Horror movies directed by Nacho Cerdà

How The Abandoned scares: A thick, damp sense of dread hangs over almost every scene, with the isolated farmhouse feeling waterlogged, decayed, and wrong from the very first minutes. The pace is slow and heavy, favoring long stretches of unease and disorientation over quick shocks, so the fear builds through atmosphere rather than jolts. There's a looping, nightmarish quality to the story that makes you feel trapped along with the characters, and the ending leaves a cold, unsettled feeling rather than relief. This is a good pick for viewers who like moody, art-house style horror over fast scares or blood-heavy thrills.

How Aftermath scares: Aftermath moves at a slow, silent, almost clinical pace, letting the camera linger far longer than feels comfortable on things most movies would cut away from instantly. There's no music sting or jump scare here to release the tension; it just sits with you in cold, quiet rooms while something deeply wrong unfolds. The horror comes from disgust and taboo rather than monsters or the supernatural, and it shows almost everything in unflinching detail. This is not a fun watch or a date-night scare movie; it's an extreme, upsetting piece of underground horror made for viewers who specifically seek out the most disturbing material out there.