Shhh! (1993) is regarded as the best horror+ mystery thriller in Kannada Film land. It created a trend in horror+mystery thriller movies
For supernatural spirit oriented movie with revenge story plot.
Durga Shakti (1999) - Supernatural+ horror+revenge. The climax will give goosebumps with beautiful Durga statue. The painting of actress Durga shree looks scary and beautiful at the same time.
This was the first recognised kannada horror movies to use CGI and graphics.
Ade Raga Ade Haadu (1989) - supernatural+revenge
Yaahoo(2004) - a group of students/researchers venture into dense forest and get into trouble.
6–5=2(2013) - loosely inspired by Blair Witch project(1999) and trekking disasters that happened near Gundya Forest area and Aramane Gudda ( Bermuda triangle of Western Ghats).
Apthamithra(2004) is the highest grossing horror movie in Kannada Film land . It is remake of Manachitrathazu(1993).
It is the first Kannada movie to gross 25 crores in Karnataka alone. It is only Kannada movie to cross 2 crore in a single theatre.