Horror MoviesFollow

I've decided I want to watch some good horror movies. Any recommendations on some that will totally melt my face? Preferably netflix available as I dont want to travel the earth for some underground titles.

Favorite horror movie would probably be The Exorcist. Gore movies dont do it for me. Looking for one that really plants itself in your head. I've heard Paranormal Activity is pretty good and have that coming on Netflix. Also I just watched The Tale of Two Sisters last night, thought the plot twists were overused and only one scene in the movie made my skin crawl a little. Slept like a baby afterwards so it failed.

I prefer my horror to have humorous undertones. Things like the Return of the Living Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Evil Dead series as well as Dead Alive and Zombie Strippers will make you chuckle while trying too hard to be frightening. The Leprechaun movies are okay for that as well.

As far as horror for horror's sake, well, I can't really remember the last time I was scared by a movie so my opinion on the matter is a bit off. Maybe Drag Me To Hell or The Hills Have Eyes would be up that alley. Maybe Phantasm as well, though I don't remember the sequels too clearly.

Rec (The original version of hollywood's Quarantine), Cloverfield, Drag Me to Hell, 28 Days Later, Session 9, Let the Right One In, & Event Horizon are some of the more modern movies that actually scared me.

Classics include The Thing, Alien, & Jacob's Ladder.

If you want to laugh, too: Dead Alive, Evil Dead, The Host, & the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (For one scene that has traumatized generations!).

I do not include modern Japanese horror movies in my lists because every time I watch one, I wished I hadn't seen whatever it is I saw.

dont want horror laff!

I prefer Blairwitch project... ^^

You can skip George A Romero's new Survival of the Dead (which is available online @ moviefather.com).

Trust me.

Possibly the same ones who accidentally released "Night of the Living Dead" into public domain by forgetting to include a copyright notice in the proofs?

Cool, ill try out Ringu and I've been recommended Event Horizon elsewhere so ill give that a shot too.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

So maybe just getting the Ring would be wiser? I've never seen the movie period.

Also, I've seen The Hills Have Eyes and was bored by it.

Try both versions of Ring. In my opinion japanese is better but they're both good.

Dark Water and grudge are worth watching too, but only japanese ones. While I am sucker for Jenny Connelly Dark Water US is simply boring while JP had me sitting on edge of the chair.

If you don't mind zombies go for 28 Days Later. It's quite good.

update: Just watched Paranormal Activity right before bed, with the wife, in the dark...

I'm a little creeped out atm. success!

That indie was shot in a neighborhood called Rancho Penasquitos in San Diego, where I have quite a few family members. Unfortunately, the house (where the movie's director lived) has the same floor plan as one of my uncle's house. So while I was watching it, I couldn't stop comparing that house to my uncle's. "Hey, that's Len's room down the hall! Hey! That upstairs closet is where we used to play! Dude! Remember when we slid down the banister and tried to throw the ball into the chandelier at the same time?"

Did not make a scary movie for me.

Shutter (2004 Thai original NOT bladdy american remake!)

Saam gaang (Three Extremes)

"Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground" (Honto ni atta kowai hanashi), several movies under this title, varying lengths, some of 30 minutes others of 50 minutes, good stuff good stuff. I think it can be found on torrents under "dark tales from Japan" or similar headings.


You're welcome :P

Don't!

You'll regret it.


I'm probably not the best judge. With my powerful and overactive imagination, even Ernest Scared Stupid gave me nightmares(to be fair I was about 12 at the time). That said, Event Horizon was terrifying.

Depends on your mindset when you watch it i'm sure. if you are just looking reasons to pick it apart, you wont enjoy it. If you are fully engrossed in the idea of getting scared sh*tless, you are more likely to get scared :P.

Movie's in the mail btw, should be here tomorrow or friday.

I wasn't. I don't tend to be a critic and usually expect to enjoy movies. I went into it wanting to like it, instead it was just a whole lot of "God, this is STUPID!"

You have your 80's staples of Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm St and Halloween. Generic slasher, there have been some passable remakes recently. Some more messed up stuff like Hellraiser which seems tame now but back in the day that sh*t was messed up. Speaking of remakes Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its remake.

Splatstick, Evil Dead, Dead Alive type movies. Dusk to Dawn

Zombie you have Romero, though honestly I am not a huge fan. Night of the living dead series, shaun of the dead which is more comedy, 28 days later which isn't technically zombie but is still most definitely the best zombie move in the last decade.

I have Hatchet sitting on my HD waiting to be watched, kind of a tribute to 80's slasher films.

Creature Features, An American Werewolf in London, Aliens, Predator (but not Alien vs Predator!), The Thing (so good), The Fly. I am at a loss for Vampire movies that don't include Bela Lugosi, Wesley Snipes or James Wood and a Baldwin Brother. Perhaps Innocent blood?


Old time stuff that I will watch anytime it is on like Creepshow, Lost Boys etc

Zombie with Halloween remake, House of a Thousand Corpses and Devils Rejects.


Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Romero, Argento, Raimi etc.


Japanese stuff, or the more tame english counterparts like the Ring or the Grudge.


There is a LOT of material to work through and the best part is that. this is just entry level there is so much out there. Beefing up your horror movie experience is worth investing the time.

Lost Boys is a vampire movie that meets the above requirements. There is also Bram Stoker's Dracula, but you have to deal with Keanu instead. Queen of the Dammed was decent, but it's more like a romance flick then an actual horror movie.

Until you get to the merchandise.

The original Amityville Horror is probably one of my favorite horror movies, along with the Exorcist.

Ahh, The Amityville Horror is a great horror movie, but I prefer the sequel (The Possession) more... and yes, it is set before the first movie.

I also like Suspiria. I still need to see the other two movies of the trilogy.

Also, someone mentioned Session 9 already... even though David Caruso is in it the movie is great. It also has a homage to Silent Hill (the game) in it... see if you can find it.

The Changeling is an older horror movie with George C. Scott in it... I remember being a kid and being terrified of the movie... but wanting to watch it over and over.

Want a Disney horror movie? Try The Watcher in the Woods. It isn't a cartoon... and I saw it when I was young (under 10) and from what I remember from it I am not sure if I would let my kid watch it til they were 12 or so... I still get shivers from remembering certain parts of the movie... not bloody... but "ghostly".

There was a movie that I saw when I was young that I can not remember the name of the movie or who was in it, but it had something to do with a kid in a well.. and I remember the song Frère Jacques being in the movie. (It's isn't the movie The Changeling)
Edit in: I 'think' the movie is called Child of Glass from a little research. What's funny is... it is ANOTHER Disney (non-cartoon) movie that scared the crap out of me.

I also thought of another good short movie that wasn't a full length movie... Red Room Riddle. It was one of those saturday morning movies that would come on ABC after the Super Hero hour. An ABC Weekend Special.


Edited, Apr 15th 2010 12:45pm by PentUpAnger


Edited, Apr 15th 2010 1:31pm by PentUpAnger