I'm in the middle of playing F.E.A.R. 2's campaign and it's inspired me to watch some horror movies. I've never been a huge horror movie person, except for zombie movies. I've seen all the essential zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, etc. I've also seen the Saw movies (1 and 2 were good and after that they started going downhill). Anyways, The Ring is on my list to watch, but what others are good?
What horror movies would you reccomend for me to watch?
Maybe you just neglected to mention it, but your list of essential zombie movies is missing Night of the Living Dead. If you haven't seen it, you really should.
If you don't mind older horror movies, I personally really like The Omen. A lot of the older movies based on Stephen King stuff are pretty good, too. Carrie, Misery, and The Shining are all great. If you're into slashers at all, the original Halloween is also really good.
The Shining... tho I guess that's a Thriller. Go watch Stephen King's It. The first Nightmare on Elm Street. Wishmaster 1 and 2, the third was weak. Omen (1976 one), Poltergeist, The Warlock movies are disturbing, watch a dude cut a guy's finger for a ring. Just saw CountRockula recommended The Omen, hope he meant the old old one ^_^, also yeah, Carrie is fucking awesome. Man this thread is making me miss good 80s horror.
I guess... I was forced to watch the 'classic horror movies' due to having a sister, 7 years my senior, who seemed to enjoy watching me squirm as I watched a boy get sucked into a bed, a tv talk to children, a girl possessed by the devil, a man with a hockey mask, a man with a chainsaw, a girl who ignited fire, a man with an axe and insanity and a fucking CLOWN monster... ugh... glad to know FEAR inspires teens/adults to watch this shit, it's no good for a 4 year old with an 11 year old sister >.< fucking bitch.
There's the The Thing - an absolute classic which still holds up nicely. Also, besides the ones that are already listed here's a short list
IT
Child's Play
The Excorsist
Jaws
Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
The Decent
There's of course many,many more I'm sure other posters will come up with.
"Just avoid 28 Weeks Later, fuck that movie was a piece of shit."But damn that helicopter scene made up for all the badness.
"The Grudge = Scariest movie ever of all time."You really think that? You must not have seen very many movies then.
I just watched [REC] the other day, and that's the movie that the new Quarantine movie is based off of. Don't waste your time with Quarantine, as it is just another American bastardization of something that was incredibly good.
If you don't care to read subtitles, then watch [REC], it's Spanish made, but oh so excellent. You can Youtube it if you want, and they're all in high quality. About 6 parts or so I think. Not entirely long either.
"ALIENS, ALIENS, A MILLION TIMES ALIENS.As much as I love it, and I do love it, I wouldn't say Aliens was really a horror.
James Cameron. That's Aliens with an S, not just "Alien". Alien is the original, Aliens is the superior sequel."
"Not to just shit on other peoples' lists, but I would advise against Jaws, Se7en, or Silence of the Lambs if you're looking for horror. All great movies, just not horror.Not to shit on your list, but Blair Witch Project was a piece of garbage.
I'd probably add Blair Witch Project to your list if you haven't already seen it.
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I would say The thing and The Exorcist.
Also the Blair Witch Project can be pretty scary. You just have to imagine that you were there with them and how scared you would be if that stuff was going on. I don't know, I get scared by horror movies easy because I let my imagination go wild which I guess isn't a bad thing.
Depends what you're looking for, specifically. I don't really like horror movies, but I've seen a couple. If you actually want to get scared, I suggestion The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; the only movie that has ever actually scared me. On the other hand, if you're looking for a movie that's simply brutal...Hostel, Pt. II. Never again will a movie (or anything, for that matter) gross me out. But if you do watch it, I suggest not viewing the final 15 minutes with food in your stomach. By suggest, I mean I really suggest you do not eat beforehand.
I have seen A LOT of Horror Movies in my time as Horror just so happens to be my favorite genre of Movies along with Comedy, but my most highly recommendable film is still A Nightmare On Elm Street (the original)
There is something gritty and not so...hollywood'y about the original that makes it stand out from the rest of the series, and from the rest of the Horror genre as a whole, so if you haven't seen it (and I'm sure you probably have once in your life) I recommend you check it out.
-- God Bless.
"ShiroMe said:Listen to this guy, Rec is the best horror movie I've seen in a very long time. Also The Orphanage is very good."The Grudge = Scariest movie ever of all time."You really think that? You must not have seen very many movies then.
I just watched [REC] the other day, and that's the movie that the new Quarantine movie is based off of. Don't waste your time with Quarantine, as it is just another American bastardization of something that was incredibly good.
If you don't care to read subtitles, then watch [REC], it's Spanish made, but oh so excellent. You can Youtube it if you want, and they're all in high quality. About 6 parts or so I think. Not entirely long either.
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"The Grudge = Scariest movie ever of all time."are you serious!? are you gay? seriously that movie is shit.
OMG...where do I begin?! There's oh so so so so so many.
- Avoid The Ring and The Ring Two like the fucking Plague. As a matter of fact, avoid any form of American remake from J-horror flicks. Even then, avoid most of the original J-horror versions. Mostly, they all suck balls and aren't really "horror", but more about "suspense".
- Dario Argento's movies are gems.
- Show respect to anything Romero does, because that motherfucker has some shit to say to you and the rest of the world. His movies are both gory and more socially conscious than ANYTHING the Oscars give an award to.
- Dead/Alive is your friend (check my profile for a small example).
- Zombie Strippers is fucking sweet.
- Respect the classics, like Freddy, Michael, Jason, Candyman, Pumpkinhead, and Pinhead...but don't live by them. That turns you into a damn fanboy.
- The FIRST Leprechaun is the only GOOD Leprechaun.
- Avoid Troll 2 like the fucking Plague!!!
- If it has Clive Barker's name attached to it, expect homo-erotic fantasies and/or a majority of BDSM fetishes...unless it's Midnight Meat Train.
- "Saw" is NEVER an acceptable answer...ever...unless it's "I saw the first Saw in theaters, and it was alright...but only because it had Dread Pirate Roberts and Deets in it."
- Takashi Miike may not do "horror" movies persay, but he still directed the God of splatter flicks (that would be Ichi The Killer).
- Seriously, stay the fuck AWAY from The Grudge. Bad.bad.bad.bad.bad.bad.bad.bad.bad movie.
- If you really have to get into "gorno", stay away from Hostel and look for the Tartan Asia Extreme labels. Bloody Reunion is a good one.
"Leprechaun in the Hood was good."Sir...don't disgrace the amazingness of the Leprechaun pogo-sticking someone's chest in. Don't EVER do that. The only good part of the entire "in the Hood" movie is that he snaps a dood's finger off and smokes it...and even then...that STILL sucked.
"Weltal said:Fine more proof? The film has Ice-T. More proof? Coolio. Playing Coolio. Seriously, you can't possibly claim this film wasn't awesome."Leprechaun in the Hood was good."Sir...don't disgrace the amazingness of the Leprechaun pogo-sticking someone's chest in. Don't EVER do that. The only good part of the entire "in the Hood" movie is that he snaps a dood's finger off and smokes it...and even then...that STILL sucked.No. Leprechaun was good the first time around. After that...well...Willow needed to get the fuck out of Dodge."
"I'll take it from you, homie, you'll see, cause you know the Leprechaun is the real O.G. "
"jakob187 said:Hey, if you like shit, then by all means, enjoy your whopping handful of shit. Me, personally...I don't like shit. Nope."Weltal said:Fine more proof? The film has Ice-T. More proof? Coolio. Playing Coolio. Seriously, you can't possibly claim this film wasn't awesome."Leprechaun in the Hood was good."Sir...don't disgrace the amazingness of the Leprechaun pogo-sticking someone's chest in. Don't EVER do that. The only good part of the entire "in the Hood" movie is that he snaps a dood's finger off and smokes it...and even then...that STILL sucked.No. Leprechaun was good the first time around. After that...well...Willow needed to get the fuck out of Dodge."
"I'll take it from you, homie, you'll see, cause you know the Leprechaun is the real O.G. "
Hey, if you like shit, then by all means, enjoy your whopping handful of shit. Me, personally...I don't like shit. Nope.You, sir, have absolutely no taste in movies. After the the greatness of Leprechaun: In Space and the fucking magnum opus, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, which followed this film you clearly have no leg to stand on.
"jakob187 said:Nah dude...that movie was pretty terrible.Hey, if you like shit, then by all means, enjoy your whopping handful of shit. Me, personally...I don't like shit. Nope.You, sir, have absolutely no taste in movies. After the the greatness of Leprechaun: In Space and the fucking magnum opus, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, which followed this film you clearly have no leg to stand on. "
"jakob187 said:Hey, if you like shit, then by all means, enjoy your whopping handful of shit. Me, personally...I don't like shit. Nope.You, sir, have absolutely no taste in movies. After the the greatness of Leprechaun: In Space and the fucking magnum opus, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, which followed this film you clearly have no leg to stand on. "
Please, for the love of God, no one listen to Weltal. He must be chewing on paint chips or something. I've just never...I mean....I....
"EvilTwin said:Sorry you feel that way."Not to just shit on other peoples' lists, but I would advise against Jaws, Se7en, or Silence of the Lambs if you're looking for horror. All great movies, just not horror.Not to shit on your list, but Blair Witch Project was a piece of garbage.
I'd probably add Blair Witch Project to your list if you haven't already seen it.
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Tch. I never though this place would be so devoid of active enthusiasts of great cinematography. Fine. I'm out voted.
Other recommendation Vampire: The Turning.
An American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a
group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has
kidnapped his gilfriend.
"The_Dude said:"EvilTwin said:Sorry you feel that way.""Not to just shit on other peoples' lists, but I would advise against Jaws, Se7en, or Silence of the Lambs if you're looking for horror. All great movies, just not horror.Not to shit on your list, but Blair Witch Project was a piece of garbage."
I'd probably add Blair Witch Project to your list if you haven't already seen it."
- Blair Witch Project is NOT horror in any way whatsoever...and it's a bad movie to boot.
- Seven is absolutely a horror movie.
- Jaws is absolutely a horror movie.
- Silence of the Lambs is ABSOLUTELY a horror movie!!!
"Se7en and Silence Of The Lambs are thrillers, not horror movies. "MB...
"There's the The Thing - an absolute classic which still holds up nicely. Also, besides the ones that are already listed here's a short list
IT
Child's Play
The Excorsist
Jaws
Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
The Decent
There's of course many,many more I'm sure other posters will come up with.
"
seven is not a horror movie, but it's really good
"seven is not a horror movie, but it's really good"Seven...is...a...horror...movie. It is not what some people would consider a "horror" movie, as it's not a slasher movie, massive splatter movie, or monster movie...
"LackLuster said:"seven is not a horror movie, but it's really good"Seven...is...a...horror...movie. It is not what some people would consider a "horror" movie, as it's not a slasher movie, massive splatter movie, or monster movie......but it IS a horror movie. It just happens to ALSO be a thriller movie."
I really don't agree with that, but if you say so
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