10 Bone-Chilling Winter Horror Films

Ipsita Bhattacharya
Nov 23, 2023

Black Christmas (1974)

A group of sorority sisters begin to receive anonymous, lewd phone calls. Horror unleashes as they are stalked by a stranger.

The Shining (1980)

An isolated hotel with a violent past becomes the refuge of a family. But the man of the family, a writer who had hit writer’s block, starts losing his mind, and his whole family is put in danger. It's based on Stephen King's novel.

Dead of Winter (1987)

A struggling actress is taken to a mansion in a deserted location for a film shoot. Sinister events take place and the woman has to plan her escape.

Misery (1990)

Following an accident, a famous novelist is rescued by a woman who's a nurse by profession and claims to be his biggest fan. Soon her obsession turns into a tale of horror. This is another film based on Stephen King's novel of the same name.

American Psycho (2000)

A satirical psychological horror film, the story follows a rich investment banker who hides his psychopathic ego from his friends and actually leads a double life as a serial killer.

The Children (2008)

A woman travels to her sister's isolated country home to celebrate Christmas, along with her husband and kids. When the kids get infected by a bacteria, they turn violent and horror unleashes.

Frozen (2010)

This is not your typical horror but a thriller about life and death choices. After a day of skiing, three friends are stranded in a chairlift. Lights go off suddenly and they have to make a choice - find their way somehow or freeze to death!

The Retreat (2020)

Two friends ignore all warnings to go hiking in Upstate New York’s frosty Adirondack High Peaks. At a holiday cabin, drinking some psychedelic-spiked “tea,” things take a horrible turn.

The Lodge (2020)

A 2019 psychological horror film, the film's plot follows a woman, with her soon-to-be two stepchildren, who gets stranded at a rural lodge during Christmas. Strange things happen that seem connected.

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)

Abandoned by her mother as a baby, a young woman travels to a secluded Amish community to seek answers about her mother and extended family.

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