Cinento Guide
Best Psychological Horror Movies
A Cinento recommendation mix for Best Psychological Horror Movies: mood-first picks, clear watch-night energy, and title pages with trailers, related guides, and official watch options when available.
Best Psychological Horror Movies
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyf…
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Midnight Matinee
Even though a devastating murder took place during a small town's horror film festival two years earlier, townspeople want another festival.…
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Door
Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a …
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Southern Scares
Mystery, horror, and Southern folklore collide in the 1990s when a video store worker discovers chilling secrets found in her missing sister's documentary series, Southern Scares.…
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Scream 7
When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target. Determined…
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The Thing
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.…
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undertone
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.…
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Return to Silent Hill
When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monst…
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Final Destination Bloodlines
Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly …
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Heresy
In a medieval Dutch village, a young woman is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods.…
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The Mortuary Assistant
Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward — embalming bodies, completing paperwor…
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Get Out
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with the…
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Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Ba…
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Exit 8
A man trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an a…
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Weapons
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance…
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Hereditary
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also be…
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SHEUT
A young college artist tries to sketch his next piece, vainly. Frustrated, decides to get out from his house and get some fresh air. But then, a shadow springs forth from one of hi…
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It Follows
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.…
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Peccatum
Peccatum is a poetic coming-of-age story about two young women growing up in a secluded Christian community. When one of them loses her parents, she seeks comfort and salvation in …
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Midsommar
Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacatio…
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Iron Lung
In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an o…
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The Current
The Current is an upcoming psychological horror movie based on the real events at Lady Bird Lake. It is currenting in early production with no set release period/time.…
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The Devil's Advocate
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far mo…
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Prometheus
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle…
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The Rope Curse 4: Kuntilanak
A forbidden exorcism is livestreamed in Indonesia, awakening the legendary female spirit Kuntilanak. What begins as an online spectacle quickly turns deadly. In Taiwan, Mila watche…
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Dollhouse
After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. When a new daughter enters the family's life, strange things begin to happen …
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AGAIN
A young man is sent to retrieve a suitcase from an abandoned house. What begins as a simple task soon turns into a nightmare as reality bends and a terrifying cycle begins to repea…
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Kafir: The Spirit Gate
Eight years after Herman's tragic death due to black magic, Sri is rebuilding her life with her daughter, Dina, and Andi, who has married Rani. Sri's father informs her that her mo…
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Whistle
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it em…
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Esperia
a short horror film. Rachel spirals into her own conglomerate mess of thoughts as she dwells too far into the depths of vacuity after the “quiet disappearance” of her friend Celine…
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Scream
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.…
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Sinister
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existe…
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Saw
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sad…
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