A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
In the Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire.
Why it matters
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night delivers a hypnotic blend of gothic vampire mythos and spaghetti Western cool through an Iranian New Wave lens.
- Sheila Vand’s magnetic performance anchors this feminist vampire revenge tale with haunting subtlety.
- Ana Lily Amirpour’s black-and-white visuals craft a stylized, dreamlike Bad City that feels both alien and intimate.
- A rare fusion of genre cinema and arthouse sensibility, perfect for fans of boundary-pushing horror and mood-driven storytelling.
- Its slow-burn pacing demands patience but rewards with an atmosphere thick as desert night air and a fresh take on vampire lore.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
36
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
100
Survival
50
Vampire
