I'm no horror movie fan really. Can't stand the suspense and jumps myself, but can't believe nobody has mentioned Scream.
It brought horror back to the mainstream and I doubt very much that many of the horrors you see today would have existed without it. I think many people forget that after the 80's there wasn't really anything until Wes Craven made this. Some would say it brought the genre back from the dead!
Eden Lake
Inside
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Fronteirs
Saw series
FD series
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original, remake & the Beginning)
Scream trilogy
Halloween
Macabre (Indonesion film similar to Texas Chainsaw)
Few votes for this movie here - I thought it was just tedious - nothing we haven't seen before, but in better movies; but then I have been around the horror block a few times!
I always laugh at the scene where Vincent Price cuts off Athur Lowes head and when the maid or is it wife tries to wake him his head rolls off the bed !
I always laugh at the scene where Vincent Price cuts off Athur Lowes head and when the maid or is it wife tries to wake him his head rolls off the bed !
That's pretty memorable-and the bit just after, when the press have fitted his head on a milk bottle to photograph it :eek::D! It was actually an incredibly realistic replica head, I though, which made the scene all the more ghoulish!
I think the death scene of the critic played by Robert Morley was the most memorable, though! He was the one with the poodles.....
I thought it was quite good. Considering it's an unknown film (not that it matters, it's just quite a few of' unheard' of horrors I've seen haven't been great) it was better than I thought it would be. Some parts were a bit confusing, but overall I enjoyed it.
ok, here's a few suggestions
Classics - Dawn of the Dead (1978)
You have to see it, it's an unwritten law. Try to get a version that has both Romero's and Argento's edits.
New wave - Splinter (2008)
I just loved it... watch it, you'll thank yourself afterwards
Zomcoms - 3 way tie Shaun of the Dead (2004) ,Fido (2006) and Zombieland (2009)
all brilliantly funny with inspired casting of lead actors.
Foreign - La Horde (2009)
Best with english subs in the original french, but this is one of the few films I have seen with a decent english dub.Truly a tour de force.
WTF - tied - Mutant Vampire Zombies From The Hood (2008) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
MVZFTH is just so out there that despite being bad it's actually a decent watch. and it's recently been released on DVD under the new title " The Undead", available at a supermarket near you ... cheap.
HWAS is basically Death Wish on Crystal Meth... Who knew Rutger Hauer still had it?
ok, here's a few suggestions
Classics - Dawn of the Dead (1978)
You have to see it, it's an unwritten law. Try to get a version that has both Romero's and Argento's edits.
New wave - Splinter (2008)
I just loved it... watch it, you'll thank yourself afterwards Zomcoms - 3 way tie Shaun of the Dead (2004) ,Fido (2006) and Zombieland (2009)
all brilliantly funny with inspired casting of lead actors.
Foreign - La Horde (2009)
Best with english subs in the original french, but this is one of the few films I have seen with a decent english dub.Truly a tour de force.
WTF - tied - Mutant Vampire Zombies From The Hood (2008) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
MVZFTH is just so out there that despite being bad it's actually a decent watch. and it's recently been released on DVD under the new title " The Undead", available at a supermarket near you ... cheap.
HWAS is basically Death Wish on Crystal Meth... Who knew Rutger Hauer still had it?
Another vote for Candyman - not only is it as tense as hell, but it's actually about something, and it makes a change from a bunch of suburban teenagers getting bumped off one by one.
And it's got a great Philip Glass soundtrack.
And Theatre of Blood. That does have the traditional formulaic series of murders where a group of victims is bumped off one by one, and in parts it is very hammy, but it has this peculiar and quite touching Shakespearean blend of comedy and tragedy.
I really wanted to see that in the cinema but left it too late. It's not showing near me anymore .
I watched Frontiers the other day and really enjoyed that. It kinda reminded me of Martyr's, in the sense that the women really goes through hell by being captured and tortured etc.
Quite a few of the foreign horror films I've seen have been really good. It's a shame I never used to give them a chance.
I've ordered the latest Nightmare On Elm Street film. I heard it's suppose to be crap but I had to add some films to get a free rental from LoveFilm . Plus I've always been a fan of that Franchise so I'm sure I'll enjoy it, even if it is nothing special.
I really wanted to see that in the cinema but left it too late. It's not showing near me anymore .
I watched Frontiers the other day and really enjoyed that. It kinda reminded me of Martyr's, in the sense that the women really goes through hell by being captured and tortured etc.
Quite a few of the foreign horror films I've seen have been really good. It's a shame I never used to give them a chance.
I've ordered the latest Nightmare On Elm Street film. I ,thanks heard it's suppose to be crap but I had to add some films to get a free rental from LoveFilm . Plus I've always been a fan of that Franchise so I'm sure I'll enjoy it, even if it is nothing special.
I keep meaning to watch frontiers, thanks for reminding me.
I quite liked this film - El rey de la montaña (King of The Hill) was pretty good imo.
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Have you not watched any 'foreign' horror then? You are missing out on some of the best horror films of the last 10 years.
It brought horror back to the mainstream and I doubt very much that many of the horrors you see today would have existed without it. I think many people forget that after the 80's there wasn't really anything until Wes Craven made this. Some would say it brought the genre back from the dead!
Wolf Creek
Frenzy
Theatre of Blood
Inside
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Fronteirs
Saw series
FD series
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original, remake & the Beginning)
Scream trilogy
Halloween
Macabre (Indonesion film similar to Texas Chainsaw)
I always laugh at the scene where Vincent Price cuts off Athur Lowes head and when the maid or is it wife tries to wake him his head rolls off the bed !
That's pretty memorable-and the bit just after, when the press have fitted his head on a milk bottle to photograph it :eek::D! It was actually an incredibly realistic replica head, I though, which made the scene all the more ghoulish!
I think the death scene of the critic played by Robert Morley was the most memorable, though! He was the one with the poodles.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unbK-jpk6Q0
I thought it was quite good. Considering it's an unknown film (not that it matters, it's just quite a few of' unheard' of horrors I've seen haven't been great) it was better than I thought it would be. Some parts were a bit confusing, but overall I enjoyed it.
I watched Primal the other day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pah2u9AXsHU
It was ok, was hoping it'd be better. The idea was good I think, just didn't come across that way.
Some other films I've got on order from LoveFilm are....
Paranormal Activity 2
Saw VII
Altitude
And Soon the Darkness
Frontiers
I Spit On Your Grave (Remake)
Let Me In
Classics - Dawn of the Dead (1978)
You have to see it, it's an unwritten law. Try to get a version that has both Romero's and Argento's edits.
New wave - Splinter (2008)
I just loved it... watch it, you'll thank yourself afterwards
Zomcoms - 3 way tie Shaun of the Dead (2004) ,Fido (2006) and Zombieland (2009)
all brilliantly funny with inspired casting of lead actors.
Foreign - La Horde (2009)
Best with english subs in the original french, but this is one of the few films I have seen with a decent english dub.Truly a tour de force.
WTF - tied - Mutant Vampire Zombies From The Hood (2008) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
MVZFTH is just so out there that despite being bad it's actually a decent watch. and it's recently been released on DVD under the new title " The Undead", available at a supermarket near you ... cheap.
HWAS is basically Death Wish on Crystal Meth... Who knew Rutger Hauer still had it?
that's all for now....enjpy
What about Dead Snow , a NaziZomCom
Shame. Great movie up to that point. Good soundtrack too.
And it's got a great Philip Glass soundtrack.
And Theatre of Blood. That does have the traditional formulaic series of murders where a group of victims is bumped off one by one, and in parts it is very hammy, but it has this peculiar and quite touching Shakespearean blend of comedy and tragedy.
Shutter
Chakushin Ari (One Missed Call)
Prince of Darkness (very old film)
The Changeling
I have many faves, but those are the ones that actually creeped me out.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075749/
http://shopicelandic.com/en/store/reykjavik-whale-watching-massacre-dvd
It's flawed in parts but the moment the zombies come to 'ife' for the first time is one of the scariest things in horror movies. :eek:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBlFJIherNQ&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Point
A Tale Of Two Sisters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_tale_of_two_sisters
Ju-on
Then start looking at the old black and white classics such as
The Innocents
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocents_%28film%29
I can thoroughly recommend "Dead of Night" an Ealing film from the forties.
Yeah, I'm not a fan of slasher/gore flicks (I don't mind them, they're just not scary) and torture horror (hostel/saw) either.
Nothing beats Asian cinema when it comes to psychological horror.
My favs are:
Ju-on
4bia
Kairo
Furai
Audition
Carrie (original)
The Wicker Man (original)
Eden Lake
Wolf Creek
The Ring
They are difficult to get hold of though...
Eyes of a Stranger -1981 Suspense/slasher/women in peril
&
Messiah of Evil - 1973
I really wanted to see that in the cinema but left it too late. It's not showing near me anymore
I watched Frontiers the other day and really enjoyed that. It kinda reminded me of Martyr's, in the sense that the women really goes through hell by being captured and tortured etc.
Quite a few of the foreign horror films I've seen have been really good. It's a shame I never used to give them a chance.
I've ordered the latest Nightmare On Elm Street film. I heard it's suppose to be crap but I had to add some films to get a free rental from LoveFilm
I keep meaning to watch frontiers, thanks for reminding me.
I quite liked this film - El rey de la montaña (King of The Hill) was pretty good imo.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1085862/
Also people are saying that Mothers Day is good.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1434435/