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Hi! I'm abit of a horror film enthusiast and looking to find others who are too.
Whats your favourite horror film?
Do you have any recommendations?
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why?
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen?
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I'm a huge horror film fan, and movie collector. Depending on what genres you like within Horror I could give you a dozen suggestions at least.
My favourite Horror is anything from John Carpenter, more ambient horror than shock horror, or blood horror.
What sub genres interest you? |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon."
In the colour era, films by John Carpenter (The Thing, Christine) and David Cronenberg (Shivers, Rabid, Videodrome). |
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Antichrist is a top shelf banger!
It's a bit psychological, and you see a penis find it's way into a vajayjay at the start.
It stars "willem defoe" and apparently he's junk was that big they used a stunt penis because it was off putting using he's. |
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My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too. |
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"I'm a huge horror film fan, and movie collector. Depending on what genres you like within Horror I could give you a dozen suggestions at least.
My favourite Horror is anything from John Carpenter, more ambient horror than shock horror, or blood horror.
What sub genres interest you?"
I'm crazy on slashers in all honesty haha, think iv seen nearly all his films it's hard to pick a fav from his work but halloween is definitely a stand out.
More action based I'm also a big fan of big trouble in little China and assault on Precinct 13.
I'm also a massive collector haha loving alot of the new arrow 4K re releases. |
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Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation  |
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By *abluesbabyMan
over a year ago
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Whats your favourite horror film? - The Wicker Man (1973)
Do you have any recommendations? - Martyrs (2008)
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? - The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Why? Every aspect of it is pure shit. So bad its just bad.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - Daughters of Darkness (1971) Belgian erotic vampire masterpiece years ahead of its time. |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon."
I love alot of the early black and white horrors, anything universal monsters is always a treat. I think bela lugosi didn't get as much credit as Boris karloff did (both are amazing actors) but was a treat to see Bela pop up in island kf lost souls as didn't know he was in it when I first watch it. |
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Too many to list off the cuff...
Standout ones for me include
The blob
Critters
Troll 2
Blair witch project
IT
The thing
Ring
Ones from the 80s are my favorites |
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""X tro!" early eighties, watching the birth of a man, who got into a shower to clean himself off of afterbirth .....yes!"
It's on my watch list but haven't got around to watching it yet haha sounds man! |
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I forgot to answer the questions…
Whats your favourite horror film? A tie between Dawn Of The Dead / Blair Witch Project
Do you have any recommendations? - I like the VHS movies. Kinda low budget, sort of trashy, and that’s exactly how I like horror to be.
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? Halloween 3 was awful and made no sense
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - switchblade romance
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
In the colour era, films by John Carpenter (The Thing, Christine) and David Cronenberg (Shivers, Rabid, Videodrome). "
Shivers was my first cronenberg film and if I remember correctly is that the sex parasites and its filmed in Canada? His films always leave me feeling uneasy but I guess that's the point haha. Videodrome is brilliant! Long live the new flesh!
Iv yet to see his new film crimes if the future |
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good."
Remember renting that one almost 20 years ago and being thoroughly disappointed. That's the one where cleaners or something are sent to clean an old prison, or psychiatric place? |
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"I forgot to answer the questions…
Whats your favourite horror film? A tie between Dawn Of The Dead / Blair Witch Project
Do you have any recommendations? - I like the VHS movies. Kinda low budget, sort of trashy, and that’s exactly how I like horror to be.
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? Halloween 3 was awful and made no sense
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - switchblade romance
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Let me add Climax to the recommendations too! Genuinely unsettling and hard to watch |
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"Hi! I'm abit of a horror film enthusiast and looking to find others who are too.
Whats your favourite horror film?
Do you have any recommendations?
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why?
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen?
(Jack)"
Favourite: Not really one specifically but as a whole the Saw franchise. I love the gore and the story as a whole. The spinoff films are shite however.
Recommendations: Sinister. It's a slow burner but has some real shock-factor moments.
Lesser known: Wouldn't say it was lesser known but A Quiet Place 1&2. Quitely understated from most people I know but a cinematic marvel (in my opinion).
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"Antichrist is a top shelf banger!
It's a bit psychological, and you see a penis find it's way into a vajayjay at the start.
It stars "willem defoe" and apparently he's junk was that big they used a stunt penis because it was off putting using he's."
That's going on the watch list haha Willem defoe is usally good in anything like, loved him in the lighthouse |
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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good.
Remember renting that one almost 20 years ago and being thoroughly disappointed. That's the one where cleaners or something are sent to clean an old prison, or psychiatric place? "
It is, it was filmed in an abandoned psychiatric hospital, I love it, didn't think it was possible to be creeped out just by a voice! |
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Whats your favourite horror film? So many but will go with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Do you have any recommendations? The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? The human centipede 1&2 they are the worst just sickening.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Evil dead 1981 xx |
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I saw a brilliant one last week called Cuando Acecha La Maldad (When Evil Lurks) from Argentina
I normally can't stand horrors but this was brilliant. A rollercoaster from start to finish! |
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"Antichrist is a top shelf banger!
It's a bit psychological, and you see a penis find it's way into a vajayjay at the start.
It stars "willem defoe" and apparently he's junk was that big they used a stunt penis because it was off putting using he's.
That's going on the watch list haha Willem defoe is usally good in anything like, loved him in the lighthouse "
Just going to reiterate incase you read it wrong the first time.
You don't see he's cock. |
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"Whats your favourite horror film? So many but will go with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Do you have any recommendations? The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? The human centipede 1&2 they are the worst just sickening.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Evil dead 1981 xx"
Nightmare on elm Street 3, is that the one with a scene where there's a load of heads on a pizza? |
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good."
Holy fuck! Peter Mullen isnin that right? He's one of my favourite actors of all fucking time! I'll have a wee look. |
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"Whats your favourite horror film? So many but will go with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Do you have any recommendations? The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? The human centipede 1&2 they are the worst just sickening.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Evil dead 1981 xx
Nightmare on elm Street 3, is that the one with a scene where there's a load of heads on a pizza?"
No that’s the 4th movie x |
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too."
I watched the first ep and really enjoyed it, il have to go back and watch the full season. Iv always been a fan of George A. Romero's work in the zombie genre. |
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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good.
Holy fuck! Peter Mullen isnin that right? He's one of my favourite actors of all fucking time! I'll have a wee look."
He is, and he is his usual brilliant self, now I think of it Peter Mullen being in it is one of the reasons I like the film so much, he is one of my fav actors. |
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"Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation "
Love anything hammer put out in all honesty haha especially if Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee was in it, and both of them was a match made in heaven or would Hell be more appropriate haha
Thanks for the recommendations ! |
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"Whats your favourite horror film? - The Wicker Man (1973)
Do you have any recommendations? - Martyrs (2008)
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? - The Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Why? Every aspect of it is pure shit. So bad its just bad.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - Daughters of Darkness (1971) Belgian erotic vampire masterpiece years ahead of its time. "
The Wickerman is brilliant, love the atmosphere of that film and the ending is pure horror!
Thanks for the recommendations!
Is the second exorcist the one with Linda blare returning as a teen or have I made that up? Haha |
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too."
It took a while for me to dig this shiw. I felt like the acting wasnt great and, as you say, i felt dissatisfied with character development. But man, by the end of that first season I was totally invested and the chaotic steady cam shoot style totally won me over having lost faith in the walking dead. Which at a certain point I also loved. Deeply!. Like I had all the comics before Andrew Garfield even knew it was a thing. |
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too.
It took a while for me to dig this shiw. I felt like the acting wasnt great and, as you say, i felt dissatisfied with character development. But man, by the end of that first season I was totally invested and the chaotic steady cam shoot style totally won me over having lost faith in the walking dead. Which at a certain point I also loved. Deeply!. Like I had all the comics before Andrew Garfield even knew it was a thing."
And I officialy hate myself for being a horrific nerd dick!!! Good day! |
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"Too many to list off the cuff...
Standout ones for me include
The blob
Critters
Troll 2
Blair witch project
IT
The thing
Ring
Ones from the 80s are my favorites "
Yeah I'm a real sucker for 8ps slasher films no matter how bad they are I just love them haha
Are you referring to the 80s blob or 50's? |
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"Too many to list off the cuff...
Standout ones for me include
The blob
Critters
Troll 2
Blair witch project
IT
The thing
Ring
Ones from the 80s are my favorites
Yeah I'm a real sucker for 8ps slasher films no matter how bad they are I just love them haha
Are you referring to the 80s blob or 50's? "
Seen em both, but prefer the 80s version |
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good.
Holy fuck! Peter Mullen isnin that right? He's one of my favourite actors of all fucking time! I'll have a wee look.
He is, and he is his usual brilliant self, now I think of it Peter Mullen being in it is one of the reasons I like the film so much, he is one of my fav actors."
Sweet. I'm on it. He's the fucking best! |
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"I forgot to answer the questions…
Whats your favourite horror film? A tie between Dawn Of The Dead / Blair Witch Project
Do you have any recommendations? - I like the VHS movies. Kinda low budget, sort of trashy, and that’s exactly how I like horror to be.
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? Halloween 3 was awful and made no sense
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - switchblade romance
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I love halloween 3 so I'm gona have to defend or here haha its a lose plot no ine will deny that but it starts Tom 'thrill me' Atkins. The ending is insane and I often quote 'TURN IT OFF!!!' |
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"I've said it on here before, Session 9 is the best psychological horror film I have ever seen, hardly anyone has ever heard of it, but it is so good."
Iv not seen that one or come across it do that's another fir the watch list. Thank you for the recommendation! |
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"It's not a well known one, and a bit of a comedy horror, but we're in Gangsters, Guns and Zombies. It's a low budget British film. "
That's another for the watch list! Thank fir the recommendation! |
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"Whats your favourite horror film? So many but will go with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Do you have any recommendations? The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? The human centipede 1&2 they are the worst just sickening.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Evil dead 1981 xx"
I don't regret alot of things but I was at a Halloween all nighter at the cinema and I had to pick between a mystery screening or army of darkness and in my mind no film would beat army if darkness and they showed a 35mm print of dream warriors and its one of my all time favourites and iv never forgive myself for not taking the plung haha love it!
Love love love all the evil dead films! The first is bar far the most unsettling and a real show that budget isn't everything! |
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By *os19Man
over a year ago
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I am not really a fan of horror films but grew up on the Hammer films with Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee.A few months ago for the first time in many years I watched Ben the film about a rat who is the leader of rats and it scared the life out of me just as it did all those years ago.The film is over 50 years old.If you don’t know the film you may know the song Ben as it was sung my Michael Jackson.Before Ben there was the film Willard which was a prequel to Ben again another scary film for me. |
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"Whats your favourite horror film? So many but will go with A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Do you have any recommendations? The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? The human centipede 1&2 they are the worst just sickening.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Evil dead 1981 xx
I don't regret alot of things but I was at a Halloween all nighter at the cinema and I had to pick between a mystery screening or army of darkness and in my mind no film would beat army if darkness and they showed a 35mm print of dream warriors and its one of my all time favourites and iv never forgive myself for not taking the plung haha love it!
Love love love all the evil dead films! The first is bar far the most unsettling and a real show that budget isn't everything! "
Awwwww no way that’s gutting, would have did the same thing myself to be fair though if I didn’t know what the other movie was, exactly you’re right there, some of the scenes were really unsettling, will have to watch it again soon  x |
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"I saw a brilliant one last week called Cuando Acecha La Maldad (When Evil Lurks) from Argentina
I normally can't stand horrors but this was brilliant. A rollercoaster from start to finish! "
Can't say iv seen any Argentinian horror so will definitely give it ago, that'd for the recommendation! |
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"Antichrist is a top shelf banger!
It's a bit psychological, and you see a penis find it's way into a vajayjay at the start.
It stars "willem defoe" and apparently he's junk was that big they used a stunt penis because it was off putting using he's.
That's going on the watch list haha Willem defoe is usally good in anything like, loved him in the lighthouse
Just going to reiterate incase you read it wrong the first time.
You don't see he's cock."
Off the watch list and in the bin with it then! |
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So many great horror films
Recently loved when evil lurks, a really creepy Argentinian film.
All the evil deads are fun.
The most unsettling still are martyrs and midsommar.
Worst are those jump scare nonsense like the nun etc |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
I love alot of the early black and white horrors, anything universal monsters is always a treat. I think bela lugosi didn't get as much credit as Boris karloff did (both are amazing actors) but was a treat to see Bela pop up in island kf lost souls as didn't know he was in it when I first watch it. "
I think Island Of Lost Souls is my favourite Lugosi performance, he's so good in it. It's a relatively small part but he makes it memorable. |
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"Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation
Love anything hammer put out in all honesty haha especially if Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee was in it, and both of them was a match made in heaven or would Hell be more appropriate haha
Thanks for the recommendations ! "
There's a very decent sci-fi horror starring Cushing and Lee called Night Of The Big Heat, although they act more together in Horror Express where they team up rather than being antagonists. |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
I love alot of the early black and white horrors, anything universal monsters is always a treat. I think bela lugosi didn't get as much credit as Boris karloff did (both are amazing actors) but was a treat to see Bela pop up in island kf lost souls as didn't know he was in it when I first watch it.
I think Island Of Lost Souls is my favourite Lugosi performance, he's so good in it. It's a relatively small part but he makes it memorable."
Horror is filled with little characters like that when you think about it, crazy Ralph from Friday the 13th has like 3 mins of screen time but you remember him and the performance he gave.
'It's got a death curse!' |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
In the colour era, films by John Carpenter (The Thing, Christine) and David Cronenberg (Shivers, Rabid, Videodrome).
Shivers was my first cronenberg film and if I remember correctly is that the sex parasites and its filmed in Canada? His films always leave me feeling uneasy but I guess that's the point haha. Videodrome is brilliant! Long live the new flesh!
Iv yet to see his new film crimes if the future "
That's the one! Cronenberg's first few films were funded by a government programme to help Canadian film-makers. A major Canadian critic wrote a dreadful review, the headline was something like 'You should know how bad this disgusting film is - you paid for it.' The irony was that it was the first film made with that grant to make a profit. 'All flesh is erotic flesh.'
Crimes...is a difficult one for me as the horror is more realistic and surgical and I am easily icked out by stuff like that. |
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By *os19Man
over a year ago
Edmonton |
"Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation
Love anything hammer put out in all honesty haha especially if Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee was in it, and both of them was a match made in heaven or would Hell be more appropriate haha
Thanks for the recommendations !
There's a very decent sci-fi horror starring Cushing and Lee called Night Of The Big Heat, although they act more together in Horror Express where they team up rather than being antagonists. "
. Is Horror Express the one with Telly Savalas ( Kojak ) and a monk that looks like Rasputin |
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"Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation
Love anything hammer put out in all honesty haha especially if Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee was in it, and both of them was a match made in heaven or would Hell be more appropriate haha
Thanks for the recommendations !
There's a very decent sci-fi horror starring Cushing and Lee called Night Of The Big Heat, although they act more together in Horror Express where they team up rather than being antagonists. "
I love horror express! I recently got a film called the house of the ling shadow, that had Vicente price, Peter cushing and Christopher Lee in this sorta murder mystery. 3 titan's of horror and I think they all give a brilliant performance. |
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"I am not really a fan of horror films but grew up on the Hammer films with Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee.A few months ago for the first time in many years I watched Ben the film about a rat who is the leader of rats and it scared the life out of me just as it did all those years ago.The film is over 50 years old.If you don’t know the film you may know the song Ben as it was sung my Michael Jackson.Before Ben there was the film Willard which was a prequel to Ben again another scary film for me."
Sounds interesting haha migjy have to pop this on the watch list too ! |
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"Horror films from Hammer films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee to Martyrs and The Vanishing.
B Movie rubbish (but still enjoyable) Night of the Lepus (Giant Rabbits)
The Orphanage, Audition if you want foreign chills.
I personally found The Blair Witch Project disturbing when I first saw it.
Already mentioned but Night of the Demon (It’s in the trees it’s coming’ is a great shout and a recommendation
Love anything hammer put out in all honesty haha especially if Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee was in it, and both of them was a match made in heaven or would Hell be more appropriate haha
Thanks for the recommendations !
There's a very decent sci-fi horror starring Cushing and Lee called Night Of The Big Heat, although they act more together in Horror Express where they team up rather than being antagonists. . Is Horror Express the one with Telly Savalas ( Kojak ) and a monk that looks like Rasputin "
That's the one. |
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"I watched Nope not long ago, that was a really fun film to watch if you haven't seen it, its more of a horror sc-fi I think."
I remember it being at the cinema but for whatever reason not getting around to seeing it so gons have to give it a watch. I enjoyed peels other 2 films get out and us, have you seen them? |
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By *aizyWoman
over a year ago
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"I watched Nope not long ago, that was a really fun film to watch if you haven't seen it, its more of a horror sc-fi I think.
I remember it being at the cinema but for whatever reason not getting around to seeing it so gons have to give it a watch. I enjoyed peels other 2 films get out and us, have you seen them? "
I have I enjoyed them both, but I think out of the 3 Nope is my favourite, I loved it! |
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"Korean horror is good. So good, that Hollywood does remakes"
It's a genre I need to venture into more Asian horror as I know little to 0 about it. I'm a big fan of Italian horror though if you have seen any of that ? |
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"Halloween had me leaving the lights on as a kid
The creep
Grave Encounters "
Me and some uni friends would do horror film marathons ever so often with drinking games mixed in and it was all good fun! One guys lass didn't tell us she was could not really handle horrors and we did all the Halloween films and apparently she didn't sleep for 2 days and always has to keep the light on, something about the william Shatner mask he wears really freaked her out. So your not alone in that one haha |
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"So many great horror films
Recently loved when evil lurks, a really creepy Argentinian film.
All the evil deads are fun.
The most unsettling still are martyrs and midsommar.
Worst are those jump scare nonsense like the nun etc"
Misdommer is brilliant and unsettling but I think I'm a terrible human being as when the old man decided to pencil dive off that cliff I could not help but laugh. You spend 72 years thinking about that moment and he chose to pencil dive rookie mistake haha or have I just got a twisted mind ?
Thanks for the Argentinian recommendation! |
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"I only like creepy paranormal stuff
Blood/gore/slashers bore me
Got a thing for “found footage” style too. Feels more realistic "
I do enjoy a good found footage film but can't watch then all that often as I end uo feeling like iv got motion sickness haha |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
In the colour era, films by John Carpenter (The Thing, Christine) and David Cronenberg (Shivers, Rabid, Videodrome).
Shivers was my first cronenberg film and if I remember correctly is that the sex parasites and its filmed in Canada? His films always leave me feeling uneasy but I guess that's the point haha. Videodrome is brilliant! Long live the new flesh!
Iv yet to see his new film crimes if the future
That's the one! Cronenberg's first few films were funded by a government programme to help Canadian film-makers. A major Canadian critic wrote a dreadful review, the headline was something like 'You should know how bad this disgusting film is - you paid for it.' The irony was that it was the first film made with that grant to make a profit. 'All flesh is erotic flesh.'
Crimes...is a difficult one for me as the horror is more realistic and surgical and I am easily icked out by stuff like that."
It's often the case with critics and horror, just look at the reviews for the thing when that was released. Boby horror always freaks me out much more than any other horror so I'm gons have to take the plung and watch crimes at some pont. |
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"A fan of the old black and whites here too, and the 1932 Mummy, with Boris Karloff, will always be THE scary classic for me "
Brilliant film and Karloff amazing as ever but Jack P. Pierce's fx work on the mummy is timeless, much like his work on frankenstein and the wolf man. |
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"The worst is definitely I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle. I still can't figure out if it's a piss take or was meant to be a horror...either way it's dreadful, but so bad that it's funny."
Iv always thought of it as a comedy horror, but horror and comedy fk gand in hand anyway. I think with horror you can definitely make a film that's so bad its good and even in the worst horror film there is something to enjoy within it.
Right, let's go kick some bottom! |
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"I watched Nope not long ago, that was a really fun film to watch if you haven't seen it, its more of a horror sc-fi I think.
I remember it being at the cinema but for whatever reason not getting around to seeing it so gons have to give it a watch. I enjoyed peels other 2 films get out and us, have you seen them?
I have I enjoyed them both, but I think out of the 3 Nope is my favourite, I loved it!"
High praise indeed! Might have to see it sooner rather than later then! Il have to report back after seeing it. |
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"I forgot to answer the questions…
Whats your favourite horror film? A tie between Dawn Of The Dead / Blair Witch Project
Do you have any recommendations? - I like the VHS movies. Kinda low budget, sort of trashy, and that’s exactly how I like horror to be.
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? Halloween 3 was awful and made no sense
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? - switchblade romance
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Halloween 3 is a fkn banger |
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One I'd recommend? Well, there's a few. Tucker and Dale Vs Evil is fantastic - brilliantly done but not overdone.
Midsommar but I think a lot have probably heard about it now. Train to Busan is similar. Wake Wood for a more recent Hammer Horror.
Ohhh. The Strange Thing About The Johnsons for something a lot darker. Korean films like The Host. Or Thirst. Both have that bit more about them. And Dumplings.
I love horror films.
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too.
It took a while for me to dig this shiw. I felt like the acting wasnt great and, as you say, i felt dissatisfied with character development. But man, by the end of that first season I was totally invested and the chaotic steady cam shoot style totally won me over having lost faith in the walking dead. Which at a certain point I also loved. Deeply!. Like I had all the comics before Andrew Garfield even knew it was a thing."
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"Wakewoods another good one if anyone's seen that?
Can't say I have, dell it too us without spoilers haha "
Oh god, how do I go about that 
There's this little village called "wakewood" these parents in that village loose their kid, some people in the village attempt to bring the kid back to life. |
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"One I'd recommend? Well, there's a few. Tucker and Dale Vs Evil is fantastic - brilliantly done but not overdone.
Midsommar but I think a lot have probably heard about it now. Train to Busan is similar. Wake Wood for a more recent Hammer Horror.
Ohhh. The Strange Thing About The Johnsons for something a lot darker. Korean films like The Host. Or Thirst. Both have that bit more about them. And Dumplings.
I love horror films.
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil was hilarious and reminded me a lot of Ash vs Evil Dead (which I also love).
The Strange Thing...sounds...er...unique? |
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"https://www.imdb.com/list/ls050522645?ref_=ext_shr_lnk"
If that reply was to me, there’s only 2 Korean movies on there.
My point being that most Korean horrors don’t get remade, and the two that have weren’t even good ones.
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"Night of the demon is a classic. 1958 some great actors, based on the Mr James story casting g the runes. Real atmosphere "
I really love the Demon. Of course it doesn't look real but it's uncanny, really nightmarish, helped hugely by the black and white photography. |
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Not a massive horror fan but the first one I recall seeing as a kid was ‘Wrong Turn’ so it holds a special place in my heart. Watching it now it feels more like a comedy but younger me was petrified. |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon."
I cannot find Night of the demon anywhere.
I purchased it years ago on DVD but lost it it's not on any streaming service I can find.
Love it, very atmospheric |
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"I tend to like black and white horror films that focus more on atmosphere than jump scares or gore - Frankenstein, Island Of Lost Souls, Night Of The Demon.
I cannot find Night of the demon anywhere.
I purchased it years ago on DVD but lost it it's not on any streaming service I can find.
Love it, very atmospheric "
Do a search on Google's Video tab for 'Night Of the Demon full movie' and you'll find it's been uploaded to Daily Motion a few times to stream. |
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"I remember watching candy man as a child but most horrors just feel dull now, platform wasn’t a bad time passer "
Have you read the original book/listened to the audiobook of candy man? It’s great. Really creepy, and it’s set in Liverpool (the movie changed the location to America for a bigger audience) |
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There was a 1980s BBC version of the woman in black that was excellent.. The movie a few years back was poor. Shame because it's a great story right out of the Mr r r James stable. Ring is a good film, the original japanese one very scary.
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"There was a 1980s BBC version of the woman in black that was excellent.. The movie a few years back was poor. Shame because it's a great story right out of the Mr r r James stable. Ring is a good film, the original japanese one very scary.
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The TV version was broadcast in 1989 and was released on DVD/bluray last year (or year before). It is very good. |
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Thanks for all the recommendations guys! I ended up watching freddys revenge and dream warriors today, I always love dream warriors but was surprised at how dark freddys revenge is and how much I enjoyed it, been about 10 years since I watched it. Anyone else revisited a film and was surprised on second viewing? |
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too."
Right at this very moment - I’m watching season 2. I think it’s brilliant. I love the episodic structure, the stripped back and spare dialogue, the long and extravagant camera moves. It’s like a scary, immersive zombie experience rather than a conventional narrative. |
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An old one, black and white, i think made in the 60s - "Carnival of souls" -cleverly done and genuinely creepy.
A newer one - " It follows".. John Carpenter has been mentioned here & i think this film certainly has been influenced by him. This film disturbed me for few days afterwards.
Another newish one - "Barbarian" - entertaining i thought. |
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"My favourite horror recently has been “black summer” season 1. I’ve watched it about 4 times.
A lot of the criticisms that people give that show (lack of dialogue, simple story, no depth to characters) are the exact reason I like it! You can tell that it’s totally intentional that it’s stripped back to the bare bones. Nothing but running and hiding…
There are a few very intense episodes and scenes. And some incredible direction and editing too.
It took a while for me to dig this shiw. I felt like the acting wasnt great and, as you say, i felt dissatisfied with character development. But man, by the end of that first season I was totally invested and the chaotic steady cam shoot style totally won me over having lost faith in the walking dead. Which at a certain point I also loved. Deeply!. Like I had all the comics before Andrew Garfield even knew it was a thing.
Andrew Lincoln"
Yup! My bad!
Got over excited! |
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Whats your favourite horror film? Alien. The suspense is excellent.
Do you have any recommendations?
First Resident Evil, Alien, Evil Dead, American Werewolf, Van Helsing, Event Horizon.
Whats the worst horror film you have ever seen and why? Snakes on a Train (on a plane was decent). The plot and ending.
Any less well-known horror your mad about and wish more people had seen? Phantasm is a cult classic. |
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