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Films like Hellions.

Hellions (2015) reads as Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Terrified (2018) poster
1. Terrified2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Southbound (2015) poster
2. Southbound2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Splice (2010) poster
3. Splice2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Theatre Bizarre (2011) poster
4. The Theatre Bizarre2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Heartless (2010) poster
5. Heartless2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In the Tall Grass (2019) poster
6. In the Tall Grass2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

BLAME! (2017) poster
7. BLAME!2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

Two Witches (2023) poster
8. Two Witches2023

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Mother of Tears (2007) poster
9. The Mother of Tears2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Coming Soon (2008) poster
10. Coming Soon2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Rigor Mortis (2013) poster
11. Rigor Mortis2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Dreams in the Witch House (2005) poster
12. Dreams in the Witch House2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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