Netflix fans warn 'don't watch this alone' as terrifying horror movie 'makes their anxiety skyrocket' with twisted haunted house scenes

Netflix fans have issued a warning to not to watch one terrifying horror movie alone after it 'made their anxiety skyrocket'.

The horror film, originally released two years ago, has been steadily climbing the Netflix rankings and viewers have been left shocked and scared by the haunted house scenes.

The film, titled The Deep House, has captured the attention of movie-lovers this summer and has been the focus of social media chatter.  

Co-directed by French filmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo and distributed by Blumhouse Productions - the studio that made horror Get Out, The Invisible Man and Five Nights at Freddy's - the team has made another bone-chilling film. 

The story centres around two YouTubers named Ben and Tina who travel around known haunted spots to create content for their channel.

The pair, who are recently engaged, travel to France to explore a sanatorium submerged in an artificial lake and unearth a grim house full of terrifying surprises. 

The film, which received 74 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, has been called "eerie and unnerving" by reviewers. 

People were left stunned by the film's unique perspective, which saw most of the footage filmed underwater, with the two leads reliant on oxygen tanks and flimsy torches to see through the murky depths of the lake 

Many people even took to social media to warn others not to watch the scary movies alone, taking to Facebook and writing: '[Do not] watch it alone' and 'My anxiety for closed spaces and deep water went up while watching this last year'.

Another chimed in: "Thanks for the insomnia Netflix #TheDeepHouse."

Members of the reviewing website took to the comments to share their thoughts.

Critic Meagan Navarro wrote in her review at the time of its premiere: 'The underwater setting gives an otherworldly, eerie quality unlike anything else and makes the house's ghosts all the more startling,.

She added: 'It's more content to let the current slowly wash over its audience than provide a sensory assault, so enjoyment will likely vary depending on how well you're willing to submerge yourself in the details over the simplified story.'

Others took to X to express their shock at the ending and warn people they are 'not ready for The Depp House! It's INSANE!'.

Other reviewers shared the audience's fear and praised the impressive if terrifying movie. 

Dennis Harvey writing for Variety said: 'Needless to say, it is ominous when they spy newspaper clippings of missing children cases on the walls; even more so when a nearly life-sized crucifix is discovered blocking entree to some kind of secret chamber. But there is worse to come. 

He added: 'The tension provided by dank claustrophobia and threat of suffocation, as air supplies dwindle, makes this house a very scary place to be.'  

The duo behind the movie, is one of their first successes since their debut 14 years ago with the home-invasion thriller Inside.

Their later English language horror, Leatherface was not widely well received, but The Depp House has had audiences on the edge of their seats for three years.