Top 5 Horror Film Reccomendations

01-08-2020 10:44pm

Some great pics here. Horror is one of my favourite genres so hard for me to pick 5.

In no particular order.
The Omen
*The Exorcist of Emily Rose
El Orfanato
The Conjuring
*The Changeling.

*I watched that years ago so its possible it won't have the same impact on me now. I'm like that with certain films. At the time though it terrified the life out of me.

*Not the Angelina Jolie film of the same name.

Some recent popular ones don't do it for me as horror films. Don't Breathe, Get Out, It Follows etc. I think they are brilliant but aren't scary in the right way for me. Then you have films like Hereditary that disturbed me enough that I stopped watching it.

Mic 1972 · 02-08-2020 12:18pm

Last night i watched Relic, very eerie, loved it!

dubstarr · 02-08-2020 1:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Some great pics here. Horror is one of my favourite genres so hard for me to pick 5.

In no particular order.
The Omen
*The Exorcist of Emily Rose
El Orfanato
The Conjuring
*The Changeling.

*I watched that years ago so its possible it won't have the same impact on me now. I'm like that with certain films. At the time though it terrified the life out of me.

*Not the Angelina Jolie film of the same name.

Some recent popular ones don't do it for me as horror films. Don't Breathe, Get Out, It Follows etc. I think they are brilliant but aren't scary in the right way for me. Then you have films like Hereditary that disturbed me enough that I stopped watching it.

I didnt like Get Out,it didnt live up to the hype,

Event Horizon is the same,didnt like that either

I liked the Borderlands but the ending was ****e

Kylta · 03-08-2020 5:36pm

The reaping (2007)
End of days (1999)
Season of the witch (2011)
Needful things (1993)
The wicker man (1973).

And I've left out The devils backbone & pan's labyrinth, both of which I rate very highly

Mic 1972 · 03-08-2020 10:01pm

Kylta wrote: »

The reaping (2007)
End of days (1999)
Season of the witch (2011)
Needful things (1993)
The wicker man (1973).

And I've left out The devils backbone & pan's labyrinth, both of which I rate very highly

Can i just say that The devils backbone & pan's labyrinth are vastly superior to those 5 movies?

Mic 1972 · 03-08-2020 10:02pm

dubstarr wrote: »

I didnt like Get Out,it didnt live up to the hype,

Same here, and Us was even worse

For me his films look like Twilight Zone episodes at best

angel eyes 2012 · 03-08-2020 10:08pm

Mic 1972 wrote: »

Same here, and Us was even worse

For me his films look like Twilight Zone episodes at best

I loved Get Out and thought Us was even better, I was reading up on theories and meanings afterwards for a couple of days.

sweetie · 04-08-2020 10:04am

a few other indie horrors I loved;

Absentia (2011 - Mike flanagan, gone on to bigger things now like Gerald's game and Dr. Sleep which was pretty good too)
the loved ones (2009 aussie flick, this was brillantly gory and shocking)
Bone tomahawk (horror western with Kurt Russell!)
the Devil's candy (I just discovered it's same director of the loved one's! - like a more modern day shining)

Bozo Skeleton · 04-08-2020 10:26am

Ringu
Let The Right One in (the Swedish original)
Rosemary's Baby
The Exorcist and Poltergeist scared the crap out of me. I saw them both when I was about 12 or 13, which was probably too young

The way I saw Poltergeist was when we were kids we'd stay in a caravan site in Wexford during the summer holidays. On Tuesday and Wednesday they'd show films in what seemed like a school hall with a screen. This particular week Tuesday's movie was Stripes (Bill Murray army comedy) and Wednesday was Poltergeist. So us kids went to see Stripes on the Tuesday. But they put on Poltergeist instead. Cue a room full of kids losing it terrified out of their minds

flasher0030 · 04-08-2020 10:27am

angel eyes 2012 wrote: »

I loved Get Out and thought Us was even better, I was reading up on theories and meanings afterwards for a couple of days.

Us is just one long slasher chase movie. Normal folk trying to get away from the bad folk. There is nothing else to it.
It was well know that there is a bit of a twist at the end of it. With that in mind whilst watching the film, it was easy to know what that was from about half way in the film. I was thinking to myself – “please be something a little more clever”. But when that did arrive in the last scene, it was such a let down.
I thought I was the only one who thought Get Out was vastly overrated. There are many movies that I’d rewatch. But that definitely isn’t one.

Bozo Skeleton · 04-08-2020 10:31am

Anyway, I came on to say my favourite one, which has had only one mention on the thread.
Audition. If you like Japanese stuff like Ringu, this is unmissable imo. One of my favourite movies, horror or otherwise. I love how it starts off like some goofy rom com for half an hour or more, but then it turns.

stanley1 · 04-08-2020 10:34am

Rosemarys Baby, truly disturbing.

p to the e · 04-08-2020 11:34am

To me a proper horror has to have an element of supernatural as well as an underlying feeling of dread throughout as opposed to a straight up thriller. It's not always strictly true but some of the suggestions here to me are thrillers.

Apart from some already mentioned some horrors worth checking out are:

The Hills Have Eyes (remake)
The Ruins
The Babadook
Cabin In the Woods (probably more comedy but a good send up of the horror genre)
Bone Tomahawk (every man who's seen it is wincing now)
Near Dark (a classic from Kathryn Bigelow)
28 Weeks Later
Hellraiser (may not be to everyone's taste but scared the hell out of me)

Films I've heard good things about:

Hush
Haunting of Hill House (TV Series)
The Love Witch (homage to 60's 70's type horror which may not be for everyone)
Ready Or Not

I've also recently watched the Suspiria remake and although it has some moments I 'm not big on it. Also I can't stand Dakota Johnson and the Liv Tyler school of acting that she does.

dubstarr · 04-08-2020 1:32pm

Actually Cabin in the woods is a really good film.Its not what i expected at all.
I thought Shrooms was quite good,even though it didnt get great reviews.

And i really liked the new Halloween.

Rothko · 04-08-2020 2:15pm

p to the e wrote: »

I've also recently watched the Suspiria remake and although it has some moments I 'm not big on it. Also I can't stand Dakota Johnson and the Liv Tyler school of acting that she does.

What's that?

flasher0030 · 04-08-2020 2:39pm

Rothko wrote: »

What's that?

I'll take a guess - Is it the tensed up "look at sensitive me" type of characters. Trying to pretend that they are sultry, but actually comes across looking a bit dim-witted.

p to the e · 04-08-2020 3:27pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

I'll take a guess - Is it the tensed up "look at sensitive me" type of characters. Trying to pretend that they are sultry, but actually comes across looking a bit dim-witted.

Yes those long stares with the glassed over eyeballs like they're ready to cry at any moment and barely audible speech to convey their fragility. No wonder Ben Affleck and Bruce Willis were fighting to stay on the spaceship.

splashthecash · 05-08-2020 11:33am

p to the e wrote: »

To me a proper horror has to have an element of supernatural as well as an underlying feeling of dread throughout as opposed to a straight up thriller. It's not always strictly true but some of the suggestions here to me are thrillers.

Apart from some already mentioned some horrors worth checking out are:
The Hills Have Eyes (remake)

The Ruins

The Babadook

Cabin In the Woods (probably more comedy but a good send up of the horror genre)

Bone Tomahawk (every man who's seen it is wincing now)

Near Dark (a classic from Kathryn Bigelow)

28 Weeks Later

Hellraiser (may not be to everyone's taste but scared the hell out of me)

Films I've heard good things about:
Hush

Haunting of Hill House (TV Series)

The Love Witch (homage to 60's 70's type horror which may not be for everyone)

Ready Or Not

I've also recently watched the Suspiria remake and although it has some moments I 'm not big on it. Also I can't stand Dakota Johnson and the Liv Tyler school of acting that she does.

The haunting of Hill House is excellent - really enjoyed it and I am not a huge lover of horror content.

rtron · 05-08-2020 11:32pm

Heres another few

Deranged
Ghosts of war
Velvet Buzzsaw*
In the tall grass
Scary stories to tell in the dark*
VHS (1 and 2)*

*Decent

Markitron · 07-08-2020 11:22am

Most of these probably already mentioned but sure I will have a go anyway:

My all-time favourites:

Halloween - Just one of the best films of all time, horror or otherwise. I consider it to be perfect

A Nightmare on Elm St - I feel like the many many sequels have sullied the rep of the original, I think a lot of people forget just how creepy and effective this film is with a relatively low body count. I hate that the series devolved into set piece kills and terrible puns

The Descent - Up there with the previous two as an all-time great. The oppressive atmosphere just keeps getting ratcheted up and up before the film explodes into life in the last 40 mins or so. Also one of the all-time great endings to any film (just do not watch the american edit - or the sequel).

Alien - The ultimate haunted house movie, also one of the ultimate sci-fi movies with the ultimate movie monster. Has an equally good sequel that happens to be in a different genre altogether

Near Dark - Ultra-violent western/vampire film, what's not to like?

Blair Witch Project - The deluge of found footage films that released in its wake will never come close to the original.

Some of my more recent favourites:

It Follows - Comes closer to the atmosphere and dread of the original Halloween that any other film I have ever seen, including Halloween's own sequels

The VVitch - Maybe slightly uneventful but an amazing atmosphere and extremely pretty to look at, especially in UHD

VHS - I thought it was a better anthology than Trick r Treat

The Last Exorcism - Probably my favourite of the the found footage movies after Blair Witch

Annihilation - Not sure if this counts, I consider it a horror movie, essential sci-fi anyway

Full_Circle_81 · 09-08-2020 5:10pm

The Old Classics

Poltergeist
Alien
The Shining
Rosemarys Baby - only saw this in the past few years and was surprised by how shockingly effective it was :eek:
Omen
The Exorcist
Candyman
Silence of the Lambs
The Thing
The Fly
Nightmare on Elm Street
Bram Stokers Dracula - high camp, but gotta love those incredible practical effects and Oldmans iconic turn as the Count

Recent Classics

The Conjuring
The Descent
28 Days Later
Train to Busan
From Dusk Till Dawn - in my mind their first Grindhouse movie, first half is pure Tarantino and the back half is classic Rodriguez :P
The Mist

Recent and Decent

The Thing (Prequel) - I think this gets an unfair rap because of its comparison to the Carpenter classic. It plays as a prequel, but if watched in that order it unfortunately takes some of the surprise out of the 1982 version.
It Follows - this one just freaked me the hell out. Everything from the music, the camera moves, even the premise was creepy as hell.
A Quiet Place

Remake Heaven

The Ring
The Crazies
Dawn of the Dead
The Hills Have Eyes

Comedy Horror

Scream
Ready or Not
Tremors
Zombieland
Cabin in the Woods
Fright Night
The Host

Bonus "Is it Horror?" mention

The Invitation

dubstarr · 10-08-2020 5:47pm

I didnt like The Haunting of Hill House,but teh 1963 film The Haunting is so much better.Tense,suspenceful.Great film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_(1963_film)

Kylta · 11-08-2020 10:51am

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

The Old Classics
Poltergeist

Alien

The Shining

Rosemarys Baby - only saw this in the past few years and was surprised by how shockingly effective it was :eek:

Omen

The Exorcist

Candyman

Silence of the Lambs

The Thing

The Fly

Nightmare on Elm Street

Bram Stokers Dracula - high camp, but gotta love those incredible practical effects and Oldmans iconic turn as the Count

Recent Classics
The Conjuring

The Descent

28 Days Later

Train to Busan

From Dusk Till Dawn - in my mind their first Grindhouse movie, first half is pure Tarantino and the back half is classic Rodriguez :P

The Mist

Recent and Decent
The Thing (Prequel) - I think this gets an unfair rap because of its comparison to the Carpenter classic. It plays as a prequel, but if watched in that order it unfortunately takes some of the surprise out of the 1982 version.

It Follows - this one just freaked me the hell out. Everything from the music, the camera moves, even the premise was creepy as hell.

A Quiet Place

Remake Heaven
The Ring

The Crazies

Dawn of the Dead

The Hills Have Eyes

Comedy Horror
Scream

Ready or Not

Tremors

Zombieland

Cabin in the Woods

Fright Night

The Host

Bonus "Is it Horror?" mention
The Invitation

None of the evil deads in the comedy section

p to the e · 11-08-2020 11:03am

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

The Old Classics
Poltergeist

Alien

The Shining

Rosemarys Baby - only saw this in the past few years and was surprised by how shockingly effective it was :eek:

Omen

The Exorcist

Candyman

Silence of the Lambs

The Thing

The Fly

Nightmare on Elm Street

Bram Stokers Dracula - high camp, but gotta love those incredible practical effects and Oldmans iconic turn as the Count

Recent Classics
The Conjuring

The Descent

28 Days Later

Train to Busan

From Dusk Till Dawn - in my mind their first Grindhouse movie, first half is pure Tarantino and the back half is classic Rodriguez :P

The Mist

Recent and Decent
The Thing (Prequel) - I think this gets an unfair rap because of its comparison to the Carpenter classic. It plays as a prequel, but if watched in that order it unfortunately takes some of the surprise out of the 1982 version.

It Follows - this one just freaked me the hell out. Everything from the music, the camera moves, even the premise was creepy as hell.

A Quiet Place

Remake Heaven
The Ring

The Crazies

Dawn of the Dead

The Hills Have Eyes

Comedy Horror
Scream

Ready or Not

Tremors

Zombieland

Cabin in the Woods

Fright Night

The Host

Bonus "Is it Horror?" mention
The Invitation

Never heard of "The Invitation". That's added to the list. I agree with the "The Thing" prequel but a last minute decision to change from practical effects to banal looking CGI really didn't help it. This video shows the amount of effort that went into the effects that were then dropped and I don't know why.

The Raging Bile Duct · 11-08-2020 11:32am

p to the e wrote: »

Never heard of "The Invitation". That's added to the list. I agree with the "The Thing" prequel but a last minute decision to change from practical effects to banal looking CGI really didn't help it. This video shows the amount of effort that went into the effects that were then dropped and I don't know why.

The Invitation is very good. More of a thriller than a horror but the mounting sense of dread is handled extraordinarily well. It's one I always recommend on Netflix.

flasher0030 · 11-08-2020 1:27pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

The Invitation is very good. More of a thriller than a horror but the mounting sense of dread is handled extraordinarily well. It's one I always recommend on Netflix.

Ya, decent film. Definately wouldn't call it horrow in the traditional sense anyway. No real scares and gore in respectable supply.

Sometimes I read too much about movies before watching them. Read about the "mindblowing surprise ending". Bit of a letdown.
I'd love to watch a movie that has that magic twist at the end - like The Sixth Sense or Usual Suspects. But don't seem to happen very often.

The Raging Bile Duct · 11-08-2020 1:41pm

flasher0030 wrote: »

Ya, decent film. Definately wouldn't call it horrow in the traditional sense anyway. No real scares and gore in respectable supply.

Sometimes I read too much about movies before watching them. Read about the "mindblowing surprise ending". Bit of a letdown.
I'd love to watch a movie that has that magic twist at the end - like The Sixth Sense or Usual Suspects. But don't seem to happen very often.

I hadn't read anything about so that probably helped. I'd hardly call it a mindblowing surprise ending though...

The Mist had a twist at the end that was just plain horrible and the end of The Others was very well handled but some twists just make the film unbelievably goofy and stupid. Switchblade Romance is one that stands out for me. When the twist happened at the end, I thought the movie fell completely apart.

Full_Circle_81 · 11-08-2020 2:19pm

Kylta wrote: »

None of the evil deads in the comedy section

I'm actually not that big of a fan of any of the Evil Deads, none of the ones I watched really worked for me (think I've seen 1, 2, Army of Darkness and the remake........actually, that might be all of them?!). I did really enjoy the TV show, but haven't finished it yet. Could be the inclusion of Xena Warrior Princess though. Everything is immediately better when you add Lucy Lawless to the mix

p to the e wrote: »

Never heard of "The Invitation". That's added to the list. I agree with the "The Thing" prequel but a last minute decision to change from practical effects to banal looking CGI really didn't help it. This video shows the amount of effort that went into the effects that were then dropped and I don't know why.

Yep, I saw that before actually, a fierce amount of incredible work for it to simply be cut! :mad: I didn't want to bring that up in my comment, as its one of the big negatives in the movie. Its not that the CGI is awful by any stretch of the imagination, but compared to the practical efforts, its night and day. And think of how much more amazing they'd have looked in camera after lighting and post-production!!

I think studios generally balk at using practical effects now, because of the extra time and effort and thinking people only want flashy CGI.
I feel like it all kicked off with Jurassic Park really. I remember seeing the making-of years ago and Phil Tippett demonstrating his stop-motion dinos, only to be supplanted by ILMs CG dinos. In the end they still used Phils work to reference the movements of the dinos in CG, but feel like that breakthrough was the writing on the wall sadly.

Its such a pity too, as practical effects work (include make-up effects) can date a lot slower than CGI. Some CGI can look incredible at the time of release, but in a few short years can become laughable. The best practical effects work still stands up even now!

Zak Flaps · 12-08-2020 8:29pm

The Raging Bile Duct wrote: »

I hadn't read anything about so that probably helped. I'd hardly call it a mindblowing surprise ending though...

The Mist had a twist at the end that was just plain horrible and the end of The Others was very well handled but some twists just make the film unbelievably goofy and stupid. Switchblade Romance is one that stands out for me. When the twist happened at the end, I thought the movie fell completely apart.

I thought the ending of the Mist was brilliant....albeit incredibly grim!

Zak Flaps · 12-08-2020 8:31pm

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

I'm actually not that big of a fan of any of the Evil Deads, none of the ones I watched really worked for me (think I've seen 1, 2, Army of Darkness and the remake........actually, that might be all of them?!). I did really enjoy the TV show, but haven't finished it yet. Could be the inclusion of Xena Warrior Princess though. Everything is immediately better when you add Lucy Lawless to the mix

Yep, I saw that before actually, a fierce amount of incredible work for it to simply be cut! :mad: I didn't want to bring that up in my comment, as its one of the big negatives in the movie. Its not that the CGI is awful by any stretch of the imagination, but compared to the practical efforts, its night and day. And think of how much more amazing they'd have looked in camera after lighting and post-production!!

I think studios generally balk at using practical effects now, because of the extra time and effort and thinking people only want flashy CGI.
I feel like it all kicked off with Jurassic Park really. I remember seeing the making-of years ago and Phil Tippett demonstrating his stop-motion dinos, only to be supplanted by ILMs CG dinos. In the end they still used Phils work to reference the movements of the dinos in CG, but feel like that breakthrough was the writing on the wall sadly.

Its such a pity too, as practical effects work (include make-up effects) can date a lot slower than CGI. Some CGI can look incredible at the time of release, but in a few short years can become laughable. The best practical effects work still stands up even now!

I actually quite liked the recent Thing remake, apart from that annoying CGI. Such a shame the practical effects weren't left in it. Maybe a future Blu Ray release?

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