Don't Watch Alone: These 19 Spanish Horror Movies Will Haunt Your Dreams

Whether we're talking about Japanese ghost stories, Italian zombies, or Canadian slashers, international horror films are always a must on any horror fan's movie list. As someone who watches horror movies weekly, I must say that Spanish horror movies are slept on the most. They are intelligent, well-crafted, and, most importantly, terrifying as hell.

A shadowy, horned creature stands ominously in a misty forest, with large glowing eyes, amidst towering trees. No visible humans or text in the scene
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Here are 21 Spanish horror movies to haunt your Halloween season:

1.REC

A close-up of a frightened woman with wet hair, dimly lit, appears to be in a dark, confined space. She looks up with wide eyes

2.Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks)

Actor in a scene with a bloodied hand on their forehead, eyes closed, expressing pain or distress

3.Aterrados (Terrified)

An older man with gray hair, in a tense scene from a movie or TV show, closely faces a person with a distorted face of a boy

4.Verónica

Young boy with curly hair and glasses inside a bathtub, looking towards a patterned shower curtain as an arm reaches for him

5.Hermana Muerte (Sister Death)

A woman dressed as a nun with a white habit looks upward with a concerned expression in an arched hallway. Another person is seated in the background

6.El orfanato (The Orphanage)

Child in a hallway wearing a creepy mask and old-fashioned clothing

7.Mientras duermes (Sleep Tight)

Man looks at the camera in a tense scene with police officers and other people in the background

8.El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)

A mysterious creature with long black claws and pale, wrinkled skin sits at a wooden table next to a red goblet

9.Cronos (1993)

A man from a TV or movie scene sports a chilling smile as his face is bloodied, implying a dramatic or intense moment in the storyline

10.El espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone)

A pale, ghostly child stands inside an old building, viewed through an open arched door, while a man in the foreground looks on from the outside

11.Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes)

A woman, with wet hair and a blindfold, appears distressed in a dimly lit room

12.Voces (Don't Listen)

Thermal camera display showing a person emitting heat, indicated by different thermal colors, with a temperature reading of 25.7°C. No recognizable individuals

13.El hoyo (The Platform)

A person eating food messily with their hands directly from a container

14.Cerdita (Piggy)

A person with headphones on appears to be deep in thought, possibly a scene from a movie or TV show. Several objects hang in the background

15.Vuelven (Tigers Are Not Afraid)

A person with long hair and a coat stands at an open gate, looking out at a bright field in the distance

16.La Llorona (2019)

A haunting scene with a woman underwater, her long hair floating around her face, captured in an eerie, captivating moment

17.La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)

Antonio Banderas points a gun in a tense scene, dressed in a suit and tie

18.El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast)

A close-up of a scared man with blood and injuries on his face, wearing a hat, from a scene in a movie or TV show. No other persons or notable text visible

19.Los otros (The Others)

Nicole Kidman with a concerned expression, wearing a vintage-style outfit, stands against a dark background

I'm sure I missed some, and if I missed your favorite Spanish horror film, comment below!

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