Indian horror thriller films

Diés Iraé is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language horror thriller film written and directed by Rahul Sadasivan and produced by Chakravarthy Ramachandra and S. Sashikanth under Night Shift Studios and YNOT Studios. It stars Pranav Mohanlal with Sushmita Bhat, Gibin Gopinath and Jaya Kurup. The film follows a man, who is increasingly haunted by a former classmate, after taking her hairclip as a souvenir.

Baramulla is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale and produced under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It stars Manav Kaul and Bhasha Sumbli in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 November 2025 on Netflix. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances and cinematography.

2002 film by Vikram Bhatt

2007 Indian film directed by Priyadarshan

Tumbbad is a 2018 period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, and written by Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Barve, and Anand Gandhi. It stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.

Manichitrathazhu () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana. It also features Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Vinaya Prasad, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Sridhar, K.B. Ganesh Kumar, Sudheesh.

2005 film by Shripal Morakhia

2012 Tamil film directed by Karthik Subbaraj

2009 Tamil film directed by Vikram Kumar

1979 Hindi film directed by Rajkumar Kohli

2012 film by Vikram Bhatt

2013 film by Kannan Iyer

2014 film directed by Bhushan Patel

2018 Tamil film directed by A. L. Vijay

2007 film by Akku Akbar

2016 film by Vikram Bhatt

2011 film by Vikram Bhatt

1992 film by Mahesh Bhatt

1981 film

2011 film directed by Prawaal Raman

Chhorii () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Vishal Furia and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Malhotra, Jack Davis, Shikhaa Sharma and Shiv Chanana. A remake of the Marathi-language film Lapachhapi (2017), the film features Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead role, alongside Mita Vashisht, Rajesh Jais and Saurabh Goyal. The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 26 November 2021.

2016 film

2003 film directed by Shyam Ramsay

Sssshhh... is a 2003 Indian slasher film written and directed by Pavan S. Kaul. It stars Tanishaa (in her debut) and Dino Morea along with Kushal Punjabi, Gaurav Kapur, Suvarna Jha, Karan Nath, Shivaji Satam and Simone Singh. It was produced by Sunil Mehta and Prem Kishen, with the music directed by Anu Malik and background score by Salim-Sulaiman. It is a remake of the 1996 American film Scream.

2011 film directed by Pawan Kripalani

2019 film directed by Vinayan

2013 Tamil film directed by Deepan Chakravarthy

Neeya? () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, directed by Durai and written by P. Kalaimani. A remake of the 1976 Hindi film Nagin, it has an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Haasan, Jai Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Srikanth, M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Manjula, Deepa, Latha and Chandra Mohan. The film revolves around an Ichchadhari naag who seeks to kill six people she holds responsible for the death of her lover.

2021 film directed by Vinoo Venketesh

2003 film by Anurag Basu

2015 Tamil film directed by R Ajay Gnanamuthu