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The best underseen horror films according to Letterboxd

The top 3 according to 61 votes from people: Strangler vs Strangler (1984) · Chronovisor (2026) · Variola Vera (1982). (Updated Oct 11, 2026.)

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).

Claudia Grasso · · 25 items · 61 votes · 0 comments

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Top 25

  1. 1

    Strangler vs Strangler (1984)

    No. 4 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    Chronovisor (2026)

    No. 5 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    Variola Vera (1982)

    No. 6 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  4. 4

    Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the Toilet (2013)

    No. 13 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  5. 5

    Legend of the Mountain (1979)

    No. 1 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  6. 6

    Despite the Night (2015)

    No. 9 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final Chapter (2015)

    No. 10 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012)

    No. 11 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  9. 9

    Fresh Meat (2026)

    No. 19 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  10. 10

    Deadwood Park (2007)

    No. 3 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  11. 11

    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)

    No. 7 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  12. 12

    The Inugami Family (1976)

    No. 15 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  13. 13

    The Girl from Nowhere (2012)

    No. 16 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  14. 14

    Thundercrack! (1975)

    No. 24 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  15. 15

    Excitation (1977)

    No. 8 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  16. 16

    In the Dark (2000)

    No. 21 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  17. 17

    Bridal of Rose ~The Promise Exchanged at Midnight~ (2002)

    No. 2 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  18. 18

    I, the Executioner (1968)

    No. 12 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  19. 19

    Dogra Magra (1988)

    No. 14 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  20. 20

    Of the Flesh (1983)

    No. 23 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  21. 21

    Lunacy (2005)

    No. 17 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  22. 22

    Carnival of Sinners (1943)

    No. 18 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  23. 23

    DAU. Degeneration (2020)

    No. 20 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  24. 24

    The Other Side of the Underneath (1972)

    No. 22 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  25. 25

    Memoirs of a Strangler of Blondes (1971)

    No. 25 on Letterboxd's official list "Top 50 Underseen Horror Films".

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

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