Since Halloween is coming up, and I get in the mood to watch horror movies or scary thrillers, figured I see if any of yinz have seen any good ones recently or awhile ago that were good
Last night, watched this horror flick called 'Feast' that came out a couple years ago.
Pretty good, and had some funny parts as well. It was kind of like Assault on Precinct 13 with monsters
Recommendations?
I'm sure you've seen most of these but here are my favs:
The Wicker Man (1973) (one of my fav movies of all time)
The Evil Dead Trilogy
American Werewolf In London
Alien
Repulsion
The Thing
Se7en
The Others
Blair Witch Project
Dawn Of The Dead
The Fly (1986)
House of 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects
28 Days Later (avoid 28 Weeks Later IMO)
Pumpkinhead
Shaun Of The Dead (Horror/Comedy)
Japanese Orginals
Dead Water
Ringu
Ju-on
No doubt I've forgotten a few...
Anyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
QuoteAnyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I've been told that this movie was unexpectedly awesome.
i just rented this tonight. looks pretty hilarious.
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Pumpkinhead
Pumpkinhead is great, definitely a favorite.
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Anyone remember this masterpiece starring 'Skippy' from Family Ties?
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QuoteI'm sure you've seen most of these but here are my favs:
The Wicker Man (1973) (one of my fav movies of all time)
The Evil Dead Trilogy
American Werewolf In London
Alien
Repulsion
The Thing
Se7en
The Others
Blair Witch Project
Dawn Of The Dead
The Fly (1986)
House of 1000 Corpses/Devil's Rejects
28 Days Later (avoid 28 Weeks Later IMO)
Pumpkinhead
Shaun Of The Dead (Horror/Comedy)
Japanese Orginals
Dead Water
Ringu
Ju-on
No doubt I've forgotten a few...
Havent seen original Wicker Man, Repulsion, or Pumpkinhead 1
ALSO: Loved Devils Rejects. Like 1000 Corpses a good bit, but DR was fantastic. Also agree with your 28 assessment. Liked 'Days' a lot, 'Weeks' was okay but not near as good.
I know the 1 Japanese one is the original 'The Ring' (which I didnt like much, and I think Ju-On was the original 'Grudge', but not sure
Not a big fan of old horror movies (Wicker Man), but Ill check Pumpkinhead out and look into Repulsion
I didnt really list stuff at first, but a couple recommendations of the top of da dome:
Event Horizon (if you havent seen it, its a must)
The Descent
Bug
High Tension
The Orphanage (guy who directed Pans Labyrinth, its good)
Frailty
Exorcism of Emily Rose
All of these probably came out in the last 5 yrs or so (except EH), but I thought they were all very good
QuoteAnyone remember this masterpiece starring 'Skippy' from Family Ties?
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Tenn, you make me laugh!!! What a
classic that was! ;D
Ahhh dodgy horror from the 80s!
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Forgot to put The Howling on my list!
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I thought Severance was a lot of fun:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464196/
Anyone seen The Cottage?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465430/
QuoteI didnt really list stuff at first, but a couple recommendations of the top of da dome:
Event Horizon (if you havent seen it, its a must)
The Descent
Bug
High Tension
The Orphanage (guy who directed Pans Labyrinth, its good)
Frailty
Exorcism of Emily Rose
All of these probably came out in the last 5 yrs or so (except EH), but I thought they were all very good
I didn't like The Descent, all of the women annoyed me & didn't care if they lived or died. Dog Soldiers was good though (same director)
I wanted to see High Tension but that was before someone told me the ending >:(
I've heard good things about Frailty...
Just to make clear, The Orphanage was produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth) not directed.
Capt, if you're not a fan of old horror movies, you might want to give Polanski's Repulsion (1965) a miss.
Not sure if it has stood the test of time but Salem's Lot freaked me out when I was a kid.
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Love this poster!
Not a fan of horror, i'm beginning to appreciate classic horror though. I do prefer thrillers.
From Hell
The Ninth Gate
Rosemary's Baby
Psycho
Hannibal Lecter series (avoid Rising)
Sleepy Hollow
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Devil's Backbone (directed by Del Toro, you would like this capt.)
Donnie Darko
The Shining
The Cell
Dreamcatcher
The Dead Zone
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Mist (I enjoyed it)
The Mothman Prophecies
The Gift
This was released last week in the UK just in time for Halloween:
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QuoteQuoteAnyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I've been told that this movie was unexpectedly awesome.
love the mist.
just make sure you watch the director's version in black and white.
color version is a totally different experience, not as good.
QuoteQuoteQuoteAnyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I've been told that this movie was unexpectedly awesome.
love the mist.
just make sure you watch the director's version in black and white.
color version is a totally different experience, not as good.
I was wondering if you'd drop by Batman! Cheers for that...I wonder if the Japanese rental copy has both versions...maybe I should just buy it? Hmm...
For those who don't know, our very own CC is a
huge movie buff...throw a list @ as Batman, recent horror faves? all timers?
I like most of the movies in your list too but am mostly a big fan of Italian horror. Pretty much everything from Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci (70s/80s) and Mario Bava (60s). Also love the classic horror from Jacques Tourneur, especially the original Cat People (1942) and Night of the Demon (1957) are amazing. If you're into the classics this is a great buy: http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Snatcher-Leopard-Seventh-Shadows/dp/B000A0GOEQ
I thought The Mist is a B movie all the way with an A director (Frank Darabont). It's pretty campy and predictable, but I still liked, but it's not a classic by any stretch of the imagination.
dragonboy missed one of his favourite horror/comedy movies (and mine too), inexplicably so given his new avatar: Bubba Ho-Tep, starring the legenday Bruce "Evil Dead" Campbell. Oh, I concur with the love of Dog Soldiers, although I really liked the The Decent.
A terrific B movie that's as good as any A big-budget horror film is the classic The Re-Animator, based on an H.P. Lovecraft short-story (starring genre great Jeffrey Combs, also from the underrated Peter Jackson horror/comedy The Frighteners, the decent series The 4400 and Star Trek DS9 fame). I urge folks of Lovecraft to look up the films of Stuart Gordon (director of Re-Animator, Dagon and From Beyond).
Now, back to horror or scary films. I have a few that folks have missed that I absolutely love, but first I'd like to add a couple Guillermo del Toro films to sit alongside the beautiful and terrifying Pan' Labrynth and Devil's Backbone: Cronos (Spanish modern vampire film starring Ron Perlman) and Mimic (del Toro's first foray as a Hollywood director).
I love modern and classic horror, and a some of the best are must owns let alone must-sees, for the direction, imagination and atmosphere alone:
Night of the Hunter, directed by Charles Laughton (Robert Mitchum trying to kill two kids who know where his stolen money is located. Fucking great great great film that The Simpsons paid homage to)
The Mummy (with Boris Karloff)
Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein
The Son of Frankenstein
Dracula
The Wolf Man
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (hilarious and creepy film starring Legosi, Lon Chaney Jr. and Vincent Price as The Invisible Man)
Suspira (from Italian horror master Dario Argento)
The Hound of the Baskervilles - gotta love Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
Young Frankenstein
Other films I rather like are Cabin Fever, The Ring and Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead, The Shining, The Blair Witch Project (say what you will, but the film has imagination and the ending is disturbing), Ghost Story, The Changeling, Brotherhood of the Wolf and Robert Wise's The Haunting (1963), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Donald Sutherland version).
And on to David Cronenberg...
His early low-budget stuff is worth watching and remains highly influential: Shivers, The Brood, Rabid (with Marilyn Chambers) and Scanners (with the terrific bad-guy Michael Ironside).
Dead Zone isn't too frightening as it is thrilling and fascinating.
The Fly rules and Dead Ringers will make you sick. I hope David goes back to doing horror at some point.
Oh yeah, Hitchcock's Psycho is in a class by itself and Psycho II is a surprisingly effective sequel.
Bruce Campbell for President.
Last House on the Left.....it's only a movie....it's only a movie.....
The Romero Dead trilogy + Diary of the Dead(skip Land,it sucks)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre pts 1&2.Pt 1 is prolly the best american made horror film of all time.Pure terror with very little blood.Pt 2 is totally the opposite,gory as hell and funny.
Rob Zombie's 3 movies are great(House of 1000 Corpses,Devil's Reject's and his Halloween remake)
The Evil Dead trilogy,Bruce is the man!
I thought The Mist was pretty good as well,although I have not seen the B&W version.
The Grudge was really scary.
Exorcism of Emily Rose was good.
The original Exorcist stands the test of time,really frightening and shocking.
The most frightening movie that isn't a movie may play out on Tuesday if Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper gets re-elected by a majority vote - it would mean the Devil would have full-power. I'm praying for a Liberal Party victory (unlikely, but possible) or a minority Conservative government (likely). Amongst other things, the Conservative government wants to drastically cut arts grants and funding, making David Cronenberg, Margaret Atwood, Sarah Polley, Michael Ondatjee and many others in the film/arts communitity very very angry, and they might not like David Cronenberg when he's angry.
DB The Howling is one of my favorites anybody remember The Funhouse...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhYGIbEMDzc
QuoteLast House on the Left.....it's only a movie....it's only a movie.....
That's a good one. I watched it with my best friend when we were teenagers, when it was over she looked at me all scared and said "Would you pee for me?"
Some other Favorites:
The Changeling
Donnie Darko (not sure if I'd call it a thriller but others are and it's my Fav.)
Rosemary's Baby
Pet Sematary
Alice Sweet Alice
Nosferatu
The Haunting (original)
Cheesier Favorites:
Puppet Master (1 & 4 being the best IMO)
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Lost Boys
Troll
When I was little I loved movies featuring zombies as they used to play them late at night on Sci-Fi all the time. My favorite was Night of the Living Dead.
I also am a big fan of The Shining.
For fans of Nosteratu, Shadow of The Vampire is an interesting and creepy film that offers a few new wrinkles to the vampire/film-within-a-film genre:
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I like all the movies everyone has mentioned (especially The Exorcist, Evil Dead Trilogy, and the Zombie (Rob) films) but here's a couple more:
The Omen (original)
In The Mouth of Madness
Hellraiser
On a side note: I got to meet Bill Mosely last night at the Rock & Shock Convention. What an incredibly nice guy he signed my copies of House of 1000 Corpses and Devil's Rejects plus all the cds I bought from him (filled out my Cornbugs collection). This guys is a true horror legend and if this event comes to your town I recommend going. Also saw William Forsythe there too so I got him to sign Devil's Rejects as well. Roddy Piper was there too and I almost offered him some bubble gum ;).
No love for John Carpenter's Halloween or is it just a given? :-?
the mist is awesome
QuoteThe Blair Witch Project (say what you will, but the film has imagination and the ending is disturbing)
I saw this in France before it opened in the US & UK. I'd read (in Empire probably) that this was 'one to watch' from Cannes & went into the movie theater (on the Champs Elysees, no less!) completely blind, long before the hype & backlash...scared the shit out of me! Excellent movie IMO, very clever & very disturbing.
Bubba Ho-Tep is indeed one of my favs!
Did you see the trailer for My Name is Bruce though...ouch!
Love all these lists! :)
Quotethe mist is awesome
Is this 'Mist' that everyone keeps talking about the one that came out recently with Thomas Jane and looks like it was directed by El Terrible, aka M Night Shamalan?!
Im thinking no, but im wondering
QuoteQuotethe mist is awesome
Is this 'Mist' that everyone keeps talking about the one that came out recently with Thomas Jane and looks like it was directed by El Terrible, aka M Night Shamalan?!
Im thinking no, but im wondering
Yeah, but it's directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile), so I'd say he has more credibility than Shamalan. Its nothing like his other movies, and its almost like he was trying to do a classic B horror movie and it works.
QuoteDB The Howling is one of my favorites anybody remember The Funhouse...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhYGIbEMDzc
What about this Corey Haim/Gary Busey classic ;) from '85?
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=8hSkvsPs13I
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Cool poster!
Not a Horror Movie as such but definitely horrific, one of my fav movies of all time is Shane Meadow's Dead Man's Shoe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/ 8/10 11,675 votes
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=TrpIWAAU3Cs
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Highly recommended!!!
True life horror? 2 exceptional documentaries are Paradise Lost 1&2 (The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, Revelations) directed by Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky (Some Kind Of Monster)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117293/
"It's frightening to think they did it. It's terrifying to think they didn't."
They're actually working on a 3rd documentary now...
You need to watch them both really to get the full story. If you have a region free player you can buy them both together @ amazon.co.uk
FREE THE WEST MEMPHIS FREE!!! http://www.wm3.org
QuoteNot a Horror Movie as such but definitely horrific, one of my fav movies of all time is Shane Meadow's Dead Man's Shoe.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/ 8/10 11,675 votes
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=TrpIWAAU3Cs
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Highly recommended!!!
paddy considine is great in that movie
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or
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Quotepaddy considine is great in that movie
Well said Bear! He's one of my fav actors...have you seen him in A Room For Romeo Brass, another Shane Meadow's movie?
Is Black Sheep any good?
I'm surprised no one has mentioned 2 of Peter Jackson's earlier no budget/low budget movies, Bad Taste & Brain Dead.
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Saw it before, but watched it for the first time in 5+ years on IFC just now, so:
Jeepers Creepers?
I remember watching it the first time, and thinking the first half was great, but the 2nd half was just cheesy
After watching it again, I think pretty much the same, but as a horror movie, the 2nd half really isnt all that :D when its all said and done
I think it holds up pretty good, and Justin Long keeps it interesting the whole time, so Id probably recommend it to most. Id actually compare it to the movie I started the thread with 'Feast', in that its a horror movie thats not great, but good enough, and it has a comedic side to it that elevates it a bit more.
Thoughts?
QuoteQuotepaddy considine is great in that movie
Well said Bear! He's one of my fav actors...have you seen him in A Room For Romeo Brass, another Shane Meadow's movie?
havent seen it yet but i will check it out
black sheep=amazing
we cat forget about dead alive now can we?
Dead Alive is the US name for Brain Dead, right? Didn't know that until about 5mins ago...
i almost thought that forgot about the different titles sorry :P
Damn, I've got a lot of watching to do. :-[
QuoteDamn, I've got a lot of watching to do. :-[
I can give you a money-back guarantee for Dead Man's Shoes...you liked This Is England? Same director...excellent movie, beautifully shot with a superb soundtrack too (Bonnie Prince, Smog, M Ward, Dangermouse etc)
QuoteI can give you a money-back guarantee for Dead Man's Shoes...you liked This Is England? Same director...excellent movie, beautifully shot with a superb soundtrack too (Bonnie Prince, Smog, M Ward, Dangermouse etc)
I'm liking your guarantees tonight! :)
I did like This is England, and I know you've been telling me to watch Dead Man's Shoes for quite some time, so I'm going to head to the rental store tomorrow and hope for the best. Hoping they have Paradise Lost too.
QuoteQuoteI can give you a money-back guarantee for Dead Man's Shoes...you liked This Is England? Same director...excellent movie, beautifully shot with a superb soundtrack too (Bonnie Prince, Smog, M Ward, Dangermouse etc)
I'm liking your guarantees tonight! :)
I should stop now or I could be out of pocket if I'm not careful ;)
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The Creepshow movies are always a good watch too--funny and sick all at the same time
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteAnyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I've been told that this movie was unexpectedly awesome.
love the mist.
just make sure you watch the director's version in black and white.
color version is a totally different experience, not as good.
I was wondering if you'd drop by Batman! Cheers for that...I wonder if the Japanese rental copy has both versions...maybe I should just buy it? Hmm...
For those who don't know, our very own CC is a huge movie buff...throw a list @ as Batman, recent horror faves? all timers?
Just watched 'The Mist'...needless to say, everyone here for the most part was right, it was excellent
I dont read books, so I didnt see that ending coming, but I guess I shouldve expected something. It just wasnt that.
Very good movie, props to Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, and Andre Braugher while he was around. Def a good one.
Check John Carpenter's "The Thing". Its has to be one of the eeriest movies of all time. It was a special FX milestone movie at the time, but it is so scary. I remember seeing it at the movies when I was young.
QuoteCheck John Carpenter's "The Thing". Its has to be one of the eeriest movies of all time. It was a special FX milestone movie at the time, but it is so scary. I remember seeing it at the movies when I was young.
Saw it for the first time only like a year ago...For being 25 yrs old, it def stands up
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteAnyone seen The Mist? I've got it @ the top of my rental list...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I've been told that this movie was unexpectedly awesome.
love the mist.
just make sure you watch the director's version in black and white.
color version is a totally different experience, not as good.
I was wondering if you'd drop by Batman! Cheers for that...I wonder if the Japanese rental copy has both versions...maybe I should just buy it? Hmm...
For those who don't know, our very own CC is a huge movie buff...throw a list @ as Batman, recent horror faves? all timers?
Just watched 'The Mist'...needless to say, everyone here for the most part was right, it was excellent
I dont read books, so I didnt see that ending coming, but I guess I shouldve expected something. It just wasnt that.
Very good movie, props to Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, and Andre Braugher while he was around. Def a good one.
I haven't read the book but I heard (maybe it was in the special features, I can't remember) the ending is different from the movie.
QuoteQuoteDB The Howling is one of my favorites anybody remember The Funhouse...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhYGIbEMDzc
What about this Corey Haim/Gary Busey classic ;) from '85?
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=8hSkvsPs13I
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Cool poster!
Brings back memories.
I think this was '85 too. Vintage. :)
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QuoteQuoteAnyone remember this masterpiece starring 'Skippy' from Family Ties?
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Tenn, you make me laugh!!! What a classic that was! ;D
Ahhh dodgy horror from the 80s!
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Forgot to put The Howling on my list!
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I thought Severance was a lot of fun:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464196/
Anyone seen The Cottage?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465430/
Ha, ya beat me to it DB, should of looked back. & House!!!
So awesome.
I have this in the netflix queue:
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We're really showing our age here TK ;D
Good to see you - I'm sending you a PM!
I know it's been mentioned before, but seriously. Day of the Dead. Good Lord. Not the remake, the original Romero. Man alive.
"Choke on it!!!"
QuoteGood to see you - I'm sending you a PM!
Scratch that, the forum seems have slowed up my end so I sent you an email...
QuoteQuoteGood to see you - I'm sending you a PM!
Scratch that, the forum seems have slowed up my end so I sent you an email...
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I love these!!! http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html
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I love these!!! http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html
If I did not already have Halloween plans, well, this sure looks like a spooky, good time:
http://www.shiningparty.com/
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Colleen and I are looking for little blue dresses for next week.
Watched this last night. Couldn't sleep after.
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is it that good? i have it rented it just hasnt appealed to me yet
FRIDAY 13th REMAKE?!!
http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark
Cool poster: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1813878528/tt0758746
QuoteFRIDAY 13th REMAKE?!!
http://www.myspace.com/trailerpark
Cool poster: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1813878528/tt0758746
Michael Bay is producing it though.......ughhh
Theyre gonna ruin what they could have made very good now, I can see it already
Quoteis it that good? i have it rented it just hasnt appealed to me yet
granted the dialogue of the couple was a lil like = :-/
Make sure you watch it with the volume turned WAY up.
I've had The Mist @ the top of my rental list on hold for over 2 weeks now, still hasn't shipped!!! >:(
QuoteQuoteis it that good? i have it rented it just hasnt appealed to me yet
granted the dialogue of the couple was a lil like = :-/
Make sure you watch it with the volume turned WAY up.
finally watched this it definately had me looking around corners when i was home alone
I haven't seen the Strangers yet but it's a remake of an excellent French film called "Them".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/
Watched Brain Dead,Kevin Tenney directed("Night of the Demons"), last night.A low budget zombie flick that did not disappoint.Lots of gore,humor and nudity.:P
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QuoteI haven't seen the Strangers yet but it's a remake of an excellent French film called "Them".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465203/
Hey Jellyfish :)
I thought that but IMDB says different...In The Strangers FAO:
Is this a remake of the French film, "Ils"?
No. The Strangers was written two years before Ils was made.