10 Non-Horror Movies That Should Be Horror Movies

By Meena

Can love be terrifying? With a hint of cannibalistic romance, "Bones and All" could easily become a bone-chilling horror tale.

10. Bones and All (2022)

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AI gone wrong is a classic horror trope. "Ex Machina", with its robotic uprising, could have pushed us further into the uncanny valley.

9. Ex Machina (2014)

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A dance troupe's party gone wrong. "Climax" could've upped the stakes with more sinister and hallucinatory elements.

8. Climax (2018)

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This chilling character study could be reinvented as a slasher flick, with Jake Gyllenhaal's relentless pursuit turning bloodier.

7. Nightcrawler (2014)

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Already terrifying with its raw portrayal of addiction, "Requiem" could become an eerie psychological horror with hallucinogenic dread.

6. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

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"Doppelgänger horror" is a hit genre. "Enemy" could amplify the creepy factor with a classic "evil twin" twist.

5. Enemy (2013)

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Parenting gone wrong? This film, with a more monstrous Kevin, could chill us with the horrors of maternal guilt.

4. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

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Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" is already unsettling. Imagine the eerie creatures becoming more malevolent. Fairy tale turned nightmare.

3. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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This film's non-linear narrative could've added more horror. Think reverse chronology unearthing a series of horrifying revelations.

2. Irreversible (2002)

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With an added supernatural edge, this tale of a cult escapee could spiral into a haunting ghost story.

1. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

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