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Horror Movies For When You’re Restless With Family

Horror movies for when youre restless with family. Includes The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Skin I Live In, Dawn of the Dead and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Restless energy needs somewhere to go. These absorb it.

The Incredible Shrinking Man movie poster
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1957 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

The Skin I Live In movie poster
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2011 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

Dawn of the Dead movie poster
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1978 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

The Innocents movie poster
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1961 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

Suspiria movie poster
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1977 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

Restless energy and good forward momentum are a natural match. These keep pace with you.

Tension and restlessness can compound. Proceed with awareness.

Works across the room. Nobody left out or checked out.

Frankenstein movie poster
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1931 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

Sinners movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

The Devil's Advocate movie poster
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1997 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

Thesis movie poster
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1996 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.

Something happens every few minutes. The pacing holds the restlessness in place.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers movie poster
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1956 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

Keeps moving. Matches the restless energy rather than fighting it.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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