3 Cult Horror Films You Need to Watch This Halloween

Halloween weekend is upon us, making it the perfect time to revisit the strange, unsettling world of cult horror. We’ve rounded up three films worth staying in for.
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Viy (1967)

‍A young seminarian must pray over a dead girl for three nights in Viy (1967), the first Soviet horror film. As darkness falls, reality begins to unravel. A surreal, nightmarish ride filled with wonderfully strange practical effects and old-school horror magic. AI could never.

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Hagazussa (2017)

In the 15th-century Austrian Alps, a lonely goatherd named Albrun is shunned by a village that fears what it can't explain. Hagazussa (2017) is a slow-burning, atmospheric horror with hauntingly beautiful cinematography, drawing you into a gradual descent into dread and madness.

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House (Hausu) (1977)

Equal parts nightmare and psychedelic fever dream, Nobuhiko Obayashi's House (1977) follows seven schoolgirls as a visit to a relative soon descends into supernatural chaos, and the house itself becomes their greatest threat. With its absurdist horror, experimental visuals, and delightfully unhinged practical effects, this cult classic is as playful as it is anarchic, hiding a darker meditation on grief, innocence, and the lingering shadows of war.

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