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what are the best european horror films?

I know the classic silent ones and hammer films. Are there any good modern euro horror films being made? I’m interested in anything from the 60’s on.

Wow, "Amisha" only mentioned like 5 titles that are actually European: High Tension (French), The Descent (British), 28 Days Later (British), The Orphanage (Spanish), and Shaun of the Dead (British). (The 2006 re-make of The Hills Have Eyes was directed by the director of High Tension, but it was an American production, so it doesn’t really count) The rest on that list are American or Japanese… LOL

To that list I would add Anatomy (German; 2000), Frontier(s) (French; 2007), Demons (Italian; 1985), Let the Right One In (Swedish; 2008), Suspiria (Italian; 1977), and the TV mini-series The Kingdom (Danish; 1994) and The Kingdom II (Danish; 1997). Also, anything by Dario Argento is pretty fun, usually…

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5 Responses to “what are the best european horror films?”

  1. 10 best European horror films are :-
    The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
    28 Days Later (2002)
    Saw (2004)
    The Descent (2005)
    High Tension (2003)
    Audition (1999)
    The Sixth Sense (1999)
    The Blair Witch Project (1999)
    The Ring (2002)
    The Orphanage (2007)

    Because 10 are never enough, here are some of em more that yuo can take into your consideration
    Dawn of the Dead
    The Midnight Meat Train
    Session 9
    Suicide Club
    Shaun of the Dead
    Battle Royale
    Twilight
    Now also if u want some more, mail to me, i will provide u with a bunch of em!
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  2. Wow, "Amisha" only mentioned like 5 titles that are actually European: High Tension (French), The Descent (British), 28 Days Later (British), The Orphanage (Spanish), and Shaun of the Dead (British). (The 2006 re-make of The Hills Have Eyes was directed by the director of High Tension, but it was an American production, so it doesn’t really count) The rest on that list are American or Japanese… LOL

    To that list I would add Anatomy (German; 2000), Frontier(s) (French; 2007), Demons (Italian; 1985), Let the Right One In (Swedish; 2008), Suspiria (Italian; 1977), and the TV mini-series The Kingdom (Danish; 1994) and The Kingdom II (Danish; 1997). Also, anything by Dario Argento is pretty fun, usually…
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  3. The most scary horror film, because it is very realistic:
    Funny games by Michael Haneke: Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation …
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  4. My Bloody Valentine 3-D
    The Unborn
    The Uninvited
    Drag Me to Hell

    These all are the best horror movies.
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  5. 28 Days Later
    28 Weeks Later
    High Tension
    Susperia
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