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Scary movies that aren't gory
Gore and fear are two different levers, and plenty of the scariest films ever made barely touch the first one. These are the ghost stories, the slow hauntings and the held breaths: frightening on purpose, squeamish-friendly by design. Nothing here will make you look away for the wrong reason.
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A Quiet Place Part II
2021 · dir. John Krasinski
🍅 91%★ 7.2science fiction · thriller · horrorParamount+




















The shows that belong here too


Stranger Things
2016–2025 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6action & adventure · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix
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