Collections/October 2021

Home Invasion

Home is where the terror is in these unsettling explorations of one of our most primal fears: an unwanted intrusion into the sanctity of one’s own home. It’s a disquieting premise that has inspired filmmakers for decades, as seen in these gripping noir classics ( The Desperate Hours , In Cold Blood ), paranoid explorations of surveillance and technology ( The Anderson Tapes , Demon Seed ), boundary-pushing art-house provocations ( Violence at Noon , Funny Games ), and shockingly visceral horror nightmares ( Angst , Inside ). Ranging from darkly comic to nerve-shreddingly intense, these films are profoundly disturbing because they suggest that nowhere, not even your own home, is truly safe.

20 films — 5 on the Channel, 15 unavailable