Use this flowchart to find the perfect horror movie for you

If you’re new to horror or want to have custom flowcharts, here’s the flowchart for choosing your next horror movie:

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“The Exorcist” is one of the most famous movies of the 70s – it’s about a girl who suddenly has completely behavioral problems. Unable to figure out why, the doctors propose an exorcism.

This (traumatic, according to our author Leo) horror film is about an ominous video that is supposed to bring death to all its viewers within seven days. A journalist goes out and watches the video for himself.

This film is about the widespread fear of the dark – so don’t watch it if you’re already asleep with the nightlight on. As soon as the lights go out, the silhouette of a woman appears in the dark…

This Spanish horror film is inspired by true events – in 1992 Estefania Gutierrez Lazaro died under mysterious circumstances after being summoned. In the film, Verónica and her friends plan to hold a seance with a Ouija board. From that moment on, the accident takes its course.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who doesn’t like to be scared. It’s about a couple trying to get an old orphanage back on track – but then their son starts acting weird and suddenly disappears.

If horror movies make you scream, this horror comedy about misses meeting death incarnate in a vacation paradise is perfect for you.

This mysterious horror thriller has occasional satirical and funny bits and is therefore also suitable for people who do not like horror. What begins as an innocent family trip ends in terrifying hypnosis.

This end-of-time dystopian film is about the survival of a family after an alien invasion. A second part was released last year and a third sequel to the film is planned for 2023.

A not so gross horror film, which is also suitable for beginners. It’s about a group that party in a remote schoolhouse until they realize that drugs have been mixed into the sangria. When the police arrived the next day, there were several deaths.

This horror film is one of the classics for many. It’s about two siblings who just drive home from school – straight to their demise. Because suddenly they are being hunted by a cannibalistic monster that just won’t die.

This horror film is about a family that adopts a girl from the orphanage. When the little girl moves in, a series of unfortunate events begins, which the parents – completely enchanted by her – cannot explain at first.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a series of nine films, not all of which are related to this first film from 1974. If you like old horror movies, you should definitely not miss this one.