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over a year ago
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Funny Games.
You don't even see much gore, but just what's implied made me very disturbed.
I also don't know if this next one should even be classed as a horror film, but it's usually included in lots of Disturbing Horror Lists. Men Behind The Sun. There are a lot of disturbing scenes in it, but I think it really got to me because these things really happened to prisoners of war and shows the real cruelty humans can inflict on one another. |
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"Funny Games.
You don't even see much gore, but just what's implied made me very disturbed.
I also don't know if this next one should even be classed as a horror film, but it's usually included in lots of Disturbing Horror Lists. Men Behind The Sun. There are a lot of disturbing scenes in it, but I think it really got to me because these things really happened to prisoners of war and shows the real cruelty humans can inflict on one another."
One of the rare examples where the american remake was better than the original. |
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"I'm told that there are a few French brutalist films that are pretty disturbing. Irreversible being one of them."
Only just seen this. Had mentioned it myself. The opening scene is just grim and the “other” infamous scene I had to skip past. I have never watched that film again. |
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"I'm told that there are a few French brutalist films that are pretty disturbing. Irreversible being one of them."
Irreversible is definitely the most disturbing film I have ever watched. I just felt it didn't fall into the horror category that the OP asked. |
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"I'm told that there are a few French brutalist films that are pretty disturbing. Irreversible being one of them.
Only just seen this. Had mentioned it myself. The opening scene is just grim and the “other” infamous scene I had to skip past. I have never watched that film again. "
I've also heard that Salo is is quite disturbing. It's based on the book 120 days of sodom |
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Saw. I never watched the rest of the franchise.
The Exorcist. That just freaked me out, I will never watch it again.
Chucky. The very reason I hate dolls in films.
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"Saw. I never watched the rest of the franchise.
The Exorcist. That just freaked me out, I will never watch it again.
Chucky. The very reason I hate dolls in films.
Need I say more? "
I thought Saw was good. It's the rest of the films where they suddenly decided to make it a torture festival instead of having a good plot. |
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"Saw. I never watched the rest of the franchise.
The Exorcist. That just freaked me out, I will never watch it again.
Chucky. The very reason I hate dolls in films.
Need I say more?
I thought Saw was good. It's the rest of the films where they suddenly decided to make it a torture festival instead of having a good plot."
Give me Hammer House of Horror any day over the gore they make nowadays x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Saw. I never watched the rest of the franchise.
The Exorcist. That just freaked me out, I will never watch it again.
Chucky. The very reason I hate dolls in films.
Need I say more?
I thought Saw was good. It's the rest of the films where they suddenly decided to make it a torture festival instead of having a good plot.
Give me Hammer House of Horror any day over the gore they make nowadays x"
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Men. It's a new one with Jessie Buckley & Rory Kinnear. The act is mindbending.
*last"
I loved the first half if the film. To be honest, I had no clue about what was happening in the end. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Men. It's a new one with Jessie Buckley & Rory Kinnear. The act is mindbending.
*last
I loved the first half if the film. To be honest, I had no clue about what was happening in the end."
You're not the only one! |
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Agree with OP and another vote for Eden Lake
Kill List
Wolf Creek
Hereditary
Mothman Prophecies - not really a horror as such, more supernatural but the way it is shot / directed freaked me out so many times... |
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By *hoirCouple
over a year ago
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"Arachnophobia. Shat meself.
I recently made P watch this
I don't find any to be disturbing though. I've grown up with horror though.
C"
I have Arachnophobia. He told me they were all fake spiders, he was very wrong...
P |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If anyone is in London, my friend Nick runs the "cult cinema club" at the Genisis cinema. This year he's shown "Irreversible" and "Salo" that people have mentioned so far on this thread. Next Thursday he's showing the original "Supria" if anyone fancies it. There is a film discussion afterward for all those that like to chat and listen to other opinions on the films. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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American Werewolf In London - Watched it really young and where I lived at the time there was moors and fields along with a pub out in the sticks. “You made me Miss, I’ve never missed that board before”. |
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Massively impressed with the suggestions so far. I’d add ‘The Vanishing’ original version, disturbing but it was also regarded as a PG film when it first came out.
Irreversible I watched once, have the DVD it’ll never come out again.
Night of the Demon, ‘it’s in the trees, it’s coming’
A Serbian Film and The Human Centipede, rubbish shock horror. Think of the worst low budget but high in controversy topic and make a film about it.
Martyrs, on the other hand is truly shocking and has a great story and message behind it.
Never liked ‘Funny Games’ just felt the Director was telling me off, for watching his film  but it’s a good one for this list. |
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By *iss Kink OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I'm told that there are a few French brutalist films that are pretty disturbing. Irreversible being one of them.
Only just seen this. Had mentioned it myself. The opening scene is just grim and the “other” infamous scene I had to skip past. I have never watched that film again.
I've also heard that Salo is is quite disturbing. It's based on the book 120 days of sodom"
The book is horrifying the film rubbish |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Serbian film.. worst porno I've ever seen.
Got absolutely everything in that film. No limits. "
It managed to be both disturbing and boring as it was so obviously trying to shock it became tedious. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Can't remember the name of it now, but one scene was the murder of a young boy by a bunch of weirdo cult members. No gore, but implied violence and screams, and dragged on. It was bloody awful.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Nothing disturbs me, which is why i find horrors so utterly boring, aside from all the ridiculous and tedious cliches used to "bUiLd SuSpEnSe"... YAWN! 
Never seen a truly scary film that disturbed me.. such a shame |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Well according to the BBFC there are only four horror films classed as 'too disturbing' so currently don't have an 18 Cert allowing them to be shown in cinemas and/or released on DVD etc... so they are effectively banned...
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Murder-Set-Pieces (2004)
Grotesque (2009)
The Bunny Game (2010)
Hate Crime (2013)
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Slumber Party Massacre II (1987) is a comedy slasher but it too has never got an 18 Cert as the required small cuts were never done so it never got a release. It would likely get a 15 Cert uncut now!
PS - Martyrs (2008) is the most disturbing horror film to date |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
I've been told about a film by a friend this weekend. Man Under the Sun. She said even thinking about it now made her feel queasy. She said the fact it was made in the 80s with limited special effects made you question whether some of the stuff was actually real. I'm always intrigued by these films due to not believing I'll be moved in any way. But my friend's assurances has made me hesitant. Interested to know if anyone has seen it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"A few for you:
Hostel
Terrifier (low budget but really good)
House of a Thousand Corpses
Not really horror but the film “Irreversal” has some awful awful scenes. "
Omg i nearly peed myself watching House of a Thousand Corpses 
I still get sweats if i contemplate a road trip across America |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Descent. A group of women go caving and meet weird albino undiscovered cannibal humanoids"
The scariest, most physiologically disturbing film I've ever seen |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've been told about a film by a friend this weekend. Man Under the Sun. She said even thinking about it now made her feel queasy. She said the fact it was made in the 80s with limited special effects made you question whether some of the stuff was actually real. I'm always intrigued by these films due to not believing I'll be moved in any way. But my friend's assurances has made me hesitant. Interested to know if anyone has seen it. "
I mentioned it up thread. It's definitely not for the fainthearted.
I found it most chilling as it was about POW camps in Japan and these medical 'experiments' were actually carried out on people, even if the ones in the movie weren't real, just knowing that someone actually suffered like that at some point is quite jarring.
I think it has a cult status kind of like A Serbian Film and Cannibal Holocaust. |
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"The Descent. A group of women go caving and meet weird albino undiscovered cannibal humanoids
The scariest, most physiologically disturbing film I've ever seen "
Similar to Creep about the weird albino in the London Underground |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact |
"I've been told about a film by a friend this weekend. Man Under the Sun. She said even thinking about it now made her feel queasy. She said the fact it was made in the 80s with limited special effects made you question whether some of the stuff was actually real. I'm always intrigued by these films due to not believing I'll be moved in any way. But my friend's assurances has made me hesitant. Interested to know if anyone has seen it.
I mentioned it up thread. It's definitely not for the fainthearted.
I found it most chilling as it was about POW camps in Japan and these medical 'experiments' were actually carried out on people, even if the ones in the movie weren't real, just knowing that someone actually suffered like that at some point is quite jarring.
I think it has a cult status kind of like A Serbian Film and Cannibal Holocaust. "
I have seen both of the latter but came out unscathed. A Serbian Film I actually credit for being well made and well acted as my expectations were a low budget amateur production, which it was but it was nevertheless, professionally made. So, would I need you to hold my hand to watch Man Under the Sun? Films going for the shock factor normally fall flat as they don't capture the dark and the light, rather they just go in with a sledgehammer I feel. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" I have seen both of the latter but came out unscathed. A Serbian Film I actually credit for being well made and well acted as my expectations were a low budget amateur production, which it was but it was nevertheless, professionally made. So, would I need you to hold my hand to watch Man Under the Sun? Films going for the shock factor normally fall flat as they don't capture the dark and the light, rather they just go in with a sledgehammer I feel. "
I've never watched A Serbian Film, reading about that one scene that everyone talks about was enough to put me off. I will hold your hand if you hold mines for that 
If you do watch it, let me know what you think. It's been a good 10 years since I watched it, so I might give it another go and see if I am still as traumatised. |
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The Vanishing original Dutch version, not the absolutely terrible remake with a Hollywood ending. What really surprising it was released as a 12 certificate, so that’ll put a few kids into therapy afterwards. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Funny Games.
You don't even see much gore, but just what's implied made me very disturbed.
I also don't know if this next one should even be classed as a horror film, but it's usually included in lots of Disturbing Horror Lists. Men Behind The Sun. There are a lot of disturbing scenes in it, but I think it really got to me because these things really happened to prisoners of war and shows the real cruelty humans can inflict on one another."
Love Funny Games! I love all Haneke filmes though.
Men Behind the Sun is brutal. So is Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre.
Begotten is one of my favourite "once you've seen it, it'll never leave you" type films |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Salo, aka 120 Days of Sodom is a film that leaves you feeling like you need a shower afterward.
Possession starring Sam Neil is a good one that gets under your skin. The acting in it is amazing, even as it heads into WTF territory |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've been told about a film by a friend this weekend. Man Under the Sun. She said even thinking about it now made her feel queasy. She said the fact it was made in the 80s with limited special effects made you question whether some of the stuff was actually real. I'm always intrigued by these films due to not believing I'll be moved in any way. But my friend's assurances has made me hesitant. Interested to know if anyone has seen it.
I mentioned it up thread. It's definitely not for the fainthearted.
I found it most chilling as it was about POW camps in Japan and these medical 'experiments' were actually carried out on people, even if the ones in the movie weren't real, just knowing that someone actually suffered like that at some point is quite jarring.
I think it has a cult status kind of like A Serbian Film and Cannibal Holocaust.
I have seen both of the latter but came out unscathed. A Serbian Film I actually credit for being well made and well acted as my expectations were a low budget amateur production, which it was but it was nevertheless, professionally made. So, would I need you to hold my hand to watch Man Under the Sun? Films going for the shock factor normally fall flat as they don't capture the dark and the light, rather they just go in with a sledgehammer I feel. "
I loved A Serbian Film. As you say, it's well made and acted but it's so over the top at times it's more like a comedy in places. |
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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago
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" I have seen both of the latter but came out unscathed. A Serbian Film I actually credit for being well made and well acted as my expectations were a low budget amateur production, which it was but it was nevertheless, professionally made. So, would I need you to hold my hand to watch Man Under the Sun? Films going for the shock factor normally fall flat as they don't capture the dark and the light, rather they just go in with a sledgehammer I feel.
I've never watched A Serbian Film, reading about that one scene that everyone talks about was enough to put me off. I will hold your hand if you hold mines for that
If you do watch it, let me know what you think. It's been a good 10 years since I watched it, so I might give it another go and see if I am still as traumatised. "
Deal! I have seen most of the films discussed on here and none have left their mark on me emotionally. Perhaps I'm clinically insane. I guess this is the challenge. For me to find out what my limits are. I find it interesting to see how imaginative filmmakers are in pushing the boundaries.
I've not seen Irreversible mentioned. I found the first sequence a bit disorientating and more impactful than the subway sequence. But still not enough to sicken me per se. I may revisit it too as only watched it over a decade ago myself. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any favourites
I like Eden Lake
This film still haunts me, all too real. Top recommendation for horror fans"
Me too, the realism of kids, peer pressure, things escalating with no main agenda... freaked me out for a fair while & I love the saw/ battle royale collections & general gore.
Lots here I haven't seen, definitely going to check them out, thanks |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Descent. A group of women go caving and meet weird albino undiscovered cannibal humanoids
The scariest, most physiologically disturbing film I've ever seen "
Ditto, I was so unsettled by it |
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By *afksedMan
over a year ago
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"Agree with OP and another vote for Eden Lake
Kill List
Wolf Creek
Hereditary
Mothman Prophecies - not really a horror as such, more supernatural but the way it is shot / directed freaked me out so many times... "
Wolf Creek!
Great choice!
I once had a date with an actress who had been the original choice for the female lead… |
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By *afksedMan
over a year ago
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I’m not a fan of horror ‘porn’ by which I mean explicit horror where gore and shock are used instead of craft and tension.
Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer
Man Bites Dog
It Follows
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Some horror films are just unbearable tense and stressful without a drop of blood.
If you just want absolute shock value horror, try The Bunny Game if it is ever allowed to be released in the UK. But be warned, this film is raw and intended to provoke. https://youtu.be/bwDNPU8XFpA |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Incision.
About a young girl who dreams of becoming a surgeon and curing death.
The ending is seriously fucked."
Oh you're all official and cute  ! So cute.
Yeah Excision was really grim. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Incision.
About a young girl who dreams of becoming a surgeon and curing death.
The ending is seriously fucked."
Brilliant film, bleak yet funny. Definitely left an impression. |
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Dunno if it’s been posted but if you want a really bleak, sad, no punch pulled film, what’s the nuclear war educational film “threads”
It’s just a very realistic film about a nuclear war breaking out and the effects after.
A slow burn where society crumbles and people slowly die next to their loved ones from radiation poisoning |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m not a fan of horror ‘porn’ by which I mean explicit horror where gore and shock are used instead of craft and tension.
Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer
Man Bites Dog
It Follows
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Some horror films are just unbearable tense and stressful without a drop of blood.
If you just want absolute shock value horror, try The Bunny Game if it is ever allowed to be released in the UK. But be warned, this film is raw and intended to provoke. https://youtu.be/bwDNPU8XFpA"
Watched that online. I thought the story behind it was more interesting than the film itself but it's worth a (difficult) watch.
The actress and writer Rodleen Getsic has had a pretty traumatic life and I can see why she had to make this film. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’m interested in crime and serial killers, but I remember watching a drama based on Ted Bundy and it was so horrible my partner at the time stopped it and didn’t restart it
The Hills Have Eyes was pretty bad too. |
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