Good horror movies..

[Asterix]

Halb said:

Horror is quite possibly the hardest one to pull off.

I think Horror and Comedy are equally tough as they are both hugely subjective by the watcher whereas a good thriller tends to pull in the majority.

[soad]

type-r said:

Hopefully better than the last two horrendous Zombie efforts.

I liked those.

[Negative Creep]

soad said:

type-r said:

Hopefully better than the last two horrendous Zombie efforts.

I liked those.

Problem with them and a lot of other films is that they explain the origins and motives of the killer. It's far scarier when someone/something turns up and starts killing with no apparent motive

[Deadlift]

Just watched Event Horizon (it's on Netflix), didn't enjoy it at all.

[Timbuk2]

type-r said:

Timbuk2 said:

type-r said:

Page 3 and no mention of Halloween (1978)?

My scariest film of all time! Mind you, I did watch it when I was about 12... having to run home (terrified) in the dark across the fields from my friends house was not fun!

Now 20 years later I still think of that mask and it makes all my hairs stand up on my neck and gives me the creeps if I'm on my own in the house or outside in the dark

Haha. I remeber coming across it around about 12 also and it also scaring me to the point where I couldn't sleep. Still love it to this day!

Did you know the have just recently announced the release of Halloween 11 (yes, eleven) next year:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502407

Hopefully better than the last two horrendous Zombie efforts.

Look forward to it! I hope they include the music/piano riff from the original because evening thinking that tune in my head scares me... the original music is less polished and more eerie somehow.

Edited by Timbuk2 on Thursday 30th July 08:54

[Supernova190188]

Not the greatest of films but this scene from house on haunted hill properly gave me the creeps when I first saw it, home alone at night , lights off, TV loud!
https://youtu.be/8yGqP0xAmWA

[downstairs]

Asterix said:

Halb said:

Horror is quite possibly the hardest one to pull off.

I think Horror and Comedy are equally tough as they are both hugely subjective by the watcher whereas a good thriller tends to pull in the majority.

I think that's probably why so much recent horror has resorted to the quiet quiet quiet LOUD! jump scare ghost train formula. It's hard to genuinely make people frightened because people tend to be frightened of different things, so it's much easier to make people feel tense or misdirect them, and then make them jump out of their seat by giving them a sudden surprise.

A lot of modern horror doesn't try to scare people, it just tries to cure their hiccups.

[remkingston]

blindswelledrat said:

A slight wild card one here:

Technically not a horror but the original version of Funny Games is one of the most disturbing films I have seen and fills you with disabling dread in exactly the same way the best horrors do. Can't recommend it enough to people who like that kind of sensation.

Brilliant movie! So much so that the remake is a shot for shot affiar much like the colour version of Psycho with Vince Vaughn.

Funny Games is one of my favourite and go to "creepy" films.

If you haven't already seen it, I'd recommend Cache (Hidden) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387898/

[militantmandy]

Just remembered Kill List. Weird but very good.

[remkingston]

militantmandy said:

Just remembered Kill List. Weird but very good.

Is that the one with the cult? Awesome film!

[Supernova190188]

militantmandy said:

Just remembered Kill List. Weird but very good.

Ah yeah! That is a strange old film isn't it! The scene when the old guy was smashed up with the hammer and kept thanking him for doing it - weird and damn painful!

[downstairs]

remkingston said:

militantmandy said:

Just remembered Kill List. Weird but very good.

Is that the one with the cult? Awesome film!

Have you just spoilered the whole thing? Yes.

[ukaskew]

Negative Creep said:

Is that the one set in the UK? Just wondering as there's a film by the same name which is people visiting Mexico

Yes it was filmed and is set in Devon...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2781832/

[FourWheelDrift]

I have a soft spot for the comedy horror The Cottage, Reece Shearsmith (the League of Gentlemen), a non-CGI Andy Serkis and Spudgun (Steven O'Donnell) from Bottom.

Great ending.

[thetapeworm]

Deadlift said:

Just watched Event Horizon (it's on Netflix), didn't enjoy it at all.

I'm not keen either, I've tried watching it a few times just in case I missed something but I don't seem to get it. I found Alien more of a horror than it to be honest. I even watched it in the dark with headphones on to really try and add some potential for feeling threatened.

Loads mentioned in an earlier thread on the same topic:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=733...

I still rate The Orphanage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXfHOY3CC0g

Edited by thetapeworm on Thursday 30th July 14:58

[130R]

Some I don't think have been mentioned yet:

Braindead
Noroi: The Curse
The Collector
Shaun of the Dead
The Exorcist
Saw
Grindhouse
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
A Tale of Two Sisters
Mr. Brooks (not really a horror but good)

[MrBrightSi]

Having seen some of the replies i have to admit www.theync.com to be the best source of media pleasure.

Gore for me in films died after seeing plenty of the real thing, cant deal with over the top glorified death when theres plenty of examples of true horror and gore on that website.

Horror is best played in your mind, where you fill in the blanks. I can only describe a good horror film as giving you the fear you had if you were afraid of the dark as a child.

[Dick Turpin]

Halb said:

Cabin in the Woods was pretty good too.

I love Cabin in The Woods; such a clever film.

[thetapeworm]

MrBrightSi said:

Horror is best played in your mind, where you fill in the blanks. I can only describe a good horror film as giving you the fear you had if you were afraid of the dark as a child.

This 100% - good horror is psychological with visual and aural clues to help us to scare the heck out ourselves.

[Aphex]

thetapeworm said:

This 100% - good horror is psychological with visual and aural clues to help us to scare the heck out ourselves.

The reason I've always found books to be 'scarier' than films. Your own imagination is king