10 Great Military Horror Movies

While military movies and horror movies might not always seem to go together, the terrors of war can sometimes blend perfectly with a more traditional sort of fantastical genre fare. Horror movies typically contrast a seemingly safe location, like a quiet neighborhood, with a terrifying threat. Halloween is set in the suburbs of Illinois, The Exorcist takes place in a well-appointed family home, and Poltergeist’s haunted house looks like a family’s dream home at first. The contrast between these idyllic spaces and the dark secrets that lurk deep within them is what makes horror movies so scary — something that Midsommar leaned into with its sunny Swedish setting.