13 legit animated Horror FEATURE Films
And yes I consider Mad Monster Party more of a horror film than Svankmajer's Alice. Remember these are just MY recommendations.
Most horror animation lists are strictly for shorts because that's the medium the genre dominates in animation...but occasionally, you have some stuff that doesn't just look creepy or feature monsters and Halloween. Nah sometimes...you have a legit animated horror on your hands. I love those sometimes!
Ratings/Content Warning stuff:
- Family = Kids can watch it.
- Adult = Kids can’t watch it but teenagers can. Contains swearing and adult situations
- Horror = Classic horror/thriller with some good scares and creepy imagery.
- Goth = Less horror and more on the macabre or suspense side of things.
- Surreal = Weird stuff that crosses into the other genres.
- Comedy = Funny stuff w. maybe some cuteness too.
- Drama = Horror and monsters used to make you sad or tell a gripping story.
- GORE = Take this as your Trigger Warning. Films with this label are gorey and not for the faint of heart in that department.
- MATURE = Not for kids; contains disturbing subject matter such as abuse or sexual encounters.
Coraline | Fantasy Horror/Family
An eccentric girl finds a hidden world in her house where her family and neighbors shower her with love and attention.
Monster House | Horror Comedy/Family
A 2000s-era ode to the 80s as three kids discover the house across the street is a literal monster.
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island | Horror Comedy/Family
A classic Scooby Doo adventure where Mystery Inc. comes across an unexpected threat that takes a turn for the supernatural.
Mad Monster Party | Horror Comedy/Family+
The roster of universal-tier monsters battle Baron von Frankenstein's nephew for the rights to his newest creation.
Extraordinary Tales | Anthology Horror/Family+/GORE
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe's greatest works, narrated by veteran horror actors and each animated in a unique style of CGI.
Perfect Blue | Psychological Horror/Adult/GORE (cw: stalking, self harm, r-word)
A pop-idol musician has a mental break down as she's haunted by the manufactured image she has of herself as well as at least two real stalkers.
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | Fantasy Horror/Drama/Adult/GORE
Two children try to escape their environmentally devastated island home with their friends, as well as the substance-abuse infested world of their parents that are trying (and failing) to cope.
Felidae | Mystery Horror/Adult/GORE (cw: animal abuse)
When multiple cats in his neighborhood turn up dead, new-cat-on-the-block Francis discovers an entire conspiracy among his kind involving generational trauma and eugenic cults - with cats.
Blood Tea and Red String | Surreal Horror/Adult
A grotesque battle for a doll's love takes place between the creatures who made her and the white mice who ordered her.
Hair High | Horror Comedy/Adult/GORE
Unlikley student Spud and head cheerleader Cherri start the year as enemies and end as prom dates...and then skeletons seeking revenge after Cherri's boyfriend kills them.
The Romantic | Goth/Fantasy Horror/Drama/Adult (cw: parental abuse)
A young man vows to kill the Gods of his world after they 'forced him to do a terrible thing', but discovers he's one part of a prophecy.
Fear(s) of the Dark | Anthology Horror/Adult/GORE
Another Horror anthology from France, focusing on fragments of stories taken right before or after disaster.
The Wolf House | Drama/Psychological Horror/Adult (cw: implied csa, abuse, ASMR)
Presented as a propaganda film within a secluded commune in the Andes, 'The Wolf' tells the story of a girl named Maria who stole away from him in a house in the woods...