Laurin
In a small port town at the end of the 19th century children are disappearing. A mysterious man in black who stalks the town may be Death itself. And nine-year-old Laurin is suffering terrifying dreams and hallucinations of a man carrying a sack and frightened children calling for help from behind closed windows.
Why it matters
A creeping folk horror that blends Victorian gothic atmosphere with unsettling, child-centered dread.
- A rare German-language horror from the late ’80s that channels the era’s fascination with spectral menace and moral decay.
- Laurin’s haunted visions tap into primal childhood fears, making the supernatural feel intimate and inescapable.
- Practical effects and shadowy cinematography create a suffocating mood of paranoia in a claustrophobic port town.
- Fans of slow-burning, psychological horror steeped in folklore and period detail will find a quietly disturbing gem here.
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Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
71
Supernatural
20
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
85
Survival
0
