NFT: Movie Recommendation - Horror

I believe this is the best horror movie to come out in the last 10-15 years. I’m a huge horror fanatic, and the atmosphere alone in this movie is unsettling.

I'm something of a horror film expert though I am more of a fan of older horror films and what one would call cult horror.

Also, tolerance for gore and mature themes?

In comment 15844440 theking said:

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I believe this is the best horror movie to come out in the last 10-15 years. I’m a huge horror fanatic, and the atmosphere alone in this movie is unsettling.

I'd say best horror films the past 10-15 years are:

Hereditary
It Follows
The Witch
Under the Skin
Midsommar

Hatching and Black Phone looked interesting. I haven't seen either. Too early to stream Smile

The Empty Man

it was interesting

Found footage j-horror.

Start with John Carpenter: The Thing...Halloween...I like to watch Vampires because it's one of James Woods' best James Woods roles.

Will try to watch a few others again this month...

The Descent
Evil Dead
The Conjuring
Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Sure its older but you can't go wrong with event horizon

Ôdishon AKA Audition [1999] by Takashi Miike
Re-Animator [1985] by Stuart Gordon
Hellraiser [1987] by Clive Barker
Dawn of the Dead [1978] by George A. Romero
Tsumetai nettaigyo AKA Cold Fish [2010] by Sion Sono
The Return of the Living Dead [1985] by Dan O'Bannon
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] by Sam Raimi
Suspiria [1977] by Dario Argento
The Wicker Man [1973] by Robin Hardy
Zombie AKA Zombi 2 AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters [1979] by Lucio Fulci
Rosemary's Baby [1968] by Roman Polanski
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1974] by Tobe Hooper
La maschera del demonio AKA Black Sunday [1960] by Mario Bava
Martyrs [2008] by Pascal Laugier
À l'intérieur AKA Inside [2007] by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
28 Days Later... [2002] by Danny Boyle
Shaun of the Dead [2004] by Edgar Wright

In comment 15844470 jtfuoco said:

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Sure its older but you can't go wrong with event horizon

great flick

John Carpenter's Halloween 1978

In comment 15844442 Producer said:

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I'm something of a horror film expert though I am more of a fan of older horror films and what one would call cult horror. Also, tolerance for gore and mature themes?

Anything goes on the themes. Wife prefers something new-ish (last 5 years or so).

In comment 15844481 UConn4523 said:

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In comment 15844442 Producer said: Quote: I'm something of a horror film expert though I am more of a fan of older horror films and what one would call cult horror. Also, tolerance for gore and mature themes? Anything goes on the themes. Wife prefers something new-ish (last 5 years or so).

Hereditary

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In comment 15844476 Jints in Carolina said:

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John Carpenter's Halloween 1978

Still my favorite, rewatch it every year around this time

We recently watched A Quiet Place, found it pretty gripping and better than I expected

on a random weekday matinee. Was pretty funny walking out of that in daylight after the last half hour.

She wants to watch “Watcher” now - anyone see it?

but both of these are labeled as horror/thriller:

Get Out
Us


Loved both of them... going to stream "Nope" as soon as its available to rent

In comment 15844488 UConn4523 said:

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on a random weekday matinee. Was pretty funny walking out of that in daylight after the last half hour. She wants to watch “Watcher” now - anyone see it?

I haven't seen it but it seems decent.

I recommend the series Black Bird. Quite good.

Of course the original Holloween is a good choice if she has never seen it.

she watched Dhamer, not sure if I’ll make the time for it but she liked it.

I enjoyed It Follows.

The Conjuring as well.

It Follows
Under the Skin
Midsommar
Get Out
The Babadook

Also not bad:
The Invisible Man
A Quiet Place
Host

The last six are tough to beat.

That movie stayed in my head for like 2 weeks after watching. Toni Collette is great.

In comment 15844522 JerseyCityJoe said:

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The last six are tough to beat.

NOOOOO!!! Don't tell me... Is he... Is he going to kneel again.... AGAAAAAAIIIINNNN.... ARGH...

They’re just so fun

Insidious, and The Conjuring.

Based on previous threads I'm guessing it's in your wheelhouse but also based on previous threads I'm sure you've seen it already. A24 just put out Pearl but it wasn't exactly a horror movie. At least not like X was. I think there's a very good chance Mia Goth gets an Oscar nod tho, awesome performance.

It's on paramount plus. That's the answer.

Like others have brought up, The Conjuring... and it's sequels.

I can't believe Hereditary made this list like 5x, I think its a terrible movie, just awful, nothing scary about it and the plot was dumb...but to each his own I guess.

My list:

The Descent
The Thing (the original and the prequal)
IT (Part 1 and Part 2) - The new one
Aliens - maybe qualifies as action horror, dunno
It Follows

A Quiet Place (both 1 and 2).

Near Dark

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In addition to the above, I'm partial to some of the Korean films, specifically for this list: "The Host." It is kind of startling because it doesn't stick to a single genre. One minute it's a family drama, one minute it's a monster movie... I really like that.

"Parasite" isn't exactly a horror film but it also mixes genres that way. Comedy, satire, thriller...

Babadook
-Room of Death (subtitled)
-Broadcast Signal Intrusion

I’ve seen all the movies above and I think Sinister works better as a pure creepy horror movie with no real gore. Good original premise. Better than hereditary, babadook and a bunch of those.

In comment 15844471 Producer said:

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Ôdishon AKA Audition [1999] by Takashi Miike Re-Animator [1985] by Stuart Gordon Hellraiser [1987] by Clive Barker Dawn of the Dead [1978] by George A. Romero Tsumetai nettaigyo AKA Cold Fish [2010] by Sion Sono The Return of the Living Dead [1985] by Dan O'Bannon Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] by Sam Raimi Suspiria [1977] by Dario Argento The Wicker Man [1973] by Robin Hardy Zombie AKA Zombi 2 AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters [1979] by Lucio Fulci Rosemary's Baby [1968] by Roman Polanski The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1974] by Tobe Hooper La maschera del demonio AKA Black Sunday [1960] by Mario Bava Martyrs [2008] by Pascal Laugier À l'intérieur AKA Inside [2007] by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury 28 Days Later... [2002] by Danny Boyle Shaun of the Dead [2004] by Edgar Wright

You wouldn't include The Exorcist?

In comment 15845247 jhibb said:

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In comment 15844471 Producer said: Quote: Ôdishon AKA Audition [1999] by Takashi Miike Re-Animator [1985] by Stuart Gordon Hellraiser [1987] by Clive Barker Dawn of the Dead [1978] by George A. Romero Tsumetai nettaigyo AKA Cold Fish [2010] by Sion Sono The Return of the Living Dead [1985] by Dan O'Bannon Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn [1987] by Sam Raimi Suspiria [1977] by Dario Argento The Wicker Man [1973] by Robin Hardy Zombie AKA Zombi 2 AKA Zombie Flesh Eaters [1979] by Lucio Fulci Rosemary's Baby [1968] by Roman Polanski The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1974] by Tobe Hooper La maschera del demonio AKA Black Sunday [1960] by Mario Bava Martyrs [2008] by Pascal Laugier À l'intérieur AKA Inside [2007] by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury 28 Days Later... [2002] by Danny Boyle Shaun of the Dead [2004] by Edgar Wright You wouldn't include The Exorcist?

of course i would, it's a classic.. but there are so many i could include. this was a selection of films that are perhaps less well known, some of them.

The Exorcist
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The Beyond
Twitch of the Death Nerve
The Entity
The Omen
Don't Look Now
Tenebrae
The Shining
Funny Games
Them

There is a list of 11, every bit as classic as the first list. So many great horror films.

Sorry, I read your post as "the list" rather than "a list" as you actually said. Thanks for posting all those. I have to get around to some of them I haven't seen. Problem is my wife hates horror movies...

But “The Witch” is easily my favorite horror movie of all time. It’s on HBO Max

In comment 15845257 jhibb said:

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Sorry, I read your post as "the list" rather than "a list" as you actually said. Thanks for posting all those. I have to get around to some of them I haven't seen. Problem is my wife hates horror movies...

oh no worries.. let me know how you enjoy them..

In comment 15845277 You'reMyBoyBlue!! said:

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But “The Witch” is easily my favorite horror movie of all time. It’s on HBO Max

The Witch is wonderful. What Robert Eggers accomplishes on a tiny budget recreating 17th century rural New England is amazing.

In comment 15844476 Jints in Carolina said:

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John Carpenter's Halloween 1978

I don't believe this for a second....

we liked it. Its more of a psych thriller than horror though.

this is a pretty cool explanation by Peele on how they filmed the night sequences. I love this stuff.
Nope - ( New Window )

in fact I like all the Saw's, but Saw 2 stands out for me.

Also on my list:
The Exorcist
Orphan
The Fear Street series on Netflix (3 of them in different times)

In comment 15845338 UConn4523 said:

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we liked it. Its more of a psych thriller than horror though.

I like the Watcher, pretty solid psych thriller.

Nope was definitely watchable and I thought it was better than Peele's last outing, but apparently, it's one that was really important to see in theaters with the way it was shot, and could see why (the absolute vastness of the terrain, spliced in with shots of the claustrophobia of the "belly")

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In comment 15844440 theking said: Quote: I believe this is the best horror movie to come out in the last 10-15 years. I’m a huge horror fanatic, and the atmosphere alone in this movie is unsettling. I'd say best horror films the past 10-15 years are: Hereditary It Follows The Witch Under the Skin Midsommar

I've read about Hereditary and I just don't think I want to experience that at all. Seems legitimately unsettling.

It will make you never want to watch another movie in your life. Absolutely terrifying.