Best Iranian horror movies
A curated collection of popular horror movies from Iran.
Fear and Darkness (1963)
Fear and Darkness (1963)
A man tries to run away from a mysterious attacker
The Strike (1964)
The Strike (1964)
Jamal has a sick wife at home to take care of. Hussein Agha who is Jamal’s colleague likes his daughter, Shirin. Dr. Cyrus Amin is also in love with her, but his mother is against the relationship.
The Night (2021)
Girl's Dormitory (2004)
Girl's Dormitory (2004)
A young beautiful lady leaves the overprotective and familiar environment of her hometown and moves to the city to set off her college studies. There, she will have to face a new life alone, with all the experiences and dangers that this may imply.
The Postman Doesn't Knock Three Times (2009)
The Postman Doesn't Knock Three Times (2009)
A man takes another man's girl as a hostage and goes to a deserted house outside of Tehran. But there another destiny is waiting him.
The Blind Owl (1975)
The Blind Owl (1975)
Film based on the famous Iranian novella by Sadegh Hedayat, considered one of the great works of modern Persian prose. A man who is perhaps losing his mind spits his murderous fantasies and confessions at a shadow on the wall of his room that has the shape of an owl.
The Yellow Rose (2003)
The Yellow Rose (2003)
Davood and Leili in their wedding night travel to the north. In the way they meet another couple Mahshid and Arash and accompany them to the north. But Arash had an accident with a black suit man. With the help of Davood he throws the body in a swamp but this is only the beginning of their problems.
The Sorceress (1998)
The Sorceress (1998)
A man who lives in an old big house with his mother alone proposes to an actress. She agrees and they get marries but little by little, she begins to notice strange things happening in the house and becomes suspicious.
The Mummy (1966)
The Mummy (1966)
A German archaeologist professor finds a mummified body during his excavations in Shush, Susa. A mummy has no hands, and his hand is in another box. The professor, with the cooperation of Khosrow and his driver Abdollah, takes the mummy's body to his house ...
Rings (1985)
Rings (1985)
The silence of this sleepy little town is soon disturbed when the residents begin to receive threatening phone calls. No one knows who is making them. The police fail to find any evidence leading to the anonymous offender. It seems the further they investigate, the less they know. Is it possible that the whole town is in danger? An intense and captivating horror that is filled with suspense.
Zalava (2021)
Zalava (2021)
In 1978, the inhabitants of Zalava, a small village in Iran, claim that there is a demon among them. While investigating the strange case, Massoud, a young police sergeant, crosses paths with an exorcist.
Tall Shadows of the Wind (2024)
Tall Shadows of the Wind (2024)
Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.
Zar (2017)
Zar (2017)
A just married couple travels to north of Iran to stay in a villa for their honeymoon. The fearful tales behind the villa, gets them involved in an adventure, they did not ask for.
The 29th Night (1989)
The 29th Night (1989)
An Iranian girl marries a man who has been loved by a wich- daughter of a jin, who tries to frighten the poor woman by showing herself in evil ways that make the poor woman go unconscious several times and her sister convinces the poor woman's husband to divorce her.
The Morgue (2024)
The Morgue (2024)
Short horror film directed by Majid Farzolahi.
The Ethereal (2002)
The Ethereal (2002)
Nollywood yoruba language movie with full english subtitle, Asiri (yoruba for Secrets) is a tale of three child hoodfriend who reconnect after a very long time away from each other only to find out that they all share secrets that interconnect them in dubious ways
Delirium (1965)
Delirium (1965)
Iranian horror movie from 1965.
Female Vampire (1967)
Female Vampire (1967)
The first Iranian vampire film. A woman, abandoned by her lover, becomes a vampire and takes her revenge.
Horror (1963)
Horror (1963)
Iranian horror movie from 1963.
The Monster (1985)
The Monster (1985)
An Iranian villager wants to restore a nearby well in hopes of solving a water sortage, but is haunted by a local legend of a monster that drinks the wells dry.
The Spirit's Vengeance (1962)
The Spirit's Vengeance (1962)
A man kills his brother named Salar to get his wealth. Salar’s little child, left without a guardian, goes missing. Years later, Salar’s cousin Sohrab and his friends plan to take over Salar’s property. Sohrab is imprisoned by Masoud, who owes him, and…
Torment of Death (1966)
Torment of Death (1966)
Iranian horror movie from 1966.