This Isn’t a ‘Scary Movie.’ It’s a 90-Minute Psychedelic Panic Attack in Movie Form

The 1960s and ’70s were a golden age for European horror, producing a unique, stylish brand of terror that’s often imitated but rarely duplicated. Think of the psychedelic, dreamlike dread of Dario Argento’s Suspiria, where color and sound were just as terrifying as the plot. It’s a very specific, art-house vibe that’s hard to get right.

A recent German film, Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes, absolutely nails that feeling, acting as a stunning, modern love letter to that very specific era. It brilliantly…