7 Great Horror Movies That Only Get More Disturbing After They're Over

Horror is a broad church. Few other genres encompass quite so many different approaches beneath the same banner: there are the crowd-pleasing, jumpscare-heavy horrors, gruesome exploitation films with spectacular gore effects, and cerebral arthouse nightmares. Most mainstream horror movies, however, eventually restore some sense of order, even if the monster survives or a post-credits scene promises a sequel. But the very best horrors are less accommodating and leave behind questions that become more unsettling with every attempt to answer them.