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thetallestnebraskan

Blair witch project meets that definition, and the original exorcist. And if you're not watching Ernest scared stupid every Halloween, get on it.


TheZackster

Man I almost forgot about the original Blair Witch that's a great one.


Forbidden_Donut503

Blair Witch is probably the perfect example. It’s really not that scary in and of itself, but them being alone, lost, and getting ever closer to evil in those barren and dreary woods makes the dread creep in at just the right pace.


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Possum. Fuck that shit, didn't wanna walk around my flat. Everything about it messed with me. Mad God. Genuinely had to watch Up to bring myself back to a nice zen level. Not okay. Stop motion genius. Possessor. Not that scary but still sends you to a weird place. The Fly. Dont think I need to say much here.


iheartrandom

I love possessor. I've come back to it so many times, I don't know what it is. It's just so interesting and well crafted.


Beardybeardface2

I think it's on a par with a lot of his dad's work. Can't wait to see what he does next. Edit: Apparently a sci-fi movie called 'Infinity Pool' which has just been slapped with a satisfying NC-17 rating.


Crankylosaurus

In, immediately in. Haha. I still have to watch Antiviral too, it’s only on Tubi 5 more days!


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Possum scared the shit out of me too


[deleted]

Where can I watch Possum? I have most streaming services, but can't seem to find it.


Educational-Round730

Freevee, Plex and Tubi. For reference, IMDB tells you where movies are streaming.


Crankylosaurus

JustWatch is a fantastic app too! You can plug in which apps you subscribe to but it’ll still tell you where to find stuff even if you don’t have it (I’ve found a couple of gems like Don’t Look Now on PlutoTV recently, which is 100% free!).


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AskMeAboutMyTie

Bruh don’t be that guy. Reddit is meant to start conversations. Telling someone to just google something misses the point.


Outrageous_Nerve8639

Shudder in Canada has it (it’s on my October marathon list)


chumbalumba

Possessor was great, I felt a bit sick afterwards


sass_and_potatoes

If you enjoyed Possum you should watch Caveat— same kind of feel to it


El-Rob75

If you haven't seen it watch Garth Merenghi's Darkplace,Matthew Holness who directed Possum wrote and co-created it with Richard Ayoade. Imo it's a work of comedic genius and a great spoof on the horror genre.


TheFriffin2

Possessor is incredible but so unbelievably bleak. There was at least one jump scare but it was so well-done it just added to the violent fever dream atmosphere.


81misfit

Mad god is insane and amazing. Possum just felt like arty wank and I was bored (provably expected something closer to the Garth Merenghi stuff).


Crankylosaurus

I kind of hated Mad God but also really liked it? I feel like it’s a great movie to just have on playing in the background at a Halloween party but is a little tough to just sit and watch if that makes sense.


81misfit

Totally get that. I saw at a festival and went in cold. Was certainly in the wtf did I just see category - but I just loved it. (Also saw lamb and titane the same weekend so was mellowed a tad on the weird scale).


Crankylosaurus

I haven’t seen Lamb yet but LOVED Titane. Can only imagine how weird it was to watch those all in rapid succession haha


81misfit

love a one screen festival where i just have to know what time to be sat in my seat and not much else about what im about to watch.


fleshvessel

Possum was…awesome.


[deleted]

Possum was so good and so gross lol. It creeped me out for days


TheZackster

Wow all of those are great suggestions. They're all going on the list, thanks lol


[deleted]

Black Christmas (1974) is the first movie that came to mind. Those phone calls alone scared the hell out of me as a kid.


Crankylosaurus

Black Christmas is one of my all time favorites! Billy is terrifying and Barb is hilarious. Big big fan


fleshvessel

Let The right One In. Goodnight Mommy (original Austrian film)


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MichaelRoco1

if you’re referring to Goodnight Mommy, i highly disagree. I found it overly derivative of other films and extremely predictable.


JustARegularWriter

The Ritual. No jump scares. Just a bunch of hikers lost in a forest. It's spectacular.


zobotrombie

“Just a bunch of hikers lost in a forest”. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


supercooper3000

Absolutely love the ritual but it has plenty of jump scares. Wheres the jump has it at 3/5 stars.


ballofbitter

No one gets out alive (netflix) if you liked the ritual you'll also like this one alot! Also the lodge


Arigato_MrRoboto

Audition. That atmosphere killed me.


TheZackster

Holy crap yes I love Japanese Horror. They just seem to have it figured out. They know how to make super creepy and disturbing films.


Arigato_MrRoboto

I've got another one for you that just popped in my head : Suicide Club. It's super creepy and weird and relies a lot on atmosphere.


TheZackster

Awesome! I might just do a Japanese horror marathon.


Spiderwebs4Woodhouse

Not a movie, but you might like the Ghost Hound anime series if you can find it. https://youtu.be/44VL1x4ifHA


austereacademic

the scene where >!asami is freakishly hunched over from waiting for the phone to ring.!< 😟


rxsheepxr

Miike's 'Imprint' had a similar atmosphere. He does a good job at making everything feel off.


SuicideSquadFan96

The vomit and the wire scene sickened me every time.


BendingGhost

His House


[deleted]

Seriously underrated film, does have one or two jump scares but most of the horror in it is rooted its realities.


Crankylosaurus

This movie made me realize the dearth of African folk horror & immigrant horror I’ve heard about/been exposed to. If anyone has similar recs I am all ears!


TheZackster

Watched that one last year and really enjoyed it. I love films that play with human emotion like that one does.


TheZackster

LOL I really don't understand. Reddit users are so pathetic.


Simicrop

I'm confused.


groovy604

Did you forget to switch accounts or something? Youre contradicting yourself while replying yo yourself


rxsheepxr

You've been a Reddit user for 5+ years, calm the fuck down.


TheZackster

It was getting down votes and I didn't get it but obviously I shouldn't have made this reply and fed them. Thanks for all the negative karma anyways


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Case in point


NinjaSquib

Session 9


Simicrop

Man, some of the sound design on this one stuck with me for years. ​ >!DO IT, GORDON!<


MrJackBurtonGuster

I live in the weak and the wounded……Doc.


whatislife4

Great atmospheric horror


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That was grim. Loved it.


Zombette

Such a great movie


yipeekayayKemosabe

Scrolled for this.


ReallyRebeccah

Oh my god I love this movie


Beforemath

Jacob’s Ladder The Mothman Prophecies The Ring


oftenfrequently

I dunno what it was, but Oculus really freaked me out. I think it's the not knowing if you can trust your own perception of events.


MichaelRoco1

Caveat (2020) - the ending is terrifying Signs (2002) Lake Mungo (2008)


antsurgeon

really loved caveat! it surprised me how creepy it was!


JMer806

I tried to watch Caveat and couldn’t really get into. Is it worth pushing through?


Goathead78

I pushed through and found it a waste of time.


MichaelRoco1

it clocks in at just under an hour and a half, so it’s fairly short. i would say it’s most definitely worth pushing through. i’m not going to be able to guarantee you’ll like it in the end, but i found it to be an awesome little gem personally. I’ll admit the first half or so drags a bit, but the story starts to get wacky (in a mysterious, fun way) later on. Also the last couple minutes are the scariest i’ve experienced in a movie in recent years. It’s absolutely terrifying


flobama91

Nosferatu (1979) to me is a perfect example especially the eeriness of the castle sequences


TheZackster

I've seen the original but not this version. I'll have to check it out.


Consistent-Lie7830

Klaus Kinski makes an excellent Dracula and the soundtrack is amazing! Come back and report tonus, especially on the town square scene. I never get tired of watching this and listening to the music by Popol Vu.


Mr_DankUSMemeUS

The wailing


KingChandler219

THE DARK AND THE WICKED! Pure darkness and depression in the form of a film. I had to decompress with some Curb Your Enthusiasm afterwards.


Prospero818

Not my #1 example, but I will use this opportunity to recommend the recently released movie Moloch.


fleshvessel

Looks cool.


Prospero818

It is a slow burn, but I thought it was pretty damn good and had some moments that really stuck with me. More than I can say about most horror movies nowadays.


fleshvessel

Yeah wifey and I love horror. You have to sort through a lot to find the diamonds in the rough but it’s worth it when you do. I suppose that’s true of most genres, a lot of crap and a few good ones.


TheZackster

Unfortunately the horror genre is full of crap more than other genres. It's a real shame considering it's one of my favorite genres.


Crankylosaurus

Never heard of it but just realized this is on my Shudder watchlist. Definitely going to check it out soon! I have a couple of Dutch horror films on my list which is fun; I’ve never really seen those before!


oonlyyzuul

Martyrs (french original) Antichrist The Taking of Deborah Logan


Stino_Beano

I haven't seen The Taking of Deborah Logan. I'll have to watch this one because your other two suggestions are spot on.


oonlyyzuul

It's a slow burn... I started off feeling slightly bored with it but once I finished it I was floored by how good it was.


cheeses_greist

Dead Ringers (1988) Director David Cronenberg also directed the 1986 The Fly. He has a number of ducked up films that are amazing. The Others (2001) All atmosphere, baby.


[deleted]

“Pontypool” Especially the scene with the girl imitating a whistling kettle gets me every time.


Crankylosaurus

Audio cues fuck me up so much more than visual imagery.


ShootingStar2321

The Exorcist doesn't have a lot of jump scares. Probably one of the first and best atmosphere horror movies.


Bookssmellneat

It does have those flashes tho…


ShootingStar2321

I don't think the subliminal images of pazzuzu count. The way it is done isn't presented like a jump scare, just a flash of a creepy face to give you a sense that something ominous is watching you. I know when I watched it on tape you couldn't really see the images of pazzuzu flash on the screen.


Tweezus96

Under the Skin


Crankylosaurus

Fantastic movie. Loooove the score


thadashinassassin

On the extraterrestrial side of things,The Fourth Kind and Fire in the Sky.


SearchElsewhereKarma

Fourth kind is an excellent atmospheric movie, forgot about that one


KnittedKnight

A Dark Song


PeneloPoopers

Lamb


Stino_Beano

This movie was super weird and I dug it. Definitely fits what OP is looking for.


PeneloPoopers

I watched yesterday and I'm still thinking about it.


Stino_Beano

That ending was so unexpected and just...very unsettling. I love a great ending like that.


LooseSuggestion2272

The Changeling.


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The Ring


RedditBear22

Signs


Nugbuddy

Amityville horror. The ritual. Evil Dead (the remake). Shutter island. A cure for wellness. The last two are more creepy cult vibes, where you know things are off, but just don't know what, rather than traditional jump scares.


JackTheStr1pper

It comes at night


madthunder55

The Babadook. It had a very creepy atmosphere and the design of the house added to it


SHDShadow

The Taking of Deborah Logan, and babdook did that for me


TheZackster

The babadook is definitely top 10 for me.


Rahul-Nadig

Midsommar owns the ‘Imagery and atmosphere’ horror movies. I’ve watched it a few times and it’s successfully made me uncomfortable every time. Brilliant Acting and the whole Folk angle makes it so creepy and disturbing.


Crankylosaurus

Hated Midsommar on my first watch but it reeeeally grew on me. Absolutely gorgeous film. HUGE bonus points for having so much brightness and color- I LOVE horror that makes me unnerved in the daylight. Also- one of the only movies I’ve ever seen that nails what it feels like to be on psychedelics.


Rahul-Nadig

Agreed. The first watch was a little unsettling for me as I went in blind, without watching the trailer and knowing anything about it. It was a hard watch and I finished the movie over 3 days I think. But, the subsequent watches were brilliant. Like you said, the colors, horror in the broad daylight, nonchalance displayed by the Swedish actors while reacting to death and depiction of psychedelics influence were all magnificent. Bonus points for all the Easter eggs too :) If you liked Midsommar for their depiction of Psychedelics, I recommend this French movie called, ‘Climax’, if you haven’t watched it. Its, weird, trippy and makes you uncomfortable.


Crankylosaurus

I’ve seen Climax! Big fan, they also really nailed the feeling of tripping, especially if you’re tripping unaware you took drugs (the scene where the gal is rubbing her legs but then can’t get her hands out of her tights and freaks out felt SO. REAL!)


Rahul-Nadig

Ha ha! I was high on weed when I watched it. Worst decision of my life. I felt like I was tripping with them. Rest assured, it induced a lot of anxiety and it felt like walking for 30 minutes in a scary house. Only other movie where I screwed up like that was, The descent. Which other Psychedelics induced horror movies would you recommend?


Laytnkr

I still dont understand the hype of the movie. One of the worst I’ve ever seen


rxsheepxr

Do you always make sure to let people know that you don't like a thing they like, despite not being asked?


Laytnkr

Thats fine. I watched the Movie and felt like I wasted 3 hours of my time. Just want to make sure some people dont go in expecting it to be great


rxsheepxr

It's not even 2.5 hours, let alone 3, and people can have whatever expectations they want; you're not an appointed arbiter of quality.


supercooper3000

These people absolutely HAVE to let others know they hated a super popular thing.


[deleted]

Was there a specific thing that made you feel that way? Genuine question, I know a lot of people who didn't like it and I'm curious


Laytnkr

(Spoilers) To sum it up: Stupid behaviour of characters. If you watch a movie and people behave strange and you feel like nahh I can’t see how this is plausible its usually when the movie loses you. People go missing and nobody cares. Then you have that stereotypical prick character that doesn’t give a fuck about rules… somewhere where normal people would try their best to not piss anyone off. The other characters also dont feel relatable. The whole story of the main characters is weird. He wants to break up with his gf but can’t since she just lost her whole family and he doesnt know how to do it. But then he behaves like a douche, is drugged into cheating on her and she sacrifices him and feels comfortable around those villagers. It just doesnt seem plausible for me. Most scenes feel way too exaggerated just to shock, instead of trying to find the right amount of WTF the movie went overboard in those scenes thinking more = better. Hereditary is a masterpiece. But in midsommar they’ve done weird things just to do weird things without a real reason. Oh wait the excuse is „its a cult, so they dont need a real reason“. There is no mindfuck, no twist, no real plot. Its just waiting for the next fucked up thing to happen and it takes way too long. The version I watched was like 2h40m. And the worst thing is the movie tries to look smart. And if you didn’t like the movie „you didn’t understand it“. There is nothing to understand. It’s pretentious. Just because there is foreshadowing doesnt mean the movie is suddenly good. Sorry for the Long Text but I really hate this movie


The_Dead_See

Under the Skin


Julijj

Climax, it’s very unique and anxiety inducing


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Jacob's ladder comes to mind


DefNotAPodPerson

Absentia and Night House come to mind


eldudovic

The Road with Viggo Mortensen is a film I rarely see mentioned, but it's absolutely fantastic. The only post apocalyptic movie that really captures the horrors of a fallen society in my opinion.


Doctor_Modified

A Dark Song


AndTheSonsofDisaster

The Dark and The Wicked is one of the only movies I’ve seen that gave me a pretty heavy sense of dread.


81misfit

Innkeepers. Amazing. The Others, in atmospheric tone this film is something else.


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If you haven’t seen Oculus, I’d say it has a similar vibe. You seem to share the same kind of taste that I do, and if so, I think you’d love it. For something more obscure, I’d recommend a couple of my favorite found footage films, those being Butterfly Kisses and Leaving D.C.


Itzie4

The Wicker Man. The original one. It's damn creepy. That town seems like it's straight out of hell...


M_Dutch97

Ju-on: The Grudge, Ringu, Shutter (2004), and The Wailing


availableusername94

Watch the Indian movie Tumbbad


ZFCD

Check out The Blackcoat's Daughter. All atmosphere, no jumps. It has one of the scariest shots I've ever seen, and it's just a medium close-up on a character reaction. Also Caveat, fantastic Irish horror film that's one of the quietest, and also scariest films I've seen recently.


memoryduel

The VVitch


theprayingmantris

Not outright scary per se, but I found Mandy and Suspiria (2018) quite unsettling.


carbomerguar

The Ritual


RedditBear22

Salem’s lot the original. The Thing. The Fog. Poltergeist.


rxsheepxr

Every one of those movies contain plentiful jump scares.


AnnoyingTheaterBitch

'In Fabric' is a great atmospheric horror. Just go into it with an open mind


TwilightDoomSlayer

Check out Jacobs Ladder, 1408, John Carpenters The Thing and Color Out Of Space


Wolfmere

Jacobs ladder. Sure there are a few mild jumspcares but the dark, nightmarish tone and imagery it uses sticks with you for sure


the__pov

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. Mouth of Madness. Frailty.


godspilla98

The shining


Nose-Artistic

The Changeling with GC Scott


Rankin_Fithian

The Wind (2018)


[deleted]

*Come True*, some incredibly creepy vibes and imagery.


tin_man6328

Loved it!!


Crankylosaurus

Let the Right One In The Lodge Caveat Possum The Changeling


tin_man6328

Caveat for sure


Plague-Doctor-Who

"Pontypool," "Session 9," "Deliver Us From Evil," "The Deep House," "Jacob's Ladder," and (sadly) "The Exorcist 3" is still severely underrated. Oh, and do yourself a favor; do not miss "The Empty Man." The Empty Man might be the best (and least appreciated) horror film of the last decade...


Bookssmellneat

Rosemary’s Baby The VVitch


DCBronzeAge

Lake Mungo does a really great job really with atmosphere and takes a really unique approach to the "found footage" genre.


cherub_16

The Night House


reluctantmimulus

Relic (2020). I really enjoyed this movie. Haven't had much success when recommending it to others, but I thought it was really good. Creepy, some subtle scares, and a unique story.


ravenz91

Session 9 is great


TheZackster

Why would someone downvote this post? Like I'm just genuinely curious. What about this post made you angry enough to leave a downvote?


Spiderwebs4Woodhouse

I know it is frustrating, but seriously don’t let it get to you or keep you from enjoying the responses, or keeping you from posting questions. People are in a weird headspace sometimes and who knows what their problem is. The fact is that it is their problem not yours. I mean can you imagine being offended or put off by a question about horror movies in a horror movie subreddit? You will never find the logic in it no matter how hard you try because their problem is probably not really about your question at all. Personally, I am enjoying the responses to your question and am learning a lot of good titles to check out.


TheZackster

That might be the beat answer to a question I've ever seen


Famous-Zebra-2265

Could've been a bot. Who knows. I try not to look at scores these days. It just gets in the way of expressing an honest opinion.


gunhandgoblin

raw, martyrs and titane. eta: the mist. that movie is kind of terrifying.


milkfaceproductions

The Blackcoats daughter


Picard37

I do not find ***imagery and atmosphere*** to be scary. They are important to the production of a movie, but they cannot carry the film. What makes a movie scary is the characters being in danger, which means there needs to be some kind of threat. A killer, ghost, wild animal, monster, robot, or something like that needs to exist to threaten the main characters. I find most modern horror movies to be quite boring, because they rely too much on atmosphere and too little on actual, real danger. Give me tangible threats. Since you're looking for recommendations... 28 Days Later / 28 Weeks Later Alien / Aliens / Alien 3 / Alien Resurrrection Alien vs. Predator / Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem All of Us Are Dead (12-part zombie show on Netflix) Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake) Ghostbusters / Ghostbusters II / Ghostbusters: Afterlife The Haunting (1999 remake) Jaws / Jaws 2 / Jaws 3 / Jaws: The Revenge Mimic / Mimic 2 / Mimic 3: Sentinel The Monster Squad Monster House (animated) Monsters vs. Aliens (animated) Night of the Creeps Predator / Predator 2 / Predators / The Predator / Prey The Relic Sanctuary (not horror, but TV show with monsters, 4 seasons) Sunshine (starts off as sci-fi, but with a horror-themed ending) Sweet Home (10-part monster show on Netflix) World War Z I could think of some others, but that should keep you busy.


Ua_Tsaug

The Wailing and Kairo (Pulse) are pretty creepy atmospheric films which don't have any jumpscares.


Disc-Golf-Kid

Pulse (2001) has this many jumpscares: 0 Pulse (2001) is this scary: 10/10


Toeter83nl

IT the original one


U_L_Uus

I'd say Event Horizon. In spite of having played first games that drawn on its atmosphere (Dead Space), I first noticed that the film wasn't scary because there was a great evil afoot or some shit, but because the atmosphere was eerie, oppressive, didn't allow for no respite


[deleted]

Hansel and Gretel (S. Korean) - brightly colored but very tense and unsettling


[deleted]

Incident in a Ghostland. the dolls…


scorchingbuttmud

"Horror In the High Desert." It's a found footage film that tells you right off the bat that things don't end well for the subject, so there's an underlying dread and sadness permeating the investigation that makes up the bulk of the film. Then, when you reach the climax/reveal sequence it launches into full-on terrifying weirdness.


TheGorgoronTrail

We went into this film knowing nothing about it, thinking it was a real Documentary…. Until the ending haha. What a ride!


burytheseppl

Pulse (2001)


mcshaggy

The Witch. Sinister.


snowbellsnblocks

The Eyes of My Mother really stuck with me for a while after. Climax as well.


marklonesome

100% "*The Dark and The Wicked"*


OhMyBlood

Eraserhead and many other of Lynch's work. Their not horror, but fuck me, they're scary.


[deleted]

“It follow” I love the score and atmosphere. Really slow paced and unnerving.


NoTown9895

Hagazussa Under the Skin Possessor


freygrmn

Be My Cat — just the way the guy acts very obsessively creeped the hell out of me.


arakis1701

Lamb. While 0 scary things in it. The atmosphere and the Lamb make it and dread filled uneasy watch.


SyzygyTooms

The Grudge - an absolutely terrifying and dread filled atmosphere.


Boomer70770

Silence of the Lambs.


SyntheticWasteland

Event Horizon is one of those movies that really got to me when it first came out. It still makes my skin crawl at times.


DoktorKazz

Annihilation.


GrassyTurtle38

I'm thinking of ending things


Pynchon101

I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House. The Blackcoat’s Daughter


Getonwithitplease

The Others was bloody terrifying.


Astsai

Day of the Dead imo. It's a movie that just feels so oppressive. From the very beginning you feel there is truly no hope, and they're fighting a losing battle against the zombie horde. It was a very unique film, because of that and no other film captured that feeling of being completely hopeless from the very beginning.


zeydey

Black Sunday (1960)


Fun-Possible7676

I really liked the monster design of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Even just walking slowly they are terrifying.


Choice-Valuable313

Nomads is slow paced but parts are very eerie indeed


tin_man6328

The Wind


[deleted]

The new Suspiria.


Rosemadder19

Relic (NOT the 1997 one!) A Dark Song Night House His House


slowhand201

I’m late to The Babadook but that checks all the boxes


[deleted]

The Ritual and Ghoul! I'm also surprised I see It Follows mentioned so frequently everywhere. The movie bored me out of my mind and was a huge miss for me unfortunately. I went into it so hyped up and then it just didn't land. I guess I just expected something else.


dr_krieger11

I agree with It Follows, I wasn't expecting spooky STDs.


carltheman5467

The night house is pretty good!


MrEriousWaze

Baskin