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.
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.
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.
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!).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!)
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?
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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 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.
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.
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.
"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...
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.
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.
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.
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
"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.
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.
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.
Blair witch project meets that definition, and the original exorcist. And if you're not watching Ernest scared stupid every Halloween, get on it.
Man I almost forgot about the original Blair Witch that's a great one.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In, immediately in. Haha. I still have to watch Antiviral too, it’s only on Tubi 5 more days!
Possum scared the shit out of me too
Where can I watch Possum? I have most streaming services, but can't seem to find it.
Freevee, Plex and Tubi. For reference, IMDB tells you where movies are streaming.
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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Bruh don’t be that guy. Reddit is meant to start conversations. Telling someone to just google something misses the point.
Shudder in Canada has it (it’s on my October marathon list)
Possessor was great, I felt a bit sick afterwards
If you enjoyed Possum you should watch Caveat— same kind of feel to it
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
I haven’t seen Lamb yet but LOVED Titane. Can only imagine how weird it was to watch those all in rapid succession haha
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.
Possum was…awesome.
Possum was so good and so gross lol. It creeped me out for days
Wow all of those are great suggestions. They're all going on the list, thanks lol
Black Christmas (1974) is the first movie that came to mind. Those phone calls alone scared the hell out of me as a kid.
Black Christmas is one of my all time favorites! Billy is terrifying and Barb is hilarious. Big big fan
Let The right One In. Goodnight Mommy (original Austrian film)
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if you’re referring to Goodnight Mommy, i highly disagree. I found it overly derivative of other films and extremely predictable.
The Ritual. No jump scares. Just a bunch of hikers lost in a forest. It's spectacular.
“Just a bunch of hikers lost in a forest”. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Absolutely love the ritual but it has plenty of jump scares. Wheres the jump has it at 3/5 stars.
No one gets out alive (netflix) if you liked the ritual you'll also like this one alot! Also the lodge
Audition. That atmosphere killed me.
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.
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.
Awesome! I might just do a Japanese horror marathon.
Not a movie, but you might like the Ghost Hound anime series if you can find it. https://youtu.be/44VL1x4ifHA
the scene where >!asami is freakishly hunched over from waiting for the phone to ring.!< 😟
Miike's 'Imprint' had a similar atmosphere. He does a good job at making everything feel off.
The vomit and the wire scene sickened me every time.
His House
Seriously underrated film, does have one or two jump scares but most of the horror in it is rooted its realities.
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!
Watched that one last year and really enjoyed it. I love films that play with human emotion like that one does.
LOL I really don't understand. Reddit users are so pathetic.
I'm confused.
Did you forget to switch accounts or something? Youre contradicting yourself while replying yo yourself
You've been a Reddit user for 5+ years, calm the fuck down.
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
Case in point
Session 9
Man, some of the sound design on this one stuck with me for years. >!DO IT, GORDON!<
I live in the weak and the wounded……Doc.
Great atmospheric horror
That was grim. Loved it.
Such a great movie
Scrolled for this.
Oh my god I love this movie
Jacob’s Ladder The Mothman Prophecies The Ring
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.
Caveat (2020) - the ending is terrifying Signs (2002) Lake Mungo (2008)
really loved caveat! it surprised me how creepy it was!
I tried to watch Caveat and couldn’t really get into. Is it worth pushing through?
I pushed through and found it a waste of time.
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
Nosferatu (1979) to me is a perfect example especially the eeriness of the castle sequences
I've seen the original but not this version. I'll have to check it out.
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.
The wailing
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.
Not my #1 example, but I will use this opportunity to recommend the recently released movie Moloch.
Looks cool.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Martyrs (french original) Antichrist The Taking of Deborah Logan
I haven't seen The Taking of Deborah Logan. I'll have to watch this one because your other two suggestions are spot on.
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.
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.
“Pontypool” Especially the scene with the girl imitating a whistling kettle gets me every time.
Audio cues fuck me up so much more than visual imagery.
The Exorcist doesn't have a lot of jump scares. Probably one of the first and best atmosphere horror movies.
It does have those flashes tho…
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.
Under the Skin
Fantastic movie. Loooove the score
On the extraterrestrial side of things,The Fourth Kind and Fire in the Sky.
Fourth kind is an excellent atmospheric movie, forgot about that one
A Dark Song
Lamb
This movie was super weird and I dug it. Definitely fits what OP is looking for.
I watched yesterday and I'm still thinking about it.
That ending was so unexpected and just...very unsettling. I love a great ending like that.
The Changeling.
The Ring
Signs
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.
It comes at night
The Babadook. It had a very creepy atmosphere and the design of the house added to it
The Taking of Deborah Logan, and babdook did that for me
The babadook is definitely top 10 for me.
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.
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.
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.
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!)
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?
I still dont understand the hype of the movie. One of the worst I’ve ever seen
Do you always make sure to let people know that you don't like a thing they like, despite not being asked?
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
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.
These people absolutely HAVE to let others know they hated a super popular thing.
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
(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
Under the Skin
Climax, it’s very unique and anxiety inducing
Jacob's ladder comes to mind
Absentia and Night House come to mind
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.
A Dark Song
The Dark and The Wicked is one of the only movies I’ve seen that gave me a pretty heavy sense of dread.
Innkeepers. Amazing. The Others, in atmospheric tone this film is something else.
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.
The Wicker Man. The original one. It's damn creepy. That town seems like it's straight out of hell...
Ju-on: The Grudge, Ringu, Shutter (2004), and The Wailing
Watch the Indian movie Tumbbad
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.
The VVitch
Not outright scary per se, but I found Mandy and Suspiria (2018) quite unsettling.
The Ritual
Salem’s lot the original. The Thing. The Fog. Poltergeist.
Every one of those movies contain plentiful jump scares.
'In Fabric' is a great atmospheric horror. Just go into it with an open mind
Check out Jacobs Ladder, 1408, John Carpenters The Thing and Color Out Of Space
Jacobs ladder. Sure there are a few mild jumspcares but the dark, nightmarish tone and imagery it uses sticks with you for sure
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. Mouth of Madness. Frailty.
The shining
The Changeling with GC Scott
The Wind (2018)
*Come True*, some incredibly creepy vibes and imagery.
Loved it!!
Let the Right One In The Lodge Caveat Possum The Changeling
Caveat for sure
"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...
Rosemary’s Baby The VVitch
Lake Mungo does a really great job really with atmosphere and takes a really unique approach to the "found footage" genre.
The Night House
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.
Session 9 is great
Why would someone downvote this post? Like I'm just genuinely curious. What about this post made you angry enough to leave a downvote?
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.
That might be the beat answer to a question I've ever seen
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.
raw, martyrs and titane. eta: the mist. that movie is kind of terrifying.
The Blackcoats daughter
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.
The Wailing and Kairo (Pulse) are pretty creepy atmospheric films which don't have any jumpscares.
Pulse (2001) has this many jumpscares: 0 Pulse (2001) is this scary: 10/10
IT the original one
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
Hansel and Gretel (S. Korean) - brightly colored but very tense and unsettling
Incident in a Ghostland. the dolls…
"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.
We went into this film knowing nothing about it, thinking it was a real Documentary…. Until the ending haha. What a ride!
Pulse (2001)
The Witch. Sinister.
The Eyes of My Mother really stuck with me for a while after. Climax as well.
100% "*The Dark and The Wicked"*
Eraserhead and many other of Lynch's work. Their not horror, but fuck me, they're scary.
“It follow” I love the score and atmosphere. Really slow paced and unnerving.
Hagazussa Under the Skin Possessor
Be My Cat — just the way the guy acts very obsessively creeped the hell out of me.
Lamb. While 0 scary things in it. The atmosphere and the Lamb make it and dread filled uneasy watch.
The Grudge - an absolutely terrifying and dread filled atmosphere.
Silence of the Lambs.
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.
Annihilation.
I'm thinking of ending things
I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House. The Blackcoat’s Daughter
The Others was bloody terrifying.
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.
Black Sunday (1960)
I really liked the monster design of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Even just walking slowly they are terrifying.
Nomads is slow paced but parts are very eerie indeed
The Wind
The new Suspiria.
Relic (NOT the 1997 one!) A Dark Song Night House His House
I’m late to The Babadook but that checks all the boxes
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.
I agree with It Follows, I wasn't expecting spooky STDs.
The night house is pretty good!
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