5 Gory Horror Movies On Netflix That Are Too Disturbing To Watch Alone

These days, Mike Flanagan is one of the biggest names in the horror game, but you might not be super familiar with one of his earlier horror outings: 2017’s «Gerald’s Game.» This marks Flanagan’s first Stephen King adaptation — he later worked on «Doctor Sleep» in 2019 — and it’s particularly remarkable considering that the 1992 novel was always considered to be unfilmable. Clearly, Flanagan pulled it off quite well, especially considering that King himself later praised the film.

So why is «Gerald’s Game» so upsetting? The movie centers on couple Jessie and Gerald Burlingame (Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood), who decide to spend a romantic weekend at an isolated cabin in Alabama. Gerald handcuffs Jessie to the bed as the two are about to get down and dirty, but they end up arguing over the state of the relationship, at which point Gerald has a heart attack and dies. Jessie is then stuck alone and completely trapped, unable to reach food or a phone … and before too long, she starts hallucinating, to say nothing of the lengths she goes to so she can escape the handcuffs and get out of the house. 

Between her visions, her escape tactics, and the frightening figure she keeps seeing known as the «moonlight man,» you won’t want to experience «Gerald’s Game» on your own — as Jessie is for most of the film.