Horror films that are not well known or under -rated

Will_BennettsWill_Bennetts Posts: 3,054
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Just finished watching Peter Jacksons film, Brain Dead . I gotta say its a pretty awesome movie . Probably the most gratuitous ad gory film I've seen. Has anybody got any other recommendations of other little known or underrated horrors ?.
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  • farmer bobfarmer bob Posts: 27,595
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    A lot of the "giallo" type italian/euro horror thrillers were cult like for years, but are now easily available. Quite hard to answer to be honest. Island of Death i recall was pretty extreme for its time, perhaps tame nowadays. Horror for me was suspense laced with jump out of the seat moments, these days its lots of torture/gore. One movie of recent years which had real frights was Drag Me To Hell.
  • quirkyquirkquirkyquirk Posts: 7,160
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    Just finished watching Peter Jacksons film, Brain Dead . I gotta say its a pretty awesome movie . Probably the most gratuitous ad gory film I've seen. Has anybody got any other recommendations of other little known or underrated horrors ?.

    Well I don't know if you've already seen it but I love his film The Frighteners,which is more of a mish mash of genres.Still my favourite film of his.
  • JurassicMarkJurassicMark Posts: 12,796
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    The Return of the Living Dead from 1985 is a bit of a cult classic. It has just the right balance of comedy/horror and an excellent soundtrack.
  • pearlsandplumspearlsandplums Posts: 29,388
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    The house of the devil
    Eden lake (f**king terrifying)
  • Ancient IDTVAncient IDTV Posts: 10,120
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    Horror Express (1972) - It's a sort of cross between The Thing (1982) and Murder on the Orient Express, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee on top form.

    Favourite line....

    Peter Cushing: Monster?! We're British, you know!
  • unknown17unknown17 Posts: 3,797
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    I don't bother with mainstream horror as they're always boring. Braindead is an amazing film.

    Class Of Nuke'em High
    Class Of Nuke'em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
    Class Of Nuke 'em High III - The Good, The Bad, And The Subhumanoid
    Sharknado
    Would You Rather
    The Deaths Of Ian Stone
    The Ferryman
    Boogeyman
    Boogeyman 2
    Boogeyman 3
    Hansel & Gretel Get Baked
    Ginger Snaps Unleashed
    Wilderness
    Cockney's vs Zombies
    Inbred
    May
    Crushed (or She's Crushed)
    When The Lights Went Out
    Train
    The Final
    The Evil Dead trilogy
    The Loved Ones
    Triangle
    When Evil Calls

    There's loads more.
  • loracanloracan Posts: 914
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    I can't usually get on with sub-titled films but 'R-Point' terrified me.
  • donna255donna255 Posts: 10,137
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    The Changeling with George C Scott. No gory but scary as hell.
  • GortGort Posts: 7,460
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    One film that I think should get more mention is Abel Ferrara's The Addiction. Not exactly your sparkly vampire film and has a little existential philosophy thrown in.
  • dee123dee123 Posts: 46,193
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    Trick r Treat (2007) Anna Paquin, Brian Cox

    Session 9 (2001) David Caruso, Josh Lucas

    Dean Koontz's Phantoms (1998) Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck

    I Sell The Dead (2008) Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman

    Magic (1978) Anthony Hopkins, Burgess Meredith

    Night Of The Creeps (1986) Jason Lively, Tom Atkins

    Pandorum (2009) Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster

    Cut (2000) Molly Ringwald, Kylie Minogue

    Event Horizon (1997) Sam Neil, Laurence Fishburne

    Fido (2006) Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly
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    Stake Land is pretty damm brilliant.
    The Children
    Eden Lake
    Trick r Treat
    The Tall Man
  • FrillynixFrillynix Posts: 6,497
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    Ruby. (1980s)

    Burnt Offerings

    probably very tame now but scared the bejazus out of me at the time!:eek::D
  • Ancient IDTVAncient IDTV Posts: 10,120
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    re. Eden Lake - It really is horrifying, because the way people are in the UK now, I can easily imagine most of the events in that film actually taking place.
  • SexSex Posts: 44,161
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    re. Eden Lake - It really is horrifying, because the way people are in the UK now, I can easily imagine most of the events in that film actually taking place.

    that is scary felt for the people ::(
  • The Lost BoyThe Lost Boy Posts: 1,330
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    I watched a cheapy on Virgin the other day called 'Sightseers' . Although listed as a black comedy, it was pretty grim in places.
  • Will_BennettsWill_Bennetts Posts: 3,054
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    dee123 wrote: »
    Trick r Treat (2007) Anna Paquin, Brian Cox

    Session 9 (2001) David Caruso, Josh Lucas

    Dean Koontz's Phantoms (1998) Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck

    I Sell The Dead (2008) Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman

    Magic (1978) Anthony Hopkins, Burgess Meredith

    Night Of The Creeps (1986) Jason Lively, Tom Atkins

    Pandorum (2009) Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster

    Cut (2000) Molly Ringwald, Kylie Minogue

    Event Horizon (1997) Sam Neil, Laurence Fishburne

    Fido (2006) Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly
    Thanks some good recommendations on here . I bought fido the other day, will give it a watch later maybe . Also have Bad Taste . I hope it lives up to BrainDead.
  • CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    Puppet Master Series - 1989
    Ghoulies - 1985
    Critters - 1986
    Vamp -1986
    Near Dark - 1987
    The Beast with Five Fingers - 1946
    Cube - 1997
    House -1986
    28 Days Later - 2002
    Dog Soldiers - 2002
    The Fall of the House of Usher - 1960
    Don't be Afraid of the Dark - 1973
    Phantasm - 1979
    The Innocents -1961
    The Last man on Earth - 1964
    The Black Cat - 1934/1981
    The Cabinet of Dr Caligari - 1920
    Q: The Winged Serpant - 1982
  • Will_BennettsWill_Bennetts Posts: 3,054
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    dee123 wrote: »
    Trick r Treat (2007) Anna Paquin, Brian Cox

    Session 9 (2001) David Caruso, Josh Lucas

    Dean Koontz's Phantoms (1998) Peter O'Toole, Ben Affleck

    I Sell The Dead (2008) Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman

    Magic (1978) Anthony Hopkins, Burgess Meredith

    Night Of The Creeps (1986) Jason Lively, Tom Atkins

    Pandorum (2009) Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster

    Cut (2000) Molly Ringwald, Kylie Minogue

    Event Horizon (1997) Sam Neil, Laurence Fishburne

    Fido (2006) Carrie-Anne Moss, Billy Connolly
    Just watched fido. I didn't rate it too highly.
  • treefr0gtreefr0g Posts: 23,595
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    I remember seeing a horror film years ago called 'The Funhouse'. I found it quite entertaining and creepy at the time. Haven't seen it for about 30 years but would be intrigued to see it again.

    It's probably rubbish :D
  • mialiciousmialicious Posts: 4,686
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    Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
    Mum and dad
    Jack brooks: Monster slayer
    Stay alive
    The Dead
    The Cottage
    The Revenant
    Dead and buried
    Brain damage
    Dolls
    Creepshow
    Re-animator
    From beyond
    Maniac cop
    In the mouth of madness
  • Pink KnightPink Knight Posts: 24,773
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    A film called The Convent (2000), a lot of fun.

    Frankenhooker, Brain Damage, The Basket Case films.
    they are all Frank Henenlotter films.

    Lots of silly Troma stuff as well.

    I agree about Night of The Creeps, Fido, Trick R Treat and Inbred.
    They get the mix of comedy and horror about right.

    There's a lesser known Wes Craven film called Deadly Friend.
    Doesn't seem much, but gets weirder as the film progresses.
    The ending is a corker.

    Dolls is a good one as well. Dead and Buried, anyone ?
  • unknown17unknown17 Posts: 3,797
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    A film called The Convent (2000), a lot of fun.

    Frankenhooker, Brain Damage, The Basket Case films.
    they are all Frank Henenlotter films.

    Lots of silly Troma stuff as well.

    I agree about Night of The Creeps, Fido, Trick R Treat and Inbred.
    They get the mix of comedy and horror about right.

    There's a lesser known Wes Craven film called Deadly Friend.
    Doesn't seem much, but gets weirder as the film progresses.
    The ending is a corker.

    Dolls is a good one as well. Dead and Buried, anyone ?

    Absolutely love Frankenhooker and recently got it on DVD.

    I'd highly recommend it.
  • CBFreakCBFreak Posts: 28,602
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    There's a lesser known Wes Craven film called Deadly Friend.
    Doesn't seem much, but gets weirder as the film progresses.
    The ending is a corker.

    http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/40-front-page-scroller/39988-phelous-deadly-friend

    BEEBEE! :eek:
  • Toy_HeroToy_Hero Posts: 11,358
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    Grave Encounters. Didn't get great views, but definitely one of the best horrors i've seen in recent years
  • balthasarbalthasar Posts: 2,824
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    Horror Express (1972) - It's a sort of cross between The Thing (1982) and Murder on the Orient Express, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee on top form.

    Favourite line....

    Peter Cushing: Monster?! We're British, you know!
    yeah good, choice.
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