# The best underseen horror films according to Letterboxd

King Hu's Legend of the Mountain, Deadwood Park, Variola Vera and other rarities: horror films with very high ratings but few viewers on Letterboxd, according to its official list (October 2026).

- 61 votes · 25 items
- Oct 11, 2026 · Claudia Grasso
- https://even.best/en/l/5035/the-best-underseen-horror-films-according-to-letterboxd

## Top 25

1. **Strangler vs Strangler (1984)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 4 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
2. **Chronovisor (2026)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 5 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
3. **Variola Vera (1982)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 6 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
4. **Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the Toilet (2013)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 13 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
5. **Legend of the Mountain (1979)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 1 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
6. **Despite the Night (2015)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 9 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
7. **Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final Chapter (2015)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 10 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
8. **Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 11 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
9. **Fresh Meat (2026)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 19 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
10. **Deadwood Park (2007)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 3 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
11. **Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 7 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
12. **The Inugami Family (1976)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 15 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
13. **The Girl from Nowhere (2012)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 16 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
14. **Thundercrack! (1975)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 24 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
15. **Excitation (1977)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 8 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
16. **In the Dark (2000)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 21 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
17. **Bridal of Rose ~The Promise Exchanged at Midnight~ (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 2 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
18. **I, the Executioner (1968)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 12 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
19. **Dogra Magra (1988)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 14 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
20. **Of the Flesh (1983)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 23 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
21. **Lunacy (2005)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 17 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
22. **Carnival of Sinners (1943)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 18 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
23. **DAU. Degeneration (2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 20 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
24. **The Other Side of the Underneath (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 22 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".
25. **Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes (1971)** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — No. 25 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

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