in need of some real good horror movies

  • Peter Butler@mas.to
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    1 year ago

    @clitoris

    I like kinda schlocky stuff, and I have a really hard time picking favorites, but if I HAD to pick one, it would be

    Us (Jordan Peele, 2019). So well paced with a satisfying ending

    Contenders (all so different)

    - Prince of Darkness and The Thing (John Carpenter)
    - Drag Me to Hell (Sam Raimi)
    - As Above, So Below
    - Let the Right One In
    - Zombi 2

  • Nantucket E-Books@fosstodon.org
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    1 year ago

    @clitoris Not the best, but a very good and unique horror film is Society from 1989. There is one caveat with this movie: you have to watch it completely cold. Don’t read anything about it, don’t watch any trailers, don’t look at any posters or stills. Trust me on this one.

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      1 year ago

      just finished watching! i absolutely loved the sfx, they were incredible. i was a bit shocked at how the previous battles with the thing were more riveting than the final one

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    1 year ago

    It’s not the best horror move but as found footage horror goes, “As Above So Below” was pretty good. Don’t watch if you suffer from claustrophobia.

    Also Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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    1 year ago

    I really recommend The Wailing (2016), a unique Korean horror that stayed in my thoughts for quite some time.

    Alongside that, also check out The Innocents (1961) for some vintage horror, and I see Babadook (2014) hasn’t been mentioned yet, that one is also a favourite of mine.

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    1 year ago

    Hellraiser (1987) is an excellent movie. The second one is also worth watching, but I don’t particularly recommend 3+.

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      1 year ago

      I watched 1 & 2 recently and was impressed by the sfx in it, it was cool. I didnt really enjoy #2 as much as #1, it felt super silly, especially how Pinhead immediately switched gears at the word human lol.

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    Oculus (2013) is, despite its shortcomings, one of the best horror movies I’ve seen.
    Maybe because I have siblings, maybe because I’m attracted towards occult and paranormal movies, but it was a fantastic ride from beginning to end.

    As a show, not a movie, the excellent Archive 81, which again is a flawed gem, but has one of the best soundtracks a horror movie could ask.
    Now and then I’ll play it and it needs mere seconds to make my skin crawl.

    If we go a bit back, I love Night of the Hunter, not scary per modern standards, but a fantastic story that is seldom seen nowadays.

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      1 year ago

      just watched oculus due to this recommendation, wild fucking ride. very enjoyable and unique. was glad to not see another supernatural formulaic jump-scare based ‘horror’ movie. has its flaws, but i recommend it to others.

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        1 year ago

        Huzzah!

        Edit:
        There are other recommendations that come from the same director, from great to OK:

        • The haunting of Hill House
        • Doctor Sleep
        • Midnight Mass
        • Ouija: Origin of Evil
        • Before I wake