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Horror film reccomendations?

RobertfitzRobertfitz Posts: 2,732
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I'm a massive fan of the genre but like everyone else, I've been terribly underwhelmed of late. I've recently watched Cabin in the Woods though and was absolutely blown away with it. It lured me in with false pretenses then completely just ripped up the rule book.

Now my faith is restored does anyone have any recommendations of equally brilliant horrors?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    well i watched Bait last night..Australian horror,blood soaked gory film..you might give it a go..if you watch Home and Away you might recognize some stars from it :p
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    Lee_Smith2Lee_Smith2 Posts: 4,166
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    I've been gripped by The Conjuring, Insidious, Paranormal Activity, Inside (French movie), Wolf Creek, The Mist, Pascal Laugier's movies: Martyrs (another French flick) and The Tall Man. The Bardbadook is meant to be impressive.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    Wolf Creek and Wolf Creek 2 :o
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    Ancient IDTVAncient IDTV Posts: 10,185
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    The Descent
    1408
    The Others
    Horror Express (1972)
    The Thing (1982)
    An American Werewolf in London
    Dead of Night (1945)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12
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    Robert Florence directed a ridiculously low budget boutique horror film The House of Him. There's a lot of good words out there about it. Here's the glowing Daily Record review http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/movie-review-house-him-4569827
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    The Strangers is good, but i need to rewatch it again as i forgot what happens :p

    also The Collector and The Collection -sequel to the first one ( theme of Saw films )
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    victor melvictor mel Posts: 4,963
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    Halloween
    The Exorcist
    The Changeling
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 88
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    Haven't seen it but been meaning to from this genre, looks/sounds nifty;

    Session 9
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    Vix77Vix77 Posts: 529
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    The Conjuring, The Last Exorcism and Insidious 1&2 were really good but the trouble is I watch a lot of horror films and forget the names of them all but these are good recent ones I have seen
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    alanaajalanaaj Posts: 27
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    the babadook
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    yorkieUKyorkieUK Posts: 2,159
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    Freaks is an interesting horror film. It was made in 1932. It featured "eponymous characters were played by people who worked as carnival sideshow performers and had real deformities", It was banned in many countries for years. Sadly MGM used a happier ending instead of the original ending and chopped a lot of what they considered the more horrific scenes. Many parts of the original film has been lost too. Some interesting information about the film here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks

    And one of the cut scenes here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sALWUsvL4X4
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    Malcolm_ReedMalcolm_Reed Posts: 517
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    The Fourth Kind

    The Fog (Carpenter)

    Golem
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    KarisKaris Posts: 6,380
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    I really liked Sinister... I thought it was a good idea.

    Anyone seen Babbadook? I know Alanaj mentioned it...
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    alanaajalanaaj Posts: 27
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    the babadook is a must for horror fans I loved it.
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    KarisKaris Posts: 6,380
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    alanaaj wrote: »
    the babadook is a must for horror fans I loved it.

    Awesome! Can't wait to check it out!

    Has anyone seen Occulus?
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    Chris1964Chris1964 Posts: 19,853
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    victor mel wrote: »
    Halloween
    The Exorcist
    The Changeling

    This far better than I was ever expecting. Some genuinely eerie and atmospheric scenes when viewing for the first time.
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    Vix77Vix77 Posts: 529
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    Karis wrote: »
    Awesome! Can't wait to check it out!

    Has anyone seen Occulus?

    I've seen it, wasn't a fan tbh found it a bit confusing but that's just my opinion :)
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    GortGort Posts: 7,468
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    alanaaj wrote: »
    the babadook is a must for horror fans I loved it.

    I thought it was quite a good film, but I do think that some might have expectations that will end up with disappointment. Still, if you give it a chance and go in with an open mind, you might well appreciate this film. Thought the two lead actors were good in this.
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    RAZORBACKRAZORBACK Posts: 371
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    'You're Next' is well worth a look IMO...
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    Misanthropy_83Misanthropy_83 Posts: 2,561
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    yes you're next is the last good horror film I saw
    but I think the best horror films were ones that came out in the 80's the nightmare on elm street and the friday the 13th films and halloween and texas chainsaw massacre films (even though they were 1978 and 1974 respectively)
    the scream films promised to resurrect the horror genre but I don't think it did. Overall cinema as a whole has become stale and boring now because of all the remakes and sequels.
    I can recommend a film called Hatchet and if you're feeling like it hatchet 2 and hatchet 3 and also Curse of chucky
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C33S_cqiJ8 (Hatchet trailer)
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    Fried KickinFried Kickin Posts: 60,132
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    Braindead by Peter Jackson :cool:
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    IWasBoredIWasBored Posts: 3,418
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    My top 10
    1/ Day Of The Dead (original)
    2/ The Human Centipede
    3/ Scream
    4/ A Nightmare On Elm Street (original)
    5/ Ringu (original Japanese version)
    6/ The Candyman
    7/ Dawn Of The Dead (original)
    8/ Scanners
    9/ Videodrome
    10/ Hellraiser
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    alanaajalanaaj Posts: 27
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    as above so below, if you liked the descent you will like this.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 53,142
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    dead silence
    broken
    rest stop
    cujo
    resident evil
    alyce
    neighbor
    not sure if its horror but i liked They Live...more sci fi than horror
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    tombigbeetombigbee Posts: 4,639
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    Three of my all time faves...

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose
    The Pact
    The Descent
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