Violent deaths tend to be part and parcel when it comes to horror movies. After all, it's hard to think of a single slasher, found-footage flick, or spooky thriller that isn't filled to the brim with decapitations, dismemberments, and impalements. And yet, some features manage to be as terrifying without any blood and guts whatsoever.

Characters may be battered, mauled, and stabbed, but The Grim Reaper fails to capture a single soul. Although the story may revolve around death, there might not be a single fatality. At first, a lack of casualties in a horror sounds anti-climactic.

Many veterans of the genre may expect to see people being maimed or ripped apart in all sorts of creative ways. But there are times when filmmakers successfully craft some truly hair-raising stuff, without resorting to mindless bloodshed and cheap kills. By focusing more on building tension, sharp writing, compelling acting, and maintaining a gripping atmosphere, certain movies can be teeth-chattering, without anyone shedding a drop of blood.

Although each entry on this list ends with the whole ensemble still breathing, it doesn't change the fact they're scary as hell. 10. Fire In The Sky Fire in the Sky, which is based on an alleged case of alien abduction, follows a logger called Walton who's abducted by a flying saucer shortly after finishing his shift Interestingly, none of the characters in the film are in any danger, save for Walton.

Since he's returned to Earth five days after the abduction, i.