It is well known that the taste for the horror genre is due to the feeling of control that its fictional nature offers us. Hence, these films use supernatural elements where the protagonist is threatened by incomprehensible forces and the viewer holds his breath every time he sees him in trouble.
But what happens when the supernatural element is an ally and not the villain? Here we leave you a list of six films that play with this concept and manage to turn the status quo that we already know.
1. The Black Phone (2022)
13-year-old Finney is kidnapped and taken to a basement where an unplugged black phone sticks out. The little boy begins to receive calls from the past victims of “The Grabber”, the film’s antagonist. This supernatural element helps our protagonist to fight and try to survive.
two. The Devil’s backbone (2001)
Carlos, a 12-year-old boy, is orphaned and sent to an orphanage. Quickly, the appearance of a ghostly child is present, representing a threat to our protagonist. However, his intentions of justice and revenge are revealed so that Carlos can help him solve the mystery of his death.
3. Sixth Sense (1999)
Malcolm Crowe is a renowned psychologist who begins to treat 9-year-old Cole Sear, who has the ability to see and talk to dead people. At first, Malcolm does not believe in the boy’s abilities, but later helps him understand his gift, which leads us to one of the plot twist famous in the history of cinema.
Four. His House (2020)
Using the resource of the haunted house, His House introduces us to a couple who, after suffering the aftermath of migration, finally find a home while resolving their legal situation. But in it, the protagonists face all kinds of apparitions that are responsible for letting us know that the real horrors are those caused by human beings.
5. The orphanage (2007)
Laura and her husband decide to move to the orphanage where she grew up, in order to reopen its doors and raise Simón, their adopted son. On the day of the opening party, Simón goes missing and the appearance of a masked boy begins to stalk Laura. Initially, this apparition appears as a threat, but later it becomes the support of this mother desperate to find her son.
6. The cabin of terror (2011)
Following one of the best-known plots of this genre, a group of friends decide to spend a few days in a cabin in the woods. The cliché sets in and they begin to be chased by ghosts, but in an unexpected twist, we are revealed that a pair of scientists control everything that is happening to them and that the threats they are fighting can become their own weapon. .
Source: Okchicas
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