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Went Parp! In the dark...
Any other horror movies that will scare the jeebers out of you?
Alien. Still the best by far.
try this short japanese ghost story in the dark 😉 http://comic.naver.com/webtoon/detail.nhn?titleId=350217&no=31&weekday=tue
The Shining - won't watch it alone even now in forties. Gives me the eeeebiejeebies.
The Ring (original)
Dark Water (original)
The Exorcist (ageing now but still a bit of a chilly wrong 'un')
Dark Skies not in the same league as above, and gets mixed reviews but I enjoyed the creepiness and it made me jump a few times. Ignore plot nonsense and is fun.
Nice one racefaceec90!
Have not seen The Shining since I was a kid Malver Rider..time to go on Amazon!
Watching Insidious 2 later...
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I can't work out whether it's actually a good film or a grab-bag of horror film staples. Either way, I felt exceptionally bleak afterwards so I'll give it 2 thumbs up. Don't watch a trailer beforehand, as it gives far too much away (the film swerves massively half way through).
The recent Evil Dead remake surprised me by being pretty good - It shares a name and general premise, but otherwise is it's own film.
Oh, also The Mist (as recommended by someone on here a few weeks ago). Really, really good.
Sleep Tight is brilliant too,
as you watch from the perspective of the bad guy. I'm not sure whether it's a sign that I'm dead inside or the intent of the film, but I ended up rooting for the "bad" guy.
Insidious was alright until the beast reveals itself.... Weird dancing cross dressed spider/lady gaga thing was hilarious.
Insidious 2? LOL
The Descent.
Fan of the genre and a few years on still one of the best. Tense, atmospheric, very claustrophobic, and if I said any more I'd spoil it. Just make sure its the UK not US edit (different endings).
John Carpenter's The Thing for fantastical non-CGI effects, atmosphere and pitch black humour.
30 days of night
Eden lake
Descent +1
Alien +100
The Descent - scariest horror film for many years.
The Ring, and pretty much any Japanese horror film. I actually found the US remake pretty good: It's very bleak, and has a very unsettling atmosphere.
+1 The Descent
+1 30 Days Of Night (for me more of a good action/suspense film than keep you up at night but it's a great suspense film with good looking lead actors)
If you like low key creepy films that get under yr skin then can recommend a short film called 'Whistle And I'll Come To You' with the great Michael Hordern
Great suggestion!
All the MR James TV movies are ace if you can find them.
The Omen is still brilliant.
Dead of Night and Halfway House for some genuine old school chills.
Tucker & Dale vs Evil is very funny indeed - not particularly scary though.
Blair witch, watch it on your own in the dark if you dare..
Blair witch, watch it on your own in the dark if you dare..
Yep, best watched in the dark, 'cos you'll fall asleep easier during the utter bore fest that is Blair witch
Creep (2004)
Mama (2013)
Pandorum (2009)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
The Uninvited (2009)
I CANNOT believe shaggy has recommended The Devil's Rejects.
What a pile of hogshit it is.
Try The Devils Due.
Need some votes on Blair witch, boring or scary as hell? Or somewhere in between?
Blair Witch? Just, no.
The Conjuring is the best horror I've seen in recent years
Drag Me To Hell
The Mist
Drag me to Hell is a great film but not that scary IMO
Need some votes on Blair witch, boring or scary as hell? Or somewhere in between?
Boring, nearly walked out of the cinema. Only reason I didn't was because I thought gf was enjoying it, turns out she was thinking the same as me 😀
Need some votes on Blair witch, boring or scary as hell? Or somewhere in between?
I loved it, found it really intense, but then at the time I was solo night-riding regularly in essentially the same woods (neighbouring state, same hill range). If you empathised with and put yourself in the position of the characters it was disturbing, if you didnt it was boring.
I watched 'the conjuring' based on the recommendation here and I loved it, very spooky and some proper scares.
I am quite interested in Horrors, Id recommend a few.
Sinister was great, cept for the dancing children. Classic scare tactics in a not so samey premise.
The Woman In Black, If you can look past Harry Potters wooden acting though.
The Conjuring is great and well executed.
Mama is good, except for the eternal spoiler of seeing the monster at the end.
A Haunting In Connecticut is a genuinely good film with creepy bits in.
The Descent is a brilliant low budget horror that kicked the ass off the Americans version, The Cave.
Worth checking out The Unborn too. Oh, and the original version of Shutter, not the American version.
The new Evil Dead is punchy and cringy gore but well done.
This is one for you if you dont like dolls...
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Just watched Shadow (2009) bit of a b-movie horror but does have mountain biking in it.
[rec] is awesome, probably my favourite horror film. The final scene is just horrible haha. The sequels are gash though.
This thread's had me on a real horror kick lately, well done everyone.
Sinister was great - put the willies up me something rotten!
Wasn't so keen on The Conjuring (despite it having the only jump-scare to make me throw tea over myself) as it seemed to just get bored and tail off after all that build up.
Agreed, the original of shutter is good. Treads a very familiar path, but that ending is creepy as all hell.
I quite liked both of the Insidious films, though I've already forgotten the 2nd one, and Passtherizla's right about the beast in the 1st - it all goes a bit '90s Nu-metal music video there.
Just watched Dark Skies and despite that being a extraterrestrial rather than supernatural it's still got a few good jumps.
Watching horror films in the dead of night, in an empty house, with headphones on is ace!
Grave encounters was nifty too, I expected it to be awful!
I picked up A Serbian Film the other week - I'm not sure whether the "oh my god, it's the most shocking thing ever" quotes on the box and on IMDB led me to overprepare, or whether I've got the cut version (fairly sure it's the full one), but I got a "oh, i see what you're doing there. Very controversial. Well done, have a biscuit." feel from it.
Or possibly I'm become to inured to these things. It's very nicely shot though, and worth a look on that score. Anyone else seen it? Opinions?
Right, there's time for Eden Lake before bed I reckon..
Ghos****ch
Unholy thread resurrection , any more recommendations ?
Audition. Trumps everything above imo.
The 1963 version of the haunting.
I remember Ghos****ch! Truly brilliant at the time. Think I was about 13, might go try find it for a rewatch!
I have loved horror movies since a kid (well, psychological/supernatural thrillers) and always on the lookout for a decent scare (hard to come by in these days of Generican torture-porn-by-numbers)
Haven't read the thread yet so apologies in advance if there are duplicates but here's a little list of some that I consider a 'cut above' ~
The Shining (Kubrick)
The Tenant (Polanski)
Repulsion (Polanski)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Hooper)
The Haunting (Wise). - ( still refuse to watch this on my own looool)
Jacob's Ladder (Lyne)
*Edit just realised this is an old thread! Do recommend watching that short film (Whistle And I'll Come To You ) that I linked back there . Simple, creepy and so well acted. You never quite know if it's his ailing mind or a real entity.
More recent films I've enjoyed:
Mama
The Devil's Backbone
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Dark Water (original)
The Descent
The Eye (original)
Not a film, but I've been enjoying the first season of American Horror Story on Netflix. Highly recommended.
Sinister is worth a watch.
bookmarking for the morning.
It's not a film, but did you see Ghos****ch when you were a kid? I got the DVD a few years back, sat down to watch it on Halloween thinking it'd be laughable, proceeded to shit self.
Schindler's List.
Blair witch Project
I'd be more scared of treading in dog sh!t.
Mama and the Conjuring are definitely worth a watch(Dont bother with 'Annabelle which is a spin off from the Conjuring)
The descent another excellent choice.
Just watched 'As above so below' not exactly terrifying but not a bad way to pass 90minutes.
I am not a fan of horrorfilms but found Event Horizon really creepy
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