I am surprised no one has mentioned The Shining yet. Best psychological horror movie I have seen. Seriously, go watch it.
I need help finding horror movies. Any suggestions?
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Nah, it's not that bad. The Ring tape in the American version is actually creepier visually, but the Japanese tape makes more sense in context with the movie. You could watch worse.Simalacrum said:From what I've heard, the Japanese version of 'The Ring' is pretty much the scariest thing possible to man
The Shining got me. That's seriously creepy, even if it's to supernatural to be classed as a realistic horror movie, and too old to be classed as recent.
Ju-On aka Japanese version of the grudge, It was so scary I was terrified of all Asians under the age of 7 for like two years.
the original black and white Godzilla it is genuinely creepy
the original black and white Godzilla it is genuinely creepy
I would suggest you check out movie line ups at festivals specializing in horror, or that have programs that gear more towards it as well. I'm going to Midnight Madness at TIFF this year (as long as I can adjust my work schedule) and I'm sure that Colin Geddes will have some scary films chosen for us this year.
Last year had REC2 and The Loved Ones. If they have anything that comes close to the last half of The Loved Ones, it will be an awesome lineup.
Last year had REC2 and The Loved Ones. If they have anything that comes close to the last half of The Loved Ones, it will be an awesome lineup.
Ignore most of what people in this forum said. Many of those movies aren't worth your time. Miike's "Audition" truly isn't that good. It's a hell of a lot of wasted build-up time with a "been there, done that" payoff. It just ISN'T THAT SHOCKING.
If realism is your thing, it doesn't get much more realistic than "Cannibal Holocaust". It is very graphic, though, and the animals killed on screen were actual animals that died. I can't recommend the movie enough, but it really isn't for people with a weak stomach, heart, or mind. I warned you.
You may also enjoy "Frontiere(s)" or "Haute Tension". They aren't amazing by any stretch, but they're fairly gory. Very enjoyable.
A lot of people seem to hate "Wolf Creek", but it's another film I can't recommend enough. It takes about an hour or so before anything remotely scary happens, but it does a very good job of fleshing out characters, and the third act is fucking INSANE. The villain is disturbing.
I'll post more as I think of them, which should be rather soon.
If realism is your thing, it doesn't get much more realistic than "Cannibal Holocaust". It is very graphic, though, and the animals killed on screen were actual animals that died. I can't recommend the movie enough, but it really isn't for people with a weak stomach, heart, or mind. I warned you.
You may also enjoy "Frontiere(s)" or "Haute Tension". They aren't amazing by any stretch, but they're fairly gory. Very enjoyable.
A lot of people seem to hate "Wolf Creek", but it's another film I can't recommend enough. It takes about an hour or so before anything remotely scary happens, but it does a very good job of fleshing out characters, and the third act is fucking INSANE. The villain is disturbing.
I'll post more as I think of them, which should be rather soon.
Candyman, Rosemary's Baby, and Exorcist III are all impressively awesome. Just...god, they're so friggin' good! Disturbing and atmospheric, for sure.
Yeah. I saw Pandorum a few months ago. Not really scary, but it had an awesome story and the ending did blow my mind away. Brain Dead (Dead Alive) was interesting, but it just felt to retro 80s for me. Still, it was good for its time and I was amazed that Peter Jackson made it.monstersquad said:
and while i respect you for all of those i am sad that Alien did not make your list despite it being a great horror movie that debuted barely a year after Halloween. granted the sci-fi bit gets it misfiled most of the time. but it is truly a SCARY piece of cinema. and my favorite as it stands. even if the sequels strayed from horror into "action flick"-ness.SnootyEnglishman said:
Oh Alien is a movie for me to recommend. I consider it more Science Fiction Horror. The movies i listed are straight up horror.ToAsTy McBuTTeR said:
mirrors sucked. 28days/weeks later hardly qualify as horror. too many guns and explosions. i'll count "days" as horror before i count weeks as horror. the AvP movies shouldn't even count as movies, and they most certainly do not count as horror. they are cheesy action bull shit. Alien i mentioned was a horror, predator 1&2 are quite action flick-y. and cloverfield is an american godzilla movie.PoisonUnagi said:
Well I liked them.ToAsTy McBuTTeR said:
Oh yeah, and there's also 1408. I haven't seen all of it, and yes it's a modern movie, but yeah, check that out.
