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I really like Horror films, but there's a lot of titles I dont see mentioned in these more popular Horror dumps. These are all films I've seen, liked, and would recommend to the wary watcher.
First up, 'Devil In the Dark', which is a good, classic monster-in-the-forest story. With a minimal cast and a beautiful setting, this film is part of what I like to think is the direction of New Horror. Very little exposition, lots of ambient music and a focus on whats really frightening in the story.
Gore level: super low
Creepy level: pretty damn high
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834800/
'Monsters' has been out since 2010 but I rarely hear anyone talk about it. This film was beautiful to watch and led to a debate between my old man and I about the purpose of a Monster in a Monster Movie. Bonus, you get to see an example of the wall Hit- I mean Trump is trying to build!
Gore level: almost none
Creep level: minimal
Awesome-looking monsters: yup!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/
Keeping with the Monster-Movie theme, The Monster had everything I could want in a modern monster horror. A minimal cast of two, a minimal setting of one car stuck on the world's loneliest forest road, and one fucking THING stalking in the darkness. This film also has a lot of substance, really taking me by surprise and starting yet another debate between me and my old man.
Gore level: moderate
Creep level: moderate
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3976144/
The Hallow may look hokey, but this shit was great. Told an alternate version of classic folklore and the creatures.... omfg FUCK those creatures. I saw this on Netflix and wondered why no one else had.
Gore level: low
Creep level: high
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474976/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Do ever wish someone would redo the first Hellraiser, only more intense and fucked up and terrifying? Well you're in goddamn luck. And good luck getting through this one without looking at your phone for pictures of puppies to soothe you. Aside from how well-shot this film was, that Modern Horror tendency for very little background and lots of atmosphere really made it stand out as one of my favorites this year.
Gore level: high
Creep level: high
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4255304/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
You've probably never seen anything quite like 'A Dark Song', and if you have then please let me know. This film holds no qualms in making its audience uncomfortable in order to accurately portray the lengths of these rituals or to emphasize the struggle of a person to understand something beyond the observable world. Don't bother waiting for the monster to pop out, but do enjoy the minimal cast of two and the remote setting of their creepy manor.
Gore level: none
Creep level: high
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4805316/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Fair warning, I love Found Footage so beyond this point will be a lot of found footage. Sorry not sorry.
'Devil's Pass' may have a crappy cover but the Dyatlov Pass incident is a true story which has always fascinated me. It fascinates the characters in this movie as well but the ending is absolutely NOT what anyone expected.
Found footage but not difficult to keep up with visually.
Gore level: low
Creep level: high as fuck
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905040/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
If you're into Horror, you've probably seen 'As Above So Below', but just in case I threw it on the list because I fucking loved this movie. Taking place in the Parisian Catacombs, this film was everything I wanted in a movie set in the necropolis below Paris.
Found Footage, but not hard to keep up with.
Gore level: low
Creep level: moderate
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2870612/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Like 'A.A.S.B', I'm sure most have already seen The Witch but again, just in case. This movie was slow, beautiful, unsettling, and that ending was exactly perfect.
Really though, did they have to put a naked girl on the cover to get people to watch it?
Gore level: low
Creep level: moderate
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
I resisted 'The Phoenix Tapes '97' because as much as I like Found Footage, the trailer was just really rough. However Im very glad I gave in. This was one of those gems which began to really feel like an actual collection of found footage from some poor S.O.B's at the wrong place at the wrong time. Definite my 'Alien Movie' suggestion
Gore level: none
Creep level: moderate
Camera jumpiness: moderate
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj1-7ban5bUAhVDh1QKHVHlC2oQ3ywIJDAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmM901fklWGY&usg=AFQjCNGrOhymtK1_5wrq7hJicELVfqyMOw&sig2=6DeFSNiaRLlDrH3h3x7vqA
What I loved about this film is how it asks the viewer to decide if Deborah is suffering from something biological or supernatural (at least, at first) and then it takes an extra step. If youre looking for a good 'Possession' film, here is my suggestion.
Gore level: low
Creep level: high as fuck
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387648/
'Open Grave' was another surprise, but was more of a suspense thriller than an actual Zombie Horror. Would still suggest, however.
Gore level: low
Creep level: low
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2071550/?ref_=nv_sr_1
My last suggestion for this particular list is We Are What We Are, which came out in 2013 but which isnt talked about nearly enough. This movie rejected the Happy-Horror which was so popular in mainstream at the time and instead tells a disturbing, bloody story.
Gore level: moderate
Creep level: moderate
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309021/
That's all for now, but if you guys like my list I have a few more movies to talk about.
randoigno
I love horror movies and haven't seen most of them. Thanks for the recommendations; I'll check them out!
mynameismoreoriginalthanyours
The Taking of Deborah Logan was so creepy. It echoes your natural fear of old age and also reminds you that you have no idea what is instore
temobuttdive
I thought Devil's pass was actually pretty shitty, but the rest are pretty good and some I haven't heard of yet Thanks for the list!
Brandycream
The witch was beautiful. Glad to see it on your list.
EnglishPolice
It's difficult for me to find movies that I can say that I really like, but The Witch was easily one of the best movies I've ever seen!
valkrez
Very hit or miss on that one, but I thought the poetry was great and I responded to the sense of dread
MsSasha
A list of movies I'll sadly never watch - I'm the friend you take to movies to watch jump and laugh at. Yes I have friends who do this.
SjorsM
You can watch Monsters. It's not a horror movie, but rather a sci-fi thriller with aliens. So, not scary, but rather exciting.
MsSasha
Awesome thanks!
Imperium14
#1 looks like Over the Garden Wall
CardboardPizzas
Hooooow, the gentle wind, beckons, through the leaves, as autumn, colours, faaaaall...
darksamus8
My thoughts EXACTLY. Wouldn't be surprised to hear one drew inspiration from the other.
my1rstlaptopwas34inchscreenup
black phillip ho yeah
valkrez
What happened to the twins!?
ShutUpMeh
Same thing that happens to all twins in every horror movie
IllTakeThePotatoToMordor
Oh damn that's right!!!! We need answers...
tatches
Eaten. No doubt.
valkrez
No doubt.
Martellus
A.A.S.B. had an annoying as fuck protagonist though. Total disregard for the people around her. Only cares about getting what she wants.
valkrez
Oh yeah, most def
PunJedi
The ending ruined the entire movie for me. Serious writers cop-out when so much more could have been done with that premise.
RailedRobin
This seems to be quite common in especially found footage movies. More often than not there's a female lead who gets all the blame.
KharnApproves
AASB really surprised me. Way better than I expected. Also, the Witch was amazing and if you don't like it; fuck you.
TheRealityWithin
My problem with The Void is that the plot is pretty much none existent.
valkrez
Do you NEED plot though? In a scary movie?
nicktheray
They were going for a Lovecraft feel, so not knowing what's going on is kind of niche.
TheRealityWithin
I understand that but most lovecarft based stuff at least give you something, where The Void gave you nothing.
deathdealerX
The Void was like if Hellraiser, Event Horizon and The Thing had a really fucked up baby.
KharnApproves
Now I'm both terrified and intrigued
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Ooh event horizon, now there's a movie
zootrose
Just to let you know the are making a new remake of hellraiser
valkrez
Of the first one?
biggystigs
As above so below and open grave are two of my most absolute favorite horror movies they are so damn good
valkrez
I rewatch As Above like once a year, I just really enjoy it
SjorsM
I would argue that Monsters isn't a horror movie, but rather a sci-fi thriller. Monster movies aren't necessarily horror.
valkrez
Totally fair
halfax7
Devils pass was slow to start with, but it got better. 8/10 would watch again.
Nubasaur
that shit at the end was fucked up
halfax7
Yes it was, but was it good. Give Troll Hunter a try on netFlix
Nubasaur
seen it. i liked it.
halfax7
I'm about to see The Midnight Meat Train for the first time. I've been waiting for this one.
yourbassist
We have similar taste in horror but I tend to hate watch films like this as part of my "bad movie Saturday" ritual.
valkrez
Mine is Fridays ;)
yourbassist
It leaks into Friday, especially wen baseball isn't on. I tend to watch movies even the lady won't suffer through then
kaitoofrose
#1 reminds me of Year Walk, just from the monsters design.
MartinRiggsMustache
@Op the void effects were awful the creatures were poorly made
muscarinenya
As well as the rest of the movie
polytropon
Great suggestions. I'll have to watch these, particularly The Void and Dark Song. I'd also suggest Lo. It's not what you'd expect.
Kizichild
Lo. SO GOOD.
valkrez
Lo?
polytropon
Yes.
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
I also love Horror movies and especially found footage. I hated The VVitch and The Phoenix Tapes personally
valkrez
What didn't you like about Witch?
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
It felt like it didn't know what it wanted to be. It's like it tried to be one of those feeling of dread inducing movies but it came off 1/
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
Slow at times. Also the accents really took me out of it. I get what they were going for, but it's hard to get into a movie when you can't 2
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
Understand the characters half the time. 3/3
valkrez
I would agree with you there. I actually watched that one a few times and it gets better each time, for me. I just really loved the ending
thatlamer
[Laughs in closed captions]
valkrez
Also, I'm glad to find someone else who loves found footage. A lot of people seem to really dislike it but it's so much fun to me
ashywushu
Not a big fan of found footage, but sometimes I am especially surprised. I thought Witch was about the build up and mystery. Real good IMO.
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
For me it feels like the suspense is a little higher in found footage because you're only seeing what the subject is seeing. So rarely do 1/
shimmyshimmyquarterturn
You get the knowing where the danger is type of preparedness like you do in regular horror. 2/2
valkrez
Oh yeah. And I think there is a challenge on the part of the director to "sell" you on the footage. Make it feel real.
ThePhonyPope
I've seen most of these but the one that really interests me is Devil in the Dark
ThePhonyPope
I'm going to try and watch it tonight. My brothers and I love watching horror movies so any more suggestions would be most welcome!
valkrez
I REALLY liked it so be sure to let me know what you think
AlbusSeverusPotter
I didn't understand the ending! I feel like an idiot but did you?
valkrez
Oh yeah, I think it mimics folktales where someone enters the forest or cave and something "different" returns. That is NOT his brother.
AlbusSeverusPotter
Makes a lot of sense now. Thank you!
ThePhonyPope
I ended up watching Devil in the Dark and The Monster last night. I really enjoyed both of them.
valkrez
Good!
iAlwaysUpvoteMN
Where can u find it?
ThePhonyPope
I'm using my android box to stream it
iAlwaysUpvoteMN
It was pretty good! The CGI although brief was kind of a let down
HauntedSpit
Has @OP seen Babadook? I thought it was pretty creepy.
PocketMageMagix
Yeah! I liked the director's personification of grief. Freaky film too.
gracejelly
Well.. babadook give me a new point of view that i can have a ghost as pet
IHateBeingBipolarItsAwesome
Unpopular opinion: I thought it was extremely overrated. After seeing so many posts I watched it and was disappointed (please don't hate me)
Omnislash9
This is how I feel about Event Horizon. So campy, like as campy as Mortal Kombat, except EH tried to actually be scary and failed.
MouseTheFooDog
Yeah. It was fine, maybe even better than average, but I'm really mystified as to why so many people rave about it
Hulagirl01
I couldn't even sit through it I found it so hokey.
valkrez
I don't hate you.
GiFucked
I thought the exact same about the The Witch.
LeahIsRad
I feel you. It just didn't live up to the hype. It wasn't bad, necessarily, but it wasn't the horror movie everyone made it out to be.
OutrageousHemmorhoid
I'm with you. Would have been awesome if the little boy made weapons to kill his mother, though, since... you know...she was just DEPRESSED!
MonopolyMansSecretStache
A lot of people's biggest complaint with the movie is how heavy handed it is with the symbolism. Basically hits you over the head with it.
valkrez
Yup. If it weren't as scary as it is I'd let kids watch it to talk about depression.
ShutUpMeh
I hate you
KharnApproves
I liked it, I just wanted to beat the shit out of the kid the whole time though. I realize that that was the point of the character though
valkrez
Yes, but Babadook shows up on every single list it seems like. It's very mainstream horror at this point
Needlemind
Watch "A cure for wellness". Very unsettling movie.
likeasixoutoften
Did you like it? Most people hated it from what I've heard. I quite liked it though
Needlemind
I liked it. Could've done without that ONE scene though. Simply because it was very disturbing.
PanicAtTheCostco
Did you like babadook? I did not and I'm a huge horror fan
Smayds
It is one of the finest horror movies ever made though. Left me very unsettled. Gave a friend of mine night terrors - and he's in his 30s.
PanicAtTheCostco
Babadook suckeddddd
TheGeeB
It was creepy but Ive found others to scare me much more. Everyone has their own terrors.
Herroyalnerdness
These are all fairly good. I also always recommend the banshee chapter to everyone I can.
valkrez
I'll look at it
TomVix
GREAT flick
DamianWinters
The Mist was really good, cool monsters in it.
valkrez
That is a good one too. The people freaked me out as much as the creatures
infernopg
i still hate the preacher woman in every other movie or series i saw her ^^
Brandycream
I cried like a damn baby at the end of that. For some reason that film completely gripped me. I will forever have a weird nostalgia from it.
infernopg
if you liked that one you have to watch both "the thing" movies. I personally prefer the older one but both are good and similar to the mist
valkrez
‘At theMountains of Madness’ concreted my love for the “isolated scientists” trope, like in The Thing
arathol
Most of these can be found on Amazon Prime movies ranging from Free to $7 for a rental
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Or for nothing if you have showbox
valkrez
Yes, and some are also on Netflix
groovyman
Which ones?? My internet is out atm so i cant check but i love horror movies and have only seen 2 in this list so you gave me a ton
groovyman
Of new material
waynethainsane
And all of them are on the internet for those of us intrepid enough to find them!
shmekie
canistreamit.com
tokennametaken
Thank you for that
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
SneakySkully
Looks like a dog trying to eat something it's not supposed to, the way she looks at the camera lol
FingerPoppinEachOthersCasseroles
IceCold01
IllTakeThePotatoToMordor
NO YOU PUT THAT SHIT AWAY SIR OR MAAM
mynameismoreoriginalthanyours
Loved it
valkrez
Fuuuuck that scene! That one alone gave me messed up dreams
SnapCracklePopThatPussy
Yeah, I know my limits. I'm never watching that, I almost wet myself from the gif.
Phildunfy
valkrez
Right?
mynameismoreoriginalthanyours
This movie fucked me up
FrankTheSugarGlider
EWWWWWW I DONT WANT IT
winnerothello
As above so below really gives you that feeling of being claustrophobic even though you know you are not there. Maybe it's just me.
Insomnia297
*sigh*...*unzips*
FingerPoppinEachOthersCasseroles
I'm 36. I just took a shower with the curtain wide open because this gif creeped me tf out.
DJhiggySmalls
I know.
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
Also, The Witch was one of the best Horror films I've seen since The Strangers.
clairbear
Holy shit yes the strangers was incredible so creepy. Very well done
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
When he shot his own friend. My first thought is that's how you make it feel realistic.
P1neappleK1ttens
Saw this gif before I saw the film was kinda bummed because it would of made that part in the movie so much better if I hadn't of seen it.
TheFreQy
VeryMoistyPerson
http://imgur.com/RlUMTiR
dgk777
What's that from?
VeryMoistyPerson
It's from Parasyte: The Maxim
Nubasaur
all these comments make me want to watch it. its been on my list for a long time.
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
I give it a B+. Sometimes the acting seems forced or artificial but that's a thing I've accepted as part of the horror genre.
Devante
From what I've read, this is the only 'cool' scene in the movie.
AttackOfTheSpaceBat
I'd have to watch it again but you may be right. The lack thereof however didn't make the movie suck.
christianb333
The first one reminds me of Over the Garden Wall
passerByer
Potatoes and molasses ????
TheNextHafthorBjornsson
Fucking literally yes. I knew I would find this.
raptorsoldier
You fools! That wasn't the Beast, only a simple dog!
finninthejakesuit
Samhokum
THE BEAST IS UPON ME!
Nobodywillreadthis
I wonder if they were based of each other?
CardboardPizzas
Potatoes, and Molasses! If you want some, oh just ask us!
TheNextHafthorBjornsson
Googled it and apparently there are a lot of plot similarities too.
MrMarston
Come, wayward souls!
AzerilPridham
the full version with the Latin version of potatoes and molasses choked me up
AGloomyYou
It was all fun and games until the "I'm a stealer" line.
TalosValcoran
Right? I immediately wondered if that was some kind of live-action adaptation.
DJhiggySmalls
I would 100% watch a live action Over the Garden Wall.
TheBeastOfTheWood
Oh? Do you think he looks like me, perhaps?
Borkyl
Me too... I was so fuckin' hyped.
infantasia
Apparently it's not just me haha
bulbabitch
I would argue that Monster is ok at best but the list is a good mix.
TomVix
I loved The Monster! That kids acting was fantastic.
suedot
I agree I picked this one from the whole list and its mostly jumpscares and cliche scenes
Devante
Definitely not a horror. Calling it a monster movie would be a stretch even.
captainalphabet
Pretty sure it was made super-cheap in the wake of existing hurricane destruction. Later the director made Godzilla and Rogue One.
videopro10
The trailer for The Monster kicked ass though :|
Nightelfbane
Do you mean The Monster or Monsters?
Greypuppy
It's one of those that feel like a Netflix/ScyFy Channel original. Some are hidden gems, most are entertaining, some are just... not great.
MrWolfwood
It's meh at best
ashywushu
Agreed... but solid movies on this list.
bulbabitch
you right, meh is kinda nice
aboxacaraflatafan
There's a good mix of people replying to you who think you're talking about The Monster and Monsters. Which one are you talking about?
SteakForPresident
If you are into asian horror flicks, "The wailing" is fantastic. It starts off some what comical and goes dark real fast
InvestigationInPink
movie to watch .
Biggyems
Train to Busan is really good to. Worth watching
SteakForPresident
It was a great watch, i watched it twice
Biggyems
Same haha.
dani7213
Shutter and Alone from Thailand are also super dark! Some of the best horror films I've ever seen!
QuirkyWallace
I like The Wailing, it really breaks the mold of the cliche horror flick, maybe too well to confuse some viewers. It's worth a watch
SteakForPresident
I had to google other peoples opinion to fathom my own. I couldnt figure out if the buddhist preist was evil
QuirkyWallace
Spoiler discussion beyond this point then! The most cohesive theory so far is that a demon spirit possessed multiple characters during 1/2
QuirkyWallace
the movie. Japanese dude was possessed at some point, started terrorizing the village folks. He performed a ritual to repel the spirit 2/?
QuirkyWallace
into a dead body, reanimating it in the process. Japanese bro was killed by the angry village folks. The spirit went to the shaman. 3/?
SteakForPresident
I read all of that. Very interesting theory. I came to a similar conclusion. The part where the woman in white throws stones is a bible hint
QuirkyWallace
Yeah, that was really clever. Honestly the movie is full of those clever hints but they get pretty cryptic.
ForTaxReasons
I liked The Wailing but I wasn't happy with the ending I felt like it went for the double twist and left logic behind.
QuirkyWallace
yeah it sure does. I saw some theories online that *sort of* bind it together into a cohesive turn of events but it's stretching
ForTaxReasons
I was actually really happy with the first twist because it made sense lol oh well it was still a creepy movie. Have you seen Train to Busan
QuirkyWallace
Yes! That was a great zombie film and succeeded with fast zombies where WWZ failed. Great characters, acting, action and ending!
valkrez
Hat sounds familiar....
Brandycream
Also I recommend "The Host" I'm sure you have already seen it as your list is very good. Thought I would mention.
valkrez
I actually haven't, because I thought it looked hokey. But it was good?
Brandycream
I really enjoyed it.
Brandycream
From looking at your list, I think you would like it. It's with subtitles though. but don't let that put you off. :)