Horror movies directed by David Pastor

How Bird Box Barcelona scares: It opens like a straightforward survival story, dropping you into a ruined city where just seeing the wrong thing can get you killed, then slowly widens out to show that some of the danger now comes from other people, not just the unseen force. The pace stays tense throughout, alternating between quiet, careful movement and sudden bursts of panic and violence. Most of the fear comes from not knowing what's out there and the dread of characters being tempted to look, rather than constant jump scares. It's an uneasy, anxious watch rather than a purely fun scare, with a few disturbing images along the way, but it doesn't sit with you for long after it ends.

How Carriers scares: Carriers plays out more like a bleak road trip drama than a traditional horror movie, with the real dread coming from watching decent people slowly turn cold and selfish as they try to survive. There's no monster jumping out of the dark here; the fear is quiet and comes from isolation, distrust, and the sense that safety is an illusion. The pace is slow and heavy, with long stretches of tense waiting rather than action, and the horror is more about what people become than what happens to their bodies. It's a good pick if you want something that sits with you and makes you uneasy about human nature, not something that makes you jump.