Recommend Horror movies

The Infectious Paradox

The Infectious Paradox

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Have some down time and looking for some good scary movies to watch. I generally like slashers more than occult. But if there's specific ones you think are great hit me with them.

Side note, idk if I'd call it horror, but I watched Cape Fear for the first time last night and it is incredible. Holds up in 2023 and DeNiro was great.
 
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22•22 said:
And Heineken!
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Take that back!

Childs Play Halloween GIF by PeacockTV
 
22•22 said:
You watch this unironically? 👀
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I mean, I saw them when I was a kid :lollipop_grinning_smiling_eyes:
Are they... bad? They're probably not actually horror, but I pretty much only watch supernatural horror, and don't get affected by slashers. Inverse of what the OP wants.
 
I love horror, but there are very very few good slasher movies that you haven't seen. I'm all about body horror, cosmic horror, and sci-fi horror.

If you want recs from that, let me know and I'll gladly oblige.
 
The Infectious Paradox said:
Absolutely. That sounds cool
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Some obvious ones in here, but you never know what someone hasn't seen.

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986)
The Void (pretty low budget, but if you can get past that, it's a great mindfuck)
The Empty Man (Trailers don't do it justice)
From Beyond
Reanimator
The Mist (2007. Dat ending)
Annihilation (I loved the book and the movie, but it's not for everyone)
In The Mouth of Madness
Videodrome
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Beyond the Black Rainbow (more of a psychedelic extended music video)
Mandy
Event Horizon (aged poorly in areas, but scarred me as a child)
The Lighthouse
The Ritual (definitely a "Netflix Movie", but still really enjoyed it)
Color out of Space (based on my favorite Lovecraft story, but a bit lower budget shlock and slow. But if you can get past that, the last 30 min is fucking insane)
 
BossLackey said:
Some obvious ones in here, but you never know what someone hasn't seen.

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986)
The Void (pretty low budget, but if you can get past that, it's a great mindfuck)
The Empty Man (Trailers don't do it justice)
From Beyond
Reanimator
The Mist (2007. Dat ending)
Annihilation (I loved the book and the movie, but it's not for everyone)
In The Mouth of Madness
Videodrome
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Beyond the Black Rainbow (more of a psychedelic extended music video)
Mandy
Event Horizon (aged poorly in areas, but scarred me as a child)
The Lighthouse
The Ritual (definitely a "Netflix Movie", but still really enjoyed it)
Color out of Space (based on my favorite Lovecraft story, but a bit lower budget shlock and slow. But if you can get past that, the last 30 min is fucking insane)
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Lots I haven't seen. Thanks!
 
BossLackey said:
Some obvious ones in here, but you never know what someone hasn't seen.

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986)
The Void (pretty low budget, but if you can get past that, it's a great mindfuck)
The Empty Man (Trailers don't do it justice)
From Beyond
Reanimator
The Mist (2007. Dat ending)
Annihilation (I loved the book and the movie, but it's not for everyone)
In The Mouth of Madness
Videodrome
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Beyond the Black Rainbow (more of a psychedelic extended music video)
Mandy
Event Horizon (aged poorly in areas, but scarred me as a child)
The Lighthouse
The Ritual (definitely a "Netflix Movie", but still really enjoyed it)
Color out of Space (based on my favorite Lovecraft story, but a bit lower budget shlock and slow. But if you can get past that, the last 30 min is fucking insane)
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BossLackey BossLackey knows his shit ☆
 
Been on a retro horror run of late, some highlights:

Sleepaway Camp (1983). This is an objectively bad movie that paradoxically reaches greatness through its weirdness and ineptitude. This is the perfect slasher movie for 2023! If you haven't seen it, or better yet don't know about its infamous "Twist" ending, then this deserves to be on top of your list! The first sequel is pretty good too, although its knowingly way more camp (no pun intended) to the extent its as much a comedy as horror.

Prince Of Darkness (1987). This for me, and it seems for other people, is the true unsung gem in John Carpenter's back catalog. Equal parts inspired by Argento and Nigel Kneale's Quatermass series, its an absolute gem. And while you're at it, give Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch (1983) a second chance, taken from an uncredited Kneale script its another weird SF/horror hybrid and is woefully underrated due to it being a Michael Myers-free tale saddled with the Halloween franchise name.

Blood On Satan's Claw (1971). This early British folk-horror tale started out as a portmanteau of stories with a wraparound, but somewhere along the way got massaged into an uneven but singular narrative. Its a genuinely creepy and transgressive little movie that although marred somewhat by a rushed ending is well worth your time. I know a lot of people raved about Robert Eggers' The Witch for its atmosphere and period setting, but for me anyway, this movie is the real deal.

Waxwork (1988). This video-store staple is an absolute ton of fun. Low budget, but high-effort in all respects. I was genuinely delighted by how unexpectedly well this held up after all these years. An ideal watch on a double-bill with the similarly campy but fun Wishmaster (1997), which is similarly entertaining despite its many flaws.
 
BossLackey said:
The Ritual (definitely a "Netflix Movie", but still really enjoyed it)
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This movie scared the shit out of me for the first half or so, basically before the reveal (which is the way with a lot of horror movies for me). But the beginning scenes when they stay at that creepy house and shit was terrifying.
 
The Infectious Paradox said:
Have some down time and looking for some good scary movies to watch. I generally like slashers more than occult. But if there's specific ones you think are great hit me with them.

Side note, idk if I'd call it horror, but I watched Cape Fear for the first time last night and it is incredible. Holds up in 2023 and DeNiro was great.
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The new Candy Man and Hellraiser are excellent.

The Thing and it's sequel are also great. The Thing is one of my favorite movies ever; I don't expect people to like it as much as me but I saw parts of it really young and it made an impression.
 
BossLackey said:
Some obvious ones in here, but you never know what someone hasn't seen.

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986)
The Void (pretty low budget, but if you can get past that, it's a great mindfuck)
The Empty Man (Trailers don't do it justice)
From Beyond
Reanimator
The Mist (2007. Dat ending)
Annihilation (I loved the book and the movie, but it's not for everyone)
In The Mouth of Madness
Videodrome
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
Beyond the Black Rainbow (more of a psychedelic extended music video)
Mandy
Event Horizon (aged poorly in areas, but scarred me as a child)
The Lighthouse
The Ritual (definitely a "Netflix Movie", but still really enjoyed it)
Color out of Space (based on my favorite Lovecraft story, but a bit lower budget shlock and slow. But if you can get past that, the last 30 min is fucking insane)
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This is a great list.
 
Rosemary Baby
Trick R Treat
1922
Sleepy Hollow
Saint Maud
A Dark Song
Midsommer
Susperia Remake
As Above So Below
Hellraiser
The Vigil
Hatching
Maniac
Society
The Fly
Videodrome
The Sixth Sense
The Color Out Of Space
American Psycho
The Devil's Advocate
Books of Blood
Child Play Remake
Southbound
Splinter
Vivarium
They Look Like People
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Candyman
Willy's Wonderland
X
The Hunt
The Exorcist
Smile
It Part 1/2
Doctor Sleep
Pet Semetary
The Witch
The Lighthouse
The Thing
Ready Or Not
It Follows
It Comes at Night
Green Room
Jaws
Possession
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Halloween
Stir of Echoes
Hellraiser Reboot
The Curse
Oculus
A Cure For Wellness
Scanners
Shivers
Brightburn
The Mist
You're Next
The Void
The Omen
Tumbbad
 
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CGNoire said:
Return to OZ
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I've watched 31 horror movies in October every year for the past, I don't know, probably 8-9 years and grew up on horror movies, but something about this still creeps me out even though I don't know if I'd actually classify it as horror. As someone else who loves slasher movies, this definitely isn't a slasher, but I'd absolutely recommend it.

midnightAI said:
For comedy horror: Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
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If we're throwing out comedy horror:



 
Some Brit horrors: (we mostly do comedy horror, but we do it quite well)

(The Cornetto Trilogy.. admittedly only SotD is horror):
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
The World's End

Attack the Block
Dog Soldiers (probably the second best werewolf film after An American Werewolf in London)
Slaughterhouse Rulez
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Deathwatch
Dog House
Cockneys Vs Zombies
 
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FunkMiller said:
Assume you've watched the greatest serial killer movie ever made?

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Seven is pretentious pop-culture drivel. I would be more willing to nominate 10 to Midnight (1983), Psycho II (1983), The Hitcher (1986), The Crimson Rivers (2000), and Wolf Creek 2 (2014) for being uncompromising.









 
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If you get immersed AF through weed etc:

The Exorcist
Robocop
Heredity
Rosemary's baby
Midsomer
The Witch
The lighthouse

Can't remember the oldies atm sorry.

Perhaps Fire in the sky
 
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