Horror Films About Mathematicians

Description: A group of strangers wake up in a mysterious cube-shaped room with deadly traps. One of them is a math whiz who tries to calculate their way out, adding a layer of mathematical horror.

Fact: The film was made on a very low budget, with much of the set being constructed from foam and cardboard.

Description: While not a horror film, it includes elements of psychological tension as Srinivasa Ramanujan, a self-taught Indian mathematician, faces the horrors of cultural and academic isolation.

Fact: The film is based on the true story of Ramanujan, whose mathematical insights were often considered mystical or supernatural.

Description: Although not strictly a horror film, it contains elements of suspense and psychological tension as Alan Turing battles to crack the Enigma code during WWII, facing personal and professional horrors.

Fact: The film's title refers to Turing's own term for the Enigma machine's code-breaking process.

Description: This biographical drama about Stephen Hawking includes moments of existential dread and the horror of facing one's own mortality through the lens of theoretical physics.

Fact: The film was adapted from the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen" by Jane Hawking.

Description: A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. His quest leads him into a spiral of madness and conspiracy.

Fact: The film was shot in black and white to reflect the protagonist's binary view of the world, and it was Darren Aronofsky's directorial debut.

Description: Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a book that seems to mirror his own life, leading him down a rabbit hole of numerology and madness. The film explores the psychological horror of being trapped by numbers.

Fact: The film was inspired by the real-life phenomenon of the 23 enigma, where the number 23 appears in various contexts, often with ominous implications.

Description: A series of murders at Oxford University involves complex mathematical puzzles, with a professor and his student trying to solve the mystery before the killer strikes again.

Fact: The film is based on the novel by Guillermo Martínez, which itself was inspired by real-life mathematical mysteries.

Description: Four mathematicians are invited to solve a puzzle, only to find themselves trapped in a room that shrinks with every wrong answer, creating a tense atmosphere of mathematical horror.

Fact: The film's title refers to Pierre de Fermat, a famous mathematician known for Fermat's Last Theorem.

Description: A mathematician discovers a theorem that predicts the end of the world, leading to a psychological horror as he grapples with the implications of his discovery.

Fact: The film explores themes of existential dread through the lens of mathematical certainty.

Description: A mathematician discovers a pattern in lottery numbers that leads him into a world of crime and terror, blending mathematical intrigue with horror elements.

Fact: The film was one of the earliest to explore the concept of using mathematics for nefarious purposes in a horror context.