Subtitled Scares: The Best Non-English Horror Films

By Eric Schneider

A much-maligned film genre, horror often finds its finest ambassadors abroad in non-English productions such as these, which favor atmosphere and aesthetics over standard slasher clichés.

CRITICAL LIST
Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson A Swedish horror tale filled with atmosphere and emotion. >>
The Devil's Backbone Guillermo del Toro Part gothic chiller, part war drama, and part coming-of-age tale. >>
Ringu Hideo Nakata
Audition Takashi Miike
[REC] Jaume Balagueró
The Eye Danny Pang
Suspiria Dario Argento
The Orphange Juan Antonio Bayona
A Tale of Two Sisters Kim Jee-woon
High Tension Alexandre Aja

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Subtitled Scares: The Best Non-English Horror Films

Ringu

Audition

[REC]

The Eye

Suspiria

The Orphange

A Tale of Two Sisters

High Tension

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