France, which has always been a breeding ground for horror, has given us immense and unforgettable films over the years. In this list, we have collected those that in our opinion represent the top of French horror cinematography. Violent, cruel, splatter or psychological, these titles feature ferocious killers, mad doctors, mad families, prisoners grappling with magic, vampires and zombies.
It starts in 1960 with the masterpiece Faceless eyes by Georges Franju to the valid zombie movie La Horde (2009) by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, and to the elegant vampire movie Livid (2011) by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury.
We certainly haven't forgotten films like Inside, played by the magnificent Béatrice Dalle, here in the role of a psychopath interested in another woman's child, and not even the hated and beloved Martyrs, a title this one whose story deals with such themes as strange experiments and revenge. Recent remakes of both films have also been made: the American Martyrs (2015) by the duo of Kevin and Michael Goetz and Inside (2016), a Spanish-made remake edited by Miguel Ángel Vivas.
Also on the list is the disturbing Sheitan played by an extraordinary Vincent Cassel, here as a crazy incestuous man, but also the highly effective horror/drama Dans Ma Peau Directed and performed by Marina de Van.
Below is the list of films:
Faceless eyes (1960) by Georges Franju
Maléfique (2002) by Eric Valette
Dans ma peau (2002) by Marina De Van
High Voltage (2003) by Alexandre Aja
Frontiers - On the edge of hell (2007) by Xavier Jens
Sheitan (2006) by Kim Chapiron
Inside (2007) by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Martyrs (2008) by Pascal Laugier
La Horde (2009) by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher
Livid (2011) by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
