Despite the fact that I worry you will be precluding good horror movies I'll give it a shot anyway and you are free to ignore me.
You can never go wrong with The Thing (1982). It's still an amazing, intense, well acted, well cast, well everything horror film. A true masterpiece for a reason.
If that's not to your taste, or maybe you want something a bit different, most any Darren Arronofsky film will do, but I would specifically point out Black Swan as it's one of the best horror/thriller films in the last decade.
If that's too slow for what you're going for another great Director is David Cronenberg who makes thought provoking films, but they are full of more obvious horror for those that don't actually want to think about the story being presented (until they care to). I have a hard time picking a favorite, but for this I'll point out Videodrome as I personally enjoy the plot, the message, and the special effects. Cronenberg was (he still makes film, but nothing like that anymore) one of the best at making a smart horror film while still giving the audience what they generally want. That way it can serve multiple tastes.
If you watch Evil Dead watch the original not the remake. Although, actually I would recommend Evil Dead 2. It's a fun film (there's a lot of comedy in it) and it's not pretending to be something it's not. It sort of rehashes the first movie before going off on it's own, but it says "You know, that first movie is a little too serious about this- this movie is dark so lets make it stupid too." It's worth it, you won't regret it if you want good horror with a legitimate sense of humor behind it. You don't have to know anything about the first movie to watch this film, except that Ash is a nerd and a scaredy cat in the first movie and he's now suddenly a bad ass in 2. I don't think that's much of a spoiler, but I blocked it just in case.
I could name more, but this is getting long so I'll leave it at that.
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