16 Best Liminal Space Horror Movies That Define the Genre
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The word "liminal" is something we have been hearing more and more these days. The word is nothing new but its definition pertains to a lot of what we see around us. Liminal is a word that relates to transition, or the initial stages of a transitional process. Think of it as the end of one thing, but the next phase of whatever it may be describing, has yet to really take shape.
Horror is often, if not always, a reflection of the world around us and how we react to it. It's the fear of the unknown in everyday life. Whether you like it or not, the 2020s have kicked off in a very liminal way. The old ways seemed to have been torn down, but we've yet to see a new world come together. Many are nostalgic of the past, but the problem with nostalgia is that it feels good to stare at something that reminds you of the good ol'days, but you will never truly obtain what it meant and felt like ever again. Look around you, the world many of us were promised no longer exists.
Malls are closing, technology is advancing, politics sways back and forth between conservative and progressive ideals, and here we all are, waiting for something new in this liminal space of life. To help us through that transition is a long list of liminal horror films that hit that spot of feeling like and limbo as you yearn for a past you can't have anymore.
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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Lost Highway
1997, in 10 top lists Check -
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
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Skinamarink
2022, in 0 top lists -
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It Follows
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Donnie Darko
2001, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Blair Witch Project
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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Kairo
2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check -
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Silent Hill
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
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Vivarium
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dark City
1998, in 6 top lists Check -
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Cube
1997, in 5 top lists Check -
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We're All Going to the World's Fair
2021, in 0 top lists -
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DimLand
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The Langoliers
1995, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 1, 2024; source