Erotic horror is a genre that plays with desire, repulsion, and the line between attraction and danger. The result: sizzling films that both seduce and disturb you.
Here are 10 of the best erotic horror films ever made.
1. The Hunger (1983)
This stylish vampire film starring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie breathes melancholy, emptiness, and decadent sensuality. Less focused on horror than on desire and transience. A cult classic.
2. Let the Right One In (2008)
A moving and dark love story between a lonely boy and an ancient vampire. Slow, icy, and unexpectedly intimate — with an underlying tension that permeates everything.
3. Crimson Peak (2015)
Guillermo del Toro’s gothic masterpiece blends romance, betrayal, and ghostly seduction. Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain shine in a setting of blood-red halls and whispering spirits.
4. Suspiria (1977)
Dario Argento’s hypnotic explosion of color about a mysterious dance academy is as stifling as it is erotically charged. The horror creeps into your senses through style and rhythm.
5. Antichrist (2009)
A traumatized couple retreats to a cabin in the woods. What follows is a brutal and sexually charged portrait of grief, rage, and destruction. Shocking and poetic at the same time.
6. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
In this Iranian gem, a vampire hunts men who oppress women. Captured in black and white with a minimalist style, this is a seductive and mysterious film.
7. The Lure (2015)
Polish mermaids who sing in a nightclub and sometimes eat their audience. A unique mix of musical, horror, and adolescent erotica. Eccentric, playful, and bloody.
8. Teeth (2007)
A coming-of-age horror about a girl with teeth… down there. A sharp satire on sexual anxiety and abuse, wrapped in bloody absurdity.
9. Byzantium (2012)
Two female vampires hide in a coastal town. One wants to remain invisible, the other craves recognition. An understated, elegant vampire film with suppressed passion and melancholy.
10. Raw (2016)
A young veterinary student discovers she has a bloodthirsty side — and a sexual awakening. This French body horror is painful, physical, intense, and sensual.
Erotic horror shows that fear and desire sometimes share the same roots. These ten films prove how exciting, elegant, and disturbing that combination can be.
