I recently rewatched The Descent (2005) with a friend and had forgotten how scary that movie is even before the monsters! We were both watching through our fingers.
Don't really watch horror movies but one summer in college a bunch of my friends had a tradition called Werewolf Wednesdays where we'd get drunk on Wednesday nights and watch terrible werewolf movies. They were all delightfully awful but the Howling V (set in a spooky castle) was our favorite. Definitely would recommend Werewolf Wednesdays (or Monster Mondays, Spooky Sundays, Terrifying Tuesdays, etc as your schedule allows).
i FINALLY watched It Follows and loved it, also saw Crawl in the theaters with my teen cousins which was a pretty fun first scary theater experience for them
I am not a horror person at all (which makes me v sad as that is often a path tv actors I like have taken to gain film cred, see SMG, and I cannot follow them there). The very top end of what I can handle is crystallized in a movie that combines low-level horror with steampunky SF and is the delightfully weird early del Toro flick Mimic. (I think I can mostly handle del Toro's gothicky horror because I was also a big fan of Crimson Peak).
I love horror movies! Recently watched Cargo, a movie set in Australia during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak. Martin Freeman plays a dad who gets infected and has 48 hours to find safety for his baby daughter before he fully succumbs to the infection. It's emotionally compelling and character-driven -- if you liked Train to Busan, you'll enjoy this one.
This is so timely! My dad sent me today's xkcd cartoon (https://xkcd.com/2184/) and my personal "positive unpopular opinion" movie is No One Lives, so I'd been thinking about horror movies, since I figured that was my most likely genre!
Watched Rosemary’s Baby for the first time and ugh Polanski is telling on himself with that rape scene but it’s honestly very well done and I’m mad about it
Nicole, not horror-movie related (unless one views the search to make $$$ in a capitalist economy as such, which I do), BUT:
I'm currently cold-pitching a company to work on their help docs and tips, and I can't help wanting to make my email subject line "I could just help your whole deal be a little better." Because that's exactly what I'm pitching!
anywhoo, thank you for brightening one of my tasks for the day, as your presence online has brightened so much for so many.
The original Thai horror film Shutter was great. Dumplings by Fruit Chan which was originally a short in the HK movie, Three Extremes was also pretty good. Also worth noting is that given the chinese ghost seventh month has started, a lot of us locally are probably going to either zealously watch or avoid horror films!
I’ve been on a 70s psychological thriller / horror kick and IMAGES (currently available on Shudder) sure fits that bill if you’re in the mood for doppelgängers and creepy country houses
I have so many favorite horror movies. Have you been watching the horror shorts Hulu's been putting out once a month since Halloween, "Into the Dark"? Some of those are pretty great.
"The Rizzle" is pretty scary for being only 5 minutes long.
"Patient Zero" is pretty interesting, though not neccesarily chilling or scary in the 'OH NO' sort of way. It's about a zombie invasion where there is a man who is immune but the bite leaves him able to talk to zombies. The man is played by Matt Smith from Doctor Who, so queue 'The Doctor speaks zombie' jokes here.
I've been rewatching the Chucky movies in anticipation for the Chucky TV show coming out this fall.
Want some rare 80s horror? Try Chopping Mall, The Midnight Horror, Hardware, Screamers, Pulse (not the one with Kristin Bell), The Hidden, Scanners, They Live, The original fright night and it's sequel, Re-Animator and all of the Evil Deads.
I am very much not a horror movie fan, but I do recall watching The Exorcist in high school at a sleepover and being like, But it's not really that scary? And more about priests? Mostly I prefer psychological thrillers to bloody/shock movies if we're talking about the horror genre, but once I saw I think? The Conjuring on a date with a guy and I threw the tub of popcorn in the air and felt really sorry that he'd wasted that much money on me.
I watched two movies recently that are both part of an evolving horror trend, namely "Youtubers doing stupid stunts and getting haunted in the process." "Heilstätten" (Germany) and "Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum" (Korea) both feature a cast of YouTubers camping out in abandoned hospitals for the views, and of course it all goes south from there. Of the two, I thought "Heilstätten" was more compelling - the character work was a lot better. Also, two of the characters were clearly based on the brothers Paul, which made me chuckle.
I also watched "Anna and the Apocalypse" on Netflix, which is a zombie musical comedy. It's . . . okay? The first half or so is the best, but it all starts to come apart once the apocalypse actually kicks in and they haven't done enough with the characters/relationships to make it feel compelling. (Also, one of the WORST characters actually survives, which offended my sense of movie justice. What is the point of making a zombie comedy if the assholes don't get got?)
Nicole! What is that Irish horror movie you posted about loving maybe 2-3 months ago (sorry). I tried to find it at the time but couldn’t on Canadian Netflix and now I forget what it’s called! Little indie-ish maybe? Sorry i can’t be more specific.
My two favorites all time are Rosemary’s Baby and The Thing and recently I’ve really enjoyed Midsommar Annihilation and Ex Machina. If anyone has any suggestions for me based on me please let me know! As you can see I guess I like movies that speak to the horrors of the human condition
OH, I also watched "Secret Obsession" on Netflix which is "The Christmas Prince" of horror thrillers, it's so incredibly bad and yet enjoyable.
I recently rewatched The Descent (2005) with a friend and had forgotten how scary that movie is even before the monsters! We were both watching through our fingers.
Don't really watch horror movies but one summer in college a bunch of my friends had a tradition called Werewolf Wednesdays where we'd get drunk on Wednesday nights and watch terrible werewolf movies. They were all delightfully awful but the Howling V (set in a spooky castle) was our favorite. Definitely would recommend Werewolf Wednesdays (or Monster Mondays, Spooky Sundays, Terrifying Tuesdays, etc as your schedule allows).
Braid was SO great
I am now watching “What Keeps You Alive” which is gay AND horror!
Audition. It’s Japanese and by far one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen. Piano wire terrifies me now
i FINALLY watched It Follows and loved it, also saw Crawl in the theaters with my teen cousins which was a pretty fun first scary theater experience for them
I am not a horror person at all (which makes me v sad as that is often a path tv actors I like have taken to gain film cred, see SMG, and I cannot follow them there). The very top end of what I can handle is crystallized in a movie that combines low-level horror with steampunky SF and is the delightfully weird early del Toro flick Mimic. (I think I can mostly handle del Toro's gothicky horror because I was also a big fan of Crimson Peak).
I just watched As Above, So Below and it exceeded my already high expectations
Oculus (2013) is one of my faves. I like horror but i LOVE bad horror, and i thought this would be a so-bad-it’s-funny one, but it’s really good!
I love horror movies! Recently watched Cargo, a movie set in Australia during the aftermath of a zombie outbreak. Martin Freeman plays a dad who gets infected and has 48 hours to find safety for his baby daughter before he fully succumbs to the infection. It's emotionally compelling and character-driven -- if you liked Train to Busan, you'll enjoy this one.
For any horror fans who can afford it/don’t already have one, I must recommend getting a Shudder subscription (it’s about $5/month).
They’re releasing Tigers Are Not Afraid at the end of August, and it’s got some real Pan’s Labyrinth vibes...
https://youtu.be/tLKT0gML-oc
Let the Right One In (original Swedish!)
My favorite horror movie is not watching horror movies. I am always impressed with your commitment to horror movies though! How do you sleep?
This is so timely! My dad sent me today's xkcd cartoon (https://xkcd.com/2184/) and my personal "positive unpopular opinion" movie is No One Lives, so I'd been thinking about horror movies, since I figured that was my most likely genre!
Triangle! Really trippy, funny, and underrated.
Coherence is a fun ride. The end is really good.
Watched Rosemary’s Baby for the first time and ugh Polanski is telling on himself with that rape scene but it’s honestly very well done and I’m mad about it
I loved Midsommar but didn't find it as much horror as, like, super fucked up and beautiful. I want to book club it in the worst way!
Hell House LLC was legitimately one of the scariest found footage movies I've seen in a minute. Truly creepy, watch it at night.
Nicole, not horror-movie related (unless one views the search to make $$$ in a capitalist economy as such, which I do), BUT:
I'm currently cold-pitching a company to work on their help docs and tips, and I can't help wanting to make my email subject line "I could just help your whole deal be a little better." Because that's exactly what I'm pitching!
anywhoo, thank you for brightening one of my tasks for the day, as your presence online has brightened so much for so many.
The original Thai horror film Shutter was great. Dumplings by Fruit Chan which was originally a short in the HK movie, Three Extremes was also pretty good. Also worth noting is that given the chinese ghost seventh month has started, a lot of us locally are probably going to either zealously watch or avoid horror films!
Deep Murder is a hilarious horror porn comedy with a feminist twist. Pleasantville meets Skinemax meets Slasher film.
I do NOT watch horror movies. Nope. Nope. NOPE.
Recently, Les Yeux Sans Visage. Goes so much further than I expected given its age.
I’ve been on a 70s psychological thriller / horror kick and IMAGES (currently available on Shudder) sure fits that bill if you’re in the mood for doppelgängers and creepy country houses
SHUTTER (2004), the excellent Thai film that made me unable to fall asleep with the lights off for two weeks after.
I have not heard good things about the remake.
He Never Died? It was on Netflix, not sure if it still is
I really love THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, possibly it doesn’t count, but it scared me a lot & I love it!
My favourites are Carnival of Souls, Under the Shadow and The Wailing, would highly recommend all of them.
An Inconvenient Truth.
Rec (2007), The Descent and The Exorcist - love these three.
I have so many favorite horror movies. Have you been watching the horror shorts Hulu's been putting out once a month since Halloween, "Into the Dark"? Some of those are pretty great.
"The Rizzle" is pretty scary for being only 5 minutes long.
"Patient Zero" is pretty interesting, though not neccesarily chilling or scary in the 'OH NO' sort of way. It's about a zombie invasion where there is a man who is immune but the bite leaves him able to talk to zombies. The man is played by Matt Smith from Doctor Who, so queue 'The Doctor speaks zombie' jokes here.
I've been rewatching the Chucky movies in anticipation for the Chucky TV show coming out this fall.
Want some rare 80s horror? Try Chopping Mall, The Midnight Horror, Hardware, Screamers, Pulse (not the one with Kristin Bell), The Hidden, Scanners, They Live, The original fright night and it's sequel, Re-Animator and all of the Evil Deads.
I haven't seen the Nightengale yet but I am so fucking hyped
Don't Knock Twice is great!!
So glad you liked Braid as well - and delighted to hear Dead Night is good. The Crampton-aissance continues!
I am very much not a horror movie fan, but I do recall watching The Exorcist in high school at a sleepover and being like, But it's not really that scary? And more about priests? Mostly I prefer psychological thrillers to bloody/shock movies if we're talking about the horror genre, but once I saw I think? The Conjuring on a date with a guy and I threw the tub of popcorn in the air and felt really sorry that he'd wasted that much money on me.
I watched two movies recently that are both part of an evolving horror trend, namely "Youtubers doing stupid stunts and getting haunted in the process." "Heilstätten" (Germany) and "Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum" (Korea) both feature a cast of YouTubers camping out in abandoned hospitals for the views, and of course it all goes south from there. Of the two, I thought "Heilstätten" was more compelling - the character work was a lot better. Also, two of the characters were clearly based on the brothers Paul, which made me chuckle.
I also watched "Anna and the Apocalypse" on Netflix, which is a zombie musical comedy. It's . . . okay? The first half or so is the best, but it all starts to come apart once the apocalypse actually kicks in and they haven't done enough with the characters/relationships to make it feel compelling. (Also, one of the WORST characters actually survives, which offended my sense of movie justice. What is the point of making a zombie comedy if the assholes don't get got?)
Nicole! What is that Irish horror movie you posted about loving maybe 2-3 months ago (sorry). I tried to find it at the time but couldn’t on Canadian Netflix and now I forget what it’s called! Little indie-ish maybe? Sorry i can’t be more specific.
My two favorites all time are Rosemary’s Baby and The Thing and recently I’ve really enjoyed Midsommar Annihilation and Ex Machina. If anyone has any suggestions for me based on me please let me know! As you can see I guess I like movies that speak to the horrors of the human condition
From the dark (2014) was EXCELLENT. Genuinely terrifying Irish horror film.
I found Braid hypnotic. I couldn't stop watching.
I tend toward humor horror. Happy Death Day and the like.
Okay, have you watched Blue Ruin or Green Room? Not exactly horror, but horrifying revenge thriller / shocking scary and tense.