terrified. The Babadook centers on a grieving widow and her young son. After finding an ominous and rather grisly children’s book, the horror creeps off the page and into their lives.
3. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
If you don’t mind a shaky camera, The Blair Witch Project might very well be your favorite supernatural film. Shot with using DIY techniques and an amateur cast, the supernatural horrors of the Blair Witch legend felt far too real for audiences that mistook it as actual found footage after its release.
2. Carrie (1976)
High school is a difficult time for any teenager, but for Carrie, an already difficult experience is almost too much to bear. A target for bullies and raised by a religious zealot, Carrie feels shame while going through sexual changes and just wants to be normal. After a terrible prank at prom that most of her peers were in on, they become the helpless victims of her telekinetic powers activated by their cruelty.
1. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
Based off true events, The Mothman Prophecies investigates a series of horrific and unexplainable events that all have one thing in common—victims and witnesses all claim to have seen a dark winged, red-eyed creature right before tragedy struck.
After watching these top ten supernatural movies, it is hard not to be convinced that ethereal forces exist alongside us.
