Horror Film Recommendations

MikePJB · 03/06/09 - 21:53

I just love horror films, can't get enough of them

. I've only got like one horror film on DVD that I haven't seen yet and thats The Descent.

Some that I already have include
28 Day/Weeks later
Saw (all of them)
Hostel 1/2
Eden Lake
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Hills Have Eyes

So just wanted to know if anyones seen some good horrors that they'd recommend.

mathertron · 03/06/09 - 21:55

mum and dad

Matt D · 03/06/09 - 21:58

John Carpenter's "The Thing" & "Halloween"

Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy

"The Ring"

MikePJB · 03/06/09 - 22:17

mathertron wrote: »

mum and dad

Just looked at the trailer for it, sounds interesting.

Matt D wrote: »

John Carpenter's "The Thing" & "Halloween"

Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy

"The Ring"

I like all these films. Even though i've seen them I'm still thankful for the recommendations

. I thought the first Evil Dead was good but from what i've seen the other two are just weird lol.

mathertron · 03/06/09 - 22:19

the third evil dead is brilliant

I'll list a load tomorrow after Ive seen my mate, the horror film buff.

aclevername · 03/06/09 - 22:26

I thought the recent remake of Friday 13th was pretty good. (I usually HATE it when they screw around with the classics, *cough* leave Michael Myers alone, Rob Zombie! *cough*, but I liked what they did with it.

Pet Semetary always scares the bejesus out of me.

And you can't go wrong with Black Christmas. Legend.

MikePJB · 03/06/09 - 22:27

mathertron wrote: »

the third evil dead is brilliant

I'll list a load tomorrow after Ive seen my mate, the horror film buff.

Thanks. The other two films were a bit too much on the comedy side for me lol.

MikePJB · 03/06/09 - 22:35

aclevername wrote: »

I thought the recent remake of Friday 13th was pretty good. (I usually HATE it when they screw around with the classics, *cough* leave Michael Myers alone, Rob Zombie! *cough*, but I liked what they did with it.

Pet Semetary always scares the bejesus out of me.

And you can't go wrong with Black Christmas. Legend.

Oh yeah I forgot about the remake of Friday The 13th. I used to watch the originals all the time when I was younger. Pet Semetery is good to. My mums got Black Christmas lol, need to give that a watch.

skunkboy69 · 03/06/09 - 22:42

A Chorus Line.Absolutely horrific........

UltraViolet · 03/06/09 - 22:54

The Hills Have Eyes remake(if the top one was the original)
Martyrs
Wolf Creek
Inside
Black Christmas(original)
Ils/Them
Dog Soldiers
Sheitan
The Orphanage
[REC]
The Omen(original)
Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance(from The Hills Have Eyes remake director)
Calvaire
Frontier(s) - I didn't think much of it, but you might like it
The Brood
Alone(Horror from Thailand)
Shutter(original)
Session 9
May
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Dawn of the Dead(remake)

A few for you.

aclevername · 03/06/09 - 23:13

I really enjoyed The Mist as well.

UltraViolet · 03/06/09 - 23:44

Oo yes! I would have added that if I remembered it, so many I adore.

jamespondo · 03/06/09 - 23:51

I recommend Inside too,if you don't mind sitting through foreign movies - it's a really good horror/thriller.

I think the Friday the 13th remake was probably the best FT13th movie ever made.Of course it's cliched and by the numbers,but then they all are.

I'll also add Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train.I liked that one.

And Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning.

MisoSoup · 03/06/09 - 23:55

I think Ringu is probably my favourite horror movie

Love it

MikePJB · 04/06/09 - 01:05

Yeah I enjoyed REC, the first time I've watched a film with subtitles all the way through. I originally thought it was some American film. I'm thinking of getting Dog Soldiers now, i've heard about it a lot and the trailer I watched looked good.

mathertron · 04/06/09 - 01:07

dog soldiers is great

hurrikane313 · 04/06/09 - 08:44

Nightmare on Elm street
Poltergeist
The Witch (also known as Superstition)
Sleepaway Camp
Stephen Kings IT
Fright Night
An American Werewolf in London

Oh and Showgirls!

[Deleted User] · 04/06/09 - 12:38

If you liked Hostel and thought it couldn't get any worse then you have to watch "Mum and Dad".I am a real horror fan and it disturbed me. I think it works because it is just so real. A true modern day horror classic.

"May" is also a one to watch if you dont mind really weird stuff.

If you fancy a Vampire film with a twist then I thoroughly recommend you check out "let the right one in". It is Swedish so you should be aware of that and not mind subtitles. I especially like this one as it's quite arty and has an edge to it aswell as great acting and an interesting plot to keep your interested.

RussellIan · 04/06/09 - 12:41

Embrace older films too. As I've aged (

) I'm finding that a lot of the older and/or black and white horrors I first saw as a kid are having more of a psychological effect on me, whereas their creeping, uneasy sublety might have been lost first time round.

Darthchaffinch · 04/06/09 - 13:14

skunkboy69 wrote: »

A Chorus Line.Absolutely horrific........

Yikes!!! :eek:

Mum & Dad looks worth alook.

Why has nobody mentioned Hellraiser?!? (just the first 2 mind!)

JurassicMark · 04/06/09 - 14:00

The Exorcist

[Deleted User] · 04/06/09 - 17:03

UltraViolet wrote: »

The Hills Have Eyes remake(if the top one was the original)
Martyrs
Wolf Creek
Inside
Black Christmas(original)
Ils/Them
Dog Soldiers
Sheitan
The Orphanage
[REC]
The Omen(original)
Haute Tension/Switchblade Romance(from The Hills Have Eyes remake director)
Calvaire
Frontier(s) - I didn't think much of it, but you might like it
The Brood
Alone(Horror from Thailand)
Shutter(original)
Session 9
May
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Dawn of the Dead(remake)

A few for you.

Quality. :cool:

[Deleted User] · 04/06/09 - 17:57

Ones that I like that I haven't seen mentioned yet:
I prefer the more suspenseful creepy ones rather than the ones that are 'just' gorey although suspense AND gore together work well for me also.

Silent Hill
Suspiria
Hush (out to rent/buy soon) - Very tense low budget thriller
Creep
Storm Warning
Dead Silence
Pin
The Sentinel
Magic
Rosemarys baby
Don’t look now
The Birds
House of Wax
Psycho
The Shining
Wickerman (original)
Wrong Turn
Dead End
Cabin Fever
Jeepers Creepers
Carrie
The Grudge (Original or remake)
Audition (Original)
When a stranger Calls
Resident Evil
The Eye (Original)
Vacancy
The Strangers
Drag Me to Hell

Matt D · 04/06/09 - 20:53

Darthchaffinch wrote: »

Why has nobody mentioned Hellraiser?!? (just the first 2 mind!)

No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering.

[Deleted User] · 04/06/09 - 21:21

Candyman.

[Deleted User] · 04/06/09 - 21:57

Maniac (1980) - Be sure to get the uncut version.

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