5 Surreal Horror Movies to Watch After Playing 'Silent Hill f', Ranked by IMDb
From John Carpenter's psychedelic visions to disturbing indie projects, these films will crack your perception of reality.
Silent Hill f doesn't immerse us in a foggy city – rather, it plunges us into an entirely new reality: 1960s Japan. Here, the beauty of cherry blossoms transforms into a flesh-and-blood nightmare. This blend of poetic dread and physical horror creates a unique sense of unease.
If you crave a similar experience, we've prepared a list of five surreal horror films that best capture the hypnotic spirit of an absurd nightmare.
5. 'White Noise', 2005
IMDb Score: 5.5/10
What should a widower do when he starts receiving signals from his deceased wife through TV and radio static? Mistaking these distorted messages for a plea from beyond, he tries to help her ghost.
However, his actions prove fatal. The grieving husband unwittingly opens Pandora's box and releases hideous ghosts into our world.
White Noise is a slow, gripping flick starring Michael Keaton, in which supernatural horror arises from the depths of human grief.
4. 'Come True', 2020
IMDb Score: 6.0/10
In the world of horror, dream logic is a rare phenomenon. We saw this in Silent Hill, where nightmares literally come to life and people speak in complete incoherence. Truly good horror films about dreams are oddly rare, and Come True is one such example.
Sara suffers from strange lucid dreams and agrees to participate in a sleep study. Along with other patients at the clinic, she encounters the Black Man in her dreams – a mysterious entity that appears to people around the world and can take over human bodies.
By blending somnambulism and sleep paralysis motifs, the director creates a terrifying film that will impress anyone familiar with uncontrollable nightmares.
3. 'Ink', 2009
IMDb Score: 6.8/10
Ink is an indie horror film created by Jamin Winans and his wife. It's a niche, low-budget project with a vibrant creative style, particularly notable in its design and musical score.
While the visuals may seem a bit off-kilter due to the glowing lights and low level of detail, its unique plot is worth getting used to.
The story centers on the age-old struggle between angels and demons who influence people's dreams: angels grant good dreams while demons send nightmares. However, this centuries-old balance is disrupted when a mysterious being named Ink kidnaps a little girl.
2. 'In the Mouth of Madness', 1994
IMDb Score: 7.1/10
In the mid-1980s and early 1990s, John Carpenter directed some of the most bizarre and captivating movies, one of which is In the Mouth of Madness.
Sutter Kane's works have broken all popularity records. However, some fans of Kane's talent experience complete disorientation and memory loss from reading his work.
The author of lucrative horror novels that brought huge profits to publishers disappeared two months ago. The publisher hires insurance agent John Trent to find Kane, and Trent's search leads him to a town described in Kane's books but not on any map.
1. 'Jacob's Ladder', 1990
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
This 1990 horror film was one of the key sources of inspiration for Team Silent, the creators of Silent Hill. The plot follows a Vietnam War veteran who begins seeing terrifying, distorted creatures and increasingly confuses reality with nightmare.
As in the game, the boundaries between worlds are blurred and the monsters exist in a distorted reality. It would be a crime to reveal more, so it's worth seeing for yourself.
The filmmakers particularly captured the otherworldly creatures whose heads rotate at an eerie and unnatural speed. Team Silent borrowed this visual technique and applied it to their games.
