Norwegian Horror Films:
by Hitmanofnorway | created - 10 Aug 2012 | updated - 22 Oct 2013 | PublicAll horror films made in Norway.
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1. Manhunt (2008)
78 min | Horror
The summer of 1974, four young people are all ambushed and left unconscious. They wake up deep in the woods with no one around but the sound of a hunting horn.
Director: Patrik Syversen | Stars: Henriette Bruusgaard, Jørn Bjørn Fuller Gee, Lasse Valdal, Nini Bull Robsahm
Votes: 4,433
2. Lake of the Dead (1958)
76 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.
Director: Kåre Bergstrøm | Stars: Erling Lindahl, Bjørg Engh, Henny Moan, André Bjerke
Votes: 2,587
3. Dead Snow (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Jeppe Beck Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan, Geir Vegar Hoel
Votes: 70,037 | Gross: $0.04M
Horror/Comedy
4. Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Geir Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer
Votes: 26,739
5. Cold Prey (2006)
Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.
Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen
Votes: 19,629
6. Cold Prey 2 (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Jannicke wakes up in the hospital. All of her friends are dead. As she walks through the dark corridors, she thinks she is left alone. But the nightmare isn't over yet.
Director: Mats Stenberg | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik, Kim Arne Hagen, Johanna Mørck
Votes: 9,945
7. Cold Prey III (2010)
95 min | Horror, Thriller
Takes place in the 80's where a group of teenagers go to visit an abandoned hotel, only to find themselves hunted by a psychotic killer through the Norwegian woods.
Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose | Stars: Ida Marie Bakkerud, Julie Rusti, Kim Falck, Pål Stokka
Votes: 4,582
8. Bread and Circus (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
One man's courage and will to break loose from the system, and the ability of one individual to bring down the kingdom.
Director: Martin Loke | Stars: Oliver Boullet, Miriam Johansson, Martin Loke, Magne Jahrestein
Votes: 307
Horror/Comedy/Splatter/Surreal
9. Villmark (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
5 Norwegians head for a cabin in the wilderness for a few days of team building. But strange things start happening--especially down by the water where they find an abandoned tent. Is someone else around?
Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Bjørn Floberg, Kristoffer Joner, Eva Röse, Sampda Sharma
Votes: 5,811
10. Whore (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Rikke is writing a new book and needs to get get out to the countryside to get some inspiration. She visits her deceased mother's old cabin in a local community called "Dokka", where she ... See full summary »
Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Rudy Claes, Kenneth Falkenberg, Cassandra Jacobsen, Reinert Kiil
Votes: 705
11. Inside the Whore (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
During the shooting of Reinart Kiil's feature film "Inside the Whore" a lot of mysterious things happen on set.
Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Susanne Estelle, Lisa Barsten, Anniken Mjelde Sjo, Torgrim Ødegård
Votes: 711
12. The Thrill of a Kill (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
After fighting with her mom, Kimsy runs into the woods to cool off, where she meets a friendly photographer. A day of bloodshed and murder follows...
Director: Lars-Erik Lie | Stars: Kirsten Jakobsen, Arve Herman Tangen, Camilla Vestbø Losvik, Toril Skansen
Votes: 230
13. 22 (2000 Video)
75 min | Horror, Thriller
A serial killer who wreaks havoc in Oslo has in the last 5 months killed 5 women and all the murders occur on the 22nd day of the month. The police are completely clueless. We meet a group of friends running into the killer.
Directors: Pål Aam, Eystein Hanssen | Stars: Sophia Kaushal, Susan Badrkhan, Helga Meisingset, Per Andreas Torgersen
Votes: 215
14. Dark Souls (2010)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A revengeful father embarks on a dark thrill ride of lost memories, conspiracy and zombie-like symptoms. Finding the mysterious darkness within is the source of the bizarre world he has uncovered.
Directors: César Ducasse, Mathieu Peteul | Stars: Johanna Gustavsson, Kristian Holter, Ida Elise Broch, Morten Rudå
Votes: 2,204
15. Tuddal (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror
A Norwegian independent low budget horror / splatter called Tuddal.
Directors: Kjetil Kolbjørsnrud, David Solbjørg | Stars: David Solbjørg, Sten Anfinsen, Alexander Roald, Marit Soldal
Votes: 19
16. Xombies 3D (2011)
80 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director: Johnny Markussen | Stars: David Allen, Hanna Jenny Stark, Henrik Berg Larsen, Michael Andre Boardman Bø
Votes: 24
Horror/Artfilm
17. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,581 | Gross: $0.25M
Horror/Comedy
18. Isle of Darkness (1997)
83 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Fed up with her unfaithful boyfriend and big-city life, Julie, a newly-qualified young teacher from Copenhagen, takes a job as a teacher on an idyllic island in southern Norway. Julie finds... See full summary »
Director: Trygve Allister Diesen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Paul-Ottar Haga, Sina Langfeldt, Martin Slaatto
Votes: 516
19. Hidden (2009)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
Painful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.
Director: Pål Øie | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Bjarte Hjelmeland, Marko Iversen Kanic
Votes: 3,110
20. Snarveien (2009)
77 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple driving back to Norway reach a roadblock. They detour into the Swedish forest which leaves them stranded. Unaware that they are under video surveillance and have been cast in the leading roles of a live snuff movie.
Director: Severin Eskeland | Stars: Marte Germaine Christensen, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen, Jens Hultén, Johan Hedenberg
Votes: 1,503
21. Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch (2010)
82 min | Comedy, Horror
Is the fjord witch just a legend or could it be that Satan's bride lives within the woods of Grytefjord? Does Tordenskjold find himself or perhaps somebody completely else? Who would win a ... See full summary »
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Stig Frode Henriksen, Martin Hovden, Martin Hykkerud, Kristoffer Joner
Votes: 1,254
Horror/Comedy
22. Thale (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Estranged friends Leo (a crime-scene cleaner) and hired-hand Elvis are cleaning up a particularly messy casualty deep in the Norwegian woods. When Elvis accidentally finds a secret passage ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksander Nordaas | Stars: Silje Reinåmo, Erlend Nervold, Jon Sigve Skard, Morten Andresen
Votes: 6,178
23. Next Door (2005)
Unrated | 75 min | Mystery, Thriller
John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies
Directors: Pål Sletaune, Tony Spataro | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Cecilie A. Mosli, Julia Schacht, Anna Bache-Wiig
Votes: 10,619
Horror/Thriller
24. The Monitor (2011)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.
Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam
Votes: 6,016
25. Stallo Awakens (2018)
65 min | Comedy, Horror
The youths are together on a trip in the woods of northern Norway, when they discover an ancient Sami burial ground. Shortly after strange things start to happen.
Director: Freddy Vith | Stars: Nina Blomsköld, Daniel Iversen, Thor Normann, Magnus Bjørnstad
Votes: 37
26. Bells in the Moonlight (1964)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Four men are gathered to play a game of bridge, and when the conversation turns on to unnatural and occult events, also the fact that all the bells sound different in moonlight.
Director: Kåre Bergstrøm | Stars: Rønnaug Alten, Turid Balke, Madeleine Borch, Andreas Diesen
Votes: 103
27. Dunderland (2012)
78 min | Horror
In 1695, a young maiden named Johanne Nilsdotter is accused of witchcraft. Her persecutors end her life in the bottomless pits of the remote Djupkista waters in the Dunderland valley. In ... See full summary »
Directors: Nils J. Nesse, Finn-Erik Rognan | Stars: Miriam Prestøy Lie, Reidar Sørensen, Sven Henriksen, Hanne-Marte Sørlie
Votes: 232
28. Fuck Norge (2004)
82 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A bad taste extreme low budget splatter movie filled with zombies, witches and gallows of blood, just to save your day.
Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Arnfhinn Berteussen, Kenneth Dybvik, Marius Henriksen, Rune Isaksen
Votes: 330
29. Hellfjord (2012)
30 min | Comedy
This is the story of the urban police officer Salmander who, after somewhat accidentally killing his police horse in front of thousands of children, gets relocated to the location farthest north in Norway: Hellfjord.
Stars: Zahid Ali, Stig Frode Henriksen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Thomas Hanzon
Votes: 1,252
Comedy/Horror TV Show
30. Reservedekk (2011)
21 min | Short, Action, Comedy
John gets a flat tire, but his car is not equipped with a spare tire, there is only a tied-up girl in the trunk. Strangely, there are lots of tires where he stops the car, but when a local stranger turns up to help, things get bad.
Director: Kenny Wang | Stars: Daniel Dahl, Stine Kråbøl, Kenny Wang
Votes: 97
Horror/Short
31. Seriøse Skjegg (2007– )
Action, Comedy, Crime
Follow the hilariously evil escapades of the brutally violent, split-persona psychopath Skjegg. And his alter ego: Antiskjegg.
Stars: Kenny Wang, Elise Jensen, Eirik Wangensteen Talberg, Daniel Dahl
Votes: 9
Series of short films, all with several horror elements and action sequences.
32. Vardøger (2012)
5 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Director: Reinert Kiil | Stars: Wenche Bødtker-Lund, Oeyvind Olav Sydow Kleiveland, Reinert Kiil
Votes: 34
Short/Horror/Music
Available for viewing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq-wcapK42A
33. 5 grøss fra Vestlandet (2007)
40 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
5 directors were invited to direct their own short film - a horror story. The idea was to let the directors tell their own worst nightmare. 5 short films were produced and edited together ... See full summary »
Directors: Pål Jackman, Therese Jacobsen, Susanne Falkum Løvik, Bobbie Peers, Marius Soma | Stars: Simon Andersen, Frode Bjorøy, Trond Høvik, Arnhild Litleré
Votes: 12
Horror/Short
34. The New Plague (2008)
19 min | Short, Horror
Director: Aleksander U. Serigstad | Star: Britt Myklebust
Short/Horror/Underground
35. Oslo Fright Fest 2010 (2012)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary covering Oslo Fright Fest of 2010.
Director: Aleksander U. Serigstad | Stars: Ruggero Deodato, Ivar Nikolai Fallet, Reinert Kiil, Christina Lindberg
Votes: 10
Not really a horror film, BUT a short documentary covering one of Norway's first ever, official horror festivals. So I think it deserves a place on the list.
It's also available for viewing here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzYo-6Orb_0
36. Fjordbeistet (2011)
Horror
4 boys from a little village called "Beisfjord" gets a school project about making a film, they decide to make a documentary about an accident in "Skamdalen" near Beisfjord during the 60's.... See full summary »
Director: Joakim Eliassen
Horror/Underground/?
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