If you’re a sucker for something spine-tingling with a twist, Amazon Prime Video has some cool horror movies that are beyond ghosts and gore. From folklore chillers to social fears, here are nine bizarre sub-genres of horror you can explore for ultimate fun. 9 Types of Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video for Ultimate Thrills.
1. Folklore Horror- Tumbbad
Tumbbad is everything that one can think of when talking about an ancient Indian fairy tale. The frightful story of greed, a cursed family, and a forgotten god is an experience of cultural horror like no other.
2. Situationship Horror- The Summer I Turned Pretty
Not a horror per se, it is a coming-of-age series turned emotional horror story because of love triangles and unspoken feelings. The whole psychological horror around creeping dread of disastrous relationships is just that.
3. Fame Horror- Jubilee
Jubilee speaks of dark ambition during the times of Golden Cinema. Therefore, it becomes psychological horror in a slow burn concerning who becomes the true victim in the pursuit of glory over betrayal.
4. New City Horror- Call Me Bae
Every city exists in a thrill-and-chill state: welcome to a horror version of axiological and social displacement, where glamour and dread are entangled, in Call Me Bae.
5. Atmospheric Horror- Chhorii
Chhorii bases its terror on setting, silence, atmosphere, and suspense to create an atmosphere of folklore about motherhood and ancient evil set in rural India.
6. Love Horror- Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side B)
The psychological horror of a man’s heart depicted in this Kannada movie is truly eerie love, longing, and separation.
7. Television Horror- 13B: Fear Has A New Address
A realm where fiction blends with reality, as the evil TV transforms into a monstrous medium of death and destruction, is the thrilling journey of 13B.
8. Zombie Horror- World War Z
Fast zombies, global pandemonium, and Brad Pitt make World War Z an adrenaline-shouting mix of action and horror till the end of the world.
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9. Societal Horror- Khauf
An intense thriller showcasing how societal pressure and norms can be hellish. Khauf nails hard with sheer realism and subtle horror.
Each title will give a different flavor of fear, thus making your Prime Video horror night anything but boring.
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