Film Horror Films

[djdhrubs]

Yeah agree Sinister was good. That lawnmower (shudder) however I was very disappointed by the 2and

I saw that with my wife and also my mum. I thought it was very creepy too. But then we had a conversation that went like this:

My mum: Where has that child gone now?
Me: He's with Bughuul.
My mum: Why?
Me: So he can feed on her soul.

And we all burst out laughing.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I will check out Platform. Martyrs does have shock elements but it is the only film I have seen that still makes me uncomfortable when I think about it. It is definitely horror in my opinion. It has a similar feel as The Wailing I think in discomfort

You seen the French film 'Inside'?

I watched that and Martyrs back to back. Then I went to the shower crying and have never been the same since.

 

[United Hobbit]

I saw that with my wife and also my mum. I thought it was very creepy too. But then we had a conversation that went like this:

My mum: Where has that child gone now?
Me: He's with Bughuul.
My mum: Why?
Me: So he can feed on her soul.

And we all burst out laughing.

Sounds like how my boyfriend has ruined Final Destination for me- he started laughing at the deaths I now cant take any of them seriously!

 

[djdhrubs]

Sounds like how my boyfriend has ruined Final Destination for me- he started laughing at the deaths I now cant take any of them seriously!

Haha. You've just reminded me of a very good horror movie. Kill List. I suppose I wasn't very scared watching it but definitely made me intrigued and uncomfortable. And when I saw it with my cousin he kept laughing at inappropriate times. Luckily it was my second time watching it so it didn't ruin it for me but it was very odd.

Another good English horror movie: Black Death.

 

[Champ]

You seen the French film 'Inside'?

I watched that and Martyrs back to back. Then I went to the shower crying and have never been the same since.

Both are amazing incredible films, Inside really got me but Martyrs, I have only forced myself to watch it three times, it's so so powerful.
Really changed the way I viewed cinema and films.
Probably my favourite horror film ever.
Haute tension is well worth a watch too, bit slasherish but great watch nonetheless.

 

[evil_geko]

I am a huge horror fan but I haven't seen a horror film with great atmosphere for a long time. I gave up even giving horror movies a chance last few years because it was all the same bollocks. Just jump scares and gore, no attempt on actually building a great atmosphere. So if there are any recommendations on some recent horror films that actually do that, I am all ears!

My top 3 favorite movies of all time are: Alien, Aliens and Carpenter's The Thing.

 

[djdhrubs]

Have you guys seen many of the films on this list:

https://www.inverse.com/article/31009-wicker-man-what-is-may-day-pagan-best-horror-movies

Only seen a couple of them. But folk horror is very atmospheric.

@evil_geko one that popped into my head just now is It Follows. Very smart, creepily done.

 

[evil_geko]

@evil_geko one that popped into my head just now is It Follows. Very smart, creepily done.

Watched that one, it's a nice shout, many found it boring and slow but I loved it.

 

[Port Vale Devil]

More of a chiller than a horror but freaked me out as a kid. Probably terrible now as I think it was a TV movie but they did do a remake a few years ago (which I haven’t seen).

 

[Sweet Square]

My top 3 favorite movies of all time are: Alien, Aliens and Carpenter's The Thing.

Dog soldiers is low budget Aliens and it's great.

 

[lsd]

I think it's hard to do a proper horror film now . Most of the modern horrors are gore fests which are not scary or the dumb paranormal lost footage ones that are not scary.

Is there really a large enough audience now for the classic horror films of the 70s for example?

 

[Port Vale Devil]

Dog soldiers is low budget Aliens and it's great.

Yeah great film will have to rewatch it at some point.

 

[evil_geko]

Dog soldiers is low budget Aliens and it's great.

Yep, I also might rewatch it soon.

 

[Reditus]

Gonna show my age and admit I've seen everything on this list except the last one. Really like everything on this list. What are the best horror films in this vein in the last 5-6 years? I saw Babadook which is a fine film but not that scary. Some of the movies listed above in this thread like Saw, Wrong Turn and the modern Hills Have Eyes are also fun/ exciting films but not scary IMO. Scream and Drag me to Hell are both good horrors because although there are lots of laughs to be had, they scare you when they want to.

Have you seen The Witch?

 

[djdhrubs]

Have you seen The Witch?

No

 

[Fingeredmouse]

Have you seen The Witch?

It's great.

 

[Fingeredmouse]

@Fingered Mouse, any chance you could provide a link to Borderlands on IMDB? I've tried searching it but it only comes up with the game the closest I've found is Borderland?

It's actually "The Borderlands". A 2013 release. Seems it was released outwith the UK as "The Last Prayer" which is a much worse name.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2781832/

 

[George Owen]

It's actually "The Borderlands". A 2013 release. Seems it was released outwith the UK as "The Last Prayer" which is a much worse name.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2781832/

Downloaded it last night, so better be good!!

 

[Sweet Square]

Yeah great film will have to rewatch it at some point.

Yep, I also might rewatch it soon.

Oh right. It's such a brilliant film, I remember randomly finding it on channel 4 at like 2 in the morning(Channel 4 used to be brilliant for finding odd low budget films). Also one of the very few good werewolf movies.

The director also made The Descent a few years later.

 

[Volumiza]

Dog soldiers is low budget Aliens and it's great.

Both this and the Descent are wicked films.

 

[United Hobbit]

Going to try the 1970s Wickerman in a moment and have added the Borderlands to the list as well

Has anyone seen children of the corn if so is it good? On the list above it says theres a remake is that good?

 

[Sweet Square]

Dario Argento - Opera is a very weird film and the weirdness does make it at times quite tense.


80's Remake of The Blob is worth a watch.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Both are amazing incredible films, Inside really got me but Martyrs, I have only forced myself to watch it three times, it's so so powerful.
Really changed the way I viewed cinema and films.
Probably my favourite horror film ever.
Haute tension is well worth a watch too, bit slasherish but great watch nonetheless.

I liked Haute Tension until the ending, which was beyond stupid. Taking of French horror, your seen Cache? Not very scary but is very unsettling...

 

[MrMarcello]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty

I've seen a few of these. Any must sees on this list, Caf?

 

[caid]

Dario Argento - Opera is a very weird film and the weirdness does make it at times quite tense.


80's Remake of The Blob is worth a watch.

Recent Suspiria remake is pretty great actually.

 

[Sweet Square]

Recent Suspiria remake is pretty great actually.

The original suspiria is one of my favourite films of all time(The Goblin soundtrack )so I was slightly hesitant about the remake also I was put off by the trailer but I have heard nothing but brilliant things about it.

Really need to get around to watching it.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

The original suspiria is one of my favourite films of all time(The Goblin soundtrack )so I was slightly hesitant about the remake also I was put off by the trailer but I have heard nothing but brilliant things about it.

Really need to get around to watching it.

I preferred the remake

 

[Rooney in Paris]

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1918140/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

I've been ranting about this director for a few years now. Best horror director i've seen in years, though they're not very traditional.
The Endless is the easiest to sell people on, its just a great, creepy, interesting movie. Its kind of a sequel to Resolution which is quite low budget, indie type deal but you dont need to watch it to enjoy the endless. Its just a couple of easter eggs really. You'd probably enjoy Resolution more if you watched it before the endless though and its very good too.
Spring is more of a romance with horror elements to make it weird and pretty funny. His newest movie After Midnight wasn't great and i'd skip.

Thanks for this. Had never heard of him, will probably check out the first 3 you mention.

I found Hereditary to be the last scariest film I've seen. Loved it.

Wasn't a huge fan of the ending of Hereditary, Midsommar was a much more accomplished film. Strange, but wonderful.

Recent Suspiria remake is pretty great actually.

It really is, one of my favourite films of these past few years. Been meaning to rewatch actually.

 

[VorZakone]

Recent horrors are total crap IMO.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Another good English horror movie: Black Death.

Yeah, great shout. By Christopher Smith, who had a good run from mid 2000s to 2010 when he made Black Death. Creep, Severance and Triangle (which I remember loving when I first saw it) are all worth a watch.

 

[Champ]

I liked Haute Tension until the ending, which was beyond stupid. Taking of French horror, your seen Cache? Not very scary but is very unsettling...

Yeah, the ending was pretty silly.
Seen Cache and thought it was excellent, really though provoking stuff, reminded me a bit of David Lynch films in its atmosphere.
Frontiers is another French film worth a watch, usual sort of slasher fare but very well done with a lot of hidden depth in there.

 

[Port Vale Devil]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty

I've seen a few of these. Any must sees on this list, Caf?

I have seen 'I Spit on your Grave'and 'Faces of Death' years ago and they were quite gruesome. Some of those films on the wiki page you posted seem pretty unsettling and close to the bone with actual animal cruelty amongst other things.

 

[Sweet Square]

I have seen 'I Spit on your Grave'and 'Faces of Death' years ago and they were quite gruesome. Some of those films on the wiki page you posted seem pretty unsettling and close to the bone with actual animal cruelty amongst other things.

Weird fact(I'm pretty sure this true)the only two movies to show a live animal getting killed are Apocalypse Now(The buffalo scene)and Charlie's and the chocolate factory(Boat scene).

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Weird fact(I'm pretty sure this true)the only two movies to show a live animal getting killed are Apocalypse Now(The buffalo scene)and Charlie's and the chocolate factory(Boat scene).

What about Cannibal Holocaust? I'm pretty sure there's a live animal killing in that...

 

[MrMarcello]

Weird fact(I'm pretty sure this true)the only two movies to show a live animal getting killed are Apocalypse Now(The buffalo scene)and Charlie's and the chocolate factory(Boat scene).

Cannibal Holocaust has a turtle scene that I've read about. Haven't seen the movie but a friend had and in his words, "DON'T EVER WATCH THAT MOVIE!"

 

[Sweet Square]

What about Cannibal Holocaust? I'm pretty sure there's a live animal killing in that...

Cannibal Holocaust has a turtle scene that I've read about. Haven't seen the movie but a friend had and in his words, "DON'T EVER WATCH THAT MOVIE!"

Well thanks now my one interesting movie fact is ruined

Apparently they killed a ton of animals

Although six animal deaths appear onscreen, seven animals were killed for the production, as the scene depicting the monkey's death was shot twice, resulting in the death of two monkeys. Both of the animals were eaten by indigenous cast members, who consider monkey brains a delicacy.[10] The animals that were killed onscreen were:

• a coati (mistaken for a muskrat in the film), killed with a knife
• a large turtle, decapitated and its limbs, shell, and entrails removed
• a tarantula, killed with a machete
• a boa constrictor, also killed with a machete
• a squirrel monkey, decapitated with a machete
• a pig, shot in the head with a .22 caliber rifle at point blank range

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Well thanks now my one interesting movie fact is ruined

Apparently they killed a ton of animals

And the film is also shit

 

[Fingeredmouse]

Well thanks now my one interesting movie fact is ruined

Apparently they killed a ton of animals

What a shower of cnuts.

 

[United Hobbit]

I wont watch Cannibal Holocaust because of the real animals being killed

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Cannibal Holocaust has a turtle scene that I've read about. Haven't seen the movie but a friend had and in his words, "DON'T EVER WATCH THAT MOVIE!"

It's gruesome but the worst part is that it's truly shit. I thought the fact live animals were killed onset was an urban myth, but the stuff posted above suggests it was true.