Winter Horror Movies that Will Give You Chills

30 Days of Night

Humans lose one of their big advantages – the giant ball of fire in the sky – in this gory fight for survival.

“In the far Northern Hemisphere, the small town of Barrow, Alaska, experiences a solid month of darkness every year. Though most of the residents head south for the winter, some townspeople remain behind. However, those who stay regret their decision when, one year later, hungry vampires descend on Barrow to feed. Sheriff Eben, his wife, and a dwindling band of survivors must try to last until dawn breaks over Barrow’s monthlong twilight.”

The Blackcoat’s Daughter

This psychological horror follows two stories that inevitably intersect. It’s drenched in dread, and the end is a real gut punch.

“During the dead of winter, a troubled young woman embarks on a mysterious journey to an isolated prep school where two stranded students face a sinister threat from an unseen evil force.”

We Are Still Here

A couple reeling from the death of their son moves into a house in the fields of New England – unintentionally waking it up. The mother starts seeing visions of her son and charred figures in the basement. Their neighbors try to convince them to leave the house, but an evil truth binds them to it.

Starring indie horror favorites Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden.

The Thing (1982)

“I dunno what the hell’s in there, but it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is.”

Let the Right One In (2008)

Not the not-so-great American movie based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, but the brilliant Swedish one. It’s not your average vampire movie, thanks to its story – it’s beautiful and tender while still being absolutely terrifying.

“When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy living with his mother in suburban Sweden, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Eventually, Eli shares her dark, macabre secret with Oskar, revealing her connection to a string of bloody local murders.“

The Shining

It’s that Kubrick movie about the hotel that messes with a guy with horrible writer’s block. There’s snow.

Ravenous

Everyone’s favorite cannibal satire. Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle face off over the choice to eat or not to eat… people. If you haven’t seen the black comedy of a horror movie, you need to seek it out.

“Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colghoun, who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide — a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colghoun’s gruesome claims.”

The Lodge

This movie is the definition of unsettling. It’s filled with uncertainties and twists that will have you questioning everything.

“During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for work, leaving his two children in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace’s dark past.”