10 Horror Movies for a Killer Father’s Day
Not all dads are like Jack Torrance from The Shining (1980)! For a Father’s Day weekend with a twist, consider a horror movie that explores the complex bond between fathers and their children. Whether it’s a father fighting to save his family from a supernatural threat, or a strained relationship taking a terrifying turn, these films can be both scary and strangely heartwarming. So pop some popcorn and delve into the darker side of fatherhood this Father’s Day.
The Omen (1976)
Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil’s own son?
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
Newlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.
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The Shining (1980)
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
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Pet Sematary (1989)
After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
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Frailty (2001)
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact “demons.”
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The Mist (2007)
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
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The Stepfather (2009)
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother Susan happily in love and living with her new boyfriend David. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there to help.
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Insidious (2010)
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
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Train to Busan (2016)
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
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A Quiet Place (2018)
A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.
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